Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, May 31, 1969. Bishop has returned from a trip and hopes to move into her house in a week or month. She would like for Gardner to visit her in South America one day. Bishop hopes that Gardner has a good…
Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, August 8, 1969. Bishop thanks Gardner for her letter and is glad that Gardner likes Ireland. She then explains who the woman is that is pictured on the front of the post card. She tells Gardner that the…
Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, May 21, 1970. Bishop tells Gardner that the photo on the front of the post card is of Dona Olympia, a local resident. Bishop came across an anthology with Gardner that included her photograph - which…
Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, January 11, 1971. Bishop thanks Gardner for her Christmas card. She would like to see Gardner before she leaves the USA at the end of the month. Bishop is sorry that Gardner sounds unhappy and she hopes that in the new…
Allen Tate to Isabella Gardner, September 23, 1958. He wrote a 22 page letter to her over the span of 4 days. Tate tells Gardner that he is full of love for her. He received her letter as he boarded the ship. Tate enjoyed hearing the sound of…
Mona Van Duyn to Isabella Gardner, July 1, 1964. Van Duyn writes to Gardner to reintroduce herself to Gardner. Van Duyn is a library consultant for Washington University and would like for Gardner to consider sending her manuscripts and papers to the…