Contributed by Camden Public Library
Description
Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Auntie Kem" wrote to Corinne Sawyer, Millay's high school friend who was the librarian at the Camden Public Library.
"Auntie Kem" was Clementine Buzzell, sister to Edna St. Vincent Millay's mother Cora.
The letter referred to photographs of Edna St. Vincent Millay and her childhood friends and two photos of Vincent's parents, Henry and Cora Buzzell Millay. Parsons wrote of her fondness for Henry Millay and noted that she lived with them for a time before Edna St. Vincent Millay was born.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Corinne Sawyer from Clementine Parsons, 1953
- Creator: Clementine Todd Parsons
- Creation Date: 1953-09-01
- Subject Date: 1953-09-01
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Locations:
- Newburyport, Essex County, MA
- Camden, Knox County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm
- Local Code: ESVM Collection V. 4
- Collection: Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection
- Object Type: Text
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People
- MacDougall, Allan Ross
- Millay, Cora Buzzell
- Millay, Edna St. Vincent
- Millay, Henry
- Parsons, Clementine Todd
- Sawyer, Corinne
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