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Collection material in English
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.
The papers of Elisabeth Dupuy, author, poet, and playwright, were given to the Library of Congress in 1940 by the Elisabeth Dupuy estate.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Elisabeth Dupuy is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Elisabeth Dupuy 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Elisabeth Dupuy Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Elisabeth Dupuy (1859-1932), poet, dramatist, and short story writer, span 1892-1922 and include correspondence, plays, poems, short stories, and miscellaneous material. Correspondence consists of letters from Wilson Barrett, Richard Mansfield, and Beatrice Cameron Mansfield and contains their comments on plays submitted to them by Dupuy for possible production. The plays in the collection range from drawing room comedy to romantic tragedies. Some plays appear in multiple drafts showing the author's manuscript revisions and content development. There are also short stories, some in verse, and evocative mood pieces.
The largest number of writings in the collection are Dupuy's poems. Usually romantic in tone, they include songs, sonnets, and ballads, and contain her observations on nature, love, and beauty. Several of the poems appear in multiple copies, sometimes with revised versions reflecting changes in content or length, often with revised or varied titles, or untitled.
Many of the poems were published in her
Miscellaneous material includes two notebooks, the first, marked "DuPuy," containing mounted clippings of press notices for
The collection is organized by type of material or writing.