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Julia Seldon Grandy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 91 G76

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Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts of poetry written by Julia Selden Grandy who lived in Norfolk, Va. and Baltimore, Md. as well as short stories by Grandy; translations by Grandy of French poetry written by Stephen Mallarme (1842-1898); diaries kept while in school in New York and on trips to Paris and London; published books by Grandy; and scrapbooks.  Includes a biography, poem and her obituary.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1962

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical Information:

Julia Selden Grandy, a poet, published some of her works in "Poetry: A Magazine of Verse" and was the author of two volumes of poetry. She was also an accomplished painter. She was born in 1903 in Norfolk,Virginia and lived in Norfolk and Baltimore, Maryland. She died in 1962. Her parents were Dr. Charles R. Grandy and Mabel Elkin Dickman.

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Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Acquisition Information:

Purchased with funding from the Dulin Fund.

Processing Information:

Processed by Amanda Perkins in 1992.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Julia Seldon Grandy Papers
Author
Amanda Perkins.
Date
2007-07-28
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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