E. E. Cummings letters to Elizabeth Cummings Qualey
Overview
Letters from American poet E. E. Cummings to his sister Elizabeth Qualey Cummings.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1963
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research. [Collection was formerly restricted].
Extent
1.01 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)Consists of 425 letters by Cummings to his sister Elizabeth Qualey together with a few other letters to E. E. Cummings or to Elizabeth Qualey. Also includes "When I Was a Little Girl," an unpublished work about the Cummings family by Elizabeth Qualey, and one letter from E. E. Cummings to his mother, Rebecca Haswell Cummings.
Biographical / Historical
Cummings was an American poet.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. MS Am 1765: Letters to Elizabeth Cummings Qualey
- II. MS Am 1765.1: When I was a little girl
- III. MS Am 1765.2: Letter to Rebecca Haswell Cummings
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
65M-34, 65M-42, and 70M-15. Gift of Mrs. Carlton C. Qualey , 100 Nevada Street Northfield, Minnesota; received: 1965 July 12, 1965 September 11, and 1970 August 26.
- Title
- Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. E. E. Cummings letters to Elizabeth Cummings Qualey, 1917-1963: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00724
Repository Details
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