Guide to the Hilda Conkling poems, undated
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
| Title: | Hilda Conkling poems |
| Date range: | undated |
| Creator: | Conkling, Hilda, 1910- |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Abstract: | Hilda Conkling (1910-1986) was a poet who produced all of her work by age fourteen. This collection includes three of her poems printed by the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College in Vermont under the title of “Hill Songs.” |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
| Collection number: | RLC.Ms.510 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of three poems by Hilda Conkling: “Hill Song,” “Hills,” and “Vermont Hills,” printed by the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury Vermont under the title of “Hill Songs” at an unknown date. This document includes Hilda Conkling’s autograph.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject Topics Subject Topics Document TypesArrangement
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Biographical note
Hilda Conkling (1910-1986), poet, was the daughter of poet and Smith College English professor, Grace Hazard Conkling (1878-1958). Hilda is noteworthy for having composed her entire body of poetic work as a young child between the ages of four and fourteen. She did not write down her poems, instead her mother transcribed Hilda’s spoken work and submitted it for publications. Her work appeared in various magazines and three volumes of her poetry were published by the time she was fourteen in 1924. As an adult, Hilda managed bookstores in Boston and Northampton, Massachusetts. She died in 1986.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Use of the materials: | This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Preferred citation: | Hilda Conkling poems, RLC.Ms.510, Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Contact information: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Tel: (401) 847-0292 Fax: (401) 841-5680 email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Acquisition information is unknown. |
| Processing information: | This collection was initially processed by Leah Podolsky in 2009 and Aimee Saunders in 2010. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2013 September 12 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Funding for processing and cataloging this collection was provided by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Manuscripts Box 1 | Poems |
undated |