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Melissa Fay Greene papers
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Greene, Melissa Fay |
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1954-2011 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, and media.
The correspondence includes letters from family, fans, and publishers and letters regarding awards and speaking engagements.
Writings include articles, short stories, reviews, and books. Greene has written five books: Praying for Sheetrock (1991),
politics and civil rights in McIntosh County (Ga.); Last Man Out (1996), a mine disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia; The Temple
Bombing (2003), the bombing of a synagogue in Atlanta in 1958; There is No Me Without You (2006), AIDS and orphans in Ethiopia;
and No Biking in the House Without a Helmet (2011), a humorous look at life with nine childlren. Research for these books
includes interviews with the various persons in the books. Also included are manuscript drafts, both handwritten and typed.
There are several editions of Greene's books in the printed material and magazines containing her articles. There are photographs
of Melissa Fay Greene, but most are of Ethiopian children photographed while researching for There is No Me Without You. Audiovisual
material consists mainly of cassette tapes of interviews.
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ms3646 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lillian Eugenia Smith papers
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Snelling, Paula |
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circa 1920-1980 |
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The collection consists of papers of Lillian Smith from ca. 1920-1980. The papers contain personal correspondence, manuscripts
of her works, writings by and about her, files on various organizations she was interested in or involved with (many dealing
with human rights), audiotapes containing interviews with and readings by Smith, speeches, financial records, photographs,
and printed material. Part of the collection contains records relating to her involvement with the Laurel Falls Camp for Girls
including correspondence, applications for admission, printed material, and scrapbooks. The collection also has papers (mainly
correspondence) of her friend, Paula Snelling; her sister, Esther Smith; and the Barnett family. Also included is a film reel
entitled "Miss Smith of Georgia."
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ms1283 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Coleman Barks papers
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Barks, Coleman, 1937- |
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Dates: |
1955-2021 |
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The collection consists of materials covering the life and career of Coleman Barks, with materials ranging from 1959-2017.
Includes correspondence with other authors, such as John Moyne, Robert Bly, Annie Dillard, Mary Oliver, Reshad Feild, and
James Dickey. Other notable correspondence includes filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman, actress Debra Winger, and former White House
Press Secretary Bill Moyers.
Collection includes extensive files from Barks' career, including early drafts and notes of his first published book of poetry,
The Juice, extensive notes on his many Rumi books, and several other published and unpublished works. Notable items include
Barks' first published poem The Recuperating in Box 30, and Barks' first Rumi translations in Box 19.
Other notable items from the collection include the robes, emblem, and honorary doctorate degree Barks' received from the
University of Tehran in 2006, several dream journals he kept from 1972-2008, extensive notes from his travels and appearances
across the world, and props from the set of the film Big Bad Love, in which he played a small role as a minister.
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ms4164 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard Hudson collection
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Hudson, Richard A. |
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Dates: |
1839-2015 |
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This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, sheet music, screenplays, writing, and art produced by
a wide array of gay writers, poets, musicians, and artists. It also includes printed material, artifacts and ephemera regarding
LGBT subject matter.
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ms4456 |
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Hargrett Library |
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