Dilys Laing papers

MS-984

Collection

Identifier: MS-984

The papers of Dilys Laing include the continual correspondence of multiple family members, newspaper clippings (editorials, reviews, etc.), corrected scripts, drawings, an improvised Aztec dictionary, personal notes, drafts and chapters of Laing’s book Corazun, printer’s typescripts, files of poems (categorized under such headings as unpublished, in periodicals, in books, etc.), reviews, prose, political writing, and other documents concerning her poetry and writing. The papers document her relationship with her family and her development as an artist and writer and thinker. Several items are worth noting. First, a used linoleum block cut, whose prints appear among her various sketches, which are also worth noting. Second, a fictionalized, prose document about an interview with an unnamed poet who is elsewhere acknowledged to be Robert Frost. Last, documents concerning a Beginner book project which mention correspondence with Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss).

Dates

1917 - 1960

Creator

Laing, Dilys, 1906-1960 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Extent

9 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Additional Description

Overview

Dilys Laing (1906-1960), writer, poet, and artist. Consists of correspondence of multiple family members, newspaper clippings, corrected scripts, drawings, an improvised Aztec dictionary, personal notes, drafts and chapters of Laing’s book Corazun, printer’s typescripts, files of poems, reviews, prose, political writing. Documents her relationship with her family and her development as an artist and writer and thinker.