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Fussiner (Barbara and Howard) collection on Denise Levertov
M2241
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Barbara and Howard Fussiner collection on Denise Levertov
Source:
Fussiner, Barbara
Source:
Fussiner, Howard
Creator:
Fussiner, Barbara
Creator:
Fussiner, Howard
Creator:
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997
Creator:
Goodman, Mitchell
Identifier/Call Number: M2241
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear Feet
(1 manuscript box and 1 half box)
Date (inclusive): 1951-circa 1997
Language of Material: English
Barabara (née Bank) Fussiner and her husband Howard Fussiner were friends of poet Denise Levertov. Barbara and Denise met
in New York in 1948 through Mitch Goodman's brother Howard. Barbara went on to work as the director of the Children's Preschool
in New Haven, Connecticut. Howard was a painter and later worked as Souther Connecticut State University as a professor of
art. Denise and Mitch wed in 1947 and divorced in 1975.
Materials consist of correspondence between the Fussiners and Denise Levertov and Mitchell Goodman, mostly incoming correspondece
to the Fussiners from Denise and/or Mitch. Letters and cards from a few other individuals can be found in the collection as
well.
Denise also signed her name as Denny, Den, D. She also addressed Barbara and Howard Fussiner as B and H.
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by Stanford Libraries in 2017. Accession 2017-190.
[identification of item], Barbara and Howard Fussiner collection on Denise Levertov (M2241). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
American literature -- 20th century
Poets, American
Fussiner, Barbara
Fussiner, Howard
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997
Goodman, Mitchell