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Title: Elizabeth Corbett papers
Collection number: 0148
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1952-1969
Abstract: Correspondence between novelist Elizabeth Corbett (b. 1887, Aurora, Ill., d. 1981, New York, NY) and Laura Burmeister; includes
typescript poems.
creator:
Burmeister, Laura E.
creator:
Corbett, Elizabeth Frances, 1887-
[Box/folder# or item name], Elizabeth Corbett papers, Collection no. 0148, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Gift of Laura Burmeister.
Elizabeth Corbett was born in Aurora, Illinois in 1887 and lived with her family in the Northwestern Branch of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukeer. She was awarded a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1910,
where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Corbett wrote a series of popular historical or period novels. Her books were especially
popular among women. She died January 24, 1981 at age 93.
This collection consists of writings by Elizabeth Corbett. It includes both correspondence between Corbett and servicemen
in Korea who advertised in newspapers requesting letters, and correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister.
Many of these letters include poems by Corbett and newspaper clippings. The correspondence between Corbett and Burmeister
is generally about Corbett's daily life. She often makes references to the Model School, which both Corbett and Burmeister
attended. In addition to information about the lives of servicemen in Korea, this collection contains information about the
declining state of the newspaper business and newspaper strikes (1.22, 2.11) in the United States.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Burmeister, Laura E. -- Archives
Corbett, Elizabeth Frances, 1887- -- Archives
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources
Clippings
Correspondence
Poems