Marianne Moore Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms085

Staff Only

The Marianne Moore Papers consists of correspondence principally between Mona Van Duyn, Charles Guenther, Chancellor and Mrs. Thomas H. Eliot and William Matheson, a typescript [carbon] manuscript of critical review of Louise Bogan's Selected Criticism and Kenneth Burke's Book of Moments, a typescript draft of Quoting an also private thought [poem], and a clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1952-1978

Creator

Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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Extent

1.00 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical Information

Marianne Moore, one of the most famous American poets of the 20th century, was born in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. She was raised in Pennsylvania and began writing poetry while studying at Bryn Mawr College. In 1924, she won the Dial Award for her collection Observations (1924) and was hired as an editor at Dial, where she worked until 1929 when the magazine ceased publication. Moore was recognized from her youngest days as a poet of extraordinary talent and received many awards, fellowships, and honorary degrees throughout her life. In 1952, her Collected Poems captured the three major poetry prizes: The National Book Award, The Bollingen Prize, and The Pulitzer Prize.