Family Letters Of Robert And Elinor Frost Insight Into Their Personal Life

Family Letters of Robert and Elinor Frost, edited by Arnold Grade, was published in 1972 by the State University of New York Press. The volume collects 183 letters exchanged within the Frost family, including 133 written by Robert Frost and 50 by his wife, Elinor Miriam White Frost. The correspondence spans from 1914 to 1963 and is primarily addressed to family members, especially their eldest daughter Lesley Frost. The book includes editorial notes, selected photographs, and reproductions of handwritten letters, along with a foreword by Lesley Frost that provides family context. The letters document domestic life across decades marked by personal losses, financial pressures, and frequent relocations. Elinor Frost’s letters present her role in managing family responsibilities and responding to illnesses and deaths among relatives, while Robert Frost’s letters combine practical advice with reflections on education, writing, and intellectual interests. Many of the letters to Lesley discuss her schooling at Wellesley College and Barnard College, career decisions, and parenting. The correspondence also includes references to Frost’s teaching engagements, lecture travel, and literary work, offering a documentary record of family communication alongside his public career.