Polly Antell collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters and related materials, 1916-1990.

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Polly Antell collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters and related materials, 1916-1990.

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Laura (Riding) Jackson's letters to Polly Antell from 1943-1986 inclusive; James Matthias's letters to Polly Cohen, 1980-1983; student diary, photograph album, student paper which won the Woodford Prize in 1923, postcards and other Cornell memorabilia; collection also includes interview of Polly Antell by Elizabeth Friedmann, 1990.

.4 cubic ft.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7904310

Cornell University Library

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Antell, Polly.

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Esther Antell (Cornell University Class of 1923) met Laura (Riding) Jackson when both were students. They remained in touch throughout much of their lives. From the description of Polly Antell collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters and related materials, 1916-1990. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63904974 ...

Cornell University

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Cornell University. Class of 1950.

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Cornell University Class of 1878. From the description of Parody commencement program, 1878. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937832 ...

Matthias, James.

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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...