A Guide to the Letters of Conrad Aiken, 1956 and 1961 Aiken, Conrad, Letters of 6180-f

A Guide to the Letters of Conrad Aiken, 1956 and 1961

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6180-f

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6180-f

Title

Letters of Conrad Aiken, 1956 and 1961

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

Letters of Conrad Aiken, Accession #6180-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased on 1994 August 9.

Scope and Content Information

This collection contains two letters of Conrad Aiken. In the first, Conrad Aiken, Washington, D.C. writes to Miss Maxon and expresses his appreciation for her poetry, "...I like these poems, I like the feeling of them...they're good, they're firm, they're observed, and in at least one, Jazz Line , with an adroit and sinewy coil of movement. Go ahead, and the rest will come, if you work, and if also you don't forget to have fun with it." 1956 Mar 7. 1 p. TLS.

In the second letter, Aiken, Brewster, Massachusetts writes to Mary D. Wright, Poetry Editor, Saturday Evening Post and commends her ideas for the Saturday Evening Post and sends her several poems for possible publication. 1961 Jul 12 1 p.TLS.