The Carolyn Burke Collection on Mina Loy and Lee Miller consists of Carolyn Burke’s research files, correspondence, writings, and original documents pertaining to Mina Loy and Lee Miller. These original documents were obtained by Burke during the course of her research, primarily from Loy’s daughter, Joella Haweis Bayer, and Miller’s son, Anthony Penrose. The 2011 acquisition includes the bulk of the collection’s Mina Loy papers. This acquisition includes original manuscripts and fragments of various writings, including the prose pieces Alda’s Beauty and Promised Land. Correspondence by Mina Loy and family members is especially well represented, and family photographs and records of Loy’s inventions are also present. The 2012 acquisition contains 14 audiocassettes, transcripts, and notes from Burke’s interviews with Loy’s daughter, Joella Haweis Bayer. The 2013 acquisition includes further original documents by Loy. Manuscript fragments for Loy's Colossus, Psycho-Democracy, and other poems are present in this acquisition, as is correspondence, photographs, and a small amount of business records. The bulk of the 2013 acquisition, however, is Burke’s research files for the Loy and Miller biographies. Original documents pertaining to Lee Miller are present in this acquisition and include a small amount of correspondence and family photographs. These items have not been separated, and are noted at the file level. Audiovisual material from the 2013 acquisition has been separated to the Audiovisual Material series.
Carolyn Burke Collection on Mina Loy and Lee Miller