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American poetry -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Florence Demers collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0094
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence, essays, an interview and a booklet titled My bird friend.

Dates: circa 1950-1977

Frances Wright Turner collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0372
Collection Scope and Content

This collection contains an article about Turner and a bio sheet.

Dates: [1957]

Geneva V. Damon collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0095
Collection Scope and Content

Includes published and unpublished poems, articles.

Dates: 1973-1980

Glenna Botting collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0028
Collection Scope and Content

Includes three collections of poems from Glenna Botting.

Dates: 1989

Harriet Plimpton collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0278
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes typescripts, correspondence, photographs, a 1905-1909 diary, and memorabilia. Also in collection are an 1812 math exercise book once belonging to her great-grandfather Elias Plimpton and a small sculpture of a mother duck and five ducklings made of metal with a slate base.

Dates: 1812-1978; Majority of material found within 1940-1970

Heather Payson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0279
Collection Scope and Content

Includes photocopies of poetry and letter from Dorothy Healy.

Dates: 1985

Helen Rogers Smith collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0338
Collection Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, holograph and typed poetry.

Dates: 1977-1978

Helen Sherwood Vining collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0386
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes both typescript poems and [published?] poems as well as a letter.

Dates: 1910-1911

Holly Hill collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0171
Collection Scope and Content

Includes "Poems and Prose" typescript.

Dates: 1990

Hortense Flexner collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0131
Collection Scope and Content

Includes publicity, published poems, articles.

Dates: 1990-1993

Hortense Gardner Gregg collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0150
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes interviews, articles, poetry, and a black and white photograph.

Dates: 1909-1949

Ina Ladd Brown collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0030
Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of typescripts of Brown's poetry (some unpublished) and plays, as well as essays on the subject of writing. A small amount of correspondence and ephemera related to her writing is included. There are also clippings, student papers about Brown, and one folder of photographs from throughout Brown's life. Audiocassette recordings of Brown's poetry, read by her cousin Wayne McKusick, are also included in the collection.

Dates: 1957-1984

J. Day Mason collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0238
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes review, press releases, correspondence with Dorothy Healy, exhibit materials, photographs, and two poems in calligraphy.

Dates: 1987-1990

Jacqueline M. Barstow Sorenson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0341
Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of a photocopy of a manuscript - Stuff n' Things Poetry n' Prose.

Dates: 1974

Jan Owen collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0273
Collection Scope and Content

The collection is a single folder containing two artists' book collaborations with Jennifer Craig.

Dates: 1995-1997

Jean Saunders Duling collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0097
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes a review and an invitation to an autograph party for her book Wing songs.

Dates: 1986, 1996

Jennifer Craig collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0282
Collection Scope and Content

Includes broadside, and articles.

Dates: 1996-1997

Jessie S. Cole collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0068
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes a booklet of poetry written by Jessie Cole and illustrated by her daughter.

Dates: 1976

Jessie Wheeler Freeman collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0136
Collection Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, musical score and published poem.

Dates: 1940-1963

Karen Douglass collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0098
Collection Scope and Content

Includes reviews.

Dates: 1992-1994

Kate Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0033
Collection Scope and Content

The collection contains manuscript material, drawings, correspondence, and ephemera.

Dates: 1960-2005, undated

Katharine O'Brien papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0266
Collection Scope and Content This collection documents O'Brien's creative work as well as her high school teaching career. Among the creative works included are poetry notes and drafts, published verse, musical scores, and literary correspondence. The collection includes O'Brien's Deering High School files from 1940-1971. These files are made up of class schedules, correspondence, programs from events, annual reports of the Math Department, and clippings about students and the school (especially regarding honors won by...
Dates: 1905-1986

Kathleen Ellis collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0122
Collection Scope and Content

Includes reviews, workshop publicity and articles.

Dates: 1989-1996

Kitty Parsons collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0285
Collection Scope and Content

Includes newspapers and correspondence with Dorothy Healy.

Dates: 1969

Lee Sharkey collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0347
Collection Scope and Content

Includes broadsides and a review.

Dates: 1996

Linda Tatelbaum papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0375
Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of manuscript material related to her books, poetry, essays, journals related to her teaching and proprioceptive writing.

Dates: 1972-2003

Lois Lowry collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0209
Collection Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence, articles, interview and published work in periodicals.

Dates: 1977-1997

Louise Bogan collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0036
Collection Scope and Content

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.

Dates: 1934-1985

Louise Darcy collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0100
Collection Scope and Content

Includes published poetry and obituary.

Dates: 1933-1978

Lucille Iverson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0185
Collection Scope and Content

Includes resume, poem typescripts and correspondence to DMH.

Dates: 1988, undated