Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968.

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Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968.

Consists of correspondence collected by Dorothy Simmons, and includes letters sent to her by various friends, letters written by Laura (Riding) Jackson to Dorothy Simmons and her husband Montague Simmons, letters sent to Schuyler B. Jackson, and letters sent to Laura (Riding) Jackson by the Simmons. Included are a few manuscripts by Laura (Riding) Jackson.

.3 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7904007

Cornell University Library

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Riding, Laura, 1901-1991

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Laura (Riding) Jackson (1901-1991) spent her life in pursuit of truth through poetry and her language work. At the beginning of her career, she associated with the Fugitives, a group of Southern poets and critics, who supported and encouraged her poetry; later she became a close collaborator and intimate of the British poet Robert Graves. But her desire to express absolute truth led her to renounce poetry and turn instead to the study of language. Because of her compulsive individualism, Laura b...

Simmons, Dorothy,

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Dorothy Simmons was a sculptress and author, and member of a literary circle that included American poet and critic Laura (Riding) Jackson. Laura (Riding) Jackson was a poet, critic, and author best known for her association with the Fugitives in the Thirties, for her literary partnership with Robert Graves, and as the editor of Epilogue. From the description of Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968. (Cornell University Libra...

Jackson, Schuyler B.

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