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    <unittitle>E. E. Cummings correspondence and drawings</unittitle>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50029750" source="naf">Dupee, F. W (Frederick Wilcox), 1904-1979</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79038464" source="naf">Cummings, E. E (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023876" source="naf">Stade, George</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032315" source="naf">Burke, Kenneth, 1897-1993</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79081720" source="naf">Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97065840" source="naf">Morehouse, Marion, 1906-1969</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80001431" source="naf">Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50024420" source="naf">Eastman, Max, 1883-1969</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50016866" source="naf">Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972</persname>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80044856" source="naf">Tate, Allen, 1899-1979</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms Coll\Cummings</unitid>
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      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.5 linear feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">121 items in 1 box</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1922/1969" type="inclusive">1922-1969</unitdate>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Restrictions on Access</head>
<p>Collection is located on-site.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Restrictions on Access</head>
<p>Collection has no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Summary</head>
<p>A collection of letters written to Frederick W. Dupee and George Stade in connection with their work as editors of THE SELECTED LETTERS OF E.E. CUMMINGS, published in 1969. There are letters from numerous friends and associates of Cummings, including Kenneth Burke, Malcolm Cowley, Marion Morehouse Cummings (Mrs. E.E. Cummings), John Dos Passos, Max Eastman, Marianne Moore, and Allen Tate. Also, 24 drawings by E.E. Cummings dating from the 1920 and 1930s.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Source of acquisition--Dupee, Frederick W. and George State. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1971. Accession number--M-71.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Ownership and Custodial History</head>
<p>Gift of Frederick W. Dupee &amp; George Stade, 1971; anonymous gift, 1972.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>E. E. Cummings Correspondence and Drawings. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Accruals</head>
<p>Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.</p>  </accruals>
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    <occupation source="lcsh">Poets, American -- 20th century</occupation>
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