A typed letter from Marian Anderson to Dorothy Drake. It regards a question Drake had about a recording of the song "Lil boy, how ole are you?" but there had been no recording. Signed by Marian Anderson.
Blackmore, Richard Doddridge, 1825-1900; Letters; Scripps College; Princeton University; Collecteana files; Ella Strong Denison Library; Watermarks
Blease tells Drake that she has enclosed Richard Doddridge Blackmore photostats. There is a large watermark on the bottom half of the page that bears the Princeton University emblem.
Calisher, Hortense; Letters; Ella Strong Denison Library; Scripps College
Calisher writes extensively on how much she enjoyes her visit to Denison Library. Typewritten letter on semi-transparent paper with edits made in blue ink.
Graham Storey thanks Dorothy Drake for her copy of the May 1861 Dickens letter, and promises to "acknowledge it in the edition" presumably referring to a collection of Dickens letters.
This May 1964 note is addressed to Graham Storey at Cal Tech, and describes a Docu Stat copy of Dickens' letter and envelope as enclosed at correspondent's request.
In this letter, Dorothy Drake discusses corrections that have been made to the holdings of American author manuscripts. Specifically mentioned are George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce, and George Washington. The letter appears to have been printed on...
Typed list of autographed letters held by "Scripps Library" (not listed as Denison Library). The reverse side has a letter addressed to Dr. Lawrence Clark Powell, Librarian at UCLA, but the letter is crossed out.
In this note addressed to both the college president and "Mr Dodd's Office," Dorothy Drake explains that the attached list contains the "57 First Editions" donated to the library as a gift by Mrs. Fred Lyon Stone in memory of her husband.
Drinker, Sophie Hutchinson, 1888-1967; Drake, Dorothy; Letters
In this letter to Scripps librarian Dorothy Drake, Drinker expresses a wish to see the library, and thanks Drake for a brochure on the "collection of books about women or by women". Drinker's also expresses gratitude for the inclusion of her own...
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882; Letters; Scripps College; Barnard College; Columbia University; Drake, Dorothy
In this letter, typed on Barnard College stationery, Tilton asks Drake if she can print two of Ralph Waldo Emerson's letters. She also requests any other Emerson letters that Drake may have.
Gidlow encloses "two copies of a new booklet of my poetry" and expresses a wish to meet with Dorothy Drake again "in person-- and exchange memories of Ella Young."
