Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Archibald MacLeish papers, 1907-1981 |
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Span Dates | 1907-1981 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1925-1970) |
ID No. | MSS30932 |
Creator | MacLeish, Archibald, 1892- |
Extent | 20,000 items ; 61 containers plus 1 oversize ; 25 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Poet, playwright, government official, and Librarian of Congress. Papers include correspondence reflecting MacLeish's relations with friends, literary colleagues, and government associates; notebooks (1919-1940s) containing drafts of poetry and prose; manuscript drafts of plays, speeches and radio broadcasts, and speeches written for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R. Stettinius, and Harry S. Truman; and notes and manuscripts for classroom lectures on modern poetry given by MacLeish at Harvard University (1949-1962). |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997016 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82030932 |