- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Madrid, Spain, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Feb 3
APCS
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Alger, Algeria,
Africa, to
Caroline Risque , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Feb 8
APCS
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Cairo, Egypt, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Mar 8
APCS
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Rome, Italy, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Mar 25
APCS
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Paris, France, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Apr 1
APCS
- Box 2
Jennie M.A. Jones , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1905 Aug 19
APCS
- Box 2
Jennie M.A. Jones , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1906 Apr 30
APCS
- Box 2
Jennie M.A. Jones , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1906 June 28
APCS
- Box 2
Jennie M.A. Jones , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
[1906]
APCS
- Box 2
Susan Creighton Williams , St.
Louis, Missouri, to Wilhelmina [sic]
(Williamina Parrish , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1906 Oct 6
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
sending thanks for her sympathy and inviting her
to visit
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , San Antonio,
Texas, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1907 Feb 24
APCS
- Box 2
[Sara Teasdale] to
[Vine Colby]
1907 Feb
APC
- Box 2
George W. Teasdale , On board
S.S. Cretic, Off Sardinia, Italy, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 May 21
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
revealing his delight in a poem she sent and
discussing her style
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 July 11
APCS
re looking over proofs to her volume of poetry [
Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems ]
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 July 14
APCS
mentioning her
E[leanora] D[use] sonnet being
accepted by
Poet Lore for publication
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 July 18
APCS
re horseback riding and critiquing a poem,
"Vengeance" by Colby
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Aug 20
APCS
mentioning the July
Potter's Wheel
- Box 2
Williamina Parrish , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 14
ALS,
6 p. on 3 l., w/env.
sending her a review of
Sara Teasdale 's volume of poetry
Sonnets to Duse...
- Box 2
Lillie Rose Ernst , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 18
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book
Sonnets to Duse...
- Box 2
Thomas B. Mosher , Portland,
Maine, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 18
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l.
extending his thanks for the copy of her book
Sonnets to Duse... and hoping for its success
- Box 2
Elizabeth M. Brown , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book
Sonnets to Duse... , praising it, and wishing for its
success
- Box 2
Caroline White McKinney ,
Memphis, Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 19
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
revealing her pride of her childhood friend (
Sara Teasdale ) after seeing her
"Guenevere" in
The Digest
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 21
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
expressing his pleasure in presenting her poem
["Guenevere"] to the world, praising her book of
verses,
Sonnets to Duse... , and encouraging her to continue writing
verses in her careful fashion
- Box 2
Will J. Thornton , The
Buckingham, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale ,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 24
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her poem ["Guenevere"]
- Box 2
Fred R. Macauley , Colorado
Springs, Colorado, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 26
ALS,
10 p. on 3 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book
Sonnets to Duse... praising her effort, and mentioning seeing
actress
Olga Nethersole .
- Box 2
Frances S. Porcher , Webster
Groves, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep 28
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the autograph copy of her book
Sonnets to Duse... , writing about getting settled in their new
home
- Box 2
Celia Ellen Harris , Hotel
Berlin, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Sep
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
asking for a day to visit, expressing her pleasure
in her (
Sara Teasdale 's ) book
Sonnets to Duse... , with ALS from
Mary D. Harris to
Sara Teasdale , expressing her
pride in Teasdale and her book
- Box 2
Arthur Symons , Wittersham, Kent,
England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Oct 4
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
writing about the beauty of her poems and that he
has written a review of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box 2
Lee B. Hildebrand , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Oct 5
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box 2
Arthur Symons , Rye, England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Oct 9
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
sending his review of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] from
The Saturday Review
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1907 Oct 14
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning her delight in receiving a letter from
Arthur Symons , and saying that
Symons is "not only one of the greatest living
critics, but...a poet of true feeling..."
- Box 2
Julia Marlowe , London, England,
to
Sara Teasdale , St.
Louis,
1907 Oct 17
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ], and discussing
Arthur Symons
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1907 Oct 17
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
enclosing the "notice by
Arthur Symons from
Saturday Review "
- Box 2
"Sue & Kate," Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Oct 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the presentation copy of her book
[Sonnets to Duse...] and praising her poems and
sonnets
- Box 2
Louise McNair , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Oct 31
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box
J.P. Greene , President, William
Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 5
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ], and encouraging her to pursue her gift of
writing verse
- Box 2
Marie Isabel Miller , Alton,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing appreciation of the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box 2
Mary C. Burke , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 18
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and wanting to see her
- Box 2
Guiseppe Masi , Administrator,
Italian Dramatic Company, Paris, France, to
Jerome A. Quay , American
Consulate, Florence, Italy,
1907 Nov 19
AL,
1 p., w/env.
stating that
Eleanora Duse would be returning
to her home at 54 Via Robbia soon, sent to
Sara Teasdale by
Jerome A. Quay
- Box 2
Jerome A. Quay , American
Consulate, Florence, Italy, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 22
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
explaining the content of the November 19, 1907
letter re
Eleanora Duse
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 29
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
writing that he would be glad to use "The Heart's
Hearth" in the Christmas issue
- Box 2
Paul Y. Tupper , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Nov 30
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and expressing his and his wife's
enjoyment of her poetry
- Box 2
Joseph B. Gilder , Editor,
Putnam's Montly, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 2
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
returning her poems except for "Dusk" which he
hopes will go into the January issue
- Box 2
Jerome A. Quay , American
Consulate, Florence, Italy, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 2
TLS,
1 p.
acknowledging receipt of her letter and copy of
her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] to be forwarded to
Eleanora Duse
- Box 2
Laura A. Proetz , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 10
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
wishing to purchase her book of verse [
Sonnets to Duse... ]as a Christmas gift
- Box 2
[ ], St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 10
AL,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
praising her book of verse,
Sonnets to Duse... , and including a poem
- Box 2
Sidney Rogers Cook , Assistant
Editor, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Putnam's Monthly, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
sending a copy of her
Sonnets to Duse... for her to autograph and saying that "Dusk"
will be in the February issue
- Box 2
"Aunt Jennie," Cincinnati, Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 13
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book, [
Sonnets to Duse... ], commenting on her gift for writing
poetry, and wanting her parents to visit on their way
from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Box 2
M. Augusta Bailey , Providence,
Rhode Island, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 26
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box 2
"Emma," St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1907 Dec 30
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book [
Sonnets to Duse... ], praising the sonnets, and wishing to talk
with her
- Box 2
Dorothy Colby , Ithaca, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Jan 3
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and relating personally to some of the
poems, and discussing the relationship between a work
and its artist and how they are perceived by
others
- Box 2
Arthur Hornblow , Editor, The
Theatre Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Jan 14
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
returning her poem unused due to lack of space
- Box 2
Vine Colby to
Inez (Dutro) George and
Frank George
1908 Jan
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l.
re the birth of their baby,
Barbara George
- Box 2
Frances Joseph , London, England,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Feb 6
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing appreciation for the book of verses [
Sonnets to Duse... ] sent to
Mary F. Raphael , who is not
well, and saying that Mrs. Raphael has sent three
autographed photographs of her pictures to
Sara Teasdale
- Box 2
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, to
Sara Teasdale, St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Feb 8
ALS,
8 p. on 2 l., w/env.
commenting favorably on her book of verse [
Sonnets to Duse... ], which she borrowed from
Fred R. Macauley , referring to
Sara Teasdale as having "the
unmistakable lyric touch," comparing her own verse to
Sara Teasdale 's , and wanting to
talk with her and get to know her
- Box 2
Mary F. Raphael , St. Lawrence,
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 1
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her pleasure in
Sara Teasdale 's poem,
"Guenevere," writing that their interpretations of
Tennyson's masterpiece are very similar and that she
will send a photograph of her picture of the work
which illustrates this
- Box 2
The
Potters , St. Louis, Missouri, to
Inez (Dutro) George , Hutchinson,
Kansas,
1908 Mar 4
Telegram,
1 p.
sending congratulations for their baby,
Barbara George
- Box 2
Pinkie D. McGrew , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 6
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box
Agnes M. Schulenberg , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 6
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book of verse,
Sonnets to Duse... , and complimenting her writing
- Box 2
John Myers O'Hara , The
Grunewald, New Orleans, Louisiana, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 8
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
acknowledging her praise for his translation of
the odes and fragments of
Sappho and writing that he would
be glad to send her a copy, and referring to one of
her poems as being of "rare beauty of thought and
expression"
- Box 2
Oliver H. Campbell , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 9
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing enjoyment of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and congratulating her on its success
- Box 2
John Myers O'Hara , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 16
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
thanking her for her book of poems [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and expressing his appreciation of the
dedicatory triolet to himself, giving high praise to
her sonnets and comparing her admirably to
Christina Rossetti , critiquing
some of the poems, and giving her the original draft
of "The Sleep Wind"
- Box 2
Adelia C. Arens , Detroit,
Michigan, to The Mirror, St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Mar 23
ALS,
2 p on 1 l.
asking for
Sara Teasdale 's address in order
to write for permission to set her "The Heart's
Hearth" to music
- Box 2
H. Nelson Gay , Secretary and
Treasurer, Keats Shelley Memorial Association, Rome,
Italy, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1908 Mar 26
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
acknowledging receipt of her poem dedicated to
John Keats for the anniversary of
his death
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1908 Mar 26
TLS,
1 p.
enclosing a March 23rd letter from
Adelia C. Arens and relaying
praises for her Sonnet on
John Keats from
Elizabeth Waddell and
R.E. Lee Gibson
- Box 2
Elizabeth M. Brown , O'Fallon,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1908 May 3
ALS,
6 p. on 4 l., with enclosure,
w/env.
hoping she is well and commenting on her
treatments
- Box 2
William H. Hills , The Writer,
Boston, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , c/o Harper's
Magazine, New York, New York,
1908 May 19
TL,
1 p., w/env.
requesting a paragraph referring to her poem,
"Love in Autumn" and information about herself, with
a page from his magazine
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1908 [May]
APCS
writing a note about her lines on
John Keats on a postcard showing
where Keats died which was sent to him from
Rome, Italy
- Box 2
John Myers O'Hara , Hotel
Longacre, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1908 July 12
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
sending along an article from
The Evening Post about new books of verse which mentions
Sara Teasdale 's sonnet to
Sappho
- Box 2
Henry C. R[ ]e, Pineorchard, Connecticut,
to
Sara Teasdale , Pomeroy Cottage,
Gloucester, Massachusetts,
1908 Aug 22
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
acknowledging receipt of her remembrance and
wishing to hear her read some of her poems
- Box 2
Elizabeth McCracken , Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1908 Oct 7
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
thanking her for her letter and copy of her book,
Sonnets to Duse... , saying she had already read her poems
while at the home of
Arthur Symons along with
Julia Marlowe , and mentioning
some of her favorite poems by
Sara Teasdale
- Box 2
Mary Elizabeth Willard Teasdale ,
St. Louis, Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1908 Nov 1
Telegram
re
Sara Teasdale 's impending
arrival in
Tucson
- Box 2
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Tucson,
Arizona,
1908 Dec 23
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
advising her on having
Helen of Troy published
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , Tucson, Arizona,
to
Inez (Dutro) George , Hutchinson,
Kansas,
1909 Jan 28
APCS
thanking her for the Christmas gift and saying she
is going home next week
- Box 2
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Feb 4
Telegram
hoping she had a restful journey home
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1909 Feb 4
Telegram
thanking him for his kindness and sending love to
Marion Cummings Stanley
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1909 Feb 5
Telegram
writing "passed Liberal all right"
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1909 Feb 6
Telegram
acknowledging receipt of a package
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona
1909 Feb 10
APCS
- Box 2
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona
1909 Mar 10
APCS
- Box 2
Charles Scribner's Sons ,
Publishers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Mar 15
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "Helen" for publication
- Box 2
Thekla Bernays , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Mar 19
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book,
Sonnets to Duse... , and praising it as well as her gift of
writing
- Box 2
Williamina Parrish , New York,
New York, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Mar 19
APCS
chiding her for not writing
- Box 2
Harper & Brothers ,
Publishers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Mar 22
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
relating that a Mr.
Sidney Fane of London, England
has asked permission to set her poem "Buried Love" to
music
- Box 2
Editors, The Bookman, New York, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Mar 23
TL,
1 p.
accepting her poems "November" and "Vox Amoris"
for publication
- Box 3
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Apr 6
ALS,
1 p.
asking her to read a book of poems and write a
criticism of it
- Box 3
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Apr 12
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting on the death of
Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Box 3
Alice Evelyn Watson , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Apr 15
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
telling her that her poems are beautiful
- Box 3
Orrick S. Johns , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Apr 16
ALS,
6 p. on 2 l., w/env.
writing that her poetry sings; commenting on her
literary gift, her lyrical quality, and "the value of
the songs,"; and, discussing the "necessity of
deciding between the artificial-imagination and this
other thing of simplicity in beauty-simplicity and
the heart." There is much literary thought and
discussion
- Box 3
Sidney Fane , Claridge House,
Sevenoaks, London, England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Apr 17
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing about having his songs published,
including one with the words to
Sara Teasdale 's poem, "Buried
Love"
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1909 Apr 23
APCS
- Box 3
Associate Editor, The Craftsman, New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 May 22
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her poem, "The Prayer," for
publicaton
- Box 3
Ethel M. Kelly , Hampton's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , c/o Current
Literature, New York, New York,
1909 June 5
TLS,
1 p.
showing an interest in her poem, "On the Death of
Swinburne" and wishing to reproduce something of hers
in one of their issues
- Box 3
Thomas C. Clark , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 June 12
ALS,
1 p.
sending a copy of one of his new songs, "A Queen
of the Long Age"
- Box 3
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut,
1909 June 22
ALS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
discussing
Witter Bynner 's favorable
comments on her poetry and his being with publishers
Small, Maynard & Company ,
mentioning
John Stapleton Cowley 's praise
of "Guenevere," and
Zoe Aikin 's new book
- Box 3
Thomas C. Clark , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1909 Aug 3
ALS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
thanking her for her book of poems [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and naming his favorites
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Aug 19
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
describing the peacefulness of
Charlevoix and her visit with
Sara Teasdale , and asking him to
send some money
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Aug 21
APCS
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Aug 23
ALS,
6 p. on 3 l., w/env.
mentioning a boat trip around
Traverse Bay with
Mamie Teasdale Wheless , her
delight with
Charlevoix and
Sara Teasdale and her family, and
wanting to discuss plans with him
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Aug 26
ALS,
4 p. on 2 l., w/env.
discussing a trip around
Pine Lake on a "miniature ferry,"
plans for leaving there and returning to
Tucson, Arizona , mentioning
Sara Teasdale 's and her poetry
writing, receiving "Mr. Sappho's"
[John Myers O'Hara] new book,
Songs of the Open
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California
1909 Aug 28
APCS
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California
1909 Aug 31
APCS
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Sep 1
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
re personal matters and plans for leaving
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Sep 2
APCS
writing about
Marion Cummings Stanley 's visit,
on a postcard with a view of a river, "The Old
Channel," in
Charlevoix
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan, to
Vine Colby , St.
Louis,
1909 Sep 2
APCS
sending a postcard with another view of a river,
"Old River," in
Charlevoix
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Los Angeles,
California,
1909 Sep 4
ALS,
3 p. on 2 l., w/env.
- Box 3
Alexander N. DeMenil , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Sep 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of her book [
Sonnets to Duse... ] and praising her work
- Box 3
Madison Cawein , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Oct 3
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
praising her book,
Sonnets to Duse... , commenting on "Japanese Incense" as being
"as fragrant in words as is the perfume it speaks,"
and saying that her love-songs are as lovely as those
of
Sappho
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
1909 Oct 15
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
sending pictures of the buildings in which she is
spending time, and reminiscing about time spent with
Marion Cummings Stanley
- Box 3
Clayton Hamilton , Associate
Editor, The Forum, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Nov 8
ALS,
1 p.
accepting her poem, "To Cleis," for publicaton
- Box 3
Chen E. Cory , Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1909 Dec 13
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the gift
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
1909 Dec 21
ANS,
w/env.
sending a Christmas greeting
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
1909 Dec 28
APCS
thanking him for the candy
- Box 3
Alfred Edward Housman ,
University College, London, England, to
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida,
1910 Jan 1
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
sending his appreciation of her gift of the book [
Sonnets to Duse... ]
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida, to Editor, The Forum, New York,
New York,
1910 Jan 10
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting the return of her short monologue,
"Sappho," with ANS from the Editor saying that they
are using it in the February issue
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Jan 17
APCS
thinking of her in this "loveliest, quaintest
town"
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida, to
Bruce M. Stanley , University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
1910 Feb 10
APCS
thanking him for the gift of "the dear little
Japanese girl feeding the fawns"
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Feb 20
APCS
thanking her for "the interesting sixteenth
century gentleman with a telephone receiver"
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , The Valencia, St.
Augustine, Florida, to
Bruce M. Stanley , University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1910 Mar 17
APCS
- Box 3
Caroline Risque to
Frank George , Hutchinson,
Kansas,
1910 Mar 23
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
receiving the baby picutres of
Barbara George and the newborn,
and asking that the
Potter's Wheel be sent to
Lillie Rose Ernst at
Hosmer Hall
- Box 3
Frances M. Weir , Kensington,
England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Apr 14
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"Pierrot," and giving some information about herself
including being a student of
Leopold Godowsky
- Box 3
Olive Ruby Hammon , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Apr 20
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"Daisy Time"
- Box
Jessie Johnston Linton , Chigaco,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1910 Jul 21
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"Pierrot"
- Box 3
The Century Company , Union
Square, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1910 Aug 23
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
enclosing a letter from someone in
Aberdeen, Scotland requesting
permission to use one of her poems
- Box 3
Joan A. Rae , Aberdeen, Scotland,
to Editor, Century Magazine,
1910 Aug
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
wishing to obtain
Sara Teasdale 's consent for
publishing a song with her poem, "Daisy Time," set to
music
- Box 3
George Sterling , Carmel,
California, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1910 Aug 27
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
discussing "Miss French's" work in poetry, gladly
accepting
Sara Teasdale 's praise of his
own work, and mentioning
John Myers O'Hara and his
"Sapphic poems"
- Box 3
Joan A. Rae , Aberdeen, Scotland,
to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1910 Aug 30
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish as a song her
poem "Daisy Time" which she has set to music
- Box 3
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Sep 8
TLS,
1 p.
- Box 3
G. P. Putnam's Sons , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Sep 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
sending a check in payment for two of her poems to
be published in
Putnam's Monthly
- Box 3
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Oct 27
TLS,
1 p.
concerning her poem, "Erinna," which is to appear
in their second issue, and mentioning as among her
admirers,
Louis Untermeyer ,
Mitchell Kennerley ,
Michael Monahan , and
Richard Le Galliene
- Box 3
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, The Moods Publishing Company, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Nov 28
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
concerning the publication of her volume of poems,
their undertaking the publishing of four or five
volumes of verse as well as the second book of "The
Younger Choir," and companies wanting a guarantee of
sales when publishing poetry
- Box 3
G.P. Putnam's Sons , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Dec 13
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
offering her a publishing proposition for her
volume of verse specifying that she would bear the
entire cost of production
- Box 3
Williamina Parrish , New York,
New York, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1910 Dec 14
APCS
- Box 3
Robert Underwood Johnson ,
Editor, The Century Magazine, Union Square, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1910 Dec 30
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her poem, "The Wind," for
publication
- Box 3
Albert Victor Young , Cable Hall,
Knoxville, Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Jan 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"Daisy Time"
- Box 3
Vine Colby to
Petronelle Sombart ,
1911 Jan 13
ALS,
5 p. on 5 l.
thanking her for the lace jabot, describing at
great length the Potter party, and mentioning each of
the
Potters
- Box 3
Robert Underwood Johnson ,
Editor, The Century Magazine, Union Square, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 6
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
according her the right to make further use of her
verse, "Song," published by the magazine last July in
her book or in a musical setting, and accepting her
poem, "The Wind," for publication
- Box 3
Charles Hanson Towne , Editor,
The Delineator, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 8
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her letter and volume,
Sonnets to Duse...
- Box 3
George Sylvester Viereck ,
Viereck Publishing Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
returning the "Young Choir" with his signature
- Box 3
Witter Bynner , Hotel Seymour,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 15
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning an evening of poetry [a meeting of the
Poetry Society of America ]
- Box 3
Joseph Benson Gilder , Editor,
The Saturday Review of Books, The New York Times, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 26
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
giving his weekday schedule
- Box 3
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse ,
Secretary, The Poetry Society of America, Gramercy
Park, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 26
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
wanting to meet her at the next meeting and
commenting that Sara Teasdale's "Helen," read by
Witter Bynner, was well accepted
- Box 3
Henry Mills Alden , Editor,
Harper's Magazine, Harper & Brothers, Franklin
Square, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 27
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
giving his weekday schedule
- Box 3
Ernest R. Kroeger , Director, the
Kroeger School of Music, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1911 Feb 28
ALS,
1 p.
writing that he has set to music two of her poems,
"Buried Love" and "Pierrot"
- Box 3
John Shea , University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Mar 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
finding her quatrain "At Night" to be pure and
true
- Box 3
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Mar 30
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book [
Sonnets to Duse... ], and saying it was both a pleasure to read
it and to meet her, and commenting that "poets are
the most charming people on earth"
- Box 3
Albert Victor Young , Piano and
Harmony, Knoxville, Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Apr 19
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for giving him permission to use her
poems, "Daisy Time" and "Song" as musical settings,
and asking permission to use "Twilight"
- Box 3
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1911 July 1
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking him for his note about a photograph of
herself she had sent
- Box 3
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, The Moods Publishing Company, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 July 6
TLS,
1 p.
calling her "On the Tower" a magnificent piece of
work and printing it in the August issue
- Box 3
Natalie Bigelow , Evanston,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1911 Aug 10
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to submit for publication a
musical setting of her poem, "The Prayer"
- Box 3
Natalie Bigelow , Evanston,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1911 Aug 28
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her courtesy and for the pleasure
her poems give her
- Box 3
H. Alexander Matthews ,
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , [Charlevoix,
Michigan],
1911 Sep 6
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
acknowledging receipt of her lyrics, and asking
her charge for using them
- Box 3
R.E. Lee Gibson , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 9
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
giving high praise to her work in the book of
poems [
Helen of Troy and Other Poems ], and wanting to write a nice review for
The Hesperian
- Box 3
Madison Cawein , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 10
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book of poems [
Helen of Troy... ], especially the love songs, and wanting to
send her a copy of his selected
Poems
- Box 3
George Sylvester Viereck , The
Viereck Publishing Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the gift of the charming book [
Helen of Troy... ]
- Box 3
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, The Moods Publishing Company, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting on her book of poems,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 3
Alexander N. DeMenil , The
Hesperian, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 10
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of
Helen of Troy... and wishing her success
- Box 3
Lily S. Anthony , Montrose,
Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 11
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the gift, [
Helen of Troy... ], and planning to read the verses with her
husband on their wedding trip
- Box 3
John Myers O'Hara , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 11
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the volume, [
Helen of Troy... ], and commenting on its "lyric
splendor"
- Box 3
Orrick Johns , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 12
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book, [
Helen of Troy... ], saying that he has written a review of
her book for
The Mirror , and commenting that "On the Tower" us
"dramatic promise as well as fine poetry"
- Box 3
Robert Underwood Johnson ,
Editor, The Century Magazine, Union Square, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 13
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of
Helen of Troy... , and sending in return a copy of his
Poems
- Box 3
Marion Cummings Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 13
ALS,
6 p. on 3 l., w/env.
calling the verses in her book, [
Helen of Troy... ] "dear and familiar," showing pride in the
dedication, saying that she was glad the book arrived
after her spell of illness and melancholy and that
she is looking forward to better health and the
success of her own book
- Box 3
Witter Bynner , Windsor, Vermont,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book
Helen of Troy... , and promising to copy some verses for
her
- Box 3
Paul Y. Tupper , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 16
ALS,
2 p.on 2 l., w/env.
referring to her new book,
Helen to Troy... , as a "perfect delight," and thanking her
for the copy
- Box 3
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 17
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting that
Orrick Johns has written a fine
review of
Helen of Troy...
- Box 3
Willa Sibert Cather , Cherry
Valley, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 19
ALS,
2 p.on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the volume of
Helen of Troy... , and mentioning the lyrics she especially
liked
- Box 3
Thekla Bernays , The Washington,
St. Louis, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 21
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the gift of her book,
Helen of Troy... , and commenting that the love-songs are her
favorite and that they "have that artlessness that
signifies the mastery of art"
- Box 3
Henry Mills Alden , Editor,
Harper's Magazine, Harper & Brothers, Franklin
Square, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 23
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for sending the volume of verse,
Helen of Troy... , and indicating that it has already become
a family treasure
- Box 3
Homer Croy , New York, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 23
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book,
Helen of Troy... , and mentioning his boarders' reaction to
the volume
- Box 3
Alfred Edward Housman , Trinity
College, Cambridge, England, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 25
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the gift of her poems,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 3
Mrs.
A.D. Kerry , Seattle, Washington,
to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 27
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"Twilight," with ANS from her mother,
Mary Elizabeth Willard Teasdale ,
on back
- Box 3
Louis Untermeyer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 27
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
admiring her "powers & artistic
discrimination," commenting on his own verse, "The
Poet," which
Sara Teasdale had praised,
sending her "a little burlesque volume,"
The Younger Quire , saying she will like the review of her
Helen of Troy... , and praising her work
- Box 3
William H. Gardner , Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his enjoyment of her poems, extending
congratulations on her book,
Helen of Troy... , commenting on
Charles Hanson Towne 's splendid
work, and saying that his own "sense of rhythm is so
lyrical in style..."
- Box 3
S.T. Newton , Essex County, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Oct 30
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting some biographical information for his
upcoming article on poets
- Box 4
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 5
ALS,
5 p. on 2 l., w/env.
praising her book of verse,
Helen of Troy... , discussing a trip to
Europe and plans for a future
trip abroad, and mentioning a meeting of the
Poetry Society of America with a
discussion of the Irish plays and invluding
interesting persons such as
Henry Van Dyke and
Curtis Hidden Page
- Box 4
Frederick Oakes Sylvester ,
Central High School, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 5
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing his appreciation of the gift of her
book,
Helen of Troy... , and sending a token in return
- Box 4
John Myers O'Hara , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 8
ALS,
6 p. on 3 l., w/env.
giving high praise to her book of verse,
Helen of Troy... , calling "Helen of Troy" and "On the Tower"
"postive triumphs," critiquing several of the poems,
comparing her favorably to
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and
Christina Rossetti , and writing
a French translation of "The Pagan End"
- Box 4
John L. Hervey , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 11
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the volume of her poems,
Helen of Troy... , calling her "a real poet," and saying that
it will be a delightful privilege to read her new
poems
- Box 4
F. Dewey Richards , The Friars,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish his musical
setting of her verse, "Song," and asking to use the
first line as the title
- Box 4
Julia Marlowe Sothern , Manhattan
Opera House, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 24
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
wishing to meet with her to discuss her book,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 4
Julia G. Scott , President
General, National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, Washington, D.C., to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 20
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
sending thanks for her book of verse,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 4
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 30
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
reminiscing about a Thanksgiving dinner with
Marion Cummings Stanley and Sara,
writing about Marion's despair over the illness of
her mother, and expressing his delight in reading her
book,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 4
Frank K. Hallack , Cromwell Hall,
Cromwell, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Nov 24
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book,
Helen of Troy... and commenting on her great talent
- Box 4
Edward L. Preetorius , President,
The Saint Louis Times, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Louis H. Behrens , Times
Building, St. Louis, Missouri,
1911 Dec 1
TLS,
1 p.
re a column review of
Sara Teasdale 's book,
Helen of Troy... , in the following day's paper
- Box 4
Theodosia Garrison , Elizabeth,
New Jersey, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 3
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her pleasure at receiving her book,
Helen of Troy... , and encouraging her to "keep on
singing-for all of us"
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1911 Dec 4
ALS,
7 p. on 2 l., w/env.
reminiscing about her stay with him and
Marion Cummings Stanley , and
asking him to send a copy of her book (which she will
supply),
Helen of Troy... , to
Richard LeGallienne of
Harper's Magazine , under his own name
- Box 4
Madison Cawein , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 5
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
drawing her attention to the notice of her book,
Helen of Troy... , in the Sunday
New York Times
- Box 4
Paul E. More , The Nation, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 6
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
looking forward to reading her volume of verse,
Helen of Troy... , and hoping that their reviewer will
mention it
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1911 Dec 10
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
enclosing some clippings for
Marion Cummings Stanley ,
planning to mail her book,
Helen of Troy... to him to send to
Richard LeGallienne , and
mentioning her poor health
- Box 4
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting on the
St. Louis Times review of her book,
Helen of Troy... , and on their literary relationship
- Box 4
Charles E. Savage , G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 12
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
apologizing for the delay in sending copies of
Helen of Troy... to periodicals she requested, and returning
the reviews of her book
- Box 4
John Sanburn Phillips , Editor,
The American Magazine,
1911 Dec 13
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "The Lights of New York," "Sea Longing,"
and "Triolets" for publication
- Box 4
B. Russell Herts , Editor, The
International, The Moods Publishing Company, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 13
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting one of her sonnets for the next issue
and revealing that
Louis Untermeyer will be
reviewing her book,
Helen of Troy... , in the current issue
- Box 4
Edith M. Thomas , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 15
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising the verses in her book,
Helen of Troy... and commenting on their beauty
- Box 4
Thomas C. Clark , Albiou,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 15
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
reminding her of her promise to present a copy of
her book,
Helen of Troy... , to him
- Box 4
Elizabeth K. Mew , Indianapolis,
Indiana, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 16
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
sending holiday greetings and commenting "how
pleasing to turn to a comforting poem and find solace
in a kindred spirit"
- Box 4
Rufus Rockwell Wilson , Seattle,
Washington, to
Sara Teasdale , c/o G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York, New York,
1911 Dec 16
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting information from her for his "calendar
of the poets"
- Box 4
Charles E. Savage , G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 16
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning an enquiry on her first volume,
Sonnets to Duse...
- Box 4
Joseph Benson Gilder , Hudson
Terminal, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 19
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
congratulating her after seeing the review of her
book, Helen of Troy..., in the St. Louis Times,
written on an announcement of new employment with
Hornblower & Weeks
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona
1911 Dec 21
APCS
- Box 4
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 22
ALS,
w/env.
concerning the
Poetry Society of America , and
mentioning certain persons --
Cale Young Rice ,
Josephine Peabody ,
Percy Mackaye --planning to
attend their annual dinner
- Box 4
Louis Untermeyer , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 23
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing in answer to her note about his review of
Helen of Troy... and further critiquing the poetry as he
would have if given more space in
The International , and commenting that the attitude in the
love lyrics is that of a woman
- Box 4
George Sterling , Carmel,
California, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 25
ALS,
4 p. on 4 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book of poems,
Helen of Troy... , finding her lyrics "poignant and
pertinent," commenting on several of his personal
favorites, and giving a brief comment on
Rudyard Kipling
- Box 4
Fannie L. Richey , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 26
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
enclosing a letter from a friend praising
Sara Teasdale 's book of poems,
Helen of Troy... and commenting on Teasdale's
understanding
- Box 4
George Sylvester Viereck , The
Viereck Publishing Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 26
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
asking the basis for her poem, "Sappho"
- Box 4
George S. Johns , St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, to Sara Teasdale,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 28
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing gratitude for the copy of her book,
Helen of Troy... , and commenting on her gift of song
- Box 4
Orrick Johns , Madison Square,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 30
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
commenting that her "The Poor House" was the only
poem read at the meeting of the
Poetry Society of America
- Box 4
Ella M. Kricklaus , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1911 Dec 31
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
saying she has read her book,
Helen of Troy... , and writing of having the same dream
twice
- Box 4
Josephine McGill , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Jan 3
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem
"When Love Comes Singing to his Heart"
- Box 4
George Sylvester Viereck , The
Viereck Publishing Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Jan 3
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
revealing himself as an admirer of her work and
putting her in a class with himself
- Box 4
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Jan 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
receiving her acceptance to the annual dinner of
the
Poetry Society of America
- Box 4
Rupert Henry Whitcomb to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912 Jan 6
ALS,
1 p.
thanking her for her effort to go to the Guild and
for allowing him to use her poems in a musical
setting
- Box 4
Elizabeth McCracken , Editor,
Home Progress, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1912 Jan 15
TLS,
1 p.
thanking her for `The Book of Poems' and sending a
circular of
Home Progress along with some literary notes
- Box 4
W. W. Tulloch ("Orion"), Perth,
The Club House, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Jan 15
ALS,
1 p.
sending a review and thanking her for the charming
poems
- Box 4
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Jan 16
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
writing that he will run
Marion Cummings Stanley 's
article about her poems, and congratulating her on
her move to
New York
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Frank George , Hutchinson,
Kansas,
1912 Jan 16
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l.
commenting on his book of poems and preparing for
her move to
New York
- Box 4
George Sylvester Viereck , The
Waldorf-Astoria, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Jan
ALS,
1 p.
praising her as the "most gifted of the lyric
girls," also signed by
Richard LeGallienne and
B. Russell Herts
- Box 4
William Stanley Braithwaite , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 2
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
appreciative of her book,
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 4
Frederick Oakes Sylvester ,
Central High School, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 3
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
taking the liberty of sending his edition of
poems, and expressing his delight in her two books
[Sonnets to Duse...] and
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 4
George Sterling , Carmel,
California, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 12
ALS,
2 p.on 2 l., w/env.
sending her a copy of his book, commenting on her
style and on his own, asking if she knows
Zoe Akins and writing that she
sent him her book of poems, and discussing the beauty
of
Carmel
- Box 4
Dugald Stewart Walker , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 14
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
showing his gratitude for her book,
[Helen of Troy...] , and inviting her to tea
- Box 4
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her "more poignant" pleasure in
Sara Teasdale 's poems after
meeting her
- Box 4
Anna Branch , New York, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 17
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her book
[Helen of Troy...] and admiring its style, and giving a message
from
Edith Thomas
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1912 Feb 19
APCS,
w/env.
- Box 4
Curtis Hidden Page , Columbia
University, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 23
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
acknowledging receipt of her book
[Helen of Troy...] and expressing his pleasure in reading it,
and giving a critique of many of the poems
- Box 4
Ethel Peyser , Editor, Good
Housekeeping Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 23
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her poem, "The Poorhouse" and confirming
luncheon plans
- Box 4
Gertrude Cawein , The National
Arts Club, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 25
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the inscribed copy of her book
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 4
Theodosia Garrison Faulks ,
Elizabeth, New Jersey, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 26
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her delight in seeing
Sara Teasdale 's name in so many
magazines, and requesting to have tea with her
- Box 4
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 28
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
thanking her for her letter of appreciation for
Louis Untermeyer 's poem, and
commenting on
George Sylvester Viereck ,
B. Russell Herts , and
Orrick Johns
- Box 4
Edward J. Wheeler , Editorial
Rooms, Current Literature, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Feb 29
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting on her sweet letter and on "the
twilight of Poetry"
- Box 4
Alexander Harvey , Editorial
Rooms, Current Literature, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 1
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
finding her genius in the pages of
Helen of Troy...
- Box 4
W. W. Tulloch ("Orion"), Murray
House, Perth, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 1
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
commenting on the review of her book,
[Helen of Troy...] , which he previously sent, written on a
flyer about himself entitled "A .... Journalistic
Jubilee.. ."
- Box 4
Wilfred Funk , Editorial Rooms,
The Literary Digest, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 8
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the note and book of verse
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 4
Campbell Mason , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 9
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
referring to her poem, "Four Winds," as "deep,
refreshing, and ... so cruelly true," and waiting to
pick up a copy of her volume
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 4
Joyce Kilmer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing that he will sign his name to the sonnet
[as requested], intending to return
The Younger Choir in person instead of by mail, inviting her
and
Dugald Stewart Walker to visit
one evening, and expecting Aline and Kenton to call
on her the following day
- Box 4
William Stanley Braithwaite , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
requesting her to "contribute an original
complimentary poem in honor of Browning's centenary"
for an article in the
Boston Transcript on May 4, honoring
Robert Browning , and mentioning
Carman Bliss ,
Edwin Markham , and
Edwin Arlington Robinson as being
among those who have already consented
- Box 4
Harper & Brothers , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 21
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning a request through their
London office from Messrs.
Chappell & Co., Ltd. , to
publish her poem, "Pierrot," with a musical
setting
- Box 4
Clayton Hamilton , The Players,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 24
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing his pleasure in receiving her book of
poems
[Helen of Troy...] , and looking forward to meeting her one
day
- Box 4
Arthur Guiterman , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 24
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing his pleasure in reading her book
[Helen of Troy...] , and commenting on her writing
improvement
- Box 4
Laurence J. Gomme , The Forum,
Mitchell Kennerley Publisher, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 27
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
looking forward to having her inscribe his copy of
her book of poems
- Box 4
Nana Wilcox Putnam , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her great pleasure at receiving her
letter and book
[Helen of Troy...] , and discussing friendship
- Box 4
Josie Grevé
Oppenheim , Walforf-Astoria, New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Mar 30
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her book of poems
[Helen of Troy...] , and returning her kindness with a copy of
her own novel
- Box 4
John Curtis Underwood , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Mar 31
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
wanting to exchange his book,
The Iron Muse , autographed, for any one of her books, and
explaining the concept of his book, enclosing two of
his poems, "Reno" and "The Star"
- Box 4
Leonard D. Abbott , The Current
Literature Publishing Co., New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Apr 6
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
acknowledging her kindness in sending the
inscribed copy of her book
[Helen of Troy...] , and expressing his thoughts after meeting
her, with enclosure on "The Modern School"
- Box 4
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Apr 6
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for a copy of her volume of poems,
Helen of Troy... , and commenting on her clarity of poetic
ideas
- Box 4
Anna Hinrichs , Secretary, The
Papyrus Club of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Apr 10
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning the club's thirty-fourth meeting and
enclosing a program
- Box 4
Editor
(Ferdinand Earle) , "The Lyric
Year," The Forum, Mitchell Kennerley Publishers, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Apr 25
TLS,
1 p.
requesting "new treasures" for "The Lyric Year,"
and referring to a poem in process addressed to
Sara Teasdale
- Box 4
Editor, "The Lyric Year," The Forum,
Mitchell Kennerley Publishers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 3
TLS,
1 p.
commenting on his verse coming slowly and on
finishing his poem dedicated to
Sara Teasdale by a year or so,
and writing to ask if she "will not find the rare
inspiration on the sea," in reference to her sailing
to
Europe
- Box 4
Editor, "The Lyric Year," The Forum,
Mitchell Kennerley Publishers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 3
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
intending to extend the poetry contest and
commenting on her wanting to sell her poem
- Box 4
Idress Head , Librarian, Missouri
Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 8
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting her to autograph a recently purchased
book of her writings
- Box 4
Josephine Hilty Abramson , Los
Angeles, California, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 13
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use two of her poems in
musical settings
- Box 4
Josephine McGill , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 18
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting to use another one of her poems, "Less
than the Cloud to the Wind," in a musical setting,
and sending the title notice about "When Love Comes
Singing"
- Box 4
Cecile Barnes , Brooklyn, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 May 25
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to use her verse, "At
Night," in a musical setting
- Box 4
John G. Neihardt , Bancroft,
Nebraska, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 June 2
TLS,
1 p.
requesting biographical data, a photograph and
review copies from her publishers for an upcoming
series of special articles on American poets that he
is going to undertake in his new capacity as head of
a literary department in
The Minneapolis Journal
- Box 4
John G. Neihardt , Bancroft,
Nebraska, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 June 25
ALS,
1 p.
following up on his last letter since he has not
heard from her, and naming some contributors to the
article
- Box 4
Williamina Parrish , New York,
New York, to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 June 28
APCS
repeating a prior request
- Box 4
Jessie T. Pease to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 July 12
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to use her poem, "Pierrot,"
in a musical setting
- Box 4
Sara Teasdale , Florence, Italy,
to
Vine Colby , St. Louis,
Missouri
1912 July 12
APCS
- Box 4
Oswald Rimmer , London, England,
to
Harper & Brothers , New York,
New York,
1912 July 18
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to put
Sara Teasdale 's verse, "Song,"
to music
- Box 4
John G. Neihardt , Bancroft,
Nebraska, to
Sara Teasdale , Palace Hotel,
Monteverioc, Suisse (Switzerland),
1912 July 19
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the letter and copy of
Helen of Troy... , trying to express the sincerity of his
motive in doing the project, and praising her blank
verse poems
- Box 4
Gertrude Cate , Wellesley,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912 July 20
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
praising her volumes,
Sonnets to Duse... and
Helen of Troy... , and desiring to obtain a copy of the
latter
- Box 4
Editor
(Ferdinand Earle?) , "The Lyric
Year," The Forum, Mitchell Kennerley Publisher, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
Italy,
1912 Aug 14
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
acknowledging receipt of her songs and letters,
praising the "rapture and delicacy" of her "From the
Sea," and mentioning the poetry contest
- Box 4
W. F. Melton , Emory College,
Oxford, Georgia, to
Sara Teasdale , c/o The Century
Magazine, New York, New York,
1912 Sep 9
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
passing on a compliment from
Ella Wheeler Willcox and
requesting a list of her books along with the
publishers' names
- Box 4
May W. Dorman , Indianapolis,
Indiana, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Sep 16
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
asking for
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse 's
address in order to express her interest in the
Poetry Society of America , and
praising
Sara Teasdale 's verses
- Box 4
Mitchell Kennerley , "The Lyric
Year," The Forum, Mitchell Kennerley Publisher, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1912 Sep 21
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem, "I Shall Not Care," for
publication
- Box 4
Editor, "The Lyric Year," The Forum,
Mitchell Kennerley Publisher,
1912 Sep 24
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing his pleasure in
Mitchell Kennerley 's acceptance
of her poem for "The Lyric Year"
- Box 5
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Oct 16
TNS,
1 p., w/enclosure
sending "a few lines of opinion upon your
verse..."
- Box 5
William Stanley Braithwaite ,
Winthrop, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912 Oct 17
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/enclosure
concerning her request for his review of
Helen of Troy... and his own editorship of "The Poetry
Journal"
- Box 5
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912 Oct 22
TLS,
1 p.
writing a brief opinion of
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 5
Thomas Augustine Daly ,
Germantown, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St.
Louis,
1912 Nov 29
ALS,
1 p.
admiring her and thanking her for her kind
thoughts
- Box 5
Robert Underwood Johnson ,
Editor, The Century Magazine, Union Square, New
York,
1912 Dec 2
TLS,
1 p.
accepting
Sara Teasdale 's poem, "Off
Capri"
- Box 5
Helen Bullis , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912 Dec 5
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
commenting on the honesty of her poetry,
mentioning her review of
Helen of Troy... , and asking if she knows
George Buchanan Fife
- Box 5
Percy MacKaye , Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Dec 4
TLS,
1 p.
thanking her for the copy of
Helen of Troy...
- Box 5
Fannie Stearns Davis ,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts,
1912 Dec 5
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l.
expressing her admiration for
Sara Teasdale 's poetry and her
gratitude for Teasdale noticing her writing
- Box 5
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Dec 9
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her Christmas poem and requesting a
review of
John Hall Wheelock 's book of
poetry
- Box 5
John Hall Wheelock , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1912 Dec 10
AL,
3 p. on 2 l., w/enclosures,
w/env.
confessing to be a great admirer of her poetry and
Helen of Troy... , thanking her for her note, and enclosing a
circular of his new book,
The Beloved Adventure
- Box 5
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona
1912 Dec 21
APCS
- Box 5
W. W. Tulloch , Perth, The Club
House, St. Andrews, Fife, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1912
ALS,
1 p.
- Box 5
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Jan 13
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "Sappho" for future publication
- Box 5
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Frank George ,
1913 Jan 15
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l.
thanking him for the booklet
- Box 5
Bliss Carman , New Canaan,
Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Jan 20
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l, w/enclosure, w/env.
thanking her for the book and giving a glowing
opinion of
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 5
Editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Jan 25
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "The Hour," with a slight change in the
second stanza
- Box 5
Editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Feb 1
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l.
returning her poem, "The Hour," since she rejects
the change and apologizing for a printing error
- Box 5
Edna St. Vincent Millay , Grand
Central Station, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York,
1913 Feb 11
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
looking forward to meeting an old friend
(Sara Teasdale) for the first
time
- Box 5
Cale Young Rice , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Feb 11
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the volume,
Helen of Troy...
- Box 5
Editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Feb 12
TLS,
1 p.
reaching an agreement concerning her poem, "The
Hour"
- Box 5
Lawrence Gilman , Managing
Editor, Harper's Weekly, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Feb 13
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her two poems, "Song" and "Gifts"
- Box 5
Cale Young Rice , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington,
1913 Mar 3
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his having the "true pleasure of
finding a heart-full of real love lyrics" and
praising her work
- Box 5
William Stanley Braithwaite ,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington,
1913 Mar 5
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
accepting two of her poems for
The Poetry Journal , and mentioning a tete-a-tete with
[Alfred] Noyes
- Box 5
H. L. Mencken , Baltimore,
Maryland, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting that her work is just what the
Smart Set needs
- Box 5
John Sanburn Phillips , Editor,
The American Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Mar 19
ALS,
1 p.
praising her as the best "writer of delicate
lyrics" and commenting on some of her verse in
Helen of Troy...
- Box 5
Merle St. Croix Wright , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Mar 21
ALS,
1 p.
sending a tribute to her muse and expressing his
enjoyment of her visit
- Box 5
Nathan Haskell Dole , Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington,
1913 Mar 28
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her volume and apologizing for his delay
in writing due to his busy schedule
- Box 5
Harriet Monroe , Editor, Poetry:
A Magazine of Verse, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Mar 31
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
keeping six of her poems for publication and
suggesting a few changes
- Box 5
Ruth Guthrie Harding , Paterson,
New Jersey, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Apr 11
ALS,
7 p. on 2 l.
mentioning the
[Alfred] Noyes affair and
[Jessie Belle] Rittenhouse ,
sending her copy of
Helen of Troy... for an inscription and praising its
"Love-Songs," and discussing a reading by
Alfred Noyes of
The Forty Singing Seamen
- Box 5
Willard H. Wright , Editor, The
Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Apr 12
TLS,
1 p.
admitting to be an admirer of her work and
accepting "Enough" and "Prayer"
- Box 5
Eugene MacDonald Bonner , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 May 5
ALS,
1 p.
requesting permission to set "Pierrot Plays in the
Garden" to music
- Box 5
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
The Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 May 9
ALS,
1 p.
commenting on her note and verse, "A Forsaken
Garden" about the vandalism of
Snows Garden
- Box 5
Louis Albert Lamb , to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 May 17
ALS,
1 p.
calling her poem, ["A Forsaken Garden"] "pure
music in plainest English!..."
- Box 5
Helen S. Livingstone ,
Mineapolis, Minnesota, to
Putnam Publishing
Company ,
1913 May 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to publish a song,
Sara Teasdale 's "Pierrot," set
to music
- Box 5
Vachel Lindsay , Springfield,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale , Altasand,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1913 July 11
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
sending under separate cover
The Creed of a Beggar and
The Rules of the Road , and looking forward to "a most profitable
friendship"
- Box 5
Agnes Freer , Chicago, Illinois,
to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 July 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
thanking her for the book of verse,
Helen of Troy... , and praising her true touch
- Box 5
William Rose Benet , Editor, The
Century Magazine, Union Square, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 July 29
ALS,
1 p.
praising one of her narrative poems and hoping to
be able to publish it
- Box 5
Willard H. Wright , Editor, The
Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Aug 2
TLS,
1 p.
holding two of her poems, "After Parting" and
"February"
- Box 5
Henry Mills Alden , Editor,
Harper's Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Aug 7
TLS,
1 p.
discussing the poet's adaptation of his or her
work to their wants
- Box 5
Alice C. Henderson , Poetry: A
Magazine of Verse, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Aug 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
promising to take
Sara Teasdale 's book of poems to
a nice quiet spot
- Box 5
Sidney Hosmer , Lake George, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Aug 19
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
thanking her for her book,
[Helen of Troy...]
- Box 5
M. S. O'Donnell , Malden Marr, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Aug 21
ALS,
1 p.
requesting a signed autograph copy of her poem, "I
Shall not Care"
- Box 5
Robert Sterling Yard , Editor,
The Century Magazine, Union Square, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Aug 26
TLS,
1 p.
praising her "The Carpenter's Son" as a beautiful
and impressive poem and accepting it for their
Christmas issue
- Box 5
Charles Gallup , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Sep 8
ALS,
1 p.
requesting an autograph quotation and
signature
- Box 5
Editor, The North American Review, New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Sep 9
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "Spring Night" for publication and
requesting biographical information
- Box 5
Arthur B. Maurice , Editor, The
Bookman, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1913 Oct 2
TLS,
1 p.
accepting "Sea Spray" at the usual rate
- Box 5
Willard H. Wright , Editor, The
Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Oct 11
TLS,
1 p.
holding two of her poems, "Spring Night" and "The
Subway Station," with a discussion of his thoughts on
the latter
- Box 5
Willard H. Wright , Editor, The
Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Nov 15
TLS,
1 p.
- Box 5
Frederick M. Steele , President,
Standard Forgings Company, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Nov 17
TLS,
1 p.
requesting an autograph poem and signature to add
to his "collection of autographic documents" in
American literature
- Box 5
Elizabeth Cutting , The North
American Review, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Nov 21
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
expressing her regrets at missing her visit and
explaining their custom concerning payment when using
a manuscript
- Box 5
Irwin L. Wheeler , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Nov 26
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
- Box 5
Magda Decker , Webster Groves,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Dec 8
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
inviting her to read her poetry at the
Monday Club 's Poets Day, and
mentioning
Zoe Akins
- Box 5
William Stanley Braithwaite ,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale , Hotel Martha
Washington, New York, New York,
1913 Dec 9
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
discussing his
Anthology of Magazine Verse , requesting her to obtain permission from
Robert Bridges to use her
"Sappho" in the publication, and praising her
verse
- Box 5
William Stanley Braithwaite ,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1913 Dec 30
ALS,
1 p.
requesting a portrait and autograph copies of her
poems "Sappho" and "The Old Maid" for promotional
purposes
- Box 5
Sara Teasdale , New York, New
York, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona
1913 Dec 30
APCS
- Box 5
Charles E. Howson , Brooklyn, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Jan 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
asking her consent to set her poem, "Enough" to
music
- Box 5
Williamina Parrish , Rome, Italy,
to
Vine Colby McCasland ,
Springfield, Missouri
1914 Jan 6
APCS
- Box 5
Martha Foote Crow , Tuckahoe, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Jan 21
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/enclosure
hoping to see her at the Literature Committee
meeting the following day, and mentioning
John Hall Wheelock
- Box 5
Charles [ ], New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Jan 24
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
- Box 5
Isabel Underhill , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Jan 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to set to music her poem,
"The Lines"
- Box 5
Julia Ditto Young , Poets' House,
Buffalo, New York, to
[Sara Teasdale] ,
1914 Feb 5
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/enclosure
expressing appreciation of hearing several of
Sara Teasdale 's poems
- Box 5
Editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1914 Feb 9
TLS,
accepting her poems, "The Bay of Naples,"
"Alchemy," and "Twilight," w/ANS from
Margaret Elizabeth Willard
Teasdale on verso
- Box 5
Haviland Wessells , Peekskill,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Mar 5
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting to use "The Look" in a musical
setting
- Box 5
Ines Macaulay , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Mar 8
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l.
thanking her for the book,
Helen of Troy... and praising her work
- Box 5
Clifton B. Bull , Jr., Yonkers,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Mar 13
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to publish her poem, "Song,"
with a musical setting
- Box 5
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Bruce M. Stanley , Tucson,
Arizona,
1914 Mar 17
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing concern over
Marion Cummings Stanley
- Box 5
Mme. Van Norman, Le Lyceum, New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Apr 8
ALS,
1 p.
asking for an autographed volume of her work with
a dedication for an exhibit
- Box 5
Hortense Flexner , Louisville,
Kentucky, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Apr 23
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
praising her ability to write about certain
subjects with such ease
- Box 5
Anita Bartle Brackenbury ,
Surrey, England, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 May 5
ALS,
4 p. on 4 l.
expressing pleasure in her
Helen of Troy... and naming several of her favorites, and
mentioning poets she likes, such as
Emily Dickinson ,
Josephine Preston Peabody ,
John Banister Tabb , and
Bliss Carman
- Box 5
Elizabeth Cutting , The North
American Review, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1914 May 6
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her poem, "To the Mother Of A Poet"
- Box 5
Elizabeth van R. Lemont ,
Wellesley, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 May 23
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to use her poem, "The Look,"
with a musical setting in the annual book of Songs by
Wellesley Students
- Box 5
Percy Lee Atherton , Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 May 27
ALS,
1 p., w/enclosure
requesting permission to set her poem, "The Look,"
to music
- Box 5
Florence H. Perin , Brookline,
Massachusetts,
1914 June 1
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting one or more of
Sara Teasdale 's poems to be
included in her compilation books of poems and
prayers, "Sunlit Days" and "Starlit Nights"
- Box 5
Louise Ayres Garnett , Evanston,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 June 5
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
thanking her for permission to set her poem, "The
Look," to music and mentioning
Eunice Tietjens
- Box 5
Editor, The Bookman, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1914 June 25
TL,
1 p.
enclosing a check for use of her poem, "At Night,"
in their July issue
- Box 5
Elsie Jade Hawson , Fresno,
California, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 July 6
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to use her poem, "The Look,"
for a musical setting
- Box 5
Edward J. Wheeler , Editor,
Current Opinion, to
Sara Teasdale , Charlevoix,
Michigan,
1914 Aug 19
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
praising and critiquing her
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 5
Charles E. Rush , Librarian, The
Free Public Library of St. Joseph, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1914 Oct 14
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
asking for her "hearty approval" and help with
their `House Party' honoring
Missouri authors and writers, and
describing the city's and the library's plans for the
affair
- Box 5
Charles Hanson Towne , along with
Edith M. Thomas and
Percy MacKaye , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Nov 10
TL,
1 p.
requesting
Sara Teasdale 's presence at a
dinner in honor of
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse as one
of those represented in Rittenhouse's volume,
The Little Book of Modern American
Verse
- Box 5
Allen Dale Smith, Jr. ,
Galveston, Texas, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1914 Dec 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
asking who published
Sonnets to Duse and
Helen of Troy... and whether or not she has had published
subsequent volumes
- Box 5
Clara K. Wellman , Cleveland,
Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1915 Jan 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to publish "The Look," as a
song
- Box 5
Mary Blue , Dayton, Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 Jan 7
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to publish her poem, "The
Look," as a song, and explaining that she is
seventeen and wishes to further her education as a
pianist
- Box 5
Paul A. Schmitt , Minneapolis,
Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 Jan 25
TLS,
1 p.
requesting on behalf of the composer permission to
publish her poem, "The Look," with a musical
setting
- Box 6
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Frank George ,
1915 Feb 13
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
claiming that his daughter
Barbara George 's poems are
charming, and giving news of her marriage to
Ernst B. Filsinger on December
19
- Box 6
Howes Norris, Jr. , Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale ,
1915 Feb 19
ALS,
1 p.
requesting some sentiment and autograph for his
collection
- Box 6
H. L. Mencken , Editor, Smart
Set, to
Sara Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 Feb 23
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poems "Swan" and "Come" for
publication, and mentioning "Dusk in War-Time,"
"Morning," "Leaves," and "Bitterness"
- Box 6
Edward L. B. Howard , Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 5
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting her autograph for his collection of
over two-hundred poets
- Box 6
William Rose Benet , Assistant
Editor, The Century Magazine, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 8
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her poems "Peace" and "The Lighted
Window" for publication, w/ANS at bottom
- Box 6
Douglas Malloch , The Society of
Midland Authors, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting her membership in their new
organization
- Box 6
Charlotte V. Butterfield ,
Saybrook, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 16
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish her poem "The
Look" to a musical setting
- Box 6
The Survey, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 19
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to publish her poem "Spring"
with the understanding that they cannot pay
- Box 6
[ ], Department of English, Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 23
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
extending an invitation to her and her husband to
see him and his class on April 1, and briefly
discussing his plans for that day's class
- Box 6
Carl Hahn , Musical Director, New
York, New York, to Editor, Scribner's
Magazine,
1915 Mar 24
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to publish
Sara Teasdale 's "The River" with
music
- Box 6
The Denver Music Company ,
Denver, Colorado, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Mar 26
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to publish a musical setting
of her poem "The Look"
- Box 6
Timothy Spelman , Brooklyn, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 Apr 24
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use three of her poems as
lyrics for songs
- Box 6
Harper & Brothers , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 May 5
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "The Cloud" for publication
- Box 6
Jacqueline Hendrick Hoyt , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 May 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use several of her poems
from
Helen of Troy... for musical settings
- Box 6
Robert Frost , Littleton, New
Hampshire, to
Ernest B. Filsinger , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 May 16
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking him for his generous praise, admiring his
wife's poetry, and mentioning
Louis Untermeyer
- Box 6
Edmund R. Brown , Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 May 19
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning an idea of selling an autographed
collection of books of verse and about verse to raise
money for
The Poetry Journal , and mentioning
Conrad Aiken ,
Temple Scott , and
William Stanley Braithwaite
- Box 6
H. L. Mencken , Editor, The Smart
Set, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Arthur
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 3
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "Dreams" for publication
- Box 6
Ella Wheeler Wilcox , Short
Beach, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 14
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
writing in appreciation of her charming note, and
mentioning
Theodosia (Garrison) Faulks
- Box 6
Amy M. Beach , San Francisco,
California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 17
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing in appreciation of her kind note and
enclosed lyrics, praising "Night Song at Amalfi"
particularly, and wishing to compose songs from some
of the poems whenever she is not too busy with giving
concerts
- Box 6
Ernest R. Kroeger , Director, The
Kroeger School of Music, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 18
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
expecting to set to music her poems "Come" and
"The Kiss" this summer
- Box 6
Robert F. Walker , Judge, Supreme
Court, Jefferson City, Missouri, to
William Marion Reedy , Reedy's
Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 18
TLS,
1 p.
criticizing
Sara Teasdale 's recently
published "In a Lighted Window"
- Box 6
William Marion Reedy , Reedy's
Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 June 21
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
discussing her little boy poem ["In a Lighted
Window"] and Judge Walker's opinion of it in his June
18 letter, expressing his view of
Zoe [Akin] and her anthology, and
discussing free verse
- Box 6
Edward C. Murch , The MacMillan
Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 1
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
offering a royalty of ten percent on all copies
sold of her
Rivers to the Sea and submitting a sample page
- Box 6
William Rose Benet , The Century
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 2
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting the revision of "Summer Night,
Riverside" for future publication
- Box 6
Mr. and Mrs.
John Warren Teasdale ,
Charlevoix, Michigan, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 3
Telegram
congratulating her on her success with
The MacMillan Company
- Box 6
Luella Ohusted Burnham ,
Wellesley, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 8
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem
"The Look"
- Box 6
Martha Emma Watts , Asheville,
North Carolina, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 18
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
congratulating her on having her poems published
by
The MacMillan Company and telling
of her own writing
- Box 6
G. Schirmer (Inc.) , Music
Publishers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 23
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting to use two musical settings "But What
if I Heard my First Love" and "The Kiss in Colin's
Eye" based on her poems
- Box 6
The MacMillan Company , New York,
New York, to Messrs.
Stix, Baer, & Fuller , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 23
TL,
1 p.
concerning the publication of
Sara Teasdale 's poetry and the
possibility of having advance order copies
autographed
- Box 6
William Stanley Braithwaite ,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 27
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning his anthology coming out in October,
and asking her assistance by sending her extra set of
proofs when corrected and by contacting
William Marion Reedy
- Box 6
John Alden Carpenter , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 28
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
praising her poems that she sent and hoping to use
some of them
- Box 6
William Marion Reedy , Reedy's
Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 July 28
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
feeling that her book will be a success
- Box 6
Rosalie L. Hausmann , San
Francisco, California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1915 Aug 12
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
complimenting her poems as being admirably fitted
for American songs, and saying that she has set four
of them to musical settings
- Box 6
Conrad Aiken , Cuttingsville,
Vermont, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1915 Aug 14
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
criticizing the Imagist movement but commenting
favorably on
John Gould Fletcher 's work, and
mentioning his drifting away from the group
- Box 6
Henry A. Bellows , The Bellman,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
[Charlevoix, Michigan],
1915 Aug 14
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting one of her poems for publication
- Box 6
W. J. Marsh , Fort Worth, Texas,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1915 Aug 23
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
concerning a suite of songs "Five Songs of Autumn"
written by himself using her poems "Twilight,"
"November," "Dreams," and "Dead Leaves"
- Box 6
John G. Neihardt , Bancroft,
Nebraska, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Sep 14
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
agreeing to see her book and review it, discussing
the "woman and poet," mentioning
MacMillan publishing his
Song of Hugh Glass , and inquiring about her interest in
Greek
- Box 6
O. W. Firkins , Minneapolis,
Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Sep 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
agreeing to review her book and giving a lengthy
discussion of a reviewer's work
- Box 6
Maggie W. Barry , Sherman, Texas,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Sep 19
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising and criticizing her poetry, and
discussing the teaching of poetry
- Box 6
Frederick Hoppin Nowland ,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Sep 25
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to quote her poem "Spring in
War Time" in a book being prepared about the war in
Europe
- Box 6
Gordon Balch Nevin , Cleveland,
Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Sep 28
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "I Shall Not
Care" in a musical setting
- Box 6
Wilbur L. Cross , Editor, Yale
Review, New Haven, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 1
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
- Box 6
John Hall Wheelock , Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1915 Oct 9
ALS,
8 p. on 4 l., w/env.
giving glowing and detailed praise of her work in
Rivers to the Sea , writing of "the deep human beauty of this
great poem," "the holy core of life itself...and
needful to be reminded by such as you,--...,"
Sara Teasdale as "an unabashed
lover of life," "this expression of the fundamental
emotion in its elements..."
- Box 6
E. H. Anderson , Director, New
York Public Library, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 12
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
revealing that the Library system has copies of
her book of poems,
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 6
O. W. Firkins , Minneapolis,
Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 15
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the inscribed copy of her book
[Rivers to the Sea] , and promising a judgment
- Box 6
Grace L. Dawson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 15
ALS,
4 p. on 2 l.
writing in response to Sara's illness and
mentioning her new book and some of her verse
- Box 6
Miles M. Dawson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 15
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his gratitude for her book and praising
the verses
- Box 6
Rudolph Rieder , Madison,
Wisconsin, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri
1915 Oct 15
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l.
- Box 6
Underwood's News Photo Service ,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 15
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
replying to her letter concerning a full face or
profile picture of her to use in their service
- Box 6
Rudolph Rieder , Madison,
Wisconsin, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri
1915 Oct 16
ALS,
8 p. on 2 l., w/enclosures,
w/env.
- Box 6
Ella Wheeler Wilcox , Short
Beach, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 18
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing appreciation of her book
[Rivers to the Sea] and praising her verses
- Box 6
Nancy K. [Coonsman] , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 20
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her book and her expression of her "love
in terms of nature," and wishing to see Sara
- Box 6
Marguerite Wilkinson , Coronado,
California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 21
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for
Rivers to the Sea and commenting on her growth
- Box 6
Harriet Monroe , Poetry, Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 23
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
mentioning the review of her new book to be in
December's issue
- Box 6
Edgar Lee Masters , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 23
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her new book and expressing his pleasure
in having met her and
Ernst B. Filsinger in St.
Louis
- Box 6
Edgar Lee Masters , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 25
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
stating that he received her new book through
Harriet Monroe and will place it
among his memorable things, and revealing some
feelings toward war
- Box 6
Stuart Walker , Morgan Hill,
California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 25
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
mentioning his health, the pleasant publicity of
his
Portmanteau , and her book
- Box 6
Kendall Banning , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 25
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting a contribution for a select anthology
of Pierrot and Columbine poems
- Box 6
G. Schirmer (Inc.) , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 25
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "The Kiss"
in a musical setting
- Box 6
Nathan Haskell Dole , Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 26
ALS,
8 p. on 2 l., w/env.
thanking her for the volume and telling anecdotes
about himself
- Box 6
Amy Lowell , Brookline,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 27
ALS,
6 p. on 2 l., w/env.
expressing admiration for her and pleasure at her
kind words concerning her own work
- Box 6
Julia Scott Vrooman , Washington,
D. C., to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 29
ALS,
5 p. on 2 l., w/env.
expressing her delight upon receiving and reading
her "exquisite little volume"
- Box 6
Vachel Lindsay , Springfield,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 30
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for
Rivers to the Sea , encouraging her and
Ernst B. Filsinger to go to the
Poets dinner, and mentioning receipt of the Chicago
first prize for "the Chinese nightingale" and the
progress of his Movie-Book
- Box 6
Blanche S. Wagstaff , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 30
ALS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
expressing her pleasure in reading
Rivers to the Sea and promising a review shortly
- Box 6
Louis Untermeyer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 30
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her blank verse in
Rivers to the Sea , and mentioning works by himself and his
wife, Jean, and the opinions of
Robert Frost and
Max Eastman
- Box 6
Bart B. Howard , The St. Louis
Republic, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Oct 31
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing his fondness for her
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 6
Frederick Jacobi , San Leandro,
California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
[1915 Oct]
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/enclosure, w/env.
requesting permission to publish her poem "The
Kiss" in a musical setting
- Box 6
[ ], Department of English, Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 2
ALS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
praising her work and commenting on the Rieder
translation
- Box 6
Edward J. Wheeler , Editor,
Current Opinion, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 3
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
praising the "wonderful lyric qualities" of
Rivers to the Sea , saying that the "songs are so directly
from the heart and life not only of a true poet but
of a true woman..."
- Box 6
Ada Foster Murray Alden , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 5
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her and her husband's,
Henry Mills Alden , admiration
for her `singing leaves'
- Box 6
Helen Bullis Kizer , Spokane,
Washington, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 9
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her
Rivers to the Sea and her ability to "bring a seeing eye to
the most outworn or ordinary situations..."
- Box 6
Kendall Banning , The Players,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
commenting that she is "writing the best singing
verse in the country today" and that "our singers are
all too few and our
Ezra Pound s and
Gertrude Stein s are all too
many!"
- Box 6
Blanche M. Blake , Tennessee
Federation of Women's Clubs, Nashville, Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 13
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
admitting to being an admirer of her poetry, and
planning to read "Off Capri" to
The Centennial Club
- Box 6
Herma N. Clark , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 17
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
telling her plans to write an article on
Carl Vrooman and
Julia Scott Vrooman and wishing
to quote from
Sara Teasdale's verses
- Box 6
Marguerite Wilkinson , Coronado,
California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 18
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
commenting on her "very unusual lyric gift" and
the satisfying
Rivers to the Sea , and mentioning Sara's fragile health
- Box 6
Edward Bliss Reed , Yale Review,
New Haven, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
citing her work as "sincere and artistic,"
thanking her for the German versions of her poems,
and wishing to publish some of her verse in the
Yale Review
- Box 6
Louis Untermeyer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 21
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/enclosure, w/env.
discussing an enclosed review of her
Rivers to the Sea , remarking on the sign of prodigy in
Stephen Vincent Benet (younger
brother of
William Rose Benet ), mentioning
his wife
Jean Untermeyer 's hit with
Amy Lowell , and likens one of
G. K. Chesterton 's poems to
Vachel Lindsay 's style
- Box 6
Miles M. Dawson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 23
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
quoting praises from Mrs. Meynell about the verses
of Sara and of
Margaret Widdemer as well as
expressing his and his wife
Grace Dawson 's delight with
them, and mentioning his new book
The Etchics of Confucius
- Box 6
Robert W. Wilkes , Yonkers, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 26
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem
"Spring in War Time"
- Box 6
Alice Carter Butler , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 27
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising
Rivers to the Sea and especially "The Answer"
- Box 6
Anna Catherine Murphy Markham ,
New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Nov 28
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/enclosure (review of Edwin
Markham's California the Wonderful),
w/env.
sharing her admiration of "the lilt and the lift
of the poems" in
Rivers to the Sea , mentioning
Jesse R[ittenhouse] ,
Margaret Fuller ,
Margaret Widdemer ,
Royal Dixon , and discussing the
hardship of the family of the late
Madison Cawein
- Box 6
Editor, Harper's Magazine, New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 1
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poems "In a Hospital" and "Flames"
for publication
- Box 6
Marie DuBois McCormack ,
Recording Secretary, The Wednesday Club, St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 8
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
informing her that they have elected her an
honorary member
- Box 6
William H. Hills , The Writer: A
Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers, Boston,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 9
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting a personal biographical sketch of her
by one of her friends
- Box 6
Arthur Guiterman , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 11
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her "melodious book" and
commenting on some of his favorite poems
- Box 6
H. L. Mencken , Editor, The Smart
Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 13
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
asking about `The New Moon' and the series of
hospital songs, and thanking her for an article by
Harris Merton Lyon
- Box 6
Edgar Lee Masters , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Ernst B. Filsinger , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 Dec 15
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
discussing
Willard Huntington Wright 's
critical pen, and praising
Sara Tesdale 's songs
- Box 6
H. L. Mencken , Baltimore,
Maryland, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing pleasure at one of her stories and
wishing she would do more prose
- Box 6
W. K. Kelsey , Detroit, Michigan,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 22
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 6
Editors, The Smart Set, New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 22
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
offering fee for her story "The Black Hearth"
- Box 6
Williamina Parrish to
Vine (Colby)
McCasland ,
1915 Dec 24
ALS,
sending an affectionate holiday letter
- Box 6
S[olomon?] L[eopold?] Millard
Rosenberg , Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, to
Ernst B. Filsinger , St. Louis,
Missouri,
1915 Dec 28
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising
Sara Teasdale 's
Rivers to the Sea and saying that no other American poet "so
feelingly, so spontaneously and beautifully senses
the primal human emotions"
- Box 6
Amy Lowell , Brookline,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1915 Dec 28
TLS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
thanking her for the copy of [
Rivers to the Sea ] and commenting on her favorite poems and
on one fault, and promising to send a copy of her own
Six French Poets
- Box 6
Williamina Parrish to
Vine (Colby)
McCasland ,
[1915]
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
sending some old photographs of Vine
- Box 7
Katharine Howard , Salt Lake
City, Utah, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Jan 3
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
explaining that she does her readings "all for
love of the fine new movement in poetry," and
requests a copy of
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
George M. Whicher , Hunter
College, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Jan 14
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
welcoming her book in their
Poets Corner , praising her work,
and inviting her to the College to see the work they
are trying to do for the young women...
- Box 7
Julia Pauline Leavens , New York
Browning Society, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Jan 15
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
mentioning her stay at the Dawsons' (
Miles Dawson and
Grace Dawson ) where she saw
Sara's bridal picture
- Box 7
Harriet Monroe , Editor, Poetry:
A Magazine of Verse, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Feb 1
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting formal permission to include some of
her poems in an anthology of the
New Poetry , with a personal handwritten note at the
bottom and on the verso
- Box 7
Salomon de la Selva , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 4
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his interest in translating some of her
work into Spanish and asking for her published books
and a photograph
- Box 7
Hermina Earnest , Dallas, Texas,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 10
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish "The Kiss" set to
music
- Box 7
Mary James , student at Central
State Normal, Edmond, Oklahoma, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 10
ALS,
4 p. on 4 l., w/env.
discussing a school project and requesting a
letter and a photograph
- Box 7
Edward Bliss Reed , Assistant
Editor, The Yale Review, New Haven, Connecticut, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 24
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
accepting her "Songs in a Hospital" and requesting
one other poem for publication
- Box 7
Vine Colby , St. Louis, Missouri,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 25
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising Sara and her work on behalf of "Ned" (
Edna Wahlert ) and herself, and
enclosing an "honest tribute from Ned"
- Box 7
Editors, Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 25
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
acccepting her poem "Old Days" for publication
- Box 7
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Usona
Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Vine Colby , [St. Louis,
Missouri],
1916 Feb 28
ALS,
4 p. on 2 l.
expressing her satisfaction at hearing from her
and Ned (
Edna Wahlert )
- Box 7
Alfred Edward Housman , Trinity
College, Cambridge, England, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her belatedly for her gift of
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
John Masefield , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1916 Feb 28
ALS,
1 p.
thanking her for the letter and gift of poetry
- Box 7
Clara Root Farr , Clinton,
Oklahoma, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 29
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning her own article on "Masterpieces of
American Women Poets"
- Box 7
Mary S. Wright , Editorial
Department, The Davenport Democrat and Leader,
Davenport, Iowa, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Feb 29
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
praising her
Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems and
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
May Massee , Editor, A. L. A.
Booklist, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 4
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing her pleasure in reading
Rivers to the Sea , and mentioning it being listed in the
April issue
- Box 7
Lucia Sloan Hopkins , College
Club, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 7
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
extending an invitation for her to read some of
her poems at a benefit tea
- Box 7
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 8
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "Child, Child" for publication
if it is not to be published in a book soon
- Box 7
Gilderoy Scott , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 15
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his pleasure with her letter, poems,
and songs as well as his enjoyment in singing her
songs, and mentioning a singing engagement at the
Browning Society Soiree
- Box 7
Louise McNair , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 15
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing of her enjoyment in hearing
Ernst B. Filsinger read Sara's
poems at The Wednesday Club, and inviting her to tea
with
Celia Harris and herself
- Box 7
Ezra Pound , Kensington, England,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 17
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the book which has not yet
arrived and sending regards to "Johns and Miss
Monroe"
- Box 7
Jane Burr , St. Louis, Missouri,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri
1916 Mar 19
TNS,
1 p., w/env.
- Box 7
Merle St. Croix Wright , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Misouri,
1916 Mar 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
calling her new book delightful and commenting on
her ability to "keep command over so sure an
artistry," and enclosing a copy of his poem "To St.
Louis"
- Box 7
Witter Bynner , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 28
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing pride at her letter and gift of
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
A. Walter Kramer , New York, New
York, to
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
Reedy's Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri,
1916 Mar 28
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to obtain the rights to
Sara Teasdale 's poem "Joy" to
use in a musical setting, with ANS from Reedy to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger at
top
- Box 7
L. Camilieri , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 4
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the letter and beautiful book,
and expressing an inerest in setting some of her
poems to music
- Box 7
Horace Johnson , Waltham,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
indicating that he has set to classical music her
poem "Flames"
- Box 7
Grace L. Dawson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 8
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing of activities of the
Browning Society and enclosing a
program
- Box 7
Francis Grierson , Burlington,
Iowa, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 8
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
expressing his certainty that some of her lyrics
will inspire some composer to set them to music
- Box 7
Susie Willis , Kansas City,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 13
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
wishing to secure the "Song Maker" and one other
lyric for use in a vocal number in "Missouri's Place
in Literature"
- Box 7
R. Huntington Woodman , Brooklyn,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the gift of
Rivers to the Sea , and expressing an interest in setting some
of them to music
- Box 7
William Faversham , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 19
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the pretty "Mary Arden poem"
- Box 7
Adelaide Forshaw , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Apr 30
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
enclosing three photographs of
William Faversham and others at
the Shakespeare Celebration
- Box 7
Cedric W. Lemont , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 1
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use "The Kiss" in a
musical setting
- Box 7
William Arms Fisher , Oliver
Ditson Company, Boston, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 2
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the letter and copies of her
poems, and mentioning a discussion with
Edmund Clarence Stedman over what
constitutes a lyric poem
- Box 7
Frank Howard Warner , New York,
New York, to The
MacMillan Company , New York, New
York,
1916 May 7
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to set to music
Sara Teasdale 's poem "I Heard a
Cry"
- Box 7
Henry Wellington Wack , Newark,
New Jersey, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning Newark's Poem Competition and its civic
theme
- Box 7
Lee Shippey , Missouri Writers
Guild, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 19
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting her membership and expressing
admiration
- Box 7
Ray Werner , The St. Louis Art
League, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning her assistance as judge
- Box 7
William Butler Yeats , London,
England, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 May 27
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for her letter and poems, which gave
him a great deal of pleasure
- Box 7
J. W. Cunliffe , Columbia
University, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 June 9
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "In a
Hospital" in a volume of selections from English and
American poets about the war to be edited by himself
on behalf of the
Belgian Scholarship
Committee
- Box 7
Joyce Kilmer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 June 17
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning a meeting of American poets to be held
on June 28 "in memory of
Padraic Pearse ,
Thomas MacDonagh , and
Joseph Plunkett , the three poets
who were executed for their share in the recent
uprising in
Dublin , " and asking for one of
her poems to be read
- Box 7
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Cromwell Hall, Cromwell, Connecticut,
1916 July 8
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
enclosing a request to set to music "Child,
Child"
- Box 7
Louise Holdren Anderson , The
Drama League of America, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1916 July 11
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l.
extending appreciation for her part in the
St. Louis Convention, and
commenting on her two beautiful odes read by
William Faversham
- Box 7
Ferris Greenslet , Houghton
Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts to
[Sara Teadale
Filsinger] ,
1916 July 13
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
offering preliminary terms for the spring 1917
publication of her anthology of love lyrics by
women
- Box 7
Ernst B. Filsinger , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Cromwell Hall, Cromwell, Connecticut,
1916 July 17
TL,
1 p.
concerning
Houghton Mifflin Company 's
acceptance of Sara's
The Answering Voice...
- Box 7
Ernst B. Filsinger , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Cromwell Hall, Cromwell, Connecticut,
1916 July 17
TL,
1 p.
more concerning
The Answering Voice...
- Box 7
Grace Clarke Pierce ,
Indianapolis, Indiana, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 July 17
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting copies of her two Shakespearian odes
both read by
William Faversham
- Box 7
Grace Hazard Conkling ,
Northampton, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Noharet, Massachusetts,
1916 Aug 6
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for her charming note about her
daughter
Hilda Conkling 's poem, and
enclosing some poems by the five-year old
- Box 7
Fay Foster , Alton Bay, New
Hampshire, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1916 Aug 11
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poem "A
Poem of Young Love"
- Box 7
Anna L. Moss , Douglas, Michigan,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Aug 18
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her enjoyment over
Rivers to the Sea , and mentioning Sara's discriminating
comment on
Sappho
- Box 7
Jenkin Lloyd Jones , Director,
Abraham Lincoln Center, Tower Hill, Wisconsin, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1916 Aug 19
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to print her "Testament" in
a little volume of sermons
- Box 7
Henry A. Bellows ,
Vice-President, The Bellman, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1916 Aug 21
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting a poem for publication
- Box 7
Fay Foster , Alton Bay, New
Hampshire, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger ,
Charlevoix, Michigan,
1916 Aug 29
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting again permission to set to music her "A
Poem of Young Love" as well as "When I am Dead"
- Box 7
Mary C. Day , Wellsville, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Sep 20
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
Carl Busch , Conductor, Kansas
City Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Sep 25
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
expressing his interest in having her poetry set
to some `Ozark songs'
- Box 7
Harold Flammer , G. Schirmer,
(Inc.), New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Sep 28
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her lyrics "A
Benediction" in a musical setting by
C. Whitney Coombs
- Box 7
Alice B. Long , West New
Brighton, New York, to
Charles Scribner &
Sons ,
1916 Oct 6
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
asking permission to use the second verse of
Sara Teasdale 's poem "Child,
Child" on a card to be distributed among friends
- Box 7
James Bird , Marietta, Ohio, to
Scribner's Magazine,
1916 Oct 7
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to set to music
Sara Teasdale 's poem "Child,
Child"
- Box 7
H. L. Mencken , Editor, Smart
Set, [Baltimore, Maryland], to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 7
TLS,
1 p.
expressing his pleasure at her new poems, and
mentioning the protest against the Post Office
banning of the works of
Theodore Dreiser
- Box 7
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning letters requesting permission to use
some of Sara's lyrics
- Box 7
Editors, Smart Set, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 14
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "Other Men" for publication
- Box 7
Girard Blair , The Sedalia
National Bank, Sedalia, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 21
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her poems
"Deep in the Night," "Come," and "The Flight"
- Box 7
Paul L. Benjamin ,
Anti-Tuberculosis Committee, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 23
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting an original verse to use as a guide for
contestants in a health poetry contest in which
Harriet Monroe ,
Henry Adams Bellows , and
William Stanley Braithwaite will
act as judges
- Box 7
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri, to
Elsa Barker , Duffield &
Company, Publishers, Los Angeles,
California,
1916 Oct 24
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use one of her poems in
an anthology she is editing entitled
The Answering Voice--One Hundred
Love-Lyrics by Women
- Box 7
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 25
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "August Moonrise" for
publication if conditions are agreeable
- Box 7
Rosalie Day , Catskill, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Oct 31
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
asking her consent on behalf of her singing master
to have a song published using her verse "Jewels"
- Box 7
Harriet Monroe , Editor, Poetry:
A Magazine of Verse, Chicago, Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1916 Oct 31
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l.
commenting on the poems she liked best including a
group of "Songs Out of Stress"
- Box 7
Gertrude M. Richards , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Nov 4
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
admitting that she has been enthusiastically
reading from Sara's poems at her Poetry Readings and
asks for furthur cooperation
- Box 7
A. S. Berghauser , Tusculum
College, Greenville, Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Nov 5
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
seeking biographical information for their club
studying living English and American poets
- Box 7
Julia R. Tutwiler , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Nov 8
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
writing as her agent and enclosing a check for her
poem "The Philosopher" which is to be published in
Good Housekeeping
- Box 7
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
Reedy's Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Nov 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "The Ballad of St. Kevin" for
their Christmas issue
- Box 7
Zella Estelle Leighton ,
Delaware, Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Nov 17
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to publish her poem "The
Cloud" set to music
- Box 7
Maude Haben Luck , Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri,
1916 Nov 20
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish "The Look" set to
music along with some others she is working on
- Box 7
Edward Joseph O'Brien , South
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Nov 20
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
concerning a project with
The Bookman and
Dodd, Mead, & Company in the
form of an anthology of new poems by American
poets
- Box 7
Rosalie L. Hausmann , San
Francisco, California, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Nov 21
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use some of her poems in
musical settings
- Box 7
Julius Kranz , Glendale,
California, to
The MacMillan Company , New York,
New York,
1916 Nov 22
ALS,
1 p.
requesting permission to use "The Cloud" and
"Night Song at Amalfi" by
Sara Teasdale in musical
settings
- Box 7
Cora E. Large , North Tonawanda,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Nov 27
ALS,
5 p. on 2 l., w/env.
admiring her work and wondering how to obtain her
books other than
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
Harold Strong Latham , Editor,
The MacMillan Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Nov 29
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
referring to a letter, November 22, 1916, from
Julius Kranz
- Box 7
William J. Matheson , New York,
New York, to Editor, Scribner's Magazine, New York,
New York,
1916 Nov 29
TLS,
1 p.
admiring
Sara Teasdale 's "November Night"
and commenting on its "wonderful imagery, its
sympathetic feeling..."
- Box 7
Oscar Leonard , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Ernst B. Filsinger , New York,
New York,
1916 Dec 1
TLS,
1 p.
translating a reference to
Rivers to the Sea from Yiddish to English
- Box 7
Robert Bridges , Scribner's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 4
TLS,
1 p.
referring to a note in praise of her "November
Night"
- Box 7
Julia R. Tutwiler , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 5
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
writing as her agent and sending a check for
"Spring Rain" which is to be published in
Century Magazine
- Box 7
Edward C. Murch , The MacMillan
Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 11
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
offering an agreement for her proposal of a book
of `Love Lyrics'
- Box 7
Rudolph Altrocchi , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 12
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
writing of entertaining friends with a reading of
her
Rivers to the Sea and their enjoyment
- Box 7
Edward C. Murch , The MacMillan
Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 14
TLS,
1 p.
sending the agreement for the proposed book of
love lyrics
- Box 7
Henry Gray Glover , Jackson,
Michigan, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 21
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 7
Harold Vincent Milligan , New
York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1916 Dec 28
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
concerning the publication of several of his songs
made from her lyrics
- Box 7
Robert Gilbert Welsh , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
[1916]
ALS,
1 p.
acknowledging her letter and volume of verse
- Box 8
Lee Shippey , President, Missouri
Writers Guild, Higginsville, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 3
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
inviting her to talk intimately about her work at
the
Writers Guild Day at the
University of Missouri
- Box 8
Dorothy Furman , Glen Ridge, New
Jersey, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting one of her bookplates in exchange for
the enclosed one of her own
- Box 8
Walter de la Mare , Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing his enjoyment in reading her poems,
particularly "I Shall Not Care," "Off Algiers," and
"Capri"
- Box 8
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
Reedy's Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 5
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
revealing that he would be pleased to have her
work appear more often in the magazine
- Box 8
Embers McG[ ], Jackson ,
Michigan, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 8
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her poems in the form of a poem entitled
"Why Not"
- Box 8
Carrie Bullard Lewis , Tufts
College, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Jan 16
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem
"Grandfather's Love" in a musical setting for a
colleciton of childrens' songs
- Box 8
Charles Hanson Towne , Editor,
McClure's Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Feb 14
TLS,
1 p.
accepting her poem "Tonight" for publication but
declining "Defeated" due to spacing problems
- Box 8
Edith Lobdell , Chicago,
Illinois, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Feb 16
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "Swans" in a
musical setting
- Box 8
Virginia Roderick , Associate
Editor, Everybody's Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Feb 21
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "Schooners" for publication
- Box 8
Alice Reber Fish , Brooklyn, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Feb 24
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to set to music her two
poems "Joy" and "The Look"
- Box 8
Henry Adams Bellows , Associate
Editor, The Bellman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Mar 2
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "The Strawberry Man" for
publication, and expressing sympathy for her
sickness
- Box 8
Burton E. Stevenson ,
Chillicothe, Ohio, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1917 Mar 27
TLS,
1 p.
requesting permission to use a few of her lyrics
in a revision of his "The Home Book of Verse"
- Box 8
William Withenow, Jr. , Fremont,
Michigan, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Apr 10
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
praising her poem "Dreams" and requesting
permission to publish it in a musical setting
- Box 8
Gustav Davidson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Apr 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning a magazine,
The Madrigal , devoted to the publication of love lyrics
and requesting a contribution
- Box 8
Edward J. O'Brien , Magdalen
Islands, Canada, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Apr 23
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
expressing gratitude for her sending "At Midnight"
which he will include in
The Masque of Poets and send to
The Bookman
- Box 8
A. Walter Kramer , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Apr 30
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
revealing that he has set her poem "Swans" as a
song after receiving a copy of her
Rivers to the Sea
- Box 8
Jane Leland Clarke , Coolidge
Corner, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 May 4
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "Deep in the
Night" for a musical setting
- Box 8
William Frederick Bigelow ,
Editor, Good Housekeeping Magazine, New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 May 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning the changed version of "The Prayer of
the Gardener"
- Box 8
Hamilton Fish Armstrong , The New
Republic, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 May 11
TLS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning a volume he is editing entitled
The Book of New York Verse and wishing to include some of Sara's
poems
- Box 8
Frances Evans Crawford ,
Irvington-on Hudson, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 May 13
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
concerning a musical setting of her poem
"Pierrot"
- Box 8
August L. Baug , Kenmare, North
Dakota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 June 7
ALS,
2 p. on 2 l., w/env.
wishing to have published the enclosed Danish
translation of her poem "Rain"
- Box 8
Amy M. Beach , Hillsboro, New
Hampshire, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 June 22
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting permission to publish a musical setting
for women's chorus of her poem "Dusk in June"
- Box 8
Joseph Jackson , Worcester,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1917 June 25
ALS,
1 p.
requesting permission to use her poem "Helen of
Troy" in a collection of poems about ancient Troy
- Box 8
Sadie A. Frank , Nashville,
Tennessee, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 July 7
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her poem "Sea
Longing" in a "book on modern tendencies of poetry as
exhibited in the sonnet"
- Box 8
Edward J. Wheeler , Editor,
Current Opinion, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 July 10
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
informing her that her poem-sequence "Songs Out of
Sorrow" has received the highest vote in balloting of
the
Poetry Society of America
- Box 8
Blanche S. Wagstaff , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 July 26
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the letter and poem, and
mentioning activities in the
National League
- Box 8
Frank M. Beverly , Freeling, West
Virginia, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 July 31
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
praising her poem "Tonight" and wishing to tell
her about his own brand of poetry-making
- Box 8
Margaret W. Stevens , China,
Maine, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Aug 2
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing her feelings for the poems in
Rivers to the Sea , and commenting on their being "so simple
and natural and real"
- Box 8
Winifred Russell , Gordonsville,
Virginia, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Aug 8
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
seeking help in the way of reviewing with her own
verses and asking where to obtain "Songs Out of
Sorrow"
- Box 8
C. Wharton Stork , Contemporary
Verse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Aug 10
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "Embers" and requesting
material for a free ad
- Box 8
Jean Stansbury Holden , Tryon,
North Carolina, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1917 Aug 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
praising her poem "Schooners" and inquiring about
the names of the vessels
- Box 8
Aileen Cleveland Higgins ,
Duluth, Minnesota, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Aug 17
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
requesting autographed volumes of
Rivers to the Sea to be auctioned for the
American Ambulance Fund
- Box 8
Ralph T. Whitney , 29th Infantry
Band, Camp Gaillaid, Culebra, Panama, to Editor,
McClure's Magazine, New York, New York,
1917 Sep 5
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
requesting permission to publish
Sara Teasdale 's poem "Tonight"
set to music
- Box 8
Harper & Brothers , New York,
New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Sep 7
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
concerning a request for permission to publish her
poem "Buried Love" with a musical setting from Miss
Mima A. Taylor of
Kilmarnock, Scotland
- Box 8
Mrs.
A. R. Wilson , Christiansburg,
Virginia, to The
MacMillan Company , New York, New
York,
1917 Sep 11
ALS,
1 p.
requesting permission to use
Sara Teasdale 's poem "The Look"
in a musical setting to be published by
Harold Flammer
- Box 8
Harold Strong Latham , The
MacMillan Company, to
Sara Teasdale
Filsinger ,
1917 Sep 19
TLS,
1 p.
concerning the September 11 letter from Mrs.
A. R. Wilson
- Box 8
Charles Hanson Towne , McClure's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Sep 20
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
[concerning
Ralph T. Whitney ]
- Box 8
Charles Hanson Towne , McClure's
Magazine, New York, New York, to
Ralph T. Whitney , Camp Gaillaid,
Culebra, Panama,
1917 Sep 20
TL (carbon),
1 p.
concerning his request of September 5
- Box 8
John Warren Teasdale , St. Louis,
Missouri, to
Ernst B. Filsinger and
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 3
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising Sara's love songs and commenting that the
two books [
Love Songs and
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love
Lyrics by Women ] are pretty, and writing family news
- Box 8
Henry J. Filsinger and
Katherine Ernst Filsinger , St.
Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 4
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the two books, one of love songs,
the other a collection of poems by women
- Box 8
Theodore Roosevelt ,
Metropolitan, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 4
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the forthcoming volume and
promising to read it with pleasure
- Box 8
Miles M. Dawson , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 5
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the two volumes [
Love Songs and
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love
Lyrics by Women ] and praising her own love songs as being
of a higher level than the other women's verses
- Box 8
Joseph Kershaw , Plymouth,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 5
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
requesting permission to use her verse "Tonight"
in a musical setting
- Box 8
H. L. Mencken , Editor, The Smart
Set, Baltimore, Maryland, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 6
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the book of lyrics,
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love
Lyrics by Women
- Box 8
John Erskine , Columbia
University, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 10
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for the volume,
Love Songs , and commenting on her "gift for pure
lyric"
- Box 8
Fay Foster , New York, New York,
to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 11
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book,
Love Songs , and finding in it verses for songs
- Box 8
Terry [ ], Housatonic, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Oct 11
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the book of her poems,
Love Songs , and commenting on its "lyric
loveliness"
- Box 8
Padraic Colum , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Nov 4
ALS,
4 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the inscribed
Love Songs and praising her work
- Box 8
Amy Lowell , Brookline,
Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Nov 7
TLS,
3 p. on 3 l., w/env.
discussing Sara's
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love
Lyrics by Women and her own
Cornucopia of Red and Green Comfits and
Vachel Lindsay and his work
- Box 8
John Masefield , Boar's Hill,
Oxford, England, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Nov 11
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the charming little book, [
Love Songs ]
- Box 8
Virginia Roderick , Associate
Editor, Everybody's Magazine, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Nov 22
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poems "Sons" for the January issue
and "When we are Happiest" for a later one
- Box 8
William Marion Reedy , Editor,
Reedy's Mirror, St. Louis, Missouri, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Nov 30
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting a poem for their Christmas issue
- Box 8
Editor, Harper's Magazine, Harper &
Brothers, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Dec 1
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
accepting her poem "The Cup" for publication
- Box 8
John Masefield , Boar's Hill,
Oxford, England, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Dec 7
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
thanking her for the charming letter and gift of
poems
- Box 8
Witter Bynner , New York, New
York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1917 Dec 14
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
praising her volume of poems,
Love Songs , and asking if she has any war poems to
possibly read at the MacDowell Center
- Box 8
Edward J. Wheeler , Editor,
Current Opinion, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1918 Jan 5
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
sending her a poem by himself entitled "Sara--An
Acrostic"
- Box 8
Frank D. Fackenthal , Columbia
University, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1918 June 7
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
informing her of the
Poetry Society of America award
for her volume
Love Songs
- Box 8
Edward C. Murch , The MacMillan
Company, New York, New York, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1918 June 8
TLS,
1 p., w/env.
inquiring about the possibilities of further
work
- Box 8
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Helen Truesdell Koch , Cleveland,
Ohio,
1919 Mar 31
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
expressing gratitude for her letter and mentioning
her own physical weakness
- Box 8
Williamina Parrish , Venezia,
Italy, to
Vine Colby McCasland , St. Louis,
Missouri
1919 May 13
APCS
- Box 8
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Vine Colby McCasland , St. Louis,
Missouri
1922 Dec 21
APCS
- Box 8
Sara Teasdale Filsinger to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
[1922 Dec]
APCS
mentioning
Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems , and asking after her family
- Box 8
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Barbara Crary George , Kansas
City, Missouri,
1926 May 16
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l., w/env.
commenting on the latter's verses and encouraging
her
- Box 8
Edwin Arlington Robinson ,
Boston, Massachusetts, to
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York,
1926 Oct 27
ALS,
1 p., w/env.
thanking her for her book and telling of his
enjoyment in reading it
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , Brook
Bend Tavern, Monterey, Massachusetts, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1930 Aug 10
ALS,
10 p. on 3 l.
writing to her friend after a long interval,
telling of her separation from
Ernst B. Filsinger , a visit in
May to
France with
Margaret Conklin , her problems
since being seriously injured in a taxi-cab in March
1928, and plans for a visit to
California
- Box 9
Susan Meriwether Boogher Bryan ,
Havre De Grace, Maryland, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1930 Dec 20
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
reviving ties with her old friend
- Box 8
Susan Meriwether Boogher Bryan ,
Havre De Grace, Maryland, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1931 Dec 21
ALS,
6 p. on 3 l., w/env.
exchanging family news, and mentioning
Joseph Hergesheimer
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1932 Mar 4
ALS,
10 p. on 10 l.
thanking her profusely for the gift of a
butterfly, mentioning
Jay Van Everen 's praise of it,
referring to her essay on
Christina Rossetti , discussing
Virginia Woolf , comparing the
views of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel
Tower, and saying she would be glad to meet
Mary Ware Dennett
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1932 Apr 15
A & TLS,
5 p. on 3 l.
discussing the lingering effects of the Depression
on New York, and her frail physical condition and
wanting to leave
New York ; and, mentioning Mrs.
Vachel Lindsay , her own
biography of
Christina Rossetti , and
friends
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish , Paris,
France, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California
1932 June 10
APCS
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , New
York, New York, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1932 June 23
ALS,
7 p. on 4 l.
discussing her decreased income, work on her essay
about
Christina Rossetti , and personal
news
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale Filsinger , London,
England, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California,
1932 Aug 21
APCS
mentioning meeting
Christina Rossetti 's two
nieces
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish , Seville,
Spain, to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1932 Oct 25
ALS,
9 p. on 3 l.
discussing life in
Spain ; and giving a personal
discourse on the relationships of
George Bernard Shaw and
Ellen Terry and
Henry Irving , and comparing
Terry to
Eleonora Duse as an actress and
lover
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish , Tetuan,
Spanish Morocco, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California, with ANS from
Grace Parrish
1932 Oct 31
APCS
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to Vine Colby
McCasland,
1932 Oct
A & TL,
3 p. on 2 l., w/enclosures
- Box 9
Susan Meriwether Boogher Bryan ,
Havre De Grace, Maryland, to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Jan 14
ALS,
12 p. on 6 l.
mentioning the latter's "Crumbs,"
Sarah Bernhardt and
Eleonora Duse ,
William Marion Reedy and
Tyrell Williams , and
Virginia Woolf
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Mar 22
ALS,
6 p. on 2 l., with enclosures
expressing her feelings about the gift of the
beautiful butterfly and the importance of childhood
memories
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Mar 28
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
concerning some pictures of
Sara Teasdale
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Apr 4
ALS,
6 p. on 2 l.
discussing
Sara Teasdale 's suicide
- Box 9
Mary Ware Dennett to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Oct 10
ALS,
7 p. on 7 l.
mentioning
Williamina Parrish ,
Martha Prentice Merwin , and
Upton Sinclair
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to Vine Colby
McCasland,
1933 Nov 21
TL
enclosing horoscope and related enclosures
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1933 Nov 27
TLS,
2 p. on 2 l.
discussing
Morgan McCormick and
Isabel (Parrish) McCormick
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
[1933 Nov] Sunday
TLS,
1 p., with related enclosures
sending additional horoscope material
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1934 Jan 8
TLS,
3 p. on 3 l.
remembering
Sara Teasdale 's death and
mentioning old friends
- Box 9
Mamie Teasdale Whelass , New
York, New York, to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1934 Jan 12
ALS,
2 p. on 1 l.
sending a photograph of
Sara Teasdale ; and, discussing
Sara's wishes after her death: the
Christina Rossetti book and other
works remaining unpublished and keeping her life
private
- Box 9
Susan Meriwether Boogher Bryan to
Vine Colby
McCasland ,
1934 May 4
TLS,
3 p. on 3 l.
writing news of
Tyrell Williams and
Nell Niedringhaus Williams and
biographical information
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish , Firenze,
Ferrovia, Italy, to
Vine Colby McCasland , Pasadena,
California
1934 Aug 28
APCS
- Box 9
Mary D. Harris , Lincoln,
Nebraska, to "My Gallant
Potters , " St. Louis,
Missouri,
n.y. June 24
ALS,
6 p. on 2 l.
writing family news and mentioning
Celia [E. Harris]
- Box 9
Celia E. Harris , Lincoln,
Nebraska, to
Williamina Parrish , St. Louis,
Missouri,
n.y. Aug 10
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
mentioning
Vine Colby ,
Petronelle Sombart ,
Edna "Ned" Wahlert , and
Edith Wyatt
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale to
Vine Colby
n.y. [Dec]
APCS
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale to
Vine Colby
n.y. [Dec]
ANS
- Box 9
Celia E. Harris , Lincoln,
Nebraska, to
Williamina Parrish , St. Louis,
Missouri,
n.d. Monday
ALS,
3 p. on 1 l.
mentioning
Caroline Risque ,
Vine Colby , and briefly
describing her life in
Lincoln
- Box 9
[Mary D. Harris] , Mercy
Hospital, to "My dear
Potters , "
n.d. Tuesday
AL,
6 p. on 2 l.
describing the pleasure that the
Potter's Wheels brings her and others, mentioning
Celia E. Harris ' convalescence,
with ANS from Celia, mentioning her own and
Sara Teasdale 's illnesses
- Box 9
Vine Colby to
[Williamina Parrish]
n.d.
ANS,
2 p. on 1 l.
- Box 9
Vine Colby to
Williamina Parrish ,
n.d.
ALS,
1 p.
- Box 9
Mary D. Harris to [the
Potters ],
n.d.
ALS (fragment),
3 p. on 1 l.
acknowledging the photographs of
Celia E. Harris
- Box 9
Williamina Parrish (and
Grace Parrish ), Paris, France,
to
Vine Colby
n.d.
APCS
- Box 9
"Guglielmina"
[Williamina Parrish] ti
"Signorina Vino"
[Vine Colby]
n.d.
ANS
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale , Oxford, England,
to
Vine Colby
n.d.
APCS
- Box 9
Sara Teasdale to
Vine Colby ,
n.d.
APCS
from an "enchanting old place"