Overview
Materials relating to the American-born, British poet T.S. Eliot and the Eliot family, collected by his niece, Theodora Eliot Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1969
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Any requests to publish T.S. Eliot material must be cleared through Faber and Faber’s Permissions Department.
Extent
1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)Collection consists of drawing of Eliot, letters to family members, biographical miscellany and printed materials on Eliot and his family, 1921 photograph album (including photographs of T.S. Eliot and Vivienne Eliot), loose photographs of Eliot and family members (ca. 1920s-1940s) and photographs of Eliot's visit to Harvard University, scrapbook, theater programs, and clippings.
Also includes materials relating to Charlotte Champe Stearns Eliot, Henry Ware Eliot (1843-1919) diary from 1864, Henry Ware Eliot (1879-1947), Marion Cushing Eliot, Theresa Garrett Eliot, Vivienne Eliot, Charlotte Eliot Smith, and Theodora Eliot Smith.
Biographical / Historical
Theodora Eliot Smith is the niece of T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, poet, dramatist, and critic.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
87M-89. Manuscripts presented by: Theodora Eliot Smith, Broadmead, Apt. L-12, 13801 York Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030; received 1979.
Processing Information
Processed by: Patricia Burdick
- Title
- Smith, Theodora Eliot. Theodora Eliot Smith papers, 1864-1969 (MS Am 1691.15): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00002
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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