The Lull of Summer Time. (1 page), no date

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8

Identifier: D00341

Staff Only

Original manuscript of poem, "The Lull of Summer Time," by Kate Chopin, no date

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of original manuscripts and published copies of many of Kate Chopin's short stories, poems, and translations from the French of Guy de Maupassant's short stories. The collection also includes some correspondence from friends regarding The Awakening, 1899; two commonplace books or copy books, 1860 and 1867-1870, the latter of which contains a diary of her 1870 wedding trip; an original manuscript book, 1894-1896, which also includes diary entries; and two account and memoranda notebooks that record her manuscript submissions to publishers, giving title, publication, date accepted/published/amount, 1888-1895 and 1888-1902. The collection also includes biographical information on Kate Chopin, copies of scholarly essays by Per Seyersted and Bernard J. Koloski, and papers on Kate Chopin by participants in the 1974 Chopin Seminar.

Dates

no date

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Permission to use original manuscripts must be obtained from the Archivist. Otherwise, preservation photocopies must be used.