Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning publication of the poetry of Emily Dickinson
Overview
Correspondence regarding publication of the poetry of the American poet, Emily Dickinson, by her niece, Martha Dickinson Bianchi.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1943
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1925-1937
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
3.75 linear feet (14 boxes)This collection largely consists of correspondence with Bianchi in regard to her work and research into the life, letters, and poetry of Emily Dickinson. The Bianchi end of the correspondence consists mainly of carbon copies of letters written by Bianchi or her coeditor, Alfred Leete Hampson. Series I includes correspondence with publishers and periodical publications as well as invoices and royalty statements. Also included are notes and correspondence related to the sale of Dickinson manuscripts and some of Bianchi's research notes and drafts for her writings on Dickinson. Series II is primarily letters with associated materials from assorted individuals to Bianchi about her work on Dickinson.
Biographical / Historical
Martha Dickinson Bianchi (1866-1943) was the niece of American poet, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and daughter of William Austin Dickinson (1829-1895) and Susan Huntington Dickinson (1830-1913). As the sole surviving member of the Dickinson family, she edited several collections of Emily Dickinson's work, and wrote two Dickinson biographies. A poet in her own right, Bianchi published several volumes of her own work as well.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- ___I. Correspondence regarding publication
- ______A. Correspondence with publishing companies and related materials
- ______B. Correspondence regarding manuscript sales
- ______C. Correspondence, related notes and other materials
- ___II. Correspondence with individuals
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
98M-69. Bulk of collection purchased from Alfred Leete Hampson with funds given by Gilbert H. Montague, class of 1901, in happy memory of Amy Angell Collier Montague; received: 1950 May.
Bibliography
Major books consulted while cataloging this collection: Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943. Emily Dickinson face to face: unpublished letters with notes and reminiscences / With a foreword by Alfred Leete Hampson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943. The life and letters of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Habegger, Alfred. My wars are laid away in books: the life of Emily Dickinson. New York: Random House, 2001.
- Bibliography
- Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943. Emily Dickinson face to face: unpublished letters with notes and reminiscences / With a foreword by Alfred Leete Hampson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932.
- Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943. The life and letters of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924.
- Habegger, Alfred. My wars are laid away in books: the life of Emily Dickinson. New York: Random House, 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by: Jennifer Lyons with the assistance of Alexis Dinniman
Processing Information
Please note that items 1-10 are housed together with Box 10 of MS Am 1118.96. There is no box 1 in this collection.
- Title
- Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943. Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning publication of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, 1881-1943: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02016
Repository Details
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