Anna Hempstead Branch collection, 1893-1937.

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Acquired from various sources. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

This material is open for research.

Anna Hempstead Branch, American poet, was born to Mary Lydia Bolles and John Locke Branch on March 18, 1875, in New London, Connecticut. She graduated from Smith College (1897) and the American Academy of Dramatic Art, in New York City (1900) and was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from Smith College in 1934. Branch was involved with Christodora House (a settlement house located in New York City) where she founded the Poets Guild with Edwin Arlington Robinson, Percy MacKaye, William Rose Benet, and Margaret Widdemer. She also authored several poetry books, including Heart of the Road, The Shoe That Danced, and Nimrod. She died in 1937.

Correspondence, printed materials, and other papers reflecting the life and work of American poet Anna Hempstead Branch. Correspondents include Claude Fayette Bragdon, Gertrude Huntington McGiffert, and Edith Matilda Thomas. The collection also contains leaflets published by Christodora House Papers, including Branch's poetry and other writings, such as "Prologue: For a Simple Out-door Pageantry," "The Golden Touch," "A Christmas Miracle," "St. Francis and the Wolf," "The Wonder Wagon," "A Child's Ritual for the Admiration of a Single Flower," "God Bless This House," "In the Queen's Garden," "Ceremony for the Bringing in of the Birthday Cake," "Green Rowan," "May Water," and "May Fire."

November 01, 2011

Anna Hempstead Branch Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Anna Hempstead Branch Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.