Conrad Aiken letters and poem, 1921-1962.

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Conrad Aiken letters and poem, 1921-1962.

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The collection consists of five letters and one poem written by Aiken. He writes to Mr. Smith, 9 Nov. 1921, about several poems to be included in an anthology and instructed him to use all the stanzas or none for "The Dance of Life;" to Cap, 2 Mar. 1950, arranging to visit him in Tarrytown; to Cap, 27 Mar. 1952, arrranging a lunch date, and including an original limerick; to Lewis Mumford, 17 Oct. 1952, thanking him for kind words about his book [possibly, Ushant: An Essay]; to Mr. Reynolds, 28 Mar. no year, declining to participate in a project; and a signed typescript of section VIII of his poem, Priapus and the pool, dated 1962 but not included in any printed version after 1929.

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Aiken, Conrad Potter, 1889-1973

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x000343 American poet, short-story writer, novelist, and critic . From the description of Letter, 1969 January 26 (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 148050827 Conrad Aiken was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. From the description of Conrad Aiken collection of papers, 1913-1963. (...

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990

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American writer. From the description of Correspondence with Alfred S. Dashiell, 1931-1940. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51846130 Carl Zigrosser and Lewis Mumford were life-long friends with shared interests in the arts, society and politics. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1925-1971, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902319 Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologi...