The following abbreviations of frequently cited documents and archives will be used in reference notes throughout the present work.
| DLA | Donna Levinsohn archives |
| FFA | Frick family archives |
| GFAB | Grace Frick, appointment books, 1944–75, 1977–78. Marguerite Yourcenar Collection, Additional Papers, 1842–1996, MS Fr 372.2 (853) |
| GFC | Grace Frick, chronology [Chronology of Marguerite Yourcenar and Grace Frick], Marguerite Yourcenar Papers, 1920–1986, MS Fr 372 (1373), Houghton Library, Harvard University |
| HCCHJCC | Howell Cheney Collection of Hartford Junior College Correspondence |
| HCWC | Hartford College for Women Collection* |
| HFA | Harris family archives |
| MFA | Minear family archives |
| MYC | Marguerite Yourcenar Collection, Additional Papers, 1842–1996, MS Fr 372.2, Houghton Library, Harvard University |
| MYP | Marguerite Yourcenar Papers, 1920–1986, MS Fr 372, Houghton Library, Harvard University |
| NCBC | Natalie Clifford Barney Collection, Bibliothèque Jacques Doucet, Paris, France |
| PPA | Petite Plaisance Archives |
| SLCA | Sarah Lawrence College Archives |
| UHASC | University of Hartford Archives and Special Collections |
| WCA | Wellesley College Archives |
| WCCC | Wellesley College Chat Cat |
| YMA | Yale Manuscripts and Archives |
* Audio recordings from this collection are from the project titled Toward a Working Majority: Perspectives on Educated American Women, 1930 to 1990. The Connecticut Humanities Council provided funding for this project; conclusions and recommendations expressed are not necessarily those of the council.