Edwin Arlington Robinson Papers
Abstract
The Edwin Arlington Robinson Papers consists of a wide range of paper materials created throughout Robinson's career as a writer. It includes preliminary background information concerning the collection and Robinson himself, correspondence from Robinson spanning from 1895-1932 (originals, photocopies, and typed copies), manuscript works of poems and prose, proofs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other publications by and about Robinson, as well as various printed ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1932
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Digital surrogates may be provided to researchers, in accordance with the duplication policy of the Watkinson Library.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
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Biographical / Historical
Born in Lincoln County, Maine, Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) was one of the 20th century's most prolific American poets. He studied at Harvard for two years, between 1891-1893, until the death of his father drew him back home. In 1896, he self-published his first poetry collection, The Torrent and the Night Before. His work received little reception until Kermit Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's son, took interest in Robinson's second volume of poetry: Children of the Night. Impressed by Robinson's work, the President garnered a relationship with the poet, offering him a job at the New York Customs Office which he held until Roosevelt's last term. Throughout the 1920s, Robinson's work became increasingly popular, culminating in three Pulitzer Prizes for poetry in 1922, 1925, and 1928. He continued writing up until his death at the age of 65.
Extent
17 Cubic Feet (17 flat archival boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by material type. There are eight series:
Series 1: Background
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Manuscript Works
Series 4: Proofs
Series 5: Photographs
Series 6: Newspaper clippings
Series 7: Publication in periodicals
Series 8: Printed Ephemera
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is a gift of H. Bacon Collamore and John William Pye.
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to the Edwin Arlington Robinson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Sullivan, using a Microsoft-Word document originally prepared for electronic publication by Michael J. Breen in July 1999.
- Date
- 2020-25-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106