Special Collections Department
Katherine Hoskins Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 200.
Accessioned: Purchase 1988.
Extent: 4 linear ft. (700 items)
Content: Letters, poetry, prose manuscripts, photographs, clippings, galley proofs, notes,
scrapbooks, yearbook, documents, programs, invitations, genealogical information, periodicals.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: 1991 by Wendy van Wyck.
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Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
- Series I. Correspondence
- Series II. Poetry
- Series III. Prose
- Series IV. Dramatic Works
- Series V. Scrapbook & Clippings
- Series VI. Miscellaneous Personal Papers
- Series VII. Family Papers
- Series VIII. Published Materials
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Contents List
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Series Outline
Contents List
1 Series I. Correspondence. Consists of 161 items, including letters, poetry, prose manuscripts, photographs, clippings, and photocopies sent to Hoskins between 1922 and 1988. Included is correspondence from friends, publishers, and literary figures such as Wallace Stevens, Virgil Thomson, William Carlos Williams, Robert Lowell, William Meredith, and Malcolm Cowley. Also included are numerous prose and poetry manuscripts sent to Hoskins by John Holmes, Will Davenport, Francis Golffing, and Barbara Gibbs Golffing. Folders 1-36 are arranged chronologically; the material in folders 37-48 is undated. F1- Correspondence, 1922-1982 - 91 items. F25 2 F26- Correspondence, 1983-1988 and undated - 70 items. F48 3 Series II. Poetry. Consists of typescript manuscripts and galley proofs of poems gathered toward the published collections Out in the Open (1959) and Excursions (1967). Also included is a group of autograph and typescript manuscripts of individual titled poems. Series II.1. Out in the Open. Material toward Out in the Open, a poetry collection published in 1959 by Macmillan. Consists of two typescript drafts and two sets of galley proofs. F49 Material toward Out in the Open. [n.d.] Ts and Ts [carbon], 47p (47 leaves). With autograph corrections "Deasil by Katherine Hoskins and Poems from A Penitential Primer" written on the first page of the manuscript. Includes ca. 31 poems, 25 of which appear in Out in the Open. F50 Material toward Out in the Open. [n.d.] Ts, 56p (56 leaves). The first page is a table of contents with autograph corrections. Hoskins has listed journal names after the titles of some of the poems, eg. Yale Review, Poetry, New Yorker, Nation, etc. The manuscript contains ca. 40 poems; some have been crossed out in the table of contents, and others have been added. All but one of the poems in the manuscript appear in the published version of Out in the Open. F51 Galley Proofs for Out in the Open. [n.d.] (24 leaves). Removed to Galleys. F52 Galley Proofs for Out in the Open. [n.d.] (29 leaves). Removed to Galleys. Series II.2. Excursions. Material toward Excursions, a poetry collection published in 1967 by Atheneum Press. The collection contains 26 new poems under the title Excursions, and selected poems from A Penitential Primer (1945), Villa Narcisse (1956), and Out in the Open (1959). F53 Material toward Excursions. [n.d.] Ts, 33p (33 leaves). With light autograph corrections. On the title page is typed "EXCURSIONS with GRACE NOTES by Katherine Hoskins." The author's name and address are written on the title page. Includes a table of contents and 22 poems from the "Excursions" section of the collection. F54 Material toward Excursions [n.d.] Ts, 38p (38 leaves). Title page reads "EXCURSIONS with GRACE NOTES by Katherine Hoskins." Includes a table of contents and 23 poems from the "Excursions" section of the collection. Includes a photocopy of the manuscript folder. F55 Material toward Excursions [n.d.] Ts, 107p (107 leaves). Complete manuscript for the Excursions collection (includes selections from A Penitential Primer, Villa Narcisse, and Out in the Open). Contains ca. 70 poems and numerous autograph notes regarding printing styles, positioning of type, galley divisions, etc. 3 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.2. Excursions (cont'd) F56 Galley proofs for Excursions [1966]. (68 leaves). A complete set of the author's first proof. The note on the top of the proofs says they should be returned by Oct. 21, 1966. Heavily marked with autograph notes and corrections. Removed to Galleys. F57 Galley proofs for Excursions [1966]. 14p (7 leaves). Incomplete set of the author's second proof with autograph notes and corrections. The note on top of the proofs says they must be returned by Nov. 15, 1966. Removed to Galleys. F58 Galley proofs for Excursions [1966] 14p (7 leaves). Incomplete set of confirmation page proofs with a few autograph notes. Dated Nov. 25, 1966. Removed to Galleys. F59 Sample pages for Excursions. 1966 Sept. 21. 4p (1 leaf). F60 Sample covers for Excursions. [ca. 1966]. Includes four different sample covers. Series II.3. Individual Poems. Consists of approximately 100 autograph and typescript poems, many of which appear in Out in the Open (1959) and Excursions (1967). At the top of some of the poems Hoskins has listed names of journals and magazines, perhaps indicating where each poem was submitted. A date has been pencilled in on some of the poems, and many of them contain numerous autograph corrections. The poems are arranged in alphabetical order. Also included are some of Hoskins' poetry translations. F61 Absence. 1963 May 25. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Original title, "Divorce," has been crossed out. Acceptance and Welcome. 1960 Feb. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Also titled "For Tazio." Amor Victus. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Author's typed signature and address at the bottom. Anne's Woods. 1958 Feb. Ts, 2p (2 leaves). 3 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F62 Army Air Force Show. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). At Alessandro's Harbor View. [n.d.] AMS, 3p (3 leaves). Transcriptions of Civil War letters on the verso. At Giuffre's "Harbor View." 1957 June. Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Author's typed signature and address at the bottom. F63 Bacchanal. 1954 July. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Book Report. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). Book Report. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). Signed by the author. Brothers. 1954 Feb. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F64 The Byfield Rabbit. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). The Byfield Rabbit. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). The Byfield Rabbit. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). The Byfield Rabbit. 1961 June 27. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). 4 F65 The Chimera. 1954 May. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Colloquy on a Departure. 1957 Nov. Ts, 4p (4 leaves). Come and Gone. 1961 Dec. 4. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F66 The Coming of Wisdom. 1954 April. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Conditions of Work. 1958 April. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Confreres. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). A Confrontation. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Signed and addressed by the author. Also signed by the author on verso. 4 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F67 Constancy (The Faithful Heart). [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Constant Vigil (Devotion). [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). Cote d'Azur. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). F68 Da Ming. 1963 Oct. 21. Ts, 3p (3 leaves). December. 1965 Jan. 15. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). The Dutchman's-Pipe Vine. 1955 Oct. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Duty. 1956 March. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F69 An Education (for Randall Jarrell). 1960 April. Ts, 3p (3 leaves). An Ending. [n.d.] Ts [carbon], 5p (5 leaves). Author's typed signature at the end. F70 An Environment. 1962 April 10. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Eve's Eden (from Mark Twain). 1956 March 12. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Explication de Texte. 1962 May 11. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Originally entitled "For the Critics." F71 Fair Fallen. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Five Valentines for One. [n.d.] Ts, 6p (4 leaves). Pages are folded and placed in a red construction paper folder. For the Inheritors. 1958 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). For Ranier Maria Rilke. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). From the Provinces. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Funny Doings. 1960 March. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). 4 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F72 The Game. 1958 Nov. Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Originally entitled "Of Friendship." The Game. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). A Guided Tour. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Guilt. 1954 Feb. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F73 Heads or Tails. 1953 Dec. - 1954 Feb. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Originally entitled "Two Sides of the Medal." Hell's Bluebird. [n.d.] Ts [carbon], 1p (1 leaf). A Hercules. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Honi Soit. 1958 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Previous titles were "A Rescue" and "A Scandal". Horti-cultural. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). F74 In Praise. 1961 Aug. 20. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). A Journey. [n.d.] Ts, 4p (4 leaves). A Kind of Progress. 1955 Nov. Ts, 2p (2 leaves). F75 The Lass of Lesbos Isle. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Last Resource. 1954 May. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). The Life of Action. 1962 Aug. 21. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Lit. Crit. 1964 April 3. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Author's typed signature at the bottom. F76 Manual. 1954 March. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). A Masque of Leaving. [n.d.] AMS, 5p (5 leaves). 4 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F77 A Merry Meeting. 1966 March 22. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Mid-Day and All Saint's Church (Peterborough, N.H.). 1955 March. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Morning. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Originally entitled "Morning in Temple." Mourning as Making. 1965 Feb. 23. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Mourning as Making. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Author's signature and address typed at bottom. F78 Narcissus Justified. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Night Piece. 1958 May. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Not Lotte. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). Now Plus Then. 1962 Feb. 22. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Nuit Blanche. 1954 Oct. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F79 Old and Middle Age. 1956 Dec. Ts, 3p (3 leaves). Pandora - '63. 1963 June 3. Ts, 3p (3 leaves). The Partridge Tree. 1954 Jan. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F80 Perhaps to Profit. 1960 March. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Pity As Power. 1966 April 8. Ts, 2p (2 leaves). Priest and Populace. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Also titled "A Litany from the Ivory Tower." Prodigal Love. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Prothalamion. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). 4 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F81 Rain. [n.d.] AMS, 1p (1 leaf). A Rescue. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Same text as "Honi Soit." Snow-White and Rose-Red. 1965 May 25. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Song for Many Heroes. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Success. 1959 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Success. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F82 A Tapestry. 1952 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). The Thirty-First Listener. 1957 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). To Apollo Musagetes. 1957 April. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). To Live At All. 1958 May. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F82 The Truthful Past. 1954 Oct. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Author's typed signature at the bottom. F83 The Unpowerful. 1956 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). The Unpowerful. 1956 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Author's typed signature and address at the bottom. A Way of Being. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). A Wedding in the Country. 1961 Nov. 8. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Welcome. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). 4 Series II. Poetry (cont'd) Series II.3. Individual Poems (cont'd) F84 The Were-Wolf. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). When Snow Falls. 1956 Nov. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Where Is It That We Go? 1955 April. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Winter Solstice. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F85 Year of the Gypsy moth. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Originally entitled "Isolationist." The Youngest Schizophrene. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). The Young Wife's Song. 1954 April. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Untitled. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Untitled. [n.d.] Ts, 1p (1 leaf). F86 Miscellaneous poem fragments. [n.d.] AMS and Ts, 17p (13 leaves). F87 Poetry translations. Includes Hoskins' autograph translations of Baudelaire's "Spleen-3" along with the Sept. 1961 issue of Poetry in which Robert Lowell translated the same poem. Also included is Eugenio Montale: Selected Poems (New York: New Directions Publishing Co., 1965). The book contains Hoskins' autograph notes concerning the translation of the poems. 5 Series III. Prose. Consists of approximately 40 undated autograph and typescript prose pieces. Included are short stories, a novel, essays, and examples of what Hoskins calls "Notes" or "Conversation Pieces." On some of the manuscripts Hoskins has listed the names of journals, probably indicating where each piece was submitted. Most of the typescript manuscripts contain autograph corrections and revisions, as well as Hoskins' name and address. Series III.1. Fiction. Consists of 10 short stories, a children's story, and one unpublished novel, A Very Gallant Action. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically. F88 Christmas Day in the Morning. [ca. 1940?] Ts, 17p (17 leaves). Signed by the author. F89 Doors - Blue Eyes. [n.d.] Ts, 4p (4 leaves). F90 Growth in Troubled Times. [n.d.] Ts, 26p (26 leaves). F91 Hubert. [n.d.] AMS, 11p (28 leaves). F92 Hubert. [n.d.] Ts, 7p (7 leaves). Hubert. [n.d.] Ts [carbon], 2p (2 leaves). F93 Jasper's Journey. A Story for Children. [n.d.] Ts, 58p (58 leaves). The title page is stamped with the address of "Frieda Fishbein, author's representative." Attached to the manuscript is a card reading "Merry Christmas - Camilla." Includes photocopy of original folder. F94 The Long Journey of Manuel Valdes. [n.d.] Ts, 26p (26 leaves). Signed by the author. F95 Ral Pepperell - R.I.P. [n.d.] AMS, 12p (12 leaves). Ral Pepperell - R.I.P. [n.d.] AMS, 14p (14 leaves). F96 Romance. [n.d.] Ts, 9p (9 leaves). Signed by the author. F97 The Summer Time of Walter Thomas. [n.d.] Ts, 27p (27 leaves) 5 Series III. Prose (cont'd) Series III.1. Fiction (cont'd) F98 The Summer Time of Walter Thomas. [n.d.] Ts, 30p (30 leaves). F99 The Summer Time of Walter Thomas. [n.d.] Ts, 30p (30 leaves). F100 A Touch of Grey. [n.d.] Ts, 7p (7 leaves). Typed signature at the end has been crossed out and "Catherine Lyer" written underneath. F101 A Very Gallant Action (Part One). [n.d.] Ts, 123p (123 leaves). Includes table of contents. 6 F102 A Very Gallant Action (Part Two). [n.d.] Ts, 161p (161 leaves). F103 What Is In It For Me? [n.d.] Ts, 6p (6 leaves). F105 What's In It For Me? [n.d.] Ts, 7p (7 leaves). F104 What's In It For Me? [n.d.] Ts, 7p (7 leaves). Series III.2. Miscellaneous prose. Includes two essays, a translation, her childhood memories, and Hoskins' "notes." These notes consist of reactions and observations on various topics, arranged in numbered paragraphs. "Conversation Pieces," "Grace Notes," and "KP's Post-Card Album" all use this format. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically. F106 Boxed-For Graduation (essay). [n.d.] Ts, 5p (5 leaves). F107 Conversation Pieces. 1951 March. AMS, 75p (75 leaves). F108 Conversation Pieces. [n.d.] Ts, 11p (11 leaves). F109 Conversation Pieces. [n.d.] Ts, 24p (24 leaves). Consists of 193 items. F110 Conversation Pieces II. [n.d.] Ts, 7p (7 leaves). F111 Conversation Pieces III. [n.d.] Ts, 15p (15 leaves). F112 Conversation Pieces. [n.d.] Ts, 6p (6 leaves). F113 Fathers and Daughters (essay). [n.d.] AMS, (5 leaves). 6 Series III. Prose (cont'd) Series III.2. Miscellaneous Prose(cont'd) F114 Grace Notes. [n.d.] Ts, 27p (27 leaves). Consists of 109 items. F115 Grace Notes. [n.d.] Ts, 14p (14 leaves). Signed by the author. Consists of 53 items. F116 Grace Notes. [n.d.] Ts [carbon], 13p (13 leaves). F117 Grace Notes. [n.d.] Ts, 19p (19 leaves). A fragment (pp. 28-46) of a larger piece. F118 KP. [n.d.] Ts, 5p (5 leaves). This material appears in "KP's Post-Card Album." 7 F119 KP's Post-Card Album and other diversions. [n.d.] Ts, 109p (109 leaves). Contains "KP's Post-Card Album," "Conversation Pieces I and II," and a section entitled "The War at Home," which contains three short stories: "As You Were," "Plus Ça Change," and "The Summer Time of Walter Thomas." F120 Notes on a Navy Childhood (autobiography). [n.d.] Ts, 35p (35 leaves). F121 Notes on a Navy Childhood II (autobiography). [n.d.] Ts, 37p (37 leaves). "Scheduled for "Prose" 8 Spring 1974" is written on the title page. F122 Theseus. (Translation of a work by André Gide). [n.d.] Ts, 54p (54 leaves). Signed by the author, with note at the top of the first page:"Atheneum - Dec. 6." F123 Theseus. (Translation of a work by André Gide). [n.d.] 56p (56 leaves). F124 Towards Autobiography. [n.d.] Ts, 16p (16 leaves). Some of this material appears in "Notes on a Navy Childhood." F125a Untitled Prose Notebook 1962 Oct. 1-20. AMS, 53p (62 leaves). F125b Untitled Prose Notebook, [n.d.]. AMS, 85p. Notes and commentary on her reading, particularly of nineteenth century British writers. F126 Miscellaneous Autobiographical Notes. [n.d.] AMS, 11p (11 leaves). F127 Miscellaneous Untitled Prose. [n.d.] AMS and Ts, 19p (16 leaves). Series IV. Dramatic Works. Includes the typescripts of five of Hoskins' plays that were produced but never published. The plays probably date from the late 1940s and the early 1950s. F128 Amnesty for Eve. [ca. 1950]. Ts, 103p (103 leaves). Includes a note of introduction to the play, as well as numerous autograph notes by the author. 8 F129 Amnesty for Eve. [ca. 1950]. Ts [carbon], 106p (106 leaves). F130 Amnesty for Eve. [ca. 1950]. Ts, 122p (123 leaves). With binder. F131 Amnesty for Eve. [ca. 1950]. Ts, 122p (123 leaves). With binder. F132 The Blue Doll. [n.d.] Ts, 97p (97 leaves). With numerous autograph notes, corrections, and insertions. F133 The Blue Doll. [n.d.] Ts, 94p (94 leaves). F134 The Enemy Is Life. [n.d.] Ts [carbon], 96p (97 leaves). With binder. F135 The Man Who Missed the Boat. [ca. 1949] Ts, 78p (78 leaves). With autograph corrections. F136 The Man Who Missed the Boat. [ca. 1949] Ts, 91p (92 leaves). With binder. F137 The Man Who Missed the Boat. [ca. 1949] Ts [carbon], 92p (93 leaves). With binder. 9 Series IV. Dramatic Works (cont'd) F138 No Ark on Ararat. [ca. 1954]. Ts [mimeo], 70p (71 leaves). With binder. Contains autograph corrections and additions. Frank Merlin's and Katherine Hoskins' addresses are on the title page. There are also two autograph notes in Hoskins' hand that read "changed since - but about the same -" and "about 1954." F139 No Ark on Ararat. [ca. 1954] Ts [mimeo], 72p (76 leaves) With binder. Contains autograph corrections and additions. Some duplicate pages were inserted at the beginning of the script. F140 No Ark on Ararat. [ca. 1954] Ts [mimeo], 70p (71 leaves). With binder. Hoskins' address is written on the title page, as well as an autograph note reading "copyright #20398." The manuscript contains autograph corrections and typed sheets that have been pasted into the script in approximately six places. F141 No Ark on Ararat. [ca. 1954]. Ts [mimeo], 73p (74 leaves). With binder. Contains autograph corrections, deletions, and 8 inserted typed pages. "F. Merlin's copy" is written on the outside cover. F142 No Ark on Ararat. [ca. 1954]. Ts [mimeo], 72p (72 leaves). With autograph corrections and 13 inserted typed pages. F143 Material toward No Ark on Ararat. [n.d.] AMS, 9p (64 leaves). Autograph notebook containing notes for the play. F144 Miscellaneous pages from an unidentified script. [n.d.] Ts, 4p (4 leaves). 10 Series V. Scrapbooks & Clippings. Includes two scrapbooks, one containing clippings of articles written by Hoskins and her husband, Albert Hoskins, the other containing clippings of world events. Also included are clippings of reviews of Hoskins's books of poetry, Villa Narcisse, Out in the Open and Excursions. F145 Scrapbook [1939-1943]. Presented as a gift to her father. On the first page is written "A little light reading matter for daddy with much love from Katherine - June 23, 1939." The scrapbook contains ca. 60 clippings, most of which are articles and book reviews from the Washington Post. Most of the articles were written by Katherine Hoskins, who frequently used Katherine de Montalant or Katherine Lackey as pen names. Many of her articles appear under the column "The Post Impressionist." Also included in the scrapbook are clippings of articles and book reviews written by her husband, Albert Learnard Hoskins, Jr., who used the pen name "Albert Lernard." Approximately eleven of the articles were written by Carol Lackey, Katherine Hoskins' sister. F146 Preservation copies of scrapbook articles and other miscellaneous clippings. [1939-1958]. 42p (42 leaves). F147 Reviews of Villa Narcisse (1956) photocopies, 15p (15 leaves). F148 Reviews of Out in the Open (1959) photocopies, 7p (7 leaves). F149 Reviews of Excursions (1967) photocopies, 13p (13 leaves). 10 Series VI. Miscellaneous Personal Papers. Consists of documents, copyrights, programs, juvenalia, and other miscellaneous papers. F150 Birth certificate (photocopy) issued 1983 June 30. 1p (1 leaf). International Drivers License. 1959 April 19. 20p (10 leaves). Customs forms from the Automobile Club of France. 1959 April 9. 9p (8 leaves). F151 Copyright for The Man Who Missed the Boat. 1949 Oct. 26. Ts, 2p (1 leaf). Copyright for Amnesty for Eve. 1950 May 5. Ts, 2p (1 leaf). Copyright for Amnesty for Eve. 1950 May 5. Ts[x], 1p (1 leaf). Copyright for Conversation Pieces and Conversation Pieces II. 1966 April 29. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Assigned by the Hudson Review. F152 Program from the Brandeis University Creative Arts Awards. 1957 March 5. 10p (5 leaves). Hoskins received a grant for her poetry. F153 Poster announcing Hoskins' Poetry Reading at Harvard on July 26 [ca. 1962] 1p (1 leaf). Program for Sunday Afternoon Concert at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 1981 June 28. 10p (10 leaves). Ten copies. In this concert, four of Hoskins's poems were set to music and performed. F154 Juvenalia: Untitled poem. 1920 March 11. AMs, 2p (1 leaf). The Rivers Song (poem). 1920 April 2. AMs, 1p (1 leaf). F155 The Tatler. 1926 June. 47p (26 leaves). The Tatler was a literary journal for Miss Madeira's School. Katherine Lackey was the editor-in-chief of the publication. This issue contains her essay "School, If I Had My Way." F156 Drafts of Letters. [n.d.] AMS, 3p (3 leaves). 10 Series VI. Misc. Personal Papers (cont'd) F157 Transcriptions of Civil War Letters. [n.d.] AMS, 3p (3 leaves). F158 Visitor Sign-In Sheets. [n.d.] 26p (26 leaves). From the Hoskins's home in New Hampshire. Signed by Francis and Barbara Gibbs Golffing. F159- Miscellaneous Autograph Notes and Lists. [n.d.] AMS, 162 23p (23 leaves). Includes a list of journals where her works appeared, notes about her grandson, Henry, and a number of addresses, each one written on an individual sheet of paper. F163- Miscellaneous Papers. [n.d.] 34p (28 leaves). 167 Consists of articles, printed material, stationery, and a few items written by an unidentified hand. Includes a photocopy of the stencil sheet of the program for Albert and Katherine Hoskins's memorial service and a photocopy of her obituary in the Boston Globe. Series VII. Family Papers. Consists of correspondence, literary works, and miscellaneous papers from the families of Katherine Lackey Hoskins and her husband, Albert L. Hoskins, Jr. Series VII.1. Lackey Family Correspondence. Consists of 54 letters written to or by members of the Lackey family between 1918 and 1966. Correspondents include Katherine Lackey Hoskins; her sisters, Anne and Carol; her brother-in-law, Augustus (Gus) Putnam; and her parents, Henry Ellis Lackey and Katherine Peck Lackey. Also included is a letter of introduction from Albert Learnard Hoskins, Jr., to his future father-in- law, Henry Ellis Lackey, and several letters from Hoskins to his wife, Katherine Lackey Hoskins. F168- Correspondence, 1918-1966. 54 items. 183 11 Series VII. Family Papers (Cont'd) Series VII.2. Anne Lackey Papers. Consists of school notes, invitations, a yearbook, prose works, and other miscellaneous papers from her years at the Friends School in Washington, D.C. The papers date from 1919 to 1921, the year of her graduation. F184- School Notes. [n.d.] AMS, 42p (25 leaves). 185 F186 Clippings. 7p (4 leaves). F187 Invitations. [1921] 7p (7 leaves). Includes graduation invitations and name cards. F188 Report Card. [1920-21]. 4p (1 leaf). F189 Yearbook. [1920], 58p (30 leaves). "The Exitus 1920." Initialed "A.L.L." on the cover. Includes autograph notes. F190 The Carvings on the Entrance Gate (essay). [n.d.] Ts, 5p (5 leaves). Signed "Anne L. Lackey." A Forgotten Just So Story (short story). [n.d.] AMS, 4p (4 leaves). F191 A Game of Fate (short story). 1920 Nov. 1. AMS, 10p (10 leaves). Signed "Anne Lackey." F192 Imagination (short story). [n.d.] AMS, 5p (3 leaves). Merely As It Happened (short story). [n.d.] AMS, 6p (3 leaves). F193 A Scene from the Life of the Old Fortress (short story). 1919 Jan. 26. AMS, 3p (2 leaves). Signed "Anne Lackey." Includes a teacher's autograph comments. 2 Untitled Prose Works. [n.d.] AMS, 7p (6 leaves). 12 Series VII. Family Papers (cont'd) Series VII.3. Hoskins Family Correspondence. Includes 149 letters written to Albert L. Hoskins, Jr. between 1914 and 1983. Primary correspondents include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Hoskins, Sr., who called him "Buddy" or "Sunny," and his friend, Arthur Read, who signed his letters "Arturo." 149 items. F194- Correspondence, 1914-1959. 218 13 F219- Correspondence, 1959-1983. 238 Series VII.4. Albert L. Hoskins, Jr. Papers. Consists of school notes, notebooks, short stories, and other miscellaneous papers. Hoskins signed his short stories "Albert Learnard" or "Albert Lernard." F239 School notes. [n.d.] Ts, 6p (6 leaves). Includes notes on "Dramatic Technique." F240 Spiral Notebook. [n.d.] AMS, 48p (109 leaves). Includes story ideas and character sketches. F241 Notebook Sheets. [n.d.] AMS, 15p (15 leaves). Includes the front and back cover and sheets from a spiral notebook containing story ideas. Also included is a single sheet from another spiral notebook. F242 Story Ideas. [n.d.] Ts, 16p (15 leaves). F243 Funeral (short story). [n.d.] Ts, 6p (6 leaves). F244 Man's Estate (short story). [n.d.] Ts, 9p (9 leaves). Originally titled "Summar Comes Again." With autograph corrections. F245 So Bright The Day (short story). [ca. 1940?] Ts, 8p (8 leaves). F246 Untitled Short Story. [n.d.] Ts, 5p (5 leaves). Untitled Short Story. [n.d.] Ts, 2p (2 leaves). F247 Miscellaneous Autograph Notes. [n.d.] AMS, 14p (14 leaves). F248- Miscellaneous. Includes Albert Hoskins's divorce 250 papers from his first wife, a certificate signed by Ronald Reagan in recognition of Hoskins's military service, and two of Hoskins's obituaries, one from the Boston Globe and one in Harvard Magazine. Series VII.5. Miscellaneous Family Papers. Miscellaneous Family Papers. Includes papers from Katherine Hoskins's daughter, Camilla Hoskins Lockwood; Katherine Hoskins's father, Henry Ellis Lackey; and Albert Hoskins's father, Albert L. Hoskins, Sr. Also included is genealogical information. 14 F251 Camilla Hoskins Lockwood Papers: Down the Road a Piece - An Excerpt from a memory. 1956 March 6. Ts, 1p (1 leaf). Postcard. 1980 Dec. 29. AC, 1p (1 leaf). Sent by Katherine Hoskins? Letter. 1985 Aug. 7. ALS, 1p (1 leaf). A sympathy note from David H. Bradley on the death of her father, Albert Hoskins, Jr. Watercolor. [n.d.] Initialed C.C.L. (Camilla Carpenter Lockwood). F252 Henry Ellis Lackey Papers. [n.d.] 2p (2 leaves). Includes a place card and a photocopy of two articles. F253 Account Ledger. [ca. 1888-1891] (72 leaves). Belonged to Albert L. Hoskins, Sr. Contains receipts, bills, insurance information and autograph records. Most of the receipts and bills are from Philadelphia stores and companies. F254 Stock Certificate. 1898 April 27. 1p (1 leaf). Certifies that Albert L. Hoskins [Sr.] owns 200 shares of the Philadelphia Exploration and Mining Company. F255 Genealogical Information. [n.d.] AMS [x], 7p (7 leaves). The material appears to relate to Edward E. Stone. Series VII.6. Photographs. Consists of 57 photographs and negatives of the Lackey and Hoskins families and other individuals. The photos date from the 1880s or 1890s to 1987. A photo of Ezra Pound dedicated to Katherine Hoskins is included. F256- Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Hoskins, Sr. - 11 items. 257 F258 Henry Ellis Lackey - 6 items. F259 Friends of Henry Ellis Lackey from the Naval Academy? - 5 items. F260 Katherine Peck Lackey - 2 items. F261 Albert L. Hoskins, Jr. - 4 items. F262 Anne Lackey - 6 items. F263 Katherine Hoskins - 5 items. Includes a photo of Ezra Pound taken in May 1958. The inscription on the photo reads "Ezra Pound Jamestown May 1958 For Katherine Hoskins in Admiration [Mucnham?] 12/12/59." F264 Camilla Hoskins Lockwood - 6 items. F265- Miscellaneous Unidentified Photos. 12 items. 266 F267 Miscellaneous Negatives [1940] - 13 items and 3 leaves. 15 Series VIII. Published Materials. Consists of journals, magazines, and anthologies where Hoskins had her work published. The publications are arranged alphabetically by title. American Letters 1, no. 3 (February 1948) Ed. Anthony Harrigan. "To the Patron." American Prefaces 6, no. 4 (Summer 1941) Ed. Wilbur L. Schramn and Paul Engle. Poems "The Token" and "Urgent" under the name Katherine De M. Hoskins. Chimera 5, no. 1 (Autumn 1946) Ed. Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo. Does not contain any of Hoskins' work. Grand Street 4, no. 1 (Autumn 1984) "Two Epigrams." Gryphon no. 1 (1950) "La Servante au Grand Coeur." The Hudson Review 1, no. 1 (Spring 1948) Review of F.O. Matthiessen's The James Family and The Notebooks of Henry James. 2, no. 2 (Summer 1949) Short story with autograph notes "As You Were." 12, no. 1 (Spring 1959) "Conversation Pieces." The pages on which it appears have been cut out. 14, no. 2 (Summer 1961) "KP's Postcard Album." 15 Series VIII. Published Materials (cont'd) The Michigan Quarterly Review 13, no. 4 (Fall 1974) Short story "The Summer Time of Walter Thomas." 15, no. 4 (Fall 1976) Review of Allen Tate's Memories and Opinions . 16, no. 1 (Winter 1977) Essay "Fathers and Daughters." The Nation 182, no. 26 (June 30 1956) Review of E.M. Forster's Marianne Thornton. 183, no. 19 (November 10 1956) Poem "The Dutchman's - Pipe Vine" and review of Giorgio Melchiori's The Tightrope Walkers. 184, no. 9 (March 2 1957) Review of Kafka's Castle. 184, no. 14 (April 6 1957) Review of Raymond Giraud's The Unheroic Hero and An Age of Fiction by Germaine Bre‚ and Margaret Guiton. 184, no. 16 (April 20 1957) Review of Jean Reverzy's The Crossing. 185, no. 1 (July 6, 1957) Review of Mary McCarthy's Memories of a Catholic Girlhood. 185, no. 10 (October 5, 1957) Ed. John C. Thirball. Review of The Selected letters of William Carlos Williams. 186, no. 7 (February 15, 1958) Ed. Blair Rouse. Review of The Letters of Ellen Glasgow. 187, no. 5 (August 30, 1958) Review of Mary Renault's The King Must Die. The New Republic (December 10, 1951) Essay "The Necessity of Virtue." (March 3, 1952) Review of several books on Herman Melville. (June 16, 1952) Essay "A Field of Vision." 14 Series VIII. Published Materials (cont'd) Partisan Review 25, no. 3 (Summer 1958) Ed. William Phillips and Philip Racer. "Bacchanal". Poetry 91, no. 2 (November 1957) Poems "To Apollo Musagates," "When the Snow Falls," and "Where Is It That We Go?" 97, no. 1 (October 1960) "Three for Friendship". 99, no. 4 (January 1962) Review of M.L. Rosenthal's The Modern Poets: A Critical Introduction. 103, no. 5 (February 1964) Poems "Out of Environment," "Explication de Texte," and "Now Plus Then." 107, no. 6 (March 1966) Ed. Ralph J. Mills, Jr. Review of On the Poet and His Craft: Selected Prose of Theodore Roethke. 108, no. 1 (April 1966) Poems "December" and "Da Ming." 112, no. 2 (May 1968) Ed. Robert Lowell, Peter Taylor, and Robert Penn Warren. Review of Randall Jarrell 1914-1965. 118, no. 2 (May 1971) Poems "Baucis and Philemon" and "Poem." Poetry New York no. 1 (1949) Poems "What World Well Lost?" and "Or This, Perrault-." Quarterly Review of Literature 3, no. 4 Poems "Chatterly Comments," "Greco-Roman," "Youth," "Instinct," and "Spleen." 13, no. 3 Poems "Old and Middle Age" and "Manual." 14 Series VIII. Published Materials (cont'd) The Sewanee Review 54, no. 1 (January-March 1946) Ed. Allen Tate. Article, "Henry James and the Future of the Novel." 60, no. 2 (April-June 1952) Ed. J.E. Palmer. Poem "A Resignation." 64, no. 2 (April-June 1956) Ed. Monroe K. Spears. Short story, "Plus Ça Change." With autograph corrections. Story 14, no. 75 (January-February 1939) Ed. Whit Burnett and Martha Foley. Short story "Yà-Bas." The Tiger's Eye (June 1949) Ed. Ruth and John Stephan. Poem, "For South." Wake 9 (1950) Ed. Seymour Lawrence and Jose Garcia Villa. Poems "After the Late Lynching," "How Generous," "Towards - from New England," "For Moses," "From the Journal of Andre Gidé 1939-1942," and "An Evening of Death." Western Review 6 (Autumn 1951) Poem "Sur-Reel." 20 (Winter 1956) Story "The Butterfly in the Cocktail." The Yale Review 53, no. 1 (October 1963) Ed. J.E. Palmer. Poems "A Wedding in the Country," "The Byfield Rabbit," "In Praise," "The Life of Action," and "An Education." Includes an extra copy of the pages on which her poems appear (pp. 77-84). Books Removed to Print Collection in Special Collections: A Southern Vanguard. Ed. Allen Tate. New York: Prentice Hall, 1947. Contains poem "Frank and the Vagrant Woman." Two Old Birds. Avshalamov, Jacob. New York: Composer's Facsimile Edition, [1957] musical setting of Katherine Hoskins' poem, "Cote D'Azur." The Various Light. An Anthology of Modern Poetry in English. Ed. Leah Bodine Drake and Charles Arthur Muses. Lausanne, Switzerland: The Aurora Press, 1964. Poems "When Snow Falls" (with autograph corrections), "A Kind of Progress," and "Temple."
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