Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 |
| Title: | Robert Frost Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1925-1950 |
| Quantity: | 3 folders (SC) |
| Abstract: | Items from the American poet, including letters written by him, an unpublished poem, and a recording of a speech he gave at Cornell University. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an American poet and four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.
The Robert Frost Collection contains both original and photocopied letters, an unpublished poem, and a recording of a speech given by Frost. There are five handwritten or typescript letters sent by Frost, spanning 1935-1949, including both personal and business correspondence. Two discuss the 1946 publication of his essay, "The Constant Symbol," in the Atlantic Monthly. There are also photocopies of four letters spanning 1925-1933 sent by Frost to his friend Edward Morgan Lewis, who was President of the University of New Hampshire.
The poem is single page, handwritten item signed by Frost and entitled "Comparative Stars."
The recording is a reel to reel tape of a speech about William Wordsworth that Frost gave on 20 Apr 1950 at Cornell University.
The correspondence is in chronological order, divided between original and photocopied letters.
Researcher access to the tape requires advance notice in order to produce a working copy.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center also holds many of Frost's published works. Please be sure to search SUMMIT, our main catalog for these related materials. There are also several photographs of Frost in the Clara E. Sipprell Paper.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Robert Frost Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Poem gift of Frank Piskor, 1966.
Created by: LMD
Date: 7 Apr 2010
Revision history:
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 432 | 1925-1949 - both original and photocopied letters. | ||||||||||
| Poems and Recordings | |||||||||||
| SC 432 | "Comparative Stars" Undated | ||||||||||
| SC 432 | "A Tribute to William Wordsworth" 1950 - reel to reel tape with a speech by Frost presented as a part of Cornell University's celebration of the centennial of the death of William Wordsworth. | ||||||||||
