| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1925-1970 |
| ID No. |
MSS30932 |
| Creator |
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982 |
| Extent |
20,000 items |
| Extent |
61 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent |
25 linear feet |
| Language |
Collection material in English |
| Location |
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink |
Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997016 |
| LCCN Permalink |
LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82030932 |
| Summary |
Poet, playwright, government official, and Librarian of Congress. Papers include correspondence reflecting MacLeish's relations with friends, literary colleagues, and government associates; notebooks (1919-1940s) containing drafts of poetry and prose; manuscript drafts of plays and radio broadcasts, and speeches, including those written for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R. Stettinius, and Harry S. Truman; and notes and manuscripts for classroom lectures on modern poetry given by MacLeish at Harvard University (1949-1962). |