Collection Summary
Hugh Chisholm Papers
1917-1993
(bulk 1932-1972)
1917-1993
(bulk 1932-1972)
MSS82531
Chisholm, Hugh,
1913-1972
50 items
2 containers plus 3 oversize
1 linear foot
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Poet, translator, and
editor. Chiefly writings, including poetry, essays, articles, and book
proposals, as well as correspondence and other material relating to
Chisholm’s literary career.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Andreson, Rolf--Correspondence.
Chisholm family.
Chisholm, Hugh, 1913-1972.
Hersey, John, 1914-1993--Correspondence.
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980--Correspondence.
Organizations
Bollingen Foundation.
Subjects
American poetry--20th century.
Editors.
Occupations
Editors.
Poets.
Provenance
The papers of Hugh Chisholm, poet, author, translator, and editor,
were given to the Library of Congress in 1993 by his daughter-in-law, Jeanne
Chisholm.
Processing History
The Hugh Chisholm Papers were processed in 1995. Slight revisions were
made to the collection and finding aid in 2003.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Hugh Chisholm
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Hugh Chisholm are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Hugh Chisholm Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Hugh Joseph Chisholm (1913-1972), span the years
1917-1993, with the bulk of the material dated 1932-1972. Born in 1913 at the
Plaza Hotel in New York City, Chisholm was educated at Yale University, where
he was the class poet of 1936, and King's College of Cambridge University. His
early poems were published in
Harper's Bazaar
,
Spur
, and other magazines, and included in
New Poems, 1942: An Anthology of British and American
Verse
. His books of poetry include some privately printed volumes in
the 1930s, and
Several Have Lived
(1942),
The Prodigal Never Returns
(1947),
Atlantic City Cantata
(1951), and a translation from the
French of Saint-John Perse's
Winds
(1953). He co-edited
Hellas
, a travel book on Greece in 1944, and worked
briefly as an assistant editor for the Bollingen Foundation in New York City
during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chisholm's papers focus on his literary
career and include unpublished versions of poems, essays, articles, and books,
along with a letter from Henry Miller and a note from John Hersey. His
experience as an ambulance driver in Italy during World War II is reflected in
the book proposal "Dear All: Being a Collection of Open Letters on Closed
Matters." Other material relates to the Chisholm family, wealthy industrialists
residing in Port Chester, New York.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Writings
1
By Chisholm
1
Articles and essays,
1921, circa 1940s
1921, circa 1940s
1
Book proposals
1
"Dear All: Being a Collection
of Open Letters on Closed Matters,"
undated
undated
1
"Time Element," collection of
poems,
undated
undated
1
Poetry
1
"Atlantic City Cantata,"
undated
undated
1
"The Price of Figleaves,"
undated
undated
1
"Strathglass Farm,"
watercolor painting with poem,
1939
[
See Oversize
](stratov1)
1939
1
"Three in the Afternoon,"
undated
undated
1
Limericks,
undated
undated
1
Miscellaneous collected
poems,
1932-1949, 1960, undated
1932-1949, 1960, undated
(3
folders)
1
By others,
1944
1944
1
Correspondence
1
American Field Service
commendations,
1945
1945
1
Andresen, Rolf, letters to,
1971-1972
1971-1972
1
Hersey, John,
1936
1936
1
Miller, Henry,
1958
1958
1
Papers pertaining to other family
members
1
Chisholm, Hugh Jeremy,
1940, 1958
1940, 1958
1
Miscellany,
1955, 1993
1955, 1993
1
Photographs
1
Chisholm, Hugh J.,
Jr.
1
Portrait,
circa 1950
circa 1950
1
Wedding album, marriage to
Bridget Pamela Arkwright Bate,
1939, 1993
[
See Oversize
](wedov2)
1939, 1993
2
With siblings Barbara and
William,
circa 1920s
circa 1920s
2
Chisholm family home,
"Strathglass," Port Chester, N.Y.,
undated
undated
2
Field, Marshall, "Marshall Field,
Jr.: His Book,"
1917-circa 1920, undated
1917-circa 1920, undated
2
"Villa Palmieri," photograph
album,
undated
undated
2
Miscellany
2
Clippings,
1935, 1975, 1988
[
See also Oversize
](clipov3)
1935, 1975, 1988
2
Costs and income notes,
undated
undated
2
Portrait, in pencil, of Chisholm
by R. R. Bonitre [?] (photograph),
1959
1959
OV 1
Oversize
OV 1
Writings
OV 1
By Chisholm
OV 1
Poetry
OV 1
"Strathglass
Farm," watercolor painting with poem,
1939 (Container 1)
1939
OV 2
Photographs
OV 2
Chisholm, Hugh J.,
Jr.
OV 2
Wedding album,
marriage to Bridget Pamela Arkwright Bate,
1939, 1993 (Container 1)
1939, 1993
OV 3
Miscellany
OV 3
Clippings,
1935 (Container 2)
1935