Overview
Primarily poems and other literary works by Canadian poet Bliss Carman.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1912 and undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (6 volumes and 1 box)Consists of poems and other literary writings, a pencil drawing of Carman by Oliver Herford, clippings, photographs, and other items.
Biographical / Historical
Carman was a Canadian poet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
42M-973-1013F, 43M-697, 45M-237F, 46M-27. Gift of Dr. William Inglis Morse, 17 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, 38 Mass; Received: 1943 June 30; 1944 May 29; 1946 March 29; and 1946 October 2.
62M-2. Purchased with the Morse Fund; received: 1962 July 16.
- Title
- Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929. Bliss Carman papers, 1862-1912: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01516
Repository Details
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