A Guide to the Papers of Edgar Lee Masters , 1935-1984 Masters, Edgar Lee, Papers of 7767-g

A Guide to the Papers of Edgar Lee Masters , 1935-1984

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7767-g

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7767-g

Title

Papers of Edgar Lee Masters, 1935-1984

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 2 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Edgar Lee Masters, Accession #7767-g, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given as a gift on 1989 March 27.

Scope and Content Information

This collection includes a manuscript (TMs, 14 p.) of a diary, 1935-1943, of Alice Elizabeth Davis Tibbetts depicting her relationship with Edgar Lee Masters, including anecdotes and photographs of them as well as Theodore Dreiser, Arthur Davison Ficke, Percy MacKaye, and Aloysius Michael Sullivan. Also included is a copy of Masters' poem "Emerson's Grave" dated October 11, 1941, and a block of the U. S. stamp honoring Masters issued August 22, 1970.

It also includes a printed "Memoir of the Occasion Celebrating Percy MacKaye's 70th Birthday on the Evening of Friday March 16, 1945," with an inscription to Alice [Elizabeth Davis Tibbetts] by MacKaye, with accompanying papers which include the seating arrangement of guests, dedications fo Marion Morse MacKaye, and a printed version of Edgar Lee Masters' poem "The Hotel Chelsea" dated August 7, 1936.