Special Collections Department
The Emily Holmes Coleman Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 105
Accessioned: Purchases, 1988-1997.
Extent: 50 linear ft.
Content: Correspondence, diaries, poetry, stories, essays, novels, plays, photographs, clippings, passports, brochures, programs, report cards, printed material, and ephemera.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: 1989-1997 by Anita A. Wellner
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Table of Contents
Contents List
Series II. Diaries and Journals, 1929-1970
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents Note
Series Outline
Contents List
Series I: Personal and professional correspondence
Series III. - IV.: Material written by Emily Coleman; Personal miscellany
Series V. - VII.: Materials written by individuals other than Coleman; Photographs; Family Correspondence and papers
Supplement and Appendices: Supplement; Appendix A, List of Poems; Appendix B, List of Correspondence
Contents List
77 Series II. Diaries and Journals, 1929-1970 Extensive diaries and daily journals written by Emily Coleman. Arranged chronologically. 19,431 leaves. F625 1929 Oct 30-Dec 22 100 leaves F626 Dec 23 - 1930 Mar 4 95 leaves F627e 1930 1938 (miniature, leather bound) 15 leaves F628 Mar 4-Apr 13 57 leaves F629 1932 Aug 9-Sep 9 72 leaves F630 Sep 23-Oct 30 53 leaves F631 Nov 30-Dec 23, 1933 Mar 22-23 & Jul 21-24 32 leaves 78 F632 1934 Jun 8-Jul 4 78 leaves F633 Jul 5-Sep 1 94 leaves Note: Includes note from Phyllis Jones. F634 Nov 18-Dec 9 20 leaves F635 1936 Jan 16-Mar 22 92 leaves Note: Includes TLS to George Barker from Coleman. F636 Apr 1-Jun 2 135 leaves F637 Jul 1-21 33 leaves F638 Nov 14-Dec 31 47 leaves 79 F639 1937 Jun 10-Oct 26 81 leaves F640e 1937 Jul 26- ? 80 leaves Note: Also includes Jan 24-28, 1953. F641 Oct 27-Dec 2 84 leaves F642 Dec 5-25, 28-30 112 leaves F643 1938 Jan 2-Feb 14 51 leaves F644e Jan 10-16 "Beyond Blake & Nietzsche I" Jan 11-30 "Beyond Blake & Nietzsche II" 100 leaves F645e 1938-39 92 Leaves Note: Includes quotations from William James and material dated Jan 22-24, 1953. 80 F646 1939 Jan 26-Nov 29 35 leaves Note: Consists of two notebooks with poems. F647e [Christmas] and 1940 Jan-May 43 leaves F648e 1940 Jan 23-Feb 2 68 leaves Note: Includes material dated Jan 28-Feb 7, 1953. F649 Jul 30-Sep 29 and Oct 16-23 70 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F650 1941 Jan 3, Feb 5-Mar 9, Apr 2, Apr 27-May 14, May 14-Jun 15, Jun 16-Jul 11 87 leaves Note: Four notebooks, some concern Tygon and poetry. 80 F651 1941 Jul 11-Oct 28 and Dec 12 134 leaves Note: Four notebooks. F652 Oct 29-Dec 26 55 leaves F653 Dec 27 - 1942 Jan 29 55 leaves 81 * 1942 Jan 20-Feb 11 - See Box 82 F664 F655 1942 Apr 4-Jun 11 62 leaves * * material determined to be dated 1949 – moved to Box 88 F746B F657 Jun 11-Aug 17 64 leaves F658 Aug 17-Sep 8 68 leaves F659 Sep 8-21 20 leaves F660 Sep 21-Oct 14 15 leaves * 1942 Sep 30 - See Box 82 F664 F661 Oct 15-Nov 3 40 leaves F662 Nov 3-13 21 leaves F663 Nov 13-26 22 leaves 82 F664 1943 Apr 13-Sep 9 and 1942 Jan 20-Feb 11, Sep 30 209 leaves Note: One bound notebook. F665 Sep 9-Nov 18 76 leaves Note: Includes Christmas card from Rita and Nightwood article. F666 Dec 16 - 1944 Jan 5 29 leaves F667 1944 Jan 6-Aug 13 202 leaves Note: Includes clipping and poem by Peter for Coleman. F668 Aug 15-Sep 20 77 leaves F669 Sep 21-Oct 20 58 leaves Note: Includes Coleman's story "Angela's Son." 83 F670 1944 Oct 20-Nov 20 53 leaves F671 Nov 20 - 1945 Jan 13 41 leaves F672 1945 Jan 13-23 20 leaves F673 Jan 28-Mar 27 200 leaves Note: Includes "Mother's Prayer for a Seminarian." F674 Mar 28-May 20, May 2-Aug 31, and Mar 27, 1949 80 leaves F675e [1945-1947] Apr 23-May 31 46 leaves F676 1945 Jun 20-25 25 leaves F677 [Jun 24-25]-Sep 28 108 leaves F678 Sep 30 - 1946 Feb 14 67 leaves F679e [1945-47] Nov 13-Dec 5 114 leaves 84 F680 1946 Mar 8-Aug 21 200 leaves Note: See also Box 83 F675. F681 Aug 24-Oct 8 51 leaves F682 Oct 9-Nov 14 62 leaves F683 Nov 14-Dec 25 70 leaves Note: See also Box 83 F679. F684 Dec 26 - 1947 Jan 12 58 leaves F685 1947 Jan [12]-Feb 8 58 leaves F686 Feb 8-Mar 14 47 leaves 85 F687 1947 Mar 14-Apr 17 43 leaves F688 Apr 17-May 23 37 leaves Note: See also Box 83 F675. F689 May 5-6, May 23-June 5 45 leaves Note: Includes Coleman's letter to Commonweal (1951). F690 Jun-Jul 2 21 leaves Note: Includes articles on stained glass windows. F691e Jun 21-Jul 8 53 leaves F692e Jul 26-Aug 25 62 leaves F693e Aug 26-Sep 8 and Sep 9-Oct 14 70 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F694e Sep 11-24 50 leaves F695e Sep 24-Oct 7 51 leaves F696e Oct 15-Nov 6 90 leaves F697 Nov 7-15 28 leaves F698 Nov 15-Dec 4 49 leaves Note: See also Box 83 F679. F699e Dec 3-11 37 leaves F700e Dec - 1948 Jan 1 41 leaves F701 1947 50 leaves Note: Grade book, student papers, and draft of letter to "Dorothy." 86 F702 1948 Jan 5-Mar 4 37 leaves F703 Mar 4-23 44 leaves F704 Apr 3-12 45 leaves F705e Apr 13-17 42 leaves F706e Apr 17-22 42 leaves F707e Apr 22-24 24 leaves F708e Apr 25-28 23 leaves F709e Apr 29-May 6 59 leaves F710e May 13-24 65 leaves F711e May 25-Jun 8 72 leaves F712e Jun 9-Jul 27 55 leaves F713e 1948 Jun 13-19 14 leaves F714e Jul 28-Aug 24 47 leaves F715e Aug 26-Sep 6 26 leaves F716e Sep 6-11 31 leaves F717e Sep 12-19 40 leaves F718e Sep 20-Oct 6 44 leaves F719e Sep 27-Oct 13 52 leaves 87 F720e 1948 Oct 14-23 30 leaves F721 Oct 23-Nov 11 42 leaves F722e Nov 6-22 56 leaves F723e Nov 23-27 60 leaves F724e Dec 2-5 31 leaves F725e Dec 5-13 62 leaves F726e Dec 14-27 61 leaves F727e Dec 28 - 1949 Jan 8 61 leaves F728e 1949 Jan 10-25 54 leaves F729e Jan 27-Feb 6 56 leaves F730e Feb 6-15 60 leaves F731e Feb 15-19 29 leaves F732e Feb 19-26 60 leaves F733e Feb 26-Mar 5 50 leaves F734e Mar 5-14 52 leaves F735e Mar 14-20 52 leaves F736e Mar 20-26 55 leaves Note: For March 27 see Box 83 F674. F737e Mar 26-Apr 2 56 leaves F738e Apr 3-7 55 leaves F739e Apr 7-15 55 leaves F740e Apr 15-21 55 leaves 88 F741 1949 Apr 23-May 30 83 leaves Note: Includes clippings, programs, and ACS from "Lil." F742e May 30-Jun 12 33 leaves F743e Jun 14-15 29 leaves F744 Jun 15-18 20 leaves F745e Jun 18-20 and Jun 20-23 111 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F746e Jun 23-25, Jun 25-26 and Jun 26-Sep 1 82 leaves Note: Three notebooks. F747e Jul 7-19 and Jul 20-27 68 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F748e Jul 30-Aug 15 and Aug 15-21 78 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F749e 1949 Aug 22-24 28 leaves F750e Aug 26-Sep 12 76 leaves Note: Includes clippings and parking receipt. F751e Sep 13-16 60 leaves F752e Sep 17-29 56 leaves F753e [Sep 30]-Oct 4 and Oct 4-10 100 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F754e Oct 11-25 22 leaves F755e Oct 26-Nov 7 48 leaves F756e Nov 9-19 58 leaves 89 F757e 1949 Nov 21-Dec 2 31 leaves F758e Dec 2-14 and Dec 14-19 73 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F759e Dec 19-31, Dec 23 and 1949 Dec 31 - 1950: Jan 8 74 leaves Note: Three notebooks. F760e 1950 Jan 10-20 28 leaves F761e Jan 20-30 61 leaves F762e Feb 1-13 37 leaves F763e Feb 13-15 and Feb 15-20 49 leaves Note: Two leaves. F764e Feb 20-27 and Feb 27-Mar 4 111 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F765e Mar 5-16 61 leaves F766e Mar 16-21 61 leaves F767e Mar 22-April 2 114 leaves F768e Apr 2-14 90 leaves F769e Apr 14-17 59 leaves F770e Apr 17-May 3 72 leaves F771e May 4-Jun 1 149 leaves 90 F772e 1950 Jun 2-13 150 leaves F773e Jun 13-30 91 leaves F774e Jul 2-Sep 15 200 leaves F775e Sep 16-Nov 12 151 leaves F776e Dec 18 - 1951 Jan 19 127 leaves F777e 1951 Jan 17-25 34 leaves F778e Jan 25-Feb 21 66 leaves F779e Feb 23-Mar 13 42 leaves F780e Mar 14-20 27 leaves F781e Mar 20-Apr 13 70 leaves F782e Apr 29-May 7 45 leaves F783e May 8-28 129 leaves 91 F784e 1951 May 28-Jun 12 126 leaves F785e Jun 13-23 147 leaves F786e Jun 23-26 26 leaves F787e Jun 26-29 29 leaves F788e Jun 30-Jul 3 46 leaves F789 Jul 4-17 65 leaves F790 Jul 18-28 32 leaves F791 Jul 29-Aug 13 39 leaves F792 Aug 14-30 33 leaves Note: Includes a poem. F793 Aug 30-Sep 25 43 leaves Note: Includes poems and a drama. 92 F794 1951 Sep 25-Oct 11 38 leaves F795 Oct 12-23 20 leaves F796e Oct 23-24 17 leaves F797 Nov 3-29 34 leaves F798e [1951] Nov 30-Dec 29 48 leaves F799e [1952] Jan 1-Feb 7 52 leaves F800 1952 Jan 18-Mar 16 36 leaves F801e Mar 26-Apr 8 61 leaves F802e Jun 6-20 48 leaves F803e Jun 20-Jul 8 50 leaves F804e Jul 19-Aug 1 38 leaves F805e Aug 5-18 76 leaves F806e Oct 7-29 99 leaves F807e Nov 4-Dec 21 145 leaves F808e Dec 24 - 1953 Jan 1 46 leaves 93 F809e 1953 Jan 3-20 103 leaves F810e Jan 21-22 and Feb 2-7 84 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F811e Feb 8-14 and Feb 17-24 89 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F812e Mar 1-4 and Mar 6-15 62 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F813 Mar 16-Jul 6 246 leaves F814e May 13-28, May 29-Jun 18 and Jun 18-Jul 7 64 leaves Note: Three notebooks. 94 F815e 1953 Jul 7-10 and Jul 10-16 44 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F816e Jul 17-22 and Jul 22-28 46 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F817e Jul 28-Aug 7 and Aug 7-13 55 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F818e Aug 13-22 and Aug 22-Sep 16 50 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F819e Sep 16-21 and Sep 21-Oct 2 42 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F820e Oct 3-12 and Oct 15-27 41 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F821e Oct 28-Nov 13 and Nov 13-23 42 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F822e Nov 23-Dec 11 41 leaves F823e Dec 11 - 1954 Jan 15 and Jan 15-Feb 8 40 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F824e 1954 Feb 8-23 48 leaves F825e Feb 24-Mar 10 49 leaves 95 F826e [1954] 25 leaves F827e 1954 Mar 11-30 49 leaves F828e Mar 30-Apr 25 50 leaves F829e Apr 26-May 20 49 leaves F830e May 22-Jul 13 49 leaves F831e Jul 14-Aug 6 21 leaves F832e Aug 6-28 32 leaves F833e Aug 28-Oct 11 47 leaves F834e Oct 11-Dec 5 49 leaves F835e Dec 8-21 52 leaves Note: Includes clippings and a bill. F836e Dec 21 - 1955 Jan 3 and Jan 3-16 83 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F837e 1955 Jan 17-29 17 leaves F838e Jan 25-Feb 10 33 leaves F839e Feb 11-Mar 11 99 leaves F840e Mar 11-Apr 5 91 leaves F841e Apr 6-30 101 leaves F842e Apr 30-Jun 6 102 leaves 96 F843e 1955 Jun 6-20 95 leaves F844e Jun 21-Jul 3 85 leaves F845e Jul 4-26 91 leaves F846e Jul 26-Sep 11 81 leaves F847e Sep 12-Nov 29 76 leaves F848e Nov 29-Dec 14 40 leaves F849e Dec 15-26 and Dec 26 - 1956 Jan 25 81 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F850e 1956 Jan 25-Feb 20 and Feb 21-Mar 7 94 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F851e Mar 7-28 and Mar 28-Apr 6 63 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F852e Apr 6-17 51 leaves F853e Apr 18-May 8 48 leaves F854e May 10-23 49 leaves F855e May 23-Jun 1 48 leaves F856e Jun 13-Aug 27 84 leaves F857e Aug 28-Sep 10 80 leaves F858e Sep 10-Oct 27 33 leaves 97 F859e 1956 Oct 27-31 39 leaves F860e Nov 1-7 40 leaves F861e Nov 8-18 38 leaves F862e Nov 18-30 38 leaves F863e Nov 30-Dec 14 38 leaves F864e Dec 15 - 1957 Jan 21 36 leaves F865e 1957 Jan 21-Mar 16 22 leaves F866e Mar 17-May 16 61 leaves F867e May 15-Jun 1 51 leaves F868e Jun 1-8 43 leaves F869e Jun 8-27 51 leaves F870 Jun 27-Jul 4, Jul 4-13, Jul 14-21, and Jul 22-Aug 10 55 leaves Note: Four notebooks. F871 Aug 11-30 and Aug 30-Oct 18 34 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F872 Oct 19-Nov 28 48 leaves F873 Nov 28 - 1958 Jan 24 17 leaves F874 1958 Jan 24-Feb 26, Feb 28-Apr 6 and Apr 6-May 8 42 leaves Note: Three notebooks, with photographs, clippings, and drawings. 98 F875e 1958 May 8-30 50 leaves F876e May 30-Jun 9 60 leaves F877e Jun 9-23 44 leaves F878e Jun 23-Jul 7 44 leaves F879e Jul 7-13 40 leaves F880e Jul 13-26 46 leaves F881e Jul 26-Aug 10 49 leaves F882e Aug 10-Sep 49 leaves F883e Sep 1-Oct 11 38 leaves F884e Oct 11-Nov 8 42 leaves F885 Nov 8 - 1959 Jan 8 50 leaves F886 1959 Jan 9-Mar 3 and Mar 3-Apr 1 (Stanbrook #23 & #24) 88 leaves Note: Two notebooks, with a letter from Coleman to Father Victor. F887 Apr 1-Jun 11 (Stanbrook #25) 45 leaves F888 Jun 11-Jul 2 (Stanbrook #26) 74 leaves 99 F889 1959 Jul 2-15 (Stanbrook #27) 51 leaves F890 Jul 17-Aug 1 (Stanbrook #28) 52 leaves F891 Aug 1-19 (Stanbrook #29) 50 leaves Note: Includes copy of letter from Coleman to Gay Taylor. F892 Aug 17-Sep 18 (Stanbrook #30) 53 leaves Note: Includes letter from Coleman to Gay Taylor. F893 Sep 18-29 (Stanbrook #31) 22 leaves F894 Sep 29-Oct 9 (Stanbrook #32) 26 leaves F895 Oct 9-24 (Stanbrook #33) 24 leaves F896 Oct 24-Nov 6 (Stanbrook #34) 24 leaves F897 Nov 7-29 (Stanbrook #35) 30 leaves F898 Nov 30-Dec 13 (Stanbrook #36) 26 leaves F899 Dec 13 - 1960 Jan 19 (Stanbrook #37) 50 leaves 100 F900e 1960 Jan 19-Mar 2 (Stanbrook #38) 64 leaves F901e Mar 2-31 (Stanbrook #39) 51 leaves F902e Mar 31-May 2 (Stanbrook #40) 34 leaves F903e May 2-Jun 2 (Stanbrook #41) 67 leaves F904e Jun 2-Jul 4 (Stanbrook #42) 34 leaves F905e Jul 4-Oct 11 (Stanbrook #43) 90 leaves F906e Oct 12-25 (Stanbrook #44) 90 leaves F907e Oct 25-Dec 12 (Stanbrook #45) 60 leaves F908e Dec 13 - 1961 Mar 11 (Stanbrook #46) 55 leaves F909e 1961 Mar 11-Apr 8 (Stanbrook #47) 60 leaves F910e Apr 9-21 (Stanbrook #48) 57 leaves Note: Includes letter from Coleman to Gay Taylor. F911e Apr 21-May 20 (Stanbrook #49) 54 leaves F912e 1961 May 20-Jun 26 (Stanbrook #50) 54 leaves F913e Jun 26-Aug 1 (Stanbrook #51) 54 leaves F914e Aug 2-Sep 2 (Stanbrook #52) 46 leaves F915e Sep 3-17 (Stanbrook #53) 26 leaves F916e Sep 17-26 (Stanbrook #54) 26 leaves F917e Sep 27-Oct 10 (Stanbrook #55) 42 leaves F918e Oct 10-26 (Stanbrook #56) 26 leaves F919e Oct 27-Nov 28 (Stanbrook #57) 52 leaves F920e Nov 28-Dec 6 (Stanbrook #58) 18 leaves F921e Dec 6-19 (Stanbrook #59) 50 leaves F922e Dec 19 - 1962 Jan 26 (Stanbrook #60) 50 leaves 101 F923e 1962 Jan 26-Feb 11 (Stanbrook #61) 16 leaves F924e Feb 11-Mar 11 (Stanbrook #62) 27 leaves F925e Mar 12-Apr 28 (Stanbrook #63) 28 leaves F926e Apr 28-May 18 (Stanbrook #64) 55 leaves F927e May 18-Jun 1 (Stanbrook #65) 59 leaves F928e Jun 1-21 (Stanbrook #66) 25 leaves F929e Jun 21-Jul 17 (Stanbrook #67) 27 leaves Note: Includes clipping. F930 Jul 18-Aug 25 and Aug 25-Oct 6 (Stanbrook #68 & #69) 52 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F931 Oct 6-Nov 16 and Nov 16-Dec 21 (Stanbrook #70 & #71) 56 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F932 Dec 21 - 1963 Jan 18 and 1963 Jan 18-Feb 24 56 leaves (Stanbrook #72 & #73) Note: Two notebooks. F933 1963 Feb 24-Mar 9 and Mar 9-29 (Stanbrook #74 & #75) 83 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F934 Mar 29-Apr 9 and Apr 9-22 (Stanbrook #76 & #77) 84 leaves Note: Two notebooks, with letters between Coleman and Phyllis Jones, Phyllis Jones letters to Mary, and Wolston Knowles letters to Phyllis Jones. 102 F935 1963 Apr 23-May 23 and May 23-Jun 12 (Stanbrook #78 & #79) 93 leaves Note: Two notebooks, with letters from Phyllis Jones to Coleman. F936 Jun 12-Jul 1 and Jul 1-18 (Stanbrook #80 & #81) 56 leaves Note: Two notebooks, with letters from Phyllis Jones to Coleman and clippings. F937 Jul 18-Aug 30 (Stanbrook #82) 60 leaves Note: Includes letters from Phyllis Jones to Coleman, poems, and clippings F938 Aug 30-Nov 13 (Stanbrook #83) 60 leaves Note: Includes poems by Coleman and letters from Jones to Coleman. F939 1963 Nov 17 - 1964 May 26 (Stanbrook #84) 134 leaves Note: Includes clipping. F940 1964 May 27-Jun 13 and Jun 14-27 (Stanbrook #85) 28 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F941 Jun 27-Jul 19 and Jul 20-Sep 11 (Stanbrook #86) 44 leaves Note: Two notebooks, with clipping. F942e Sep 12 - 1965 Apr 20 (Stanbrook #87) 75 leaves F943e 1965 Jan 10-19 50 leaves Note: Includes letter from Frances Faurer to Coleman. 103 F944 1965 Apr 21-Sep 28 and Jul 6-Sep 13 (Stanbrook #88) 35 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F945 Jun 17 - 1966 Jan 18 (Stanbrook #89) 50 leaves F946 1966 Jan 18-Apr 18, Mar 21-24, Apr 18-May 21 (Stanbrook #90 & #91) Note: Two notebooks. 48 leaves F947 May 21-Aug 5 (Stanbrook #92) 48 leaves Note: Includes letter from Gay Taylor to Coleman and clipping. F948 Aug 5-Oct 25 (Stanbrook #93) 50 leaves Note: Includes clipping. F949 Oct 25-Dec 22, Dec 22-1967 Jan 20 (Stanbrook #94 & #95) 76 leaves Note: Two notebooks. F950 1967 Mar 2-Jun 10 (Stanbrook #97) 42 leaves Note: Includes clipping. F951 Jun 11-Oct 12 (Stanbrook #98) 65 leaves Note: Includes critique of Simon Weil's Letter to a Priest. F952 Oct 12-Nov 26, Nov 27-1968 Jan 5, Jan 6-Feb 6 (Stanbrook #99,#100, and #101) Note: Three notebooks. 64 leaves F953 1968 Feb 7-Mar 30, Mar 31-May 5, May 3-Aug 29 and 1970 Nov 29-Dec 8 (Stanbrook #102, #103, and #104) Note: Three notebooks. Includes a copy of "The Praying Christ", a letter from Benedict to Coleman, clippings, and a poem. 107 leaves F954 [n.d.] 31 leaves
Contents List
Series I: Personal and professional correspondence
Series III. - IV.: Material written by Emily Coleman; Personal miscellany
Series V. - VII.: Materials written by individuals other than Coleman; Photographs; Family Correspondence and papers
Supplement and Appendices: Supplement; Appendix A, List of Poems; Appendix B, List of Correspondence
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