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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 III. Material written by Emily Coleman
- Novels, 1930-1963
- Prose, plays, dramas, and dialogues
- Essays, 1938-1968
- Stories, 1920-1965
- Dreams, "automatic writing," notes, and quotations
- Poetry, 1925-1972 and miscellaneous
Series IV. Personal Miscellany
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents Note
Series List
Contents List
Series I: Personal and professional correspondence
Series II: Diaries and Journals, 1929-1970
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
104 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman, 1913- [1970s] Includes novels, numerous short stories, essays, dramatic plays, and an extensive collection of poetry. Arranged by genre and then alphabetically by title. ca. 12,400 leaves. Series III.1. Novels, 1930-1963 Two novels written by Emily Coleman. Only Shutter of Snow has been published. 4,230 leaves. Shutter of Snow, [1930] (London: Routledge, 1930 and New York: Viking, 1930). See supplement (F1674) for a letter from Routledge regarding the publication of Shutter of Snow. F955 Original typescript with extensive autograph corrections, [1930] -956 Cover in separate folder. 1 item (153 leaves) F957 Second draft typescript with autograph corrections, [1930] -958 Cover in separate folder. 1 item (154 leaves) Tygon, [1933]-1963 An unpublished novel written by Coleman. See supplement (F1678-1680) for a typescript draft and a notebook containing Coleman's original outlines, notes, and character sketches for Tygon. F959 Typescript labeled "original Ms I," [n.d.] -960 Typescript bears extensive autograph revisions. Pages 1-299. 1 item (308 leaves) 105 F961 Typescript labeled "original Ms II," [1930s] Clean copy, written in the 1930s. Pages 1-154 (Parts 1-3), with cover sheets. Bears the variant titles "Five Year" and "Four Years." 1 item (157 leaves) F962 Typescript (carbon) copy of Ms II, [n.d.] Pages 1-154 (Parts 1-3), with no cover or title sheet. 1 item (153 leaves) F963 Typescript (carbon) of Ms II, [n.d.] -964 Bears Coleman's extensive autograph revisions, corrections by Djuna Barnes, and the title "The Tigon." The typescript includes added pages and rearranged pages. Sections IV and V seem to have original pages of Ms II. 1 item (324 leaves) 106 F965 Typescript of Ms IV, [1930s] -966 Bears extensive autograph revisions, incorporating changes from Ms III and bears the title "The Tigon." The cover bears a note by Coleman concerning the typing of this typescript. Pages 1-177. 1 item (330 leaves) 106 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.1. Novels (cont'd) Tygon (cont'd) F967 Typescript (carbon) of Ms IV, [n.d.] Bears some autograph corrections in pencil, with cover. 1 item (294 leaves) 107 F968 Typescript (carbon) of Ms IV, [n.d.] Clean copy of the 291 pages and cover. 1 item (293 leaves) F 969 Typescript (carbon) of Ms IV, [n.d.] Bears a few autograph corrections (Pages 1-291), with cover. Title changed from "Tigon" to "Tygon." 1 item (294 leaves) 108 F970 Typescript of Ms V, 1953 -971 Bears extensive autograph corrections, deletions, and revisions, as well as the notes: "Revised finally to July 22, 1953-Balcombe, Sussex" and "The Tygon." Pages 1-325, with cover. 1 item (322 leaves) F972 Typescript of Ms VI, 1960-1962 -973 Bears extensive autograph revisions and the note: "Final revision-Feb. 8, 1960 to August 1962." Pages 1-279, with cover. 1 item (279 leaves) 109 F974 Typescript (carbon) of Ms VI, 1960 Feb -975 Clean copy labeled "final revision" February 1960. Autograph inscription reads: "Copy of The Tygon for my daughter Gloria." Pages 1-279. 1 item (283 leaves) F976 Typescript (carbon) of Ms VI, 1960 Feb -977 Clean copy of "final revision" February 1960. Pages 1-279, with cover. 1 item (283 leaves) 110 F978 Typescript of Ms VII, 1962-1963 -979 Bears a few autograph corrections, some rearrangement of pages, and the note: "Retyping of revised version of August 1962 - with addition April 1963." Pages 1-251, with cover. 1 item (250 leaves) F980 Typescript (carbon) of Ms VII, 1963 Apr Clean copy bears title changes. Pages 1-247, with cover. 1 item (250 leaves) F981 Miscellaneous typescript and typescript (carbon) pages, [n.d.] Pages bear extensive autograph corrections and revisions. 103 leaves 111 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.2. Prose, 1947 F982 "The Delights of Death," 1947 -983 Coleman book-length prose about the Roman Catholic Church is autobiographical and theological in nature. Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions and deletions was begun December 30, 1947. Pages 1-249. 1 item (248 leaves) Series III.3. Plays, Dramas and Dialogues, 1913-1964 Emily Coleman wrote a number of dramatic works, most of them are theological in nature. 1,552 leaves "Abraham: A Theological Play," 1963-1964 F984 Typescript bearing extensive autograph corrections, deletions, and revisions, 1963 A play written at Stanbrook, July 12-September 11, 1963 and revised November 19, 1963 September 9, 1964. Pages 1-44. 1 item (38 leaves) "Adam and Eve [a Theological Drama]," [n.d.] F985 Typescript bearing extensive autograph corrections and revisions, [n.d.] Possibly the first draft of this play. Pages 1-96, with cover. 1 item (97 leaves) F986 Typescript with autograph revisions and corrections, [n.d.] Second draft? Includes a letter from [John Coleman] to Emily Coleman. Pages 1-130 with cover. 1 item (136 leaves). 112 F987 Typescript (carbon) of previous draft, bearing autograph revisions, [n.d.] Pages 1-130, with cover. 1 item (133 leaves) F988 Typescript (carbon) of previous draft, clean copy, [n.d.] Pages 1-130, with cover. 1 item (133 leaves) "Christ and Peter: A Theological Drama," 1952 F989 Autograph copy bearing extensive revisions, 1952 Bears the note: "Begun Oct. 2-52... finished after leaving it for a month, Nov. 6-1952." Pages 1-72. 1 item (72 leaves) "The Consequences of Circumstances: A Comedy in Three Acts," 1920 F990 Typescript with a few correction, 1920 Written by for English 16. Pages 1-18. 1 item (18 leaves) 112 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.3. Plays, Dramas and Dialogues (cont'd) "The Converter; A Play in Verse Form," 1952-1953 Originally titled "The Oak." F991 Typescript bears extensive revisions, 1952 Bears the note: "Written Nov. 7-1952 (Peekskill), Revised Nov. 8 & 9-Nov. 11 & 12." Possible first draft with some autograph pages. 1 item (56 leaves) F992 Typescript bears autograph revisions, 1953 Bears note: "Revised 3-10-53 Peekskill." Possible second draft. 1 item (52 leaves) F993 Typescript (carbon) of the previous draft with autograph revisions, 1953 Bears autograph note: "Revised 3-10-53 Peekskill." 1 item (47 leaves) 113 "The Corruption of the Freshman (Our Hearts Devices a Drama)," 1913-1916 F994 Autograph copy of the drama in a notebook, 1913-1916 Bears note: "Copyright 1913, renewed Mar. 7, 1916." The inside cover bears an untitled poem (1914) beginning: "Envy of college, arise!" A poem titled "The Wasted Earth" is laid in. 29 leaves "David (a Play in 3 Acts)," 1952 F995 Autograph and typescript drafts, 1952 Bears extensive revision and dated Sept 11, 1952 (New York). 1 item (15 leaves) "The Death of Jesus Christ, " [n.d.] F996 Typescript fragment, [n.d.] Bears autograph corrections. 1 item (2 leaves) "The Death of Samson (a Dramatic Poems in 3 Acts)," [n.d.] F997 Autograph and typescript drafts bearing extensive revisions, [n.d.] 1 item (72 leaves) "The Dialogue Between Jesus Christ and Gerard Hopkins," 1960-1963 See supplement (F1685) for a 1962 typescript version of this play. F998 Incomplete typescript bearing extensive revisions, 1960 Written at Stanbrook on July 27, 1960. Pages 12-122. 1 item (99 leaves) 113 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.3. Plays, Dramas and Dialogues (cont'd) "The Dialogue Between Jesus Christ and Gerard Hopkins" (cont'd) F999 Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1962-1963 Bears note: "Begun 31 March 1962. Revised 15 Aug-6 Sept. 62 (pp. 1-82). Revised again-October 1962-again 18 Sept.-28 Oct. 1963." 1 item (82 leaves) F1000 Typescript (carbon) bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1963 Bears note: "...finished revision 28 Oct. 1963." 1 item (82 leaves) 114 "The Gospel of Mary," 1952 F1001 Autograph and typescript pages bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1952 Bears note: "Begun Sept 29-1952 (4 pages), Oct 1-continued, Oct 2 finished." 1 item (84 leaves) "Jesus and John," 1952 F1002 Autograph and typescript pages bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1952 Bears note: "A play written to be produced as a motion picture." 1 item (80 leaves) "Paul: A Drama in Four Acts," 1952 F1003 Autograph and typescript pages with extensive autograph revisions, 1952 Bears notes: "Begun 9-20(?), 1952 finished 9-24-52" and on verso of page 56: "This play is able to be done as a motion picture." 1 item (63 leaves) "The Strength of Thomas More: A Drama and A Mystery," 1953-1959 F1004 Autograph draft in bound notebook with extensive autograph revisions, 1953-1959 Bears note: "July 16-1953 Balcombe, Sx. Revised Stanbrook Sept.-Oct. 1959." In the back of the notebook is an autograph poem "The Snowfall" written at Rye (1956). The notebook is unnumbered. 1 item (70 leaves) F1005 Typescript bearing a few autograph corrections, [1953-1959] Pages 1-46. 1 item (46 leaves) F1006 Typescript (carbon) bearing autograph corrections, [1953-1959] Pages 1-46. 1 item (46 leaves) 115 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.4. Essays written by Emily Coleman, 1938-1968 "Art, Science and the Unknown," [1938] Also titled "Art, Religion and the Devil," "Art, Science & Religion," and "Beyond Blake, Nietzsche." Original ideas and notes concerning this article are found in the Coleman's 1938 diaries [F644-645]. F1007 "Beyond Blake, Nietzsche [Darwin]," [n.d.] Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions. Pages 1-19. 1 item (19 leaves) F1008 "Art, Science and the Unknown," [n.d.] Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions. Pages 1-41. 1 item (21 leaves) F1009 Various titles, [n.d.] Typescript and autograph outlines, text, and fragments, bearing extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (27 leaves) F1010 "Beyond Blake, Nietzsche," [n.d.] Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, with cover. 1 item (10 leaves) "[Reasons for] Belief in God," [n.d.] F1011 Typescript and autograph pages of the first draft, [n.d.] Bears extensive autograph revisions. Pages 1-4. 1 item (5 leaves) Typescript second draft, bearing extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (3 leaves) Typescript (carbon) second draft, clean copy. 1 item (3 leaves) "A Commentary on Some Poems of Hopkins," 1967 F1012 Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1967 Notes: "Stanbrook 15 April 1967" and on page 19: "Nov. 23-67." Pages 1-18 plus unnumbered pages. 1 item (24 leaves) "A Criticism of Freud," [n.d.] F1013 Typescript bearing autograph corrections, [n.d.] Pages 1-5. 1 item (3 leaves) 115 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.4. Essays written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) "An Essay on Nightwood," 1944 Includes drafts of the essay and a letter and a note from Charles Henri Ford concerning publishing the piece in View. The novel Nightwood was written by Djuna Barnes. See supplement (F1684) for a five-page essay by Coleman titled "A Study of Nightwood." F1014 Incomplete typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, [1944] Includes pages 1, 7, 9, 10, 12, & 10. 6 leaves F1015 Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions and additions, signed, [1944] Pages 1-28. 1 item (32 leaves) F1016 Typescript (carbon) with a few autograph corrections, [1944] Pages 1-23. 1 item (24 leaves) F1017 Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, possibly incomplete, [1944] Includes a note from Coleman and letter bearing Ford's autograph postscript to Coleman (1944 Sep 22) regarding publication in View. 3 items (24 leaves) F1018 Typescript (carbon) bearing autograph revisions, [1944] Pages A-E and 6, 13-23, and unnumbered pages, with an autograph note from Ford to Coleman. Notes for essay, plus draft of the essay. 2 items (26 leaves) "Faith," "Doctrine of Eternal Punishment," "Christ on Adultery," "Marriage or Giving in Marriage," and "Sexual Love of God," [n.d.] F1019a Series of theological essays, [n.d.] 5 items (8 leaves) "Learning to Love Christ [God]," 1967-1968 F1019b Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions, 1967 Dec 5 Bears the note: "title changed Jan. 16-68." 1 item (8 leaves) "Two Kinds of Literary Genius" (Thoreau), [n.d.] F1020 Typescript and autograph draft bearing autograph corrections, [n.d.] Includes Coleman's poems, "Melville on Land" and "Cremation," on the verso. 1 item (4 leaves) 115 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.4. Essays written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Untitled essays, [n.d.] F1021 First line: "Each man is a procession of phantoms," [n.d.] Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions and note: "Chapt. IV." 1 item (13 leaves) F1022a First line: "The highest expression of religion is the love of God," [n.d.] Typescript bearing autograph corrections. 1 item (20 leaves) F1022b First line: "In the third of St. John of the Cross's really good poems," [n.d.] Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions (Stanbrook). 1 item (21 leaves) 116 Series III.5. Stories from the French Period, 1927 and [n.d.] Many of the stories written by Coleman are placed in particular chronological periods and locations. The stories are arranged by those periods when that information is given. 64 leaves F1023 "Dry Leaves," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (3 leaves) F1024 "The Fugitives," [n.d.] Typescript, clean copy. 1 item (5 leaves) F1025 "Interlude," 1927 Aug Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (6 leaves) F1026 "The Photograph," [n.d.] Typescript and typescript (carbon) with autograph revisions. Three copies of the same draft. 3 items (21 leaves) F1027 "The Size of a Man's Hand (A Love Story)," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (2 leaves) F1028 "The Vicar's Pants," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (3 leaves) F1029 "The Visit," [n.d.] Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and additions. 1 item (4 leaves) F1030 "The Wasted Earth," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions and cover. 1 item (12 leaves) 116 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.5. Stories from the French Period (cont'd) F1031 "The Wren's Nest," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (5 leaves) F1032 [Untitled]. First line: "In the third story of the plaster house," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions, signed. 1 item (3 leaves) 117 Series III.6. Stories from the Stanbrook Period, 1961-1965 190 leaves F1033 "The Colt," 1962 Aug 27 Two typescripts and one typescript (carbon) with autograph revisions. Two versions. 3 items (30 leaves) F1034 "A Daughter," 1961 Sep 11 Two typescripts and one typescript (carbon) with autograph revisions. Two different versions. 3 items (36 leaves) F1035 "The Daughter," 1964 Jul 16 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (4 leaves) F1036 "The Divorce," 1964-1965 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. Two drafts, revised in May 1965. 2 items (6 leaves). F1037 "A Father," 1962 Jun 26 Typescript with autograph revisions, plus clean copies of the typescript and typescript (carbon). Two different drafts. 3 items (7 leaves) F1038 "The Mother," 1961 Sep 11 Two different typescripts with autograph revisions, one with cover and note: "Written summer '61 and destroyed, new version." 2 items (16 leaves) F1039 "The Murderer," 1964 Jun 29 Typescript bearing extensive autograph revisions with a poem, "Story of My Childhood," on the verso. 1 item (15 leaves) F1040 "The Old Man," 1961 First draft is a typescript with extensive autograph revisions. The second draft is a typescript (carbon) copy bearing a few autograph revision and a cover. The second draft was revised 1961 Sep 8. Also includes an autograph note by Coleman. 3 items (20 leaves) 117 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.6. Stories from the Stanbrook Period (cont'd) F1041 "The Priest," 1964 Jul 14 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (3 leaves) F1042 "The Saint," 1962 First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and note: "Original Ms," dated June 28, 1962. 1 item (2 leaves) Second draft. Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (7 leaves) Third draft. Typescript with autograph revisions and Typescript (carbon), clean copy. 2 items (14 leaves) F1043 "A Step-Father," 1961 First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions, dated March 27, 1961. 1 item (9 leaves) Second Draft. Typescript (carbon), clean copy, with cover. 1 item (14 leaves) F1044 "The Truth," 1964 Jul 9 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions, and a draft of "The Story of My Childhood" on the verso. 1 item (4 leaves) F1045 "The Visit," 1964 Jul 4 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and a draft of "The Story of My Childhood" on the verso. 1 item (3 leaves) 118 Series III.7 Stories From the Arizona Period, 1936-1941 444 leaves. F1046 "A Partial List of Stories" [n.d.] 1 item (1 leaf) F1047 "The Bad Boy and Carnival," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions and note: "Written on July 13 for John Coleman." 1 item (12 leaves) F1048 "The Breakfast," [n.d.] Typescript with typed corrections. 1 item (6 leaves) 118 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.7 Stories From the Arizona Period (cont'd) F1049 "The Cat," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph corrections. 1 item (6 leaves) F1050 "The Catholic," [n.d.] Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (17 leaves) F1051 "A Colby Christmas," [n.d.] Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and a note by Coleman on the last page. Previous title deleted was "A Christmas of Character." 1 item (20 leaves) F1052 "The Concert," [n.d.] Previous title deleted was "The Pigs." Three Drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (5 leaves) Second draft. Typescript and typescript (carbon), both with autograph revisions. 2 items (8 leaves) Third draft. Typescript and two typescript (carbon), clean copies. 3 items (12 leaves) F1053 "Concho, February 17th 1941" or "The Dynasts, A Study in Human Relations," 1941 Incomplete typescript with extensive autograph revisions. Have pages 1, 4, 6, 8, 10-11, 16, 19, 22, 25-26, 28, 30-31, 33-34, 36-38, 40-45, 47-51, 54, 56, 58-61. 1 item (36 leaves) F1054 "The Dishpan," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions, with autograph additions related to "The Pony" on the last page. 1 item (6 leaves) F1055 "An English Husband," [n.d.] Three drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (8 leaves) Second draft. Typescript with autograph revisions and typescript (carbon). 2 items (10 leaves) Third draft. Typescript and two typescript (carbon), clean copies. 3 items (18 leaves) 118 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.7 Stories from the Arizona Period (cont'd) F1056 "The Ghost of Allan's Fell [Wilcombe]," [n.d.] Two Drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (17 leaves) Second draft. Typescript and two typescript (carbon), clean copies. 3 items (45 leaves) F1057 "The Heart," [n.d.] Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (21 leaves) F1058 "The Insane Marriage" or "A Marriage," [n.d.] Typescript with extensive autograph revisions, signed. 1 item (23 leaves) F1059 "John Duncan's Dream" or "The Human and Divine," 1936-1937 Two drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and note: "Written in Hulberluline Yorkshire June 1936. Reread Nov. 17, 1937 Seven Pines. Reread February 1940 Vernon Arizona." 1 item (7 leaves) Second Draft. Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (9 leaves) F1060 "The Map," [n.d.] Typescript, clean copy. 1 item (5 leaves) F1061 "The Meadow Pipit's Song," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (10 leaves) F1062 "The Monkey-Word System," 1940 Mar 1 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions, and verso bears a draft of "The Train Journey." 1 item (6 leaves) F1063 "The Neighbor's Cow," [n.d.] Typescript, clean copy. 1 item (3 leaves) F1064 "The Poker Game," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (10 leaves) F1065 "The Pony," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (2 leaves)118 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.7 Stories from the Arizona Period (cont'd) F1066 "Regina Laudis" or "An Abbey of Love," [n.d.] Two drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (10 leaves) Second draft. Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (12 leaves) F1067 "The Ride," [n.d.] Typescript, clean copy. 1 item (7 leaves) F1068 "Sparky Takes a Chance," [n.d.] Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (8 leaves) F1069 "The Train Journey," [n.d.] Four drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. 1 item (8 leaves) Second draft. Typescript (carbon). 1 item (6 leaves) Third draft. Typescript (carbon) with autograph and typed revisions. 1 item (6 leaves) Fourth draft. Typescript and two typescript (carbon), clean copies. 3 items (21 leaves) F1070 "The Treasury of Death" or "The Death," [n.d.] Two drafts. First draft. Typescript with extensive autograph revisions and autograph note initialed by Coleman. 2 items (18 leaves) Second draft. Typescript (carbon) with autograph revisions. 1 item (16 leaves) F1071 "The Visit," [n.d.] Autograph and typescript drafts. See "The Visit" in Stanbrook stories. 2 items (9 leaves) 119 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.8. Other stories with no time period or location designated, 1920-1963 See supplement (F1685) for an untitled short story about Claude and Isabel Batchelor. 59 leaves F1072 "The Book of Fates," 1920 Jan 22 Typescript with a few autograph revisions and note: "English Composition 16, 22 January 1920." 1 item (6 leaves) F1073 "A Day with Agamemnon," 1931-1932 Typescript with autograph revisions. Bear the notes: "Skit about John and Peggy (1931-2)" and "Written I think in 1932, and read to both of them to their intense delight. EHC. (Possibly 1931 they seem to have been in England)." 1 item (4 leaves) F1074 "The Prince of Wales," 1953-1954 Typescript with extensive autograph revisions. Bears the note: "Written Peekskill, N.Y. April 1953, Revised Rye March 5-54." 1 item (10 leaves) F1075 "The Story of My Childhood," 1963 Autobiographical. Two drafts. See also drafts on the verso of other stories. First draft. Incomplete typescript with extensive autograph revisions and dated January 3, 1963. Consists of pages 22-29. 1 item (4 leaves) Second draft. Typescript with autograph revisions. 1 item (35 leaves) Series III.9. Dreams, 1959-1960 F1076 Original notes and transcripts of Coleman's dreams recorded in 1959-1960. Autograph and typescript copies with autograph corrections. 1 item (84 leaves) Series III.10. "Automatic Writing," 1959 Drafts and versions of documents "automatically written" by Coleman. F1077 Automatic Writing - Documents Part II, 1959 Jul 28 -1078 Typescript bearing autograph revisions note: "Begun 1959: July 28." Cover housed in F1078. Stanbrook. 1 item (187 leaves) F1079 Automatic Writing. Documents Part II, 1959 Jul 28 Typescript (carbon) bearing a few autograph revisions and note: "Begun 1959: July 28." Stanbrook. 1 item (187 leaves) Box 119 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.10. "Automatic Writing" (cont'd) F1080 Automatic Writing. Part II, [n.d.] Typescript and typescript (carbon) drafts with a few autograph revisions. Pages 1-7 and 93-94. 2 items (18 leaves) F1081 "Excerpts from diary relating to Gay, Sebastian, Emily." Documents I-X, 1959 -1082 Typescript with autograph revisions and cover (F1082). 1 item (176 leaves) 120 Series III.11. Composition notebooks from Coleman's school days, 1913 & [n.d.] F1083 "Classics Notebook," 1913 Dec 6 Bound autograph notebook with pages inserted. 1 item (22 leaves) "English Classics and Other Subjects," [n.d.] Bound autograph notebook with pages inserted. 1 item (49 leaves) Series III.12. Notes by Coleman for her self-education, [n.d.] F1084 Two composition notebooks with autograph notes concerning Dawson, Maritain, Newman, and others, [n.d.] Includes loose pages about music, philosophy, and literature. 2 items (155 leaves) Series III.13. Quotations, [n.d.] F1085 Copied excerpts from the Bible, Paradise Lost, Alice Hutin, Song of Myself, The Ode on Intimations of Immortality, [n.d.] Autograph and typescript copies. 60 leaves *See supplement (F1686) for a report regarding Coleman's work on a mailing list for Forman's, 1921 121 Series III. Material written by Emily Coleman (cont'd) Series III.14. Poetry, 1925-1972 Numerous poems written by Coleman. Includes single poems, collections of poems, and fragments. Many are autobiographical in nature and reflect on friends and religion. See Appendix A for an alphabetical list of titles. Approximately 4,165 leaves. See supplement for folders containing other poetry written by Coleman (poems in the supplement are also listed in Appendix A). F1086 "Absalom" - "The Mystic Rose" -1357 122 F1358 "New York from the Woolworth Building" - Notebook which held "Poems for -1550 Dunstan" 123 Series III.15. Miscellaneous material written by Coleman, [n.d.] F1551 Consists of unidentified fragments of material in Coleman hand, [n.d.] Includes fragments of correspondence, notes, diaries (?), as well as stories and essays. (124 leaves) Series IV. Personal Miscellany: Information about Coleman, 1928-1957 See supplement for a copy of Emily Coleman's divorce document from Loyd Ring Coleman (F1687) and notes made by Coleman regarding her health, daily activities, etc. Arranged chronologically in subseries (F1688). Series IV.1. Passports issued for Emily Holmes Coleman, 1928-1957 F1553 Passports for 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1953 (2 passports), and 1957 8 items Series IV.2. Miscellaneous material, [n.d.] F1554 Includes an address book, programs, medical information, social security cards, and other information. 12 items (50 leaves)
Contents List
Series I: Personal and professional correspondence
Series II: Diaries and Journals, 1929-1970
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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