The Frank P. Piskor Collection of Robert Frost : 1874-[ongoing], (bulk 1916-1970)

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The Frank P. Piskor Collection of Robert Frost : 1874-[ongoing], (bulk 1916-1970)

Correspondence, newspaper and periodical articles, manuscripts, poems written by other poets on the occasion of Frost's death, stamps, medals, photographs, drawings, phonorecords, audio- and videotapes relating to Robert Frost and his family and to his friends Philip Booth and Edward Thomas. The bulk of the material was created during Frost's career and immediately following his death. Holograph and typescript poems about Frost were written by Carlos Baker, William Stanley Braithwaite, Gwendolyn Brooks, August Derleth, Richard Wilbur, and others. One file of letters related to Elinor White Frost's years as a St. Lawrence student. Among the artists represented in the collection are Clara Sipprell and J.J. Lankes.

12 linear ft. : ill.

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Frost Family.

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...

Derleth, August, 1909-1971

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August William Derleth, 1909-1971, was an author. Although Derleth's literary strengths are exemplified in his nostalgic writings about the Midwestern prairies, he is best remembered for his "weird" fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. From the guide to the Derleth mss., 1958-1965, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly) American author. From the description of Typed letters signed (108) : Sauk City, Wis., to Edw...

Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960

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Woodcut artist; Durham, North Carolina. From the description of Letter : Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539131 Julius J. Lankes was a maker of woodcuts whose work was represented at the Weyhe Gallery. Carl Zigrosser admired his work and promoted his career. As with many American artists of his generation, Lankes' career was never financially stable, and he also worked as an illustrator, an art educator and as a technical artist for the F...

Booth, Philip, 1925-2007

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Booth was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1947. From the description of Papers, [1946- (New Hampshire Newsp Project). WorldCat record id: 122569851 ...

Wilbur, Richard, 1921-....

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American poet and translator of Racine and Moliè€re. From the description of Correspondence and manuscripts, 1949-1986. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122692657 Wilbur is an American poet, translator, teacher and scholar; he was the second Poet Laureate of the United States and twice recipient of the Pulitizer Prize for poetry. From the description of Papers, 1945-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Frost, Elinor, 1873-1938

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Wife of Robert Frost. From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1938. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 176629944 ...

Piskor, Frank Peter

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Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet was born December 22, 1869 at Head Tide, Maine and died in New York City, April 6, 1935. He was educated at local schools and attended Harvard University 1891-1893 leaving after his sophomore year; he never married. He moved to New York City in 1895. Theodore Roosevelt helped him get a clerkship in the New York Customs House where he worked until 1910. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry three times in the 1920's. The collection was donated by Frank...

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x00022b Edward Thomas was a British poet, critic, and essayist. From the description of Edward Thomas collection of papers, [1892]-1939 bulk (1895-1916). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122485845 From the guide to the Edward Thomas collection of papers, 1892]-1939, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg ...

Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000

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African American poet and novelist, who was an important figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. From the description of Of Robert Frost / Gwendolyn Brooks. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79334638 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas, on June 17, 1917 and moved shortly after her birth to Chicago's South Side, where she lived until her death. She authored more than twenty books of poetry, beginning with A Street in Bronzeville (1945), follow...

St. Lawrence University, 1972-76

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Universalist theological school and liberal arts college chartered by the State of New York in 1856; first classes were held in 1858; Theological School was disbanded in 1965. From the description of Records, 1856-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155501771 ...

Baker, Carlos, 1909-1987

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Carlos Baker was professor of English literature and chair of the English Dept. at Princeton University, and Ernest Hemingway's official biographer. From the description of Carlos Baker letters to John C. Buck, 1953-1961. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 41901194 American literary critic, poet, and novelist, Baker is best known for his biography of Ernest Hemingway. He was a professor of English at Princeton, 1938-1953, and its Woodrow Wilson Pr...

Sipprell, Clara E. (Clara Estelle), 1885-1975

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American photographer. From the description of The Clara Sipprell collection. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 122333128 Photographer. From the description of Clara E. Sipprell papers, 1914-1975. (Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Research Library). WorldCat record id: 122349006 Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975) was a Canadian-American photographer, known for her landscapes and for portraits of famous actors, artists, writers and scienti...

Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962

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African American poet, critic, and editor; b. William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite. From the description of Papers, 1878-1962. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70956095 From the description of William Stanley Braithwaite collection, 1899-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965233 Braithwaite was an African-American poet, literary critic, and editor. He wrote reviews and criticism for the Boston Evening Transcript . From 1913 to 1929 he...