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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Bliss Carman papers
Creator:
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929
Identifier/Call Number: mssCarmanb
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1897-1934
Abstract: Papers belonging to Canadian poet Bliss Carman.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Bliss Carman papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Perry King, April 1936.
Bliss Carman (1861-1929) was a regional poet of both the Maritime Provinces, where he was born, and the New England area of
the United States, where he passed away. Between 1893 and 1905, Carman published almost twenty volumes of verse, some of which
were a collaborative effort with Richard Hovey (1864-1900). Carman also wrote prose works on various subjects and, from 1890
onwards, worked as an editor for numerous journals in New York City.
The majority of the collection is verse and prose, almost all of which was authored by Bliss Carman (1861-1929). One poem
was authored jointly by Carman and Mary Perry King (born 1865), and two are credited entirely to King. The collection also
contains correspondence, the majority of which is addressed to Carman. Correspondents include Jane Addams, Hamilton Wright
Mabie, Walter Gilman Page, Charles J. Rosebault, Dudley Allen Sargent, and Charles Hanson Towne.
Processed by Huntington Library staff. In September 2023, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 35387-35481.
Organized in the following two series: 1. Bliss Carman; 2. Other authors, printed material, and fragments.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, American
Poets, Canadian
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts for publication
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
King, Mary Perry, 1865-1939
Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916
Page, Walter Gilman, 1862-
Rosebault, Charles J.
Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924
Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949