Scope and Contents A file holding letters sent to and by Anne Stevenson, connected to her biography on Sylvia Plath, Bitter Fame, which include reactions to the publication following its release. Correspondents include: Olwyn Hughes, Ted Hughes, Peter Davison at Houghton Mifflin, Robert McMullen, Jude Bourguignon at Penguin Books, Dale J. Sprague, Bob Dykeman, C.J. Hardy, Jullian Becker, Ruth Scott, Madeline Strong Diehl, Marion Bright, Paul Roche, Joe Lobenthal, Richard Murphy, Ruth...

Scope and Contents Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...

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Material relating to two critical studies written by Anne Stevenson on the works of American poet, Elizabeth Bishop. The first was published in 1966, and is titled Elizabeth Bishop. The second study, Five Looks at Elizabeth Bishop, was originally published in 1998, and later republished in 2006.

Scope and Contents A 154-page (including title page) typescript draft of Anne Stevenson's critical study on the works of American poet, Elizabeth Bishop, published by Twayne Publishers Inc. in 1966, as part of their United States Author Series. According to its original file, this draft is 'copy IV.' There are small amounts of corrections thoughout the draft in Stevenson's hand.Accompanying this draft is a letter to Stevenson from her son, Charles Elvin, dated 4 November 2004. This letter states...