Strunsky-Walling Collection
Strunsky-Walling Collection
The collection includes over five hundred letters, two diaries, miscellaneous manuscripts, printed ephemera, and photographs. Among the letters are 120 written by Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1933-1937; 90 written between Anna and William English Walling, 1926-1935; 49 written between Anna and Rosamond Walling Tirana, 1931-1936; and 54 written between William English Walling and Rosamond, 1932-1935. In addition to family letters the correspondence also includes a number of letters to Anna from notable literary and political figures, among them Gelett Burgess, Charmian London, Mary White Ovington, Ellery Sedgwich, Charles Edward Russell, Elizabeth Gladys Echlin, and Robert Ely. Also notable are two diaries of Anna Strunsky Walling (1934 and 1936).
- Conditions Governing Access
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
- Dates
- Creation: 1906-1967
- Creation: Majority of material found in ( 1925-1937)
- Extent
- 2 Cubic Feet (4 containers; 117 folders)
- Related Names
- Walling, Anna Strunsky, 1879-1964
- Corbett, Rosamond Walling Tirana, 1910-1999
- Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953
- Walling, William English, 1877-1936
- Language of Materials
- English
I. Correspondence
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1933 August-December
Leonard Dalton Abbott's personal letters to Anna Strunsky Walling (folders 1 to 20) number 125 items, dating from 1933 to 1937.
- Dates
- Creation: 1933 August-December
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1934 January-March
- Dates
- Creation: 1934 January-March
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1934 April
- Dates
- Creation: 1934 April
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1934 October
- Dates
- Creation: 1934 October
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 February-April
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 February-April
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 June
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 June
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 July
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 July
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 July
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 July
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 August
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 August
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 September
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 September
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935 December
- Dates
- Creation: 1935 December
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1936 January
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 January
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to Leonard Dalton Abbott, 1936 February-March
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 February-March
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1936 April-September
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 April-September
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1936 October
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 October
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1936 November
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 November
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1936 December
- Dates
- Creation: 1936 December
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1937 January-March
- Dates
- Creation: 1937 January-March
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, undated
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Letters. Leonard Dalton Abbott to Anna Strunsky Walling, undated
Fragments of letters in Leonard Dalton Abbott's hand.
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Letters. Miscellaneous correspondents to Leonard Dalton Abbott, undated
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1926
The Anna Strunsky Walling-William English Walling correspondence (folders 22 to 35) includes 90 items. The majority of the letters were written by Anna to English from 1926 to 1935. Anna's letters are largely personal and social in content. Of the 10 letters written by English to Anna, all express some concern over the family's financial situation.
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1931 January
- Dates
- Creation: 1931 January
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1931 November
- Dates
- Creation: 1931 November
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1931 December
- Dates
- Creation: 1931 December
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1931 December
- Dates
- Creation: 1931 December
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1931 December
- Dates
- Creation: 1931 December
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1932 January
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 January
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1932 January
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 January
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, 1932 February
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 February
Correspondence. Anna Strunsky Walling and William English Walling, 1932 February-March
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 February-March
Correspondence. Anna Strunsky Walling and William English Walling, 1932 March-April
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 March-April
Letters. William English Walling to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1935
- Dates
- Creation: 1935
Correspondence. Anna Strunsky Walling and William English Walling, undated
Includes a letter from English summarizing the family's dire financial situation: "...radically reduced income will scarcely allow [Anna] more than $150.00."
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Letters. Anna Strunsky Walling to William English Walling, undated
Fragments of letters in Anna Strunksky Wallings's hand to William English Walling.
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Letters. Rosamond Walling Tirana to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1931
The Anna Strunsky Walling-Rosamond Walling Tirana correspondence (folders 36 to 45) includes 49 items, the greater number of which are from Rosamond to her mother. Dates range from 1931 to 1936. Rosamond's lengthy contain mostly personal and social news.
- Dates
- Creation: 1931
Correspondence. Rosamond Walling Tirana to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1932 January-June
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 January-June
Correspondence. Rosamond Walling Tirana to Anna Strunsky Walling, 1932 September-December
In a letter of 28 September Rosamond explains her feelings on abortion, which she endorses.
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 September-December
Citation
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[Identification of item], Strunsky-Walling Collection, [Collection and folder no.], Department of Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame.
Cite Item Description
[Identification of item], Strunsky-Walling Collection, [Collection and folder no.], Department of Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame. https://archivesspace.library.nd.edu/repositories/3/resources/1615 Accessed April 05, 2025.