Briggs, Shirley, 1970-1977, n.d.

File — Box: 1

Identifier: MC041/04.01

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains correspondence from a large number of Dorothy's friends and includes some of Dorothy's letters returned to the family after her death in 1978. Correspondents include: Paul Brooks, Rachel Carson's editor, (1969-1977); Marie Rodell, Rachel Carson's literary agent (1964); Anne Cottrell Free, journalist (1969-1978), Helen Hayes, actress (1968), Robert Hines, artist (1967-1977) and Nona Schurman, modern dance teacher and choreographer (1974-1978). This subseries also includes letters written by Dorothy as part of a 'round-robin', a group of her classmates at Framingham State College who shared letters as well as a few letters she wrote to her husband's Lambda Chi round-robin after his death.

Dates

1970-1977, n.d.

Access Restrictions

For Dorothy Freeman letters, or other Freeman materials, copyright and literary rights are owned by the Freeman family. Researchers may quote portions of the Freeman letters in unpublished papers prepared as part of the academic and related programs of Bates College and make photocopies of up to ten letters for research purposes only without the written consent of the family. Researchers must contact Martha Freeman, 22 Hancock Street, Unit 208, Portland, Maine 04101 for all other requests to photocopy, quote from, or publish this material.

For Rachel Carson letters, copyright and literary rights are owned by the Carson Estate. Researcher must contact Frances Collin, Trustee u-w-o Rachel Carson, PO Box 33, Wayne, PA 19087-0033 for permission to photocopy, quote from, or publish this material.