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Contains 52 Results:

Poem by Elizabeth Corbett with note to Laura E. Burmeister, 1967 December 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
Scope and Content

Poem "Again!"

Dates: 1967 December 6
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Empty envelope addressed from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 May 7

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection consists of writings by Elizabeth Corbett. It includes both correspondence between Corbett and servicemen in Korea who advertised in newspapers requesting letters, and correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister. Many of these letters include poems by Corbett and newspaper clippings. The correspondence between Corbett and Burmeister is generally about Corbett's daily life. She often makes references to the Model School, which both Corbett and Burmeister...
Dates: 1968 May 7
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 July 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 45
Scope and Content

Corbett responds to a letter from Burmeister and writes about people she knows in Philidelphia. She mentions her books The Distant Princess and In Miss Armstrong's Room.

Dates: 1968 July 5
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 October 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
Scope and Content

Corbett writes about her new book, Ladies' Day. She writes about her familiarity with panhellenic organizations as she was in Alpha Gamma Delta and was a panhellenic delegate for some time.

Dates: 1968 October 4
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 Novmeber 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 47
Scope and Content

Corbett writes that her books are sometimes criticized because "they are about decent people." She writes about her Thanksgiving celebrations and dinner.

Dates: 1968 Novmeber 18
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 December 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
Scope and Content

Corbett writes about a poem that Burmeister wrote and about a childhood "green Christmas."

Dates: 1968 December 26
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1968 December 30

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
Scope and Content

Corbett writes about wrapping up her affairs for the end of the year.

Dates: 1968 December 30
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1969 April 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 50
Scope and Content

Corbett makes a reference to a an autograph from Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) that she gave to her nephew. She writes about recent events in her life, including Easter and her goddaughter's upcoming wedding.

Dates: 1969 April 9
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1969 May 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 51
Scope and Content

Corbett writes to Burmeister about Emmy Sonnemann-Goering, wife of Hermann Goering. She includes a quote about her from Louis Lochner's translation of The Goebbels Diaries. She writes about the difficulties of starting a new novel.

Dates: 1969 May 6
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers / Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Laura E. Burmeister

Notes from Laura E. Burmeister re Corbett collection

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content

Notes about the collection.

Dates: 1952 - 1969
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Elizabeth Corbett papers
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