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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
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material created by the author, including personal and travel diaries from numerous international trips, essays and unpublished writings, prose and verse papers, correspondence, and translations of classical works.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
May Sarton papers
Collection
Identifier: 0318
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...
Dates:
1860-1994; Majority of material found within 1912-1980s
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
Perdita Huston papers
Collection
Identifier: 0180
Collection Scope and Content
This collection includes files documenting Huston's professional life, beginning with her journalism work with Time/Life in Algeria until her final work on the Global Family Project in the late 1990s. Included are research notes, interview transcripts, drafts of her writing projects, correspondence from throughout her career, and material on organizations and conferences she was involved with. Also included are clippings of published articles by and about Huston which she collected....
Dates:
1936-2007
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
Sarah Orne Jewett collection
Collection
Identifier: 0196
Collection Scope and Content
The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, articles, reviews, research papers, memorabilia, photographs, printed material, artifacts, and family business records. The manuscripts include: a poem written by Jewett at age fourteen; notes found in her personal copy of the Norman Conquest; "Indians," her earliest known manuscript; and a complete manuscript copy of the "Night Before Thanksgiving." The correspondence with family, friends and business associates gives a view into Jewett's...
Dates:
1801-1997; Majority of material found within 1881-1906
Found in:
Maine Women Writers Collection
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