Bogan, Louise:

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[TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, SIGNED, WITH TWO TYPED LETTERS, SIGNED IN FULL]. Three of the letters are to Yale Professor Gordon Haight, in response to his invitation to her to give the Bergen lecture, the general planning for the lecture - both scheduling, content and logistics - and a letter of gratitude following the event. The first, a full-page a.l.s., thanks Haight for the invitation, and apologises for "answering it so late. I returned from a stay on the west coast only yesterday." Her schedule through December is rather crowded, so she asks if "A date late in January would be better - or does 'the year' actually mean 1955?" In the t.l.s. of 7 December, she suggest two possible dates in February, noting "I am happy to hear that reading from contemporary poets (both British and American) will be suitable, since I feel that audiences nowadays hear a great deal of talk concerning poets and poetry, and not nearly enough of the poetry itself." In the second t.l.s. Bogan outlines her options for a train from New York City to New Haven, and concludes "I am planning a program of modern poetry, chiefly American, about an hour in length. I'll include some alternates, and perhaps you will be good enough to look over the selection in advance [not present here]. I am delighted that Mr. [Cleanth] Brooks is to introduce me, and I look forward to having dinner with you all...." The fourth a.l.s. is directed to Mrs Haight and is in large part a letter of thanks: "... In spite of the weather,

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