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[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 14, Evelyn Watson Papers, 1921-1950, University Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Acquisition InformationThe bulk of the papers were a gift donated by Mrs. Harold Pinney, sister of Evelyn Watson, to the Reis Library at Allegheny College. The papers were subsequently given to Lockwood Library at various times during the 1954-1955 academic year. The papers transferred to the University Archives during the 1960s. Additional Watson-related material was donated to the University Archives in 1969 and 1971 by the Buffalo Public Library via its Curator of Rare Books, Joan van Arsdale.
Terms of AccessEvelyn Watson Papers, 1921-1950, are open for research.
CopyrightCopyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Processing InformationCollection processed by Archives Staff in the 1970s.
Accruals and AdditionsNo further accruals are expected to this collection.
Miss Evelyn M. Watson was born on December 20, 1886 at Salamanca, New York. She was of New England ancestry. She studied at Allegheny College and was graduated from Mount Union College in 1909. After graduation, she did editorial and publicity work. Miss Watson was a recognized poet. She was awarded a gold medal for her verse by the National Poetry Center at Rockefeller Center, New York City. She was a Buffalo resident, living at 21 South Putnam Street until her death in 1956 [obituary, Buffalo Evening News , March 25, 1956].
Miss Watson was exceedingly prolific. She edited The Circle for some time, was involved with The English Poetry Society and other leading organizations of like nature. She was the author of myriad books of verse, plays and essays on metaphysics including:
This collection consists of published and unpublished poems, plays and other writings, covering themes such as Christmas, religion, and mysticism. It also includes correspondence, photographs, and other miscellaneous items, such as a scrapbook containing poetry-related clippings.
This collection is arranged in three series: I. Correspondence, II. Photographs and Biographical Data, and III. Writings.
| Box | Contents | |
| 1 | Letters to Evelyn Watson, 1925-1951 | |
| 1 | Miscellaneous letters by Evelyn Watson, 1948, undated | |
| 1 | Letters to the Grosvenor Library Medical Department, 1927-1932 | |
| 1 | Letters to Dr. Philip Benjamin [Allegheny College], 1943-1944, undated | |
| 1 | Letters to Edith Rowley [Allegheny College], 1921-1941, undated | |
| 1 | Letters to Columbia Broadcasting Company [Leola Croft?], undated | |
| 1 | Letters from Merle McMaster [?], undated | |
| 1 | Letters from Ernest Hemingway, undated | |
| 1 | Letters from Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Markham, undated | |
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| 2 | Photographs, 1933, undated | |
| 2 | Biographical data, undated | |
| 2 | Published articles and reviews, undated | |
| 2 | Two miscellaneous items: one soft cover notebook and one album of midnight "Photography", undated | |
| Box | Contents | |
| 3 |
Manuscript and Published Poetry
[six bound volumes] |
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Manuscript poems - unbound
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Writings on poetry techniques
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Thunder of Waters
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Victorious Wings
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Calico Corners
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Christmas poems
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Religious poems
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Bird poems
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Poems on immortality
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Assorted long poems
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As from a Minaret
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Ode to the Niagara
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A Poet's God
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Undated miscellaneous poetry
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Miscellaneous unbound short poems
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| 10 |
Writings on mysticism and metaphysics
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| 12 |
Zenith, Bound manuscript novel
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Miscellaneous writings and plays
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| 8 |
Miscellaneous unbound writings
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Miscellaneous unbound writings - Katha Lowen and
others
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| 12 |
Scrapbook of clippings on Poetry
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