Elizabeth Sigmund collection of photographs and correspondence related to Sylvia Plath
Scope and Contents
Materials documenting Elizabeth Sigmund’s friendship with Sylvia Plath and her later relationships with Plath’s family, friends, literary estate, publishers, and biographers. The collection includes photographs of Sylvia Plath and her family and correspondence. The correspondence includes both original documents and copies of related correspondence assembled by Elizabeth Sigmund.
Dates of Materials
- 1961 - 2002
Creator
- Sigmund, Elizabeth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, William Sigmund has assigned the copyright of Elizabeth Sigmund's works to Smith College; however, copyright in other items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For instances which may regard materials in the collection not created by Sigmund, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Biographical / Historical
When Elizabeth Sigmund was married to her first husband, David Compton, they lived near Court Green, the home of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. Sylvia Plath dedicated her novel The Bell Jar to Elizabeth and David Compton although this dedication was a point of later contention with Plath's estate representatives.
Extent
0.229 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials documenting Elizabeth Sigmund’s relationship with Sylvia Plath and with Plath’s family, friends, literary estate, publishers, and biographers. The collection includes photographs of Sylvia Plath and her family, personal correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by William Sigmund, 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was arranged and described with the item numbers included in this finding aid by the donor prior to transfer to Smith college. Some description on the photographs was edited by Karen Kukil, but the remainder of the descriptions are as they were received from the donor.
Source
- Sigmund, William (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid to the Elizabeth Sigmund collection of photographs and correspondence related to Sylvia Plath
- Status
- Minimum Finding Aid (Completed)
- Author
- Madison White
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020-05-28: Created new collection
- 2021-02-24: Added item-level description provided by donor
Repository Details
Part of the Mortimer Rare Book Collection Repository
