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Ellis Atkisson McDonald papers

Ellis Atkisson McDonald papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Ellis Atkisson McDonald papers
Creator: McDonald, Ellis Atkisson
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1974
Language(s): English
Extent: 4.8 Linear Feet (7 document boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Collection Number: ms880
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Ellis Atkisson McDonald was an American author.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Ellis Atkisson McDonald from 1931-1974. The papers include correspondence, photographs, publications in which her works appear, notebooks, reviews, newspaper clippings, and manuscript poems. The collection also includes eleven scrapbooks, some of which contain correspondence, reviews, and newspaper clippings regarding the publication of her works.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ellis Atkisson McDonald papers, ms880, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

American literature.
American poetry.
Manuscripts (documents)
Poetry.
Women authors, American -- Georgia.
Women poets, American -- Georgia.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Biographical material
 
12Letters, A - Cl
 
13Letters, Co - E
 
14Letters, F - L
 
15Letters, M - P
 
16Letters, R - T
 
17Letters, V - W
 
18McDonald, Ellis Atkisson, letters of
 
19Mack, Elizabeth - letters on Behalf of EAMC
 
110Cards: A - K
 
111Cards: L - W
 
112Photographs
 
113Vouchers, receipts, etc. for publications (most undated)
 
114Certificates
 
115Kilmer, Kenton - cards
 
116Autograph - Vachel Lindsey
 
117Medal - Stone Mt. Memorial
 
118Memento book
 
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21 - 2Manuscript - poems
 
23Manuscript - Don't Ask A Poet Why He Writes Poetry
 
24Manuscript - Song for the Valley of the Mounds
 
25Manuscript - Small Eagle, Great Eagle, with notes
 
26Manuscript - Miss Mittie
 
27Manuscript - Georgia Is A State of Trees
 
28Manuscript - Poetry Notebook
 
29Manuscript - The City on the Horizon
 
210Manuscript - The Garden: A Play for Children
 
211Printed material - tear sheets from newspapers
 
212Printed material - tear sheets from magazines, others
 
213Printed material - EAMC reviews, notices, etc.
 
214Printed material - Jane Chambers, painter
 
215Printed material - Poetry Society of Virginia
 
216Printed material - writers & writing
 
217Printed material - miscellaneous
 
218Sermon notes
 
219Reflections on early life
 
220Information search on George B. Atkisson (no copies)
 
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31Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, A
 
32Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, B
 
33Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, C - Ch
 
34Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, Country Poet
 
35 -7Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Magazine
 
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41 - 3Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Magazine
 
44Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Review
 
45Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - L-S
 
46Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - T
 
47Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - V-W
 
48 - 9Misc. printed material
 
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51Scrapbook (1)
 
52Scrapbook (2)
 
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61Scrapbook (3)
 
62Scrapbook (4)
 
63Scrapbook (5)
 
64Scrapbook (6)
 
65Scrapbook (7)
 
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71Scrapbook (8)
 
72Scrapbook (9)
 
73Frocked in Gold, the Story of Frank Mack and His Work by Elizabeth Russell Mack
 
74Garland for a City - poems by B.Y. Williams and Annette Patton Cornell - drawings by Caroline Williams
 
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81Scrapbook (10)
 
82Scrapbook (11)
 
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9Additional miscellaneous papers