Albert Burns, Robert Sproat, and Audrey Sproat collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson correspondence

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Identifier: 6300

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence among Albert Burns, Robert Sproat, Audrey Sproat, and Laura (Riding) Jackson, pertaining to Mr. Burns' dissertation. Also included are a photocopy of Mr. Burns' dissertation, clippings, essays, typescript articles, manuscript notes, and a story written by Laura (Riding) Jackson.

Dates

1968 - 1977

Creator

Sproat, Audrey (Collector, Person)
Sproat, Robert H. (Person)
Burns, Albert. (Person)
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Albert Burns (d. 1969) was the author of the dissertation "Robert Graves and Laura Riding: A Literary Partnership." Robert Sproat was his adviser at Boston University. Audrey Sproat was Mr. Sproat's wife. Laura (Riding) Jackson (1901-1991) was a poet and a critic.

This correspondence, the gift of Audrey T. Sproat, wife of Robert H. Sproat, was donated to Cornell University in 1989.

Extent

.9 cubic feet. (.9 cubic feet.)

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Physical Description

Correspondence, dissertation, clippings, essays, typescript articles, manuscript notes, and a story.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, May 2003