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Engel, Monroe, recipient. Letters from Marianne Moore and Charles Olson (bMS Am 1982): Guide.


"creator" Engel, Monroe, recipient.
Title: Letters from Marianne Moore and Charles Olson,
Dates: 1947-1962.
Abstract: Letters from the American poets Marianne Moore and Charles Olson to the American writer Monroe Engel primarily concerning their writing.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.).
Identification: MS Am 1982
Location: b

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*78M-33

Deposited by Monroe Engel, 17 Hilliard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; received: 1979 May 15.

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Engel, a novelist and English professor, was an editor at Viking Press (1947-1951). Moore and Olson were American poets.

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Moore's 34 letters, 1950-1954, to Engel concern the editing and publishing of her work, particularly her translations of the Fables of La Fontaine. Olson's 41 letters discuss both personal and professional matters. Also includes poems by Olson that were sent with his letters.

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