Martha Dickinson Bianchi papers, 1847-1944 (inclusive), 1923-1937 (bulk).

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Martha Dickinson Bianchi papers, 1847-1944 (inclusive), 1923-1937 (bulk).

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The bulk of this collection is material created by or collected by Martha Dickinson Bianchi in service of the various Emily Dickinson books that she wrote and edited. Compositions and correspondence are the predominant material types. Much of Bianchi's editing work was done in collaboration with Alfred Leete Hampson, her co-editor and heir, and several pieces of material written and revised by Hampson are included in the collection. The majority of the Emily Dickinson (referred in this finding aid by her initials, ED) material consists of transcriptions and facsimiles. Some miscellaneous personal material of Bianchi's not connected to her publishing work is also included. Series I. Subseries A. Compositions edited by Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Primarily draft and proof materials relating to MDB's two Dickinson biographies: Emily Dickinson face to face : unpublished letters, with notes and reminiscences and The life and letters of Emily Dickinson. Also includes related material filed with the manuscripts. Additionally includes a notebook of poetry written by MDB. Series I. Subseries B. Compositions by Emily Dickinson. Primarily drafts of various ED poetry collections edited by MDB. Also includes material related to the publication of ED collections, and ED material collected by MDB for unspecified research purposes. Series I. Subseries C. Includes essays, poetry,and other writings by admirers, authors, colleagues, friends of Martha Dickinson Bianchi and her aunt, the American poet, Emily Dickinson. Most of these were sent to Bianchi. A few items include letters sent with compositions. Series II. Subseries A. Correspondence of Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Correspondence between MDB and various people, primarily related to writing and publishing. Some correspondence related to MDB's genealogy is also included. Several letters include enclosed material. Series II. Subseries B. Correspondence (transcriptions and photocopy) of Emily Dickinson. Duplicates of ED correspondence collected by MDB for research purposes. All are transcriptions, aside from one photocopy. Series III. Collected Material. Primarily photographs, newspapers, clippings and miscellaneous epherma. Also contains clippings and a letter concerning lawsuit brought against Mabel Loomis Todd and David Peck Todd by Lavinia Norcross Dickinson in 1898.

3 boxes (2.75 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801833

Houghton Library

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Dickinson, Susan Hungtington, 1830-1913.

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Dickinson, Austin, -1895

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Hampson, Alfred Leete.

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Alfred Hampson was a Portland, Or. attorney active in lobbying for the Oregon Minimum Deposit Act (Bottle Bill), which went into effect in October 1972. From the description of Alfred Hampson photographic collection [graphic], circa 1929-1940. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 774558399 Hampson was the sole heir to Martha Dickinson Bianchi's Dickinson manuscripts and rights of publication. From the description of Correspondence con...

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 to Edward Dickinson (AC 1823) and Emily Norcross Dickinson. She attended Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847, then enrolled at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. She remained in Amherst for the rest of her life, and traveled only briefly to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. For virtually her entire adult life, Emily lived in the Dickinson home at 280 Main Street with h...

Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943

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Martha Dickinson Bianchi (1866-1943) was the niece of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and daughter of William Austin Dickinson (1829-1895) and Susan Huntington Dickinson (1830-1913). As the sole surviving member of the Dickinson family, she edited several collections of Emily Dickinson's work, and wrote two Dickinson biographies. A poet in her own right, Bianchi published several volumes of her own work as well. From the description of Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning ...

Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932

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Mabel Loomis Todd was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 10, 1856. She married David Peck Todd in 1879, and they moved to Amherst, Massachusetts where her husband taught astronomy at Amherst College. Mabel Loomis Todd soon became intimately involved with William Austin Dickinson, brother of Emily Dickinson. Mrs. Todd later edited the first published poems of Emily Dickinson. She also travelled on scientific expeditions with her husband, lectured professionally, and wrote several articl...