Robert Frost Letter

Collection — Box: 147

Identifier: MSS 0-122

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a typed copy of a letter by Faith Williams, a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, dated July 13, 1953, to Robert Frost, and his reply which is undated. In her letter of July 13, 1953, Faith Williams asked questions of Robert Frost about his poem, "Mending Wall." The answers given by Robert Frost in his reply are very enlightening about the poem under discussion and instructive as to interpretation of poetry in general.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in 1953
Other: Date acquired: 03/19/1965

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

2.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Olive Cross

Processing Information

Processed April, 1965

Subjects

Authors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Poets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings