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Spooner, Ida W ? [Poem beginning:] "If you ask me why I choose, for my rhyme, such a theme."

Description
Personal and professional papers of Conrad Aiken. The collection includes his correspondence, (chiefly letters addressed to him), dealing with his business and literary affairs, manuscripts of his works, with some photographs and ephemera.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1851-1983.
Call number
mssAIK 1-4904
Creator
Aiken, Conrad (1889-1973)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Mary Augusta (Hoover) Aiken,
were subsequently acquired from Various booksellers and filed with the collection.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information. RESTRICTED: Volumes 1-2. Use facsimile reproductions (Volumes 3-4). Originals available only with curatorial approval. RESTRICTED: Boxes 104-110: Correspondence with Jane Aiken Hodge, Joan Aiken, John Aiken, and Mary Augusta Hoover Aiken. Available only with curatorial approval.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Aiken, Mary Augusta Hoover. (1905-1976.)
Aiken, William Ford. (1900-1977.)
Blanshard, Rufus A. (1898-1989.)
Bridson, D. G. (1904-2005.)
Burra, Edward John, (1888-1965.)
Colony, Horatio, (1912-1972.)
Cowley, Malcolm, (1911-1990.)
Eberhart, Richard, (1877-1970.)
Eliot, T. S. (1909-1957.)
Garrigue, Jean, (1893-1988.)
Heller, Erich, (1920-1991.)
Knight, Laura, (1899-1979.)
Lowry, Malcolm, (1885-1977.)
McCouch, Grayson Prevost.
Martin, Jay.
Murray, Henry A.
Nemerov, Howard,
Tate, Allen,
Taylor, Kempton Potter Aiken.
Untermeyer, Louis,
Associated organization
Brandt & Brandt.
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