Sarton, May, 1912-1995

Collection Scope and Content

There is a large range of material types in this collection including photographs, clippings, correspondence, and greeting cards. Because they have been arranged by the author's last name, followed by the publication title, there should be an opportunity to uncover some interesting trivia or insights.

Collection Scope and Content This collection includes manuscripts, diaries and notebooks, personal and professional correspondence, memorabilia, appointment books, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers from Coatsworth's life. The scrapbooks contain personal mementos from her family such as a short poem from her husband, Henry Beston, signed the "Chimney Farm Farmer," a child’s crayon drawing, Coatsworth's grandmother's 1891 passport to Greece, an original Christmas song on sheet music written by Elizabeth...

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The collection contains two sets of "Queens of Literature" playing cards, several postcards, a broadside poem, a clipping, a bookmark, a pin with a photo of May Sarton, and a manuscript poem.

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This collection includes a note from Bogan to Ruth Limmer, her literary executor, as well as brief MWWC correspondence with both Limmer and Bogan. There is also a special printing of Bogan's poem "July Dawn," a choral piece with text by Bogan, and a poetry manuscript entitled "Wanderlust." Also included is a Lotte Jacobi photograph of Bogan and clippings relating to Bogan and her work.

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The collection is mainly letters from May Sarton to Maggie Lewis. It also includes several poems and poem broadsides Sarton sent to Lewis, as well as polaroids of Sarton and her house, and the program from Sarton's funeral service.

Collection Scope and Content The Maine Association of Women in the Fine and Performing Arts (MAWFPA) records contain the papers and visual materials of this female-driven, artist-run organization active in the state from 1977 through 1983. The MAWFPA records are arranged into four series documenting the activities of the organization with majority focusing on Spectra 1 and Spectra 2, the two all-female multi-disciplinary arts celebrations produced by the organization in 1979 and 1982. The bulk of the material in this...

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This collection consists of correspondence, clippings, media and memorabilia related to, as well as work published by, the poet, novelist and memoirist May Sarton. Collected by her friend, Margaret "Maggie" Vaughan over two decades, much of the material is inscribed to Vaughan by Sarton and a good number of the documents came as enclosures in the 30+ books donated to the MWWC by Margaret Vaughan's children.

Collection Scope and Content The Sarton papers consists of diverse material types: an extensive photograph collection compiled by Sarton, correspondence, poetry drafts and typescripts, special printings, sound recordings, literary criticisms, published material, and personal memorabilia. Maine Women Writers Collection also holds a large portion of Sarton's personal library, over 2000 volumes, accessible on the University of New England library catalog, in addition to the inserts found in those books, which are housed as...

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The collection includes a variety of media created and acquired by MWWC over the years. There are VHS tapes from MWWC conferences, including the American Women Nature Writers Conference. There are several recordings of MWWC founders Dorothy Healy and Grace Dow. There are numerous copies of the Martha Hall video, "I Make Books", as well as copies and outtakes of the MWWC 50th Anniversary video.

Collection Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection includes a variety of media created and acquired by MWWC over the years. There are VHS tapes from MWWC conferences, including the American Women Nature Writers Conference. There are several recordings of MWWC founders Dorothy Healy and Grace Dow. There are numerous copies of the Martha Hall video, "I Make Books", as well as copies and outtakes of the MWWC 50th Anniversary video.