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Letter signed Sara, Boonton, N.J., to [Ernst Filsinger]. “Last night I wrote a song about a mood that I had when the twilight made still more delicately lovely all this exquisite place.” Poem, “Winter Dusk,” ends the letter. Persons mentioned: Fern Forrester, Petronelle Sombart, and Jessie [Rittenhouse]. Places mentioned: St. Louis. (4 pages), 1918 Jan 9

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Original Papers (Boxes 1-3) consist mainly of correspondence of Sara Teasdale to her husband Ernst B. Filsinger (1914-1931) relating to her work and personal life, often written while Ernst was traveling around the world for business. She discusses her health, works in progress, her publications, friends and family, and her thoughts on contemporary poets. In some of her letters, Sara includes drafts of her poems for Ernst to review. Other...
Dates: 1918 Jan 9