Contributor
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
Files
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Description
This is the letter and enclosed poems Patricia Goedicke (then Patricia McKenna) sent to Robert Frost in 1952 and Frost's reply. McKenna was a student at Middlebury College when the letter was sent, and judging by the date, the letter was sent during the Breadloaf Writers' Conference. In his reply, Frost specifically comments upon what he feels to be the strengths and weaknesses of the poem titled "Building."
Date Original
8-1952
Keywords
Patricia Goedicke; Robert Frost; Creative writing (Higher education); American literature--20th century
Genre
letters
Language
eng
Holding Institution
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Information
Copyright to this collection is held by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library: http://www.lib.umt.edu/asc
Physical Collection
Patricia Goedicke and Leonard Wallace Robinson Papers, Mss 739
Series
Series III: Correspondence, 1926-2006
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Digitization Information
Digitized using Epson Expression 10000 XL at 300 dpi. Web-viewable images created from master TIFF using Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Adobe Acrobat XI.
Local Filename
umt050014
Date Digitized
2010-06-08
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Recommended Citation
Goedicke, Patricia, "Patricia Goedicke, Robert Frost letter" (1952). Patricia Goedicke and Leonard Wallace Robinson Papers. Series III: Correspondence, 1926-2006. University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library. Book 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/goedicke/10
Notes
Patricia Goedicke, wife of author Leonard Wallace Robinson, was a poet and professor of Creative Writing at the Unviersity of Montana from 1981-2003. Goedicke authored 13 books of poetry from 1968-2008, the last book published posthumously.