Box 221
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Log of a Sea-going Farm, published in Gourmet magazine, 1953
File — Box: 221, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: M037.04
Series Description:
From the Series:
Essays and short stories by Coffin on various subjects, 1923-51 and undated. Most were published in scholarly journals or popular magazines; several were later collected into books of essays, including An Attic Room, A Book of Uncles and Mainestays of Maine. The majority are typescripts or carbon typescripts, although some are manuscripts, proof copies, or printed texts. The alphabetically arranged essays are followed by mixed notebooks ([1930]-51 and undated) and newspaper clippings...
Dates:
1953
Coffin Coat of Arms, n.d.
File — Box: 221, Folder: 3
Identifier: M037.13
Series Description:
From the Series:
Personal records include essays, legal documents, genealogies, notes, pamphlets and other private material, collected by Coffin or his family; arranged alphabetically by material type.There are biographical and autobiographical sketches, newspaper articles (arranged by year), notes, obituaries, and memorials (1941-78), and material concerning the Rhodes scholarships. His Pulitzer Prize certificate is accompanied by folders of clippings. Genealogies, clippings and other family...
Dates:
n.d.
Brother's sketchbook, origin unknown
File — Box: 221, Folder: 4
Identifier: M037.09
Series Description:
From the Series:
Original pencil, pen-and-ink or watercolor sketches and drawings by Coffin, [1920-52?], together with prints, Christmas cards, stencils, gravestone rubbings, and original printing blocks. Images include bookplate designs, sketches for the Bowdoin Bugle, land and seascapes, MacMillan Hall at Wells College, and family homes in Brunswick and Pennelville. Art from Coffin's childhood [1906-10?] is also included. Designs and studies prepared as illustrations for his published works can be found...
Dates:
1842-1989, undated ; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1955
Photograph, near Coffin cabin, Brunswick, Maine, c. 1950s
File — Box: 221, Folder: 5
Identifier: M037.17
Series Description:
From the Series:
Photographic prints, slides and negatives, grouped by size. Those of Coffin include portraits, publicity images, class photos, and group shots with others (many unidentified). There are photos of members of his family, his artwork, his travels (mostly to Greece, including half the negatives), and his family homes. An oil painting of Coffin and a sculpted head are also included.
Dates:
c. 1950s
