Hildegarde Flanner Papers, 1923-1983, bulk 1923-1953

Summary

Creators:

Flanner, Hildegarde, 1899-1987.

Abstract:

This collection consists of manuscripts by American poet Hildegarde Flanner (1899-1987), correspondence and recollections of Olive Percival (1869-1945), and letters to poet Ethel Hamilton Hinkle. The letters contain occasional references to Flanner's sister, the author and journalist Janet Flanner, as well as to Harriet Monroe and other literary figures.

Extent:

166 pieces in 4 boxes

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains three parts: 1) manuscripts by Hildegarde Flanner (11 poems, 1923-1924, and recollections of Olive Percival, 1983), 2) correspondence with author Olive Percival (120 letters, 1923-1944), and 3) letters to poet Ethel (Hamilton) Hinkle (52 letters, 1923-1953). The letters contain occasional references to her sister, author and journalist Janet Flanner, as well as to Harriet Monroe and other literary figures. Subject matter includes literary interests and personal affairs.

Biographical / historical:

American poet Hildegarde Flanner (1899-1987, whose full name was June Hildegarde Flanner, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1899, educated at Sweet Briar College and the University of California. Her works were published in periodicals such as Poetry, Voices, Saturday Review of Literature, New Republic, New Yorker, and Westways. She has also written the following volumes: This Morning (1920), Young Girl (1920), Mansions (1920), That Endeth Never (1921), A Tree in Bloom and Other Verses (1924), Time's Profile (1929), Valley Quail (1929), In Galilee (1932), If There is Time (1942), Poems (1958), In Native Light (1970), The Hearkening Eye (1980) and A Vanishing Land (1980). Her books of poetry were illustrated by her husband, the artist and architect Frederick Monhoff. Flanner's honors included the Emily Chamberlain Cook Prize in 1920 and New Direction's Poet of the Month in 1942.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Hildegarde Flanner in September, October, and November 1983.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following manner: 1. Manuscripts by Hildegarde Flanner and Olive Percival correspondence (Box 1); 2. Olive Percival correspondence (Boxes 2-3); 3. Letters to Ethel Hamilton Hinkle (Box 4).

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Women poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century.
Poems -- United States -- 20th century.

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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