Manuscripts, Drafts, Notes, and Drawings, 1919-1927 and undated

This series contains manuscripts of literary works by the Baroness and includes drafts and notes. Like Series II, it also contains a few drawings and sketches that might have been made by her or by artists for whom she modeled. For example, in Series III, the back pages of "Tod Eines Schwernöters—Hamlet in America" can be pieced together to form a pencil drawing of a nude woman. The series is arranged alphabetically by title or subject.

Von Freytag-Loringhoven often assigned works in progress multiple titles. For example, the poem "Oh Fudge" was developed under the working titles "Melancholy," "King Gunther," and "Happenstance." Works with multiple titles are listed by the title found on the most polished, complete drafts with the alternative working titles following in parentheses, for example: Oh Fudge (Melancholy, King Gunther, Happenstance). Works that are not related but were impossible to separate are listed together and separated by semi-colons. The first line of untitled works appears in quotation marks; works assigned titles by von Freytag-Loringhoven appear without quotation marks. Brackets are used to replicate the idiosyncratic punctuation von Freytag-Loringhoven often used in her writing, for example: "Sinnlieb [Felix]." The Appendix lists all the variant titles of the works with cross references for those that are not filed under their own title. TheAppendix also contains cross-references for drafts and poem fragments located outside the principal folder for a particular work. For example, a fragment of the poem "Catafalk" can be found in the folder for "Motion." Poems included in von Freytag-Loringhoven's letters in Series II are also listed in the Appendix.

Digitized from the microfilm edition of the papers of the Baroness; select items digitized in color from originals. There are no digital surrogates of the drawings and sketches on the backs manuscripts, drafts, and notes. Researchers must consult the original manuscripts in order to gain access to them.