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,...

Scope and Contents A file holding several letters received by Charles and Louise Stevenson, parents of poet, Anne Stevenson. The following are present: a typescript letter from 'Ruth,' dated 19 January 1936, congratulating the couple on the birth of their new daughter, Diana, along with providing information on her current activities to find work; and two letters from Lionel Elvin [future father-in-law of Anne], including one dating from the beginning of his time as Principal of Ruskin College, in Oxford. Also...

Scope and Contents A file holding photocopies of a set of diary notes written by Louise Destler Stevenson, mother of poet, Anne Stevenson. The original entries date between 1937 and 1945, and they document Louise's observations about Anne and her sister, Diana, during their early childhoods. Also present in this file are photocopies of two postcards received by Louise from her husband, Charles, both dated December 1933, which provide information on his activities while away from home. There is also a photocopy...

Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to a talk given by Anne Stevenson to the Peterhouse Theory Group, about her father and philosopher Charles Leslie Stevenson, on 21 October 2019. The talk was titled 'Emotive Philosophy and Analysis in Poetry: Growing up with C.L. Stevenson.' While there are word-processed drafts of Stevenson's script and copies of her poems that were interspersed throughout the talk, the majority of the file's contents appear to be a mix of research material and items that...

Scope and Contents A file holding a set of word-processed drafts of three autobiographical/family history essays, written by Anne Stevenson. The first essay is titled 'Rough Renderings,' and it is 28 pages long. It is primarily composed of Stevenson's reminisces and observations about her father, Charles, and extracts from his notes, following the death of her mother, Louise Destler Stevenson. There are also details about Stevenson's tour of the United States with her second husband, Mark Elvin, in the summer...