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American Women's Poetry Miscellaneous Correspondence and Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 03-01-exws_awpcmisc

Scope and Contents

This collection is an assortment of correspondence and ephemera associated with American Women poets or other authors or artists from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It contains materials pertaining to Margaret Atwood, Amy Clampitt, April Eiler, Nikki Giovanni, Sylvia Plath, May Sarton and others. Items include letters, postcards, greeting cards, newspaper articles, announcements, small printed and signed poems, commemorative stamps, bookmarks and sales receipts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865-2002
  • Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk 1904-1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

WMU Special Collections. Non-circulating. Contact department for access.

Extent

1 boxes : approx. 0.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

An assortment of individually purchased or donated correspondence and ephemera associated with American women poets or other authors.

Source of Acquisition

Various sources.

Method of Acquisition

Purchase and donation

Title
American Women's Poetry Miscellaneous Correspondence and Ephemera Collection Finding Aid
Status
Completed
Author
Laura Cook
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490