Ina D. Coolbrith Letters to Charles Warren Stoddard: Finding Aid mssHM 38419-38485

Gayle M. Richardson
The Huntington Library
November 2023
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
Title: Ina D. Coolbrith letters to Charles Warren Stoddard
Creator: Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1841-1928
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 38419-38485
Physical Description: 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1868-1898
Abstract: A collection of letters from Ina D. Coolbrith, American poet, to Charles Warren Stoddard.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Ina D. Coolbrith letters to Charles Warren Stoddard, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Charles E. Goodspeed, December 1923.

Custodial History

Transferred from the Rare Books Department to the Manuscripts Department, February 1934.

Biographical / Historical

Ina Donna Coolbrith (1841-1928) was a poet, writer, librarian, and an important figure in the California literary community; she was poet laureate of California from 1906 to 1928.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909) was an American author and editor.

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters from poet Ina D. Coolbrith to her friend, writer Charles Warren Stoddard. The collection also includes a letter to Stoddard from Coolbrith and Albert Gerberding, a letter to Stoddard from Harrison Gurard, two poems and one folder of ephemera.

Processing Information

Processed by Huntington Library Staff in approximately 1935; in November 2023, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Authors, American -- 19th century
Poets, American -- California
Women poets, American -- California
Letters (correspondence)
Poems
Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909

Box 1, Folder 1-68

Ina D. Coolbrith letters to Charles Warren Stoddard 1868-1898