GUIDE TO THE SYLVIA PLATH MATERIALS IN THE LILLY LIBRARY
PLATH MSS.
Go to the BottomThe Plath mss. collection, 1958–1961, consists primarily of poems by Sylvia Plath which are arranged in chronological order. The collection contains 94 items and was purchased from Ifan Kyrle Fletcher in 1961.
1958, June 24. [Hardcastle Crags (poem)]. T.D. 1p. 28cm.
Published in
The Colossus... London: Heinemann, [l960], p. 16. Printer's copy with
proof-reader's notes. Originally titled "Nocturne" changed to "Walk
in the Night"; hanged to "Night Walk." Published as
"Hardcastle Crags."
1960, June 27. The Hanging Man [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in Ariel... London: Faber and Faber, 1965, p.70.
1960, July. On Deck [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D.S. (carbon) and T.D. 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XXXVIII (July 22, 1961), p.32 and Crossing the
Water... London: Faber and Faber, 1971, p.55. Carbon draft has holograph revisions.
1960, July. Two Campers in Cloud Country (Rock Lake, Canada) [poem]. 2
drafts. T.D. (carbon) and T.D. 1p. each. 28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XXXIX
(August 3, 1963), p.28 and Crossing the Water, p.50. Carbon draft has holograph changes.
1960, Sept. 25. Leaving Early [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in London Magazine, i (August 1961), p.5-10 and Crossing the Water,
1971, p.33.
1960, Oct. 16. Love Letter [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published
in Poetry, XCIX (March 1962), p.350 and Crossing the Water, p.44.
1960, Oct. 17. Candles [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in
Listener, LXIV (November 17, 1960), p.877 and Crossing the Water, p.41.
1960, Nov. 18. A Life [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D. (carbon) and T.D. 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in Crossing the Water, p.53. Carbon draft has holograph revisions.
1961, Feb. 11. Parliament Hill Fields [poem]. T.D. 1p. 28cm.
Published
in London Magazine, i (August 1961), p.5-10 and Crossing the Water, p.19.
1961, Feb. 14. Whitsun [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in
London Magazine, i (August 1961), p.5-10 and Crossing the Water, p.60.
1961, Feb. 15. Face Lift [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D.S. and T.D. (carbon). 1p.
each. 28cm.
Published in Poetry, XCIX (March 1962), p.349 and Crossing the
Water, p.17. Signed draft has holograph revisions. Typescript carbon of p.5 of story
"The Kitchen of the Fig Tree" on verso.
1961, Feb. 19. Morning Song [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D. and T.D. (carbon). 1p.
each. 28cm.
Published in Ariel, p.11. On verso of typescript draft is typescript
carbon of p.2 of the article "Watching the Water–voles."
1961, Feb. 21. Small Hours [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D. and T.D. (carbon). 1p.
each. 14 and 28cm.
Published in London Magazine, i (August 1961), p.5-10 and
Crossing the Water, 1971, p.46. Title changed from "Night Thoughts."
verso of typescript fragment of The Bell Jar.
1961, Feb.22. Heavy Women [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D. and T.D. (carbon). 1p.
each. 14 and 28cm.
Published in Poetry, XCIV (March 1962), p.350 and Crossing
the Water, p.37. Type script originally titled "Waiting Women." Has
numerous holograph changes and notes about fishing on verso. Removed from verso of typescript
fragment of The Bell Jar.
1961, Feb. 25. Private Ground [poem]. 8 drafts. T.D.S. (6 drafts), T.D.
(carbon), and T.D. 1p. each. 28cm.
Published in Critical Quarterly, III (Summer
1961), p.141 and Crossing the Water, p.36. Seven drafts have holograph revisions. Four
drafts carry title "In Frost Time."
1961, Mar. 18. Tulips [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 2p. 28cm.
Published in
New Yorker, XXXVIII (April 7, 1962), p.40 and Ariel, p.20. Holograph addition at bottom.
1961, Mar.28. I Am Vertical [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D.S. and T.D. 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in Critical Quarterly, III (Summer 1961), p.140-141 and Crossing
the Water, p.26. Holograph revisions on T.D.S.
1961, May 16. Widow [poem]. 3 drafts. A.D.S. 3p., T.D.S. 1p., and T.D. 1p.
28cm.
Published in Poetry XCIX (March 1962), p.347 and Crossing the Water ,
p.38. A.D.S. and T.D.S. have holograph revisions. Typescripts of Ted Hughes' "My
Mother" and "My Father" from Meet My Folks! on versos.
1961, May. Insomniac [poem]. T.D. 1p. 28cm.
Published in The
Guinness Book of Poetry 1960/1961, London: Putnam, 1962, p.33 and Crossing the
Water, p.21.
1961, July. The Rival [poem]. 3 drafts. T.D.S., T.D., and T.D. (carbon). 2p.
each. 28cm.
Published in Observer, January 21, 1962, p.31 and Ariel, p.53. One draft
has holograph revisions. Typescripts of "Man in Black" and
"Snakecharmer" on versos of T.D.S. "Man in Black" published
in New Yorker, XXXVI (April 9, 1960), p.40 and The Colossus, p.52.
"Snakecharmer" published in London Magazine, vi (March 1959), p.33-6
and The Colossus, p.54.
1961, Sept. 23. Blackberrying [poem]. 3 drafts. A.D.S. 2p., T.D.S. 1p., and
T.D. (carbon) 1p. 28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XXXVIII (September 15, 1962), p.48 and
Crossing the Water, p.24. Two drafts have holograph revisions. Typescripts of "The
Ghost's Leavetaking" and "I Want, I Want" on versos of A.D.S.
"The Ghost's Leavetaking" published in Sewanee Review, LXVII
(Summer 1959), p.446 and The Colossus, [1960], p.39. "I Want, I Want"
published in Partisan Review, 26 (Fall 1959), p.558 and The Colossus, p.36.
Typescript of "Suicide Off Egg Rock" on verso of T.D.S. Published in Hudson
Review, XIII (Fall 1960), p.415 and The Colossus, p.33.
1961, Sept. 29. Finisterre [poem]. 8 drafts. A.D.S. (3 drafts –
1p.,1p., and 3p.), T.D.S. (3 drafts – 1p. each), A.&T.D.S. (2p.), T.D. (carbon
- 1p.). 28cm.
Published in Observer, August 5, 1962, p.14 and Crossing the Water
, p.15. Seven drafts have holograph revisions. On versos are typescripts of
"Aftermath," "All the Dead Dears," "Point
Shirley," "Lorelei," and "The Colossus." All were
published in The Colossus, p.20–26, 29–31. Also on versos, two
typescript pages of Ted Hughes' Meet My Folks!
1961, Sept. 29. The Surgeon at 2 A.M. [poem]. 5 drafts. A.D.S. (2 drafts -
1p. and 5p.), T.D.S. (3 drafts - 1p. each). 28cm.
Published in Listener, LXVIII
(September 20, 1962), p.428 and Crossing the Water, p.48. Four drafts have holograph
revisions. Typescripts of "Departure," "Hardcastle Crags,"
"The Eye-mote," "Two Views of a Cadaver Room,"
"Night Shift," and "The Manor Garden" on versos.
"Departure" published in Nation, CLXXXVIII (March 7, 1959), p.212 and
The Colossus, p.19. "The Eye-mote" published in Chelsea Review,
VII (May 1960), p.71 and The Colossus, p.14. "Two Views of a Cadaver
Room" published in Times Literary Supplement, 3010 (November 6, 1959), p.xxiii
and The Colossus, p.10. "Night Shift" published in The Colossus,
p.11. "The Manor Garden" published in Critical Quarterly, II (Summer
1960), p.155-7 and The Colossus, p.9. Typescript of Ted Hughes' "My
Brother Bert" from Meet My Folks! on verso of one draft.
1961, Sept. Wuthering Heights [poem]. 6 drafts. A.D.S. 6p., T.D.S. (2 drafts
– 1p. each), A.&T.D.S. (2 drafts – 3p. and 7p.), T.D. 1p. 28cm.
Published in New Statesman, LXIII (Mar. 16, 1962), p.390 and Crossing the Water,
p.11. Five drafts have holograph revisions. Two drafts titled "Withins." Two
p. of the 7p. draft are titled "The Bald Truth About: Grass at Wuthering
Heights." On versos are typescripts of "The Surgeon at 2 A.M.,"
"A Life," "Faun," "Metaphors,"
"Morning Song," "Home Thoughts from London,"
"Maudlin," "Full Fathom Five," and the title and first pages
of The Bed Book. "Faun" published in Poetry, LXXXIX (January
1957), p.234 and The Colossus, p.18. "Metaphors" published in
Partisan Review, XXVII (Summer 1960), p.435 under the title "Metaphors for a
Pregnant Woman" and in The Colossus, p.41. "Maudlin" published
in The Colossus, p.48. "Full Fathom Five" published in Audience,
vi (Spring 1955), p.34 and The Colossus, p.46. The Bed Book published London:
Faber and Faber, 1976. Holograph drafts of "Queen Mary's Rose Garden"
and "Withins" on versos.
1961, Oct. 21. Last Words [poem]. 5 drafts. A.D.S., T.D.S. (3 drafts), and
T.D. (carbon). 1p. each. 28cm.
Published in New American Review, II, New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1971, p.232 and Crossing the Water, p.63. Holograph revisions
on all but typescript carbon.
1961, Oct. 22. The Moon and the Yew Tree [poem]. 3 drafts. A.D.S. 4p.,
T.D.S. (2 drafts - 1p. each). 28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XXXIX (August 3, 1963),
p.28-29 and in Ariel, p.47.
1961, Oct. 23. [Mirror (poem)]. 4 drafts. A.D.S., T.D.S. (2 drafts), and
T.D. (carbon). 1p. each. 28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XXXIX (August 3, 1963),
p.28-29 and Crystal Gazer...London, Rainbow Press, 1971, p.20. Originally titled
"Mirror Talk." Three drafts have have holograph revisions.
1961, Oct. 29. The Babysitters [poem]. 7 drafts. A.D.S. (3 drafts -1p.
each), A.& T.D.S. 3p., T.D.S. (2 drafts – 1p. each), T.D. (carbon –
1p.). 28cm.
Published in New Yorker, XLVII (March 6, 1971), p.36 and Crossing the
Water, p.27. Six drafts have holograph revisions. One holograph draft has title change.
Typescripts of 5p. of draft from The Bell Jar, London: Heinemann, 1963, on versos.
Typescripts of "Whitsun," "Magi" and "Black Rock in
Rainy Weather" on versos. Latter published in Antioch Review, XVII (January
1957), p.232 and The Colossus, p.42.
n.d. The Beggars [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in
Chelsea Review, VII (May 1960), p.70 and Crystal Gazer, p.12. Has holograph
revisions. Originally titled "The Beggars of Benidorm Market." Unidentified
holograph draft on verso.
n.d. The Bell Jar [novel fragments]. 2 drafts. T.D.S (carbon). 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in The Bell Jar, London: Heinemann, 1963. Both drafts of p.136 of
The Bell Jar. "Small Hours" and "Heavy Women"
removed from versos.
n.d. The Fifteen Dollar Eagle [story]. 2 drafts. T.D. (carbon) and T.D. 20
and 21p. 28cm.
Published in Sewanee Review, LXVIII (Fall 1960), p.603. Holograph
changes on typescript carbon.
n.d. In Plaster [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D.S. and T.D. 2p. each. 28cm.
Published in London Magazine, I (Fall 1962), p.15 and Crossing the Water, p.30.
Signed draft has holograph revisions. Typescripts of "Private Ground" and Ted
Hughes' "Squirrel in January" on versos.
n.d. Magi [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in New
Statesman, LXI (March 31, 1961), p.514 and Crossing the Water, p.4O.
n.d. Sleep in the Mojave Desert [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in Observer, November 19, 1961, p.28 and Crossing the Water, p.47
n.d. Stars Over the Dordogne [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D.S. and T.D. 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in Poetry, XCIX (March 1962), p.346. Signed draft has holograph
changes. Title changed from Stars at Lacan. Typescript of "The Companionable
Ills" on verso. Published in Spectator, CCII (January 30, 1959), p.163 and
The Colossus, p.63.
n.d. Stillborn [poem]. T.D.S. 1p. 28cm.
Published in New
Statesman, 81 (March 19, 1971), p.384 and Crossing the Water, p.35. Titled changed
from "A Book of Dead Poems." Holograph draft of an untitled poem on verso;
first line: "The breath of my body steams up to me, I am warm."
n.d. Words for a Nursery [poem]. 2 drafts. T.D. (carbon) and T.D. 1p. each.
28cm.
Published in Atlantic, CCVIII (August 1961), p.66. Carbon draft has holograph
revisions. Title changed from "Hand Song," to "Rhyme for a
Nursery," to "Words for a \ Nursery."
n.d. You're [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in
Harper's, CCXIII (June 1961), p.40 and Ariel, p.57.
n.d. Zoo Keeper's Wife [poem]. T.D. (carbon). 1p. 28cm.
Published in
London Magazine, i (August 1961), p.5-10 and Crossing the Water,
p.58.
