American poetry -- Women authors
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Kate O'Flaherty Chopin Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0273
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of original manuscripts and published copies of many of Kate Chopin's short stories, poems, and translations from the French of Guy de Maupassant's short stories. The collection also includes some correspondence from friends regarding The Awakening, 1899; two commonplace books or copy books, 1860 and 1867-1870, the latter of which contains a diary of her 1870 wedding trip; an original manuscript book, 1894-1896, which also includes diary...
Dates:
1855-1975
Fannie Frank Cook Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0322
Abstract
The Papers of Fannie Cook (1893-1949), St. Louis writer, lecturer and civic leader, include personal and professional correspondence, literary productions, printed material and scrapbooks of clippings and memorabilia reflect her life-long interest in the common ground of literature and social problems. Believing literature could be a great molder of public opinion, Fannie Cook wrote novels, short stories, essays and poetry, a significant portion of which portrayed a strong social conscience....
Dates:
1874-1949
Helen S. DeFrance Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3144
Scope and Contents
The collection includes research notes, correspondence, and a handwritten copy of the master’s thesis, Sara Teasdale, completed by Helen S. DeFrance in 1939; also included are teaching notes, miscellaneous research notes, and drafts for two other English papers. The papers and notes span from 1910 to 1939 with the bulk of materials dating from 1935 to 1939. The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title/type of document.
The research notes...
Dates:
1910-1939; Majority of material found within 1935-1939
The Potter's Wheel Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1621
Scope and Contents
The collection contains sixteen issues of The Potter’s Wheel and twelve issues of the criticism pages. Various other works are also included: a Christmas Remembrance Book; five published copies of “From the Potter’s Wheel”; a booklet “The Soul’s Inheritance” by George Cabot Lodge, bound by W. Parrish; two handwritten copies of “Ye Comet’s Tale” by V. Colby and W. Parrish; “The Pursuit of the Ideal,” a play written by the March Hare; a sheet of handmade...
Dates:
1904-1907
Sara Teasdale Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1605
Scope and Contents
The Original Papers (Boxes 1-3) consist mainly of correspondence of Sara Teasdale to her husband Ernst B. Filsinger (1914-1931) relating to her work and personal life, often written while Ernst was traveling around the world for business. She discusses her health, works in progress, her publications, friends and family, and her thoughts on contemporary poets. In some of her letters, Sara includes drafts of her poems for Ernst to review. Other...
Dates:
1905-1956, 1976-1980, no date