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Description
Handwritten letter from Clementine Buzzell, Millay's "Auntie Kem", to Corinne Sawyer.
Sawyer was Millay's childhood friend and librarian at the Camden Public Library. "Auntie Kem" was sister to Edna St. Vincent Millay's mother Cora.
The letter refers to copies of Edna St. Vincent Millay's photos (a gift from Parsons to Millay) taken at the time of her graduation from Camden High School in 1909. She mentions the seriousness of Millay's expression, "the whimsical Puckish cute smile of hers seems to have been absent." Ms. Parsons also mentions sending a letter "to Mr. MacDougall in N.Y." - she likely means Allan Ross MacDougall, columnist for the Paris Evening Telegram.
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About This Item
- Title: Clementine Buzzell Letter to Corinne Sawyer, October 1951
- Creator: Clementine Todd Parsons
- Creation Date: 1951-10-17
- Subject Date: 1951-10-17
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Locations:
- Newburyport, Essex County, MA
- Camden, Knox County, ME
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm
- Local Code: ESVM Collection V. 4
- Collection: Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection
- Object Type: Text
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