George M. Harper collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1974-1979.

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George M. Harper collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1974-1979.

Letters between Harper and (Riding) Jackson relating to permissions, publishing, literary relations, Jackson's writings, and other subjects.

.2 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7911143

Cornell University Library

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Harper, George McLean, 1863-

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Methodist minister, of Helena, Mont. From the description of George Harper interview, 1996 Nov. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963261 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 George M. Harper collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1974-1979. (Corn...

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...