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Camp Moy Mo Da Yo collection
Collection
Identifier: 0425
Collection Scope and Content
This collection contains records primarily dating from 1907 to 1972 including administrative records, publications and ephemera. The majority of the collection is made up of photographs documenting the camp throughout its existence. The images include photographs of the camp, various activities and groups of campers and staff.
Dates:
1907-2009; Majority of material found within 1907-1972
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Daphne Winslow Merrill papers
Collection
Identifier: 0226
Collection Scope and Content
This collection includes manuscripts of Merrill's articles and the book "More Cones From the Pines of Maine," as well as copies of published articles. Also included is literary correspondence with the publishers of Merrill's poetry. A scrapbook contains reader responses and clippings pertaining to "More Cones." There is material on the history and activities of the Maine Writers Research Club, as well as publications of other organizations with which Merrill was affiliated.
Dates:
1954-1992
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Florence Burrill Jacobs papers
Collection
Identifier: 0191
Collection Scope and Content
This collection includes extensive files of Jacobs' manuscripts, both published and unpublished, as well as correspondence from publishers dating from the 1920s through the 1970s. Also in the collection is biographical information, including autobiographical notes, student essays about Jacobs, photographs and school-related notebooks and memorabilia. Material relating to literary organizations and poetry awards is found in folders 121-124. The collection also includes clippings and...
Dates:
1904-1976
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Frances Peabody papers
Collection
Identifier: 0276
Collection Scope and Content
Series 1 consists of the files set up by Peabody as she worked her way through the process of writing and publishing Tate House: Crown of the Maine Mast Trade. The files document the steps necessary to see a project through, ie., multiple drafts, publicizing, printers, funding, and reviews by peers. Peabody's original file titles and order were retained as much as possible. Series 2 contains multiple black and white images in publication layout telling the story of the merger between...
Dates:
1920-1997; Majority of material found in 1930-1940
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Josephine Diebitsch Peary papers
Collection
Identifier: 0283
Collection Scope and Content
The collection consists of a large variety of historical items, including four important scrapbooks compiled by Rear Admiral and Mrs. Peary's daughter, Marie Peary Stafford, which place in chronological order, papers and photographs telling the story of their lives, the majority of the contents focusing on Josephine Peary. As in the scrapbooks, the collection contains letters of correspondence between Josephine and Robert as early as 1884 through 1910, publication and speech manuscripts,...
Dates:
1861-2003
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Maine Media Women records
Collection
Identifier: 0246
Collection Scope and Content
The Maine Media Women Records consist of the papers generated by officers of the organization in the course of carrying out their functions. It also contains membership directories, newsletters published by MMW, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The vast majority of the materials are paper-based, although there are a few computer disks, two VHS tapes, a plaque, and a ribbon and pin decoration. The records are arranged in seven series, following an organizational framework that MMW...
Dates:
1951-2012
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Margaret J. M. Sweat papers
Collection
Identifier: 0350
Collection Scope and Content
This collection contains manuscript material created by the author, including personal and travel diaries from numerous international trips, essays and unpublished writings, prose and verse papers, correspondence, and translations of classical works. There are also personal and themed scrapbooks, commonplace books, a recipe book, a drawing and a watercolor done by the author, photographs and a photographic album of the author and of the author's home. Included in the collection are the...
Dates:
1835-2005, undated; Majority of material found within 1855-1908, undated
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Marie Ahnighito Peary papers
Collection
Identifier: 0348
Collection Scope and Content
This collection consists of a wide variety of material documenting Marie Peary Stafford's life. There is a large amount of manuscript material including typescripts of her many publications, both books and stories submitted to magazines. The collection holds the published copies, the publishers’ contracts, reviews of her writings, and Marie’s notes for her stories. Also included are drafts of her lectures and speeches, extensive memos about various responsibilities she accepted as the...
Dates:
1862-1995
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Ruth Moore collection
Collection
Identifier: 0252
Collection Scope and Content
This collection includes manuscripts of Moore's post-1955 novels and poetry collections, as well as editor's notes, advance copies and galleys of these works. Also included are scrapbooks and loose clippings of reviews and publicity, as well as fan mail and literary correspondence. The collection includes biographical material about Moore and some memorabilia.
Dates:
1917-1995
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
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