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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 14 Mar 2011
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| 6/21/18 | updated related material (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Don Blanding Collection |
| Dates: | 1932-1962 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American journalist and poet. Collection contains correspondence from Blanding to John S, Mayfield and a few others; photographs of Blanding and Mayfield; clippings and biographical material. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Donald Benson Blanding (1894-1957) was an American poet, sometimes described as "poet laureate of Hawaii." He was also a journalist, cartoonist, author and speaker.
The Don Blanding Collection consists of correspondence, memorabilia and writings. The material appears to have been collected by John S. Mayfield.
Correspondence is primarily between Blanding and his friend, librarian and bibliographer John S. Mayfield. There are also some letters from Blanding to unidentified recipients.
Memorabilia consists of biographical information, both handwritten and published (the latter from Blanding's publisher Dodd, Mead & Company) and a few personal photographs of Blanding and Mayfield.
Writings contains a humorous sketch by Blanding and two handwritten poems, both written at Mayfield's house in 1932.
Alphabetical.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
See also Typescript: "Nature Seekers in New Mexico". Several books by Blanding are available in the Rare Books and in the general circulating collection; please refer to Libraries Search to locate these items.
Persons
Blanding, Don, 1894-1957.
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Subjects
American poetry -- 20th century.
American poetry -- Hawaii.
Places
Hawaii -- Poetry.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Poems.
Sketches.
Occupations
Poets.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Don Blanding Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Correspondence
Memorabilia
Writings
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Mayfield, John S. 1932-1937, 1940-1948, 1955-1956 - occasionally addresses Mayfield by nickname "Bear Claw" | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Unidentified undated | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical material 1932, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs 1932 - Blanding and Mayfield | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Poems 1932 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketch, "Mao of Route to Sun" circa 1932 - apparently of area near Taos, New Mexico | ||||||||||