Papers of Robert Frost, 1873-1981, and n.d.

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Papers of Robert Frost, 1873-1981, and n.d.

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The collection contains manuscripts of poetry, plays, addresses, essays, notebook, a workbook, and other writings by Frost. Many are fair copies written for Earle Bernheimer, Clifton Waller Barrett and others. With these are some proof and other publication materials for the Limited Editions Club volume of "The Complete Poems of Robert Frost." Manuscripts by the Frost children include notebooks of poetry and short stories by Lesley, Carol, and Irma Frost, and "The Bouquet" magazine by the Frost children and English friends. Manuscripts about Robert Frost include notes or articles by John T. Bartlett, Margaret Bartlett, Elizabeth Jennings, and Dorothy Judd Hall; as well as page proof of Sidney Cox's "A Swinger of Birches" and a typescript of "The constant symbol" by Clifton Waller Barrett. Frost family correspondence includes letters from Robert and Elinor to daughter Lesley Frost Francis, and grandson William Prescott Frost, as well as correspondence of granddaughter Lesley Lee Francis. There are also five letters of Frost's parents William Prescott Frost, Jr. and Isabelle Moodie Frost. Letters to Earle J. Bernheimer discuss his writing, health, family affairs, and Bernheimer's Frost collection. Letters to Robert S. Hillyer touch on readings, honors, and Hillyer's poetry. Lengthy letters to former student John T. Bartlett discuss family and work. Letters from English friends during World War I mention the English war effort. Other correspondents include Clifton Waller and Cornelia Barrett, William Stanley Braithwaite, LeBaron R. Briggs, Abbie Farwell Brown, Cyril Clemens, Padraic Colum, Lewis Henry Cohn, Grace Hazard Conkling, Aaron Copland, Clarence R. Decker, George Dillon, Frank D. Fackenthal, Wilfred Wilson Gibson, Vera Harvey, J.J. Lankes, Edward Connery Lathem, John Masefield, Harry Meacham, Harold Monro, Kathleen Morrison, Thomas B. Mosher, Robert S. Newdick, William Jay Smith, R.W. Stallman, Will Orton Tewson, Lawrance R. Thompson, Wade Van Dore, and John Hall Wheelock. Miscellaneous material includes programs; playbills; invitations; brochures; two pencil drawings by Frost; a painting "The sound of the trees Robert Frost" by E.A. Anderson; reviews; clippings; maps; articles; photographs; and recordings of Robert Frost readings and of his memorial service with narration by Allen Tate.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Frost, William Prescott, 1924-

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Frost, Isabelle Moodie, 1844-1900.

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Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-1991

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Frost, Carol, 1902-1940.

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Brown, Abbie Farwell, 1871-1927

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Frost, William Prescott, 1850-1885,

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Bernheimer, Earle J.

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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Frost, Elinor, 1873-1938

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Barrett, Cornelia C. Hughes, 1902-1989,

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Ballentine, Lesley Frost Franics, 1899-

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Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

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Bartlett, John T.,

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Frost, Irma, 1903-

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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...

Cohn, Louis Henry, Mrs.

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Fraser, Marjorie Frost, 1905-1934

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