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Horace Gregory Letters

 Collection — Box: VMF 6, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf069

Correspondence from Horace Gregory to Weldon Kees

Dates

  • Creation: 1941

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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Extent

3.00 items

1 folders

Biographical Information

Horace Gregory (April 10, 1898 – March 11, 1982) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college professor.  Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gregory was educated mainly at home.  In 1918, he visited New York and Long Island, by he returned to Wisconsin to attend the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  He started to write poetry while in college, moving to New York in 1923 to try to make his living as a copywriter and reviewer.  During his years in New York, he married to poet Marya Zaturenska and published his first collection of poems. His poetry collections include Chelsea Rooming House (1930); Chorus for Survival (1935); Poems, 1930-1940 (1941); Collected Poems (1964), winner of the Bollingen Prize in Poetry; and Another Look (1976).

Gregory published Pilgrim of the Apocalypse, a study of D.H. Lawrence, in 1933 and taught modern poetry and classics at Sarah Lawrence College until 1960.  He also translated to works of Catullus and Ovid.  His nonfiction books include the essay collection The Dying Gladiators and Other Essays (1961), Dorothy Richardson: An Adventure in Self-Discovery (1967), an autobiography called The House on Jefferson Street (1971), the collection Reminiscences (1971), and Collected Essays (1973).  Also, Gregory wrote book reviews that were published in the New York Times and his work appeared in The New Yorker, Contemporary Poetry, The Wisconsin literary magazine, and Poetry Magazine. His poetry is known for its dramatic structure and deep insights into contemporary life's harshness.

A literary critic, translator, biographer, and editor, Horace Gregory was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and lived in New York for many years. His poetry collections include Chelsea Rooming House (1930); Chorus for Survival (1935); Poems, 1930–1940 (1941); Collected Poems (1964), winner of the Bollingen Prize in Poetry; and Another Look (1976).

Source of Acquisition

Purchase, 1965

Processing Information

Processed July 1969

Title
Horace Gregory Letters
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 February 24: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Manuscripts Collecting Area

Contact:
Joel Minor
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495