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Archival Inventory
Kathryn Irene Glascock Poetry Prize
Records, 1923-
Record Group Number: RG 14.44
16 boxes (6.8 linear feet)
Historical Sketch:
The Kathryn Irene Glascock Poetry Prize was established in 1923
by her parents. A young poet, Glascock graduated from Mount Holyoke
College in 1922 and died shortly thereafter. In 1924 the contest
became an intercollegiate event, with schools across the northeast
competing. Students are nominated by faculty members, and then judged
by a panel of distinguished poets. Past panelists include Robert
Frost, Sylvia Plath, and Adrienne Rich. From its inception through
1938, Professor Ada L. F. Snell directed the contest. Following
her retirement, various other members of the English department
at Mount Holyoke have organized the contest.
Description of Records:
The records include lists of contestants and judges, judges' correspondence
and evaluations, copies of poems, photographs, clippings, announcements,
Glascock Committee records, and audiotapes made by judges (1964,
1968, 1988, 1989). The correspondence include items from famous
poets including James Merrill, John Updike, and William Carlos Williams.
Poems include works of Robert Lowell and Winfield Scott. Photographs
of various year's judges and contestants are also included. Information
concerning each year's finalists, judging staff, funding, and brief
biographies of Glascock are also included.
Cite as: Kathryn Irene Glascock Poetry Prize
Records, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections,
South Hadley, MA
Access Restrictions: Records restricted to
use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record
creation.