Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Gustav Davidson papers, 1909-1992
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Main title
- Gustav Davidson papers, 1909-1992 (bulk 1931-1971).
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Description
- 8,000 items.
- 27 containers plus 1 oversize.
- 12 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003040 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0326F
- Oversize 0111S
Biography/History note
- Poet, author, and publisher.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in five series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1926-1984; Series 2: Personal Name File, 1921-1992; Series 3: Writings, 1915-1981; Series 4: Subject File, 1909-1991; and Series 5: Oversize, 1930-1932.
Summary
- Correspondence, writings, research material, biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the Poetry Society of America and Davidson's service as secretary to the society. Includes drafts and published copies of writings including plays, reviews, newspaper columns, and academic writings primarily about angels as well as writings under Davidson's pseudonym W. Gordon Drake. Also includes material from Davidson's travels to the South Sea islands. Correspondents include Charles Angoff, Joseph Auslander, Clarence Raymond Decker, Alfred Dorn, Max Eastman, Harry M. Orlinsky, Theodore Roethke, Ernest R. Trattner, and Louis Untermeyer.
LC Subjects
- Angoff, Charles, 1902-1979--Correspondence.
- Auslander, Joseph, 1897-1965--Correspondence.
- Decker, Clarence Raymond, 1904-1969--Correspondence.
- Dorn, Alfred, 1929---Correspondence.
- Eastman, Max, 1883-1969--Correspondence.
- Orlinsky, Harry M., 1908-1992--Correspondence.
- Roethke, Theodore, 1908-1963--Correspondence.
- Trattner, Ernest R. (Ernest Robert), 1898-1963--Correspondence.
- Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977--Correspondence.
- Poetry Society of America.
- American poetry.
- Angels.
- Poetry--Societies, etc.
- Oceania--Description and travel.
- Authors.
- Poets.
- Publishers.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Babette Bandler, 1997.
LCCN
- mm 97084137
Other standard no.
- MSS84137
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged