A Guide to the Susan Glaspell Collection Glaspell, Susan. 7629

A Guide to the Susan Glaspell Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7629

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Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

7629

Title

Susan Glaspell Collection 1912-1922

Extent

18 items

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Susan Glaspell Collection, Accession 7629, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit 20 July 1964

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

George Cram Cook
[Eugene?] O'Neill
[Mary Eleanor Fitzgerald]
Edna Kenton
George Cram Cook
George Cram Cook
Ralph Stuart
Susan Glaspell
Susan Glaspell
The Ape
Alice Rohe
Arthur Davison Ficke
Edna Kenton
George Cram Cook
Mr. Faust
Susan Glaspell

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Athens
Delphi
Greece
Parnassus
Greece

Item Listing

Manuscripts

Poem, " Though stone be broken "
1912 April
TMs, 3 p.
Poem, " The shining rocks "
ca. 1922
TMs, 1 p.

[Dedicated to Arthur Davison Ficke . ]
Poem, " The shining rocks "
ca. 1922
TMs, 2 p.

[In corrected form.]
Extracts from the Parnassus Letters
ca. 1922
TMs, 2 p.

[Collected by Edna Kenton . ]

Letters

George Cram Cook , Greece , to Edna Kenton
1922 May 4
AL, 6 p.

[Mentions Delphi , The Rock of the Sybil, geology of the area, etc.; includes 2 poems, "I lay on the rocks in the cool gorge . . ." and "Beat against me, East Wind . . ."]
George Cram Cook to Edna Kenton
1922 June 8
AL, 2 p.

[Gives her a copy of his "semi-drunken" letter to "Fitzie" [Mary Eleanor Fitzgerald] ; remarks unflatteringly about Fitzgerald's character.]
Edna Kenton to Blanche
1922 June 22
TLS, 1 p.

[Writes of George Cram Cook 's sail to Greece ; discusses closing of the theater and renting it to a different group of players for one year; refers to Jane Street Church episode; expresses gratitude for help on Chains of Dew . ]
George Cram Cook to Edna Kenton
1922 July 10-23
AL, 3 p.

[Discusses possibility of reopening of Provincetown Players with a new group of people; expresses ideas on how this group should be composed.]
Jig ( George Cram Cook ) to Edna Kenton
1922 May 29
AN, 1 p.

[Supplements Susan Glaspell 's letter to Kenton; criticizes it.]
Edna Kenton to Jig ( George Cram Cook ), Susan Glaspell , and "Gene" [Eugene?] O'Neill
[1922] January 22
TL, 2 p.

[Proposes fundraising possibilities for the theater, such as a dinner, a ball, etc.; mentions Mr. Faust and The Ape .]
Susan Glaspell to Edna Kenton
[1922] May 11
TLS, 4 p.

[Includes autograph postscript; expresses fears that a play may not run long; invites her to come to Greece ; requests a copy of Thus Spake Zarathustra in English.]
Susan Glaspell to Edna Kenton
[1922] May 29
TL, 3 p.

[Includes autograph postscript, signed, written in part by George Cram Cook ; remarks about Provincetown Players ' opening night; says he is pleased with reviews; complains that cashier's royalty check has not arrived yet; reports on lovely outing with "Phil" and friends; tells of Jig's drunken adventures in Athens.]
Susan Glaspell to Edna Kenton
[1922] June 26
TLS, 2 p.

[Includes an autograph postscript of [1922] July 2; says she had a wonderful time in camp on Parnassus ; confirms arrival of requested copy of Thus Spake Zarathustra , and arrival of a script.]
Edna Kenton to Jig and Sue ( George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell )
[1922] July 7
ALS, 2 p.

[Reports on a committee meeting concerning Provincetown Players ; mentions actors and financial backers of theater.]
George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell to Edna Kenton
[1922] n. d.
ALS, 2 p.

[Confirms arrival of her letters with first news of Chains of Dew ; describes Athens and its intellectual atmosphere; expresses appreciation for work well done; Glaspell says she is relieved that Ralph Stuart produced her play.]
Susan Glaspell to Edna Kenton
[1925] January 12
TLS, 2 p.

[Tries to explain her emotional state, her frustration in writing about Jig ( George Cram Cook ) after his death; asks her to write about Jig and the Provincetown Players , his upbringing, his life.]

Miscellaneous

New York Morning Telegraph , "The Story of Susan Glaspell" by Alice Rohe
1921 December 18
Interview,

[Glaspell admits to being interested in all progressive movements, feminist social or economic.]
New York Herald review of Susan Glaspell 's Chains of Dew
1922 April 28
Review,

[Reviews the comedy which satirizes bobbed hair and birth control; credits the play with much wit and an occasional line on birth control that hovered "on the verge," according to Glaspell.]