Elizabeth Bishop papers, 1965-1979.

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Elizabeth Bishop papers, 1965-1979.

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Consists of 31 typed letters (1965-1979), 13 note cards, 3 telegrams, a newspaper clipping with a typed message, to her friend Ashley Brown; and a typescript (17 pp.) of an interview by Brown, with holograph corrections by Bishop.

0.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

Princeton University Library

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Brown, Ashley C

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Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979

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Poet Elizabeth Bishop was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and had an often difficult childhood in Canada and New England. She wrote poetry in her youth, and developed as a writer at Vassar, where her friends included Mary McCarthy and Marianne Moore. In 1946 she published a book of poetry titled North and South, and travelled to Brazil, where she remained for fifteen years. Her 1956 book of poetry, A Cold Spring, won the Pulitzer Prize; her verse was noted for precision and balance. She also p...