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Collection Overview

Creator:
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979
Title:
Elizabeth Bishop Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/d217qp505
Dates:
1965-1979
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists primarily of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop's correspondence with her friend Ashley Brown.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 31 typed letters (1965-1979), 13 note cards, 3 telegrams, and a newspaper clipping with a typed message by Bishop to her friend Ashley Brown, as well as a typescript (17 pp.) of an interview by Brown, with holograph corrections by Bishop. Much of this correspondence dates from Bishop's years in Brasil.

Arrangement

Organized by form/genre.

Collection Creator Biography:

Bishop

American poet Elizabeth Bishop was born on February 8, 1911, in Worcester, Massachusetts. She graduated from Vassar College in 1934. Bishop traveled widely and lived for many years in Brazil with her partner Lota (Maria Carlota) de Macedo Soares. Among her many awards were the Pulitzer Prize for A Cold Spring(1955) and the National Book Award for Geography III (1976).

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchased on April 8, 1987 . AM87-97.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 12, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Elizabeth Bishop Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/d217qp505
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1