Marel Brown papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Marel Brown papers
Creator: Brown, Marel, 1899-
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1991
Language(s): English
Extent: 20 Linear Feet 34 document boxes, 3 half boxes, 1 card file box, 1 oversized box
Collection Number: ms2542
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Margaret Elizabeth Snow "Marel" Brown (1899-1991) was a writer of inspirational poetry, short stories, three juvenile stories and several magazine articles as well as four books containing poetry and essays. Ms. Brown received numerous awards for her writings including The Dixie Council's Poet of the Year Award, The Atlanta Writers' Club Writer of the Year Award.

Scope and Content

This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, writings, book manuscripts, notebooks, club and society publications, teaching, and business materials, photographs, and awards.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Marel Brown papers, ms2542, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 March 22.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Other collections relating to this are Marel Brown papers, ms272 and ms2346.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Biographical Information
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1	1	Biographical Information
1	2	Personal and Family Matters
1	3	School Items
1	4	Programs Attended
1	5	Church Activities
1	6	Notes
1	7	Clippings, 1940-1959
1	8	Clippings, 1960-1979
1	9	Clippings, 1980-1991
1	10	Clippings: Warren Memorial Boys' Club
1	11	Clippings: Celestine Sibley Columns
1	12	Clippings: Family
1	13	Clippings: Ladies Burns Club
1	14	Clippings: National League of American Pen Women
1	15	Clippings: Woman's Club
1	16	Clippings
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2	1	Appointment Calendars
2	2	Bible
2	3	Scrapbooks
2	4	Wedding Book

 

2. Correspondence
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3	1	1900-1929
3	2	1930-1939
3	3	1940-1949
3	4	1950-1959
3	5	1960-1968
3	6	1969
3	7	1970
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4		1971-1979 August
4	1	1971-1972
4	2	1973-1974
4	3	1975-1976
4	4	1977
4	5	1978
4	6	1979 January-August
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5	1	1979 September-December
5	2	1980 January-February
5	3	1980 March-June
5	4	1980 July-August
5	5	1980 September-October
5	6	1980 November-December
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6	1	1981 January-June
6	2	1981 July-November
6	3	1981 December
6	4	1982 January-March
6	5	1982 April-June
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7	1	1982 July-September
7	2	1982 October-December
7	3	1983 January-March
7	4	1983 April-June
7	5	1983 July-September
7	6	1983 October-December
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8	1	1984 January-March
8	2	1984 April-June
8	3	1984 July-September
8	4	1984 October-November
8	5	1984 December
8	6	1985 January-March
8	7	1985 April-July
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9	1	1985 August-October
9	2	1985 November-December
9	3	1986 January-March
9	4	1986 April-September
9	5	1986 October
9	6	1986 November
9	7	1986 December
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10	1	1987 January-March
10	2	1987 April-July
10	3	1987 August-October
10	4	1987 November-December
10	5	1988 January-March
10	6	1988 April-June
10	7	1988 July-September
10	8	1988 October-December
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11	1	1989 January-March
11	2	1989 April-July
11	3	1989 August-November
11	4	1989 December
11	5	1990 January-March
11	6	1990 April-July
11	7	1990 August-November
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12	1	1990 December
12	2	1991 January-February
12	3	1991 March-September
12	4	Invitations, 1933-1979
12	5	Invitations, 1980-1983
12	6	Invitations, 1984-1987
12	7	Invitations, 1988-1991
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13	1	Undated Letters
13	2	Undated Letters
13	3	Undated Get Well Cards
13	4	Undated Christmas Cards
13	5	Undated Cards
13	6	Empty Envelopes

 

3. Writings
	3.1 Poems and Articles
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14	1		A
14	2		B
14	3		C
14	4		D
14	5		E
14	6		F
14	7		G
14	8		H
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15	1		I, J, K
15	2		"If You Write a Poem"
15	3		L
15	4		M
15	5		N
15	6		O
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16	1		P, Q
16	2		R
16	3		Sa-Sn
16	4		So-Sw
16	5		Ta-The
16	6		Thi-Thr
16	7		Ti-To
16	8		Tr-Tw
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17	1		U, V
17	2		Wa-We
17	3		Wh
17	4		Wi-Wr
17	5		X, Y, Z
17	6		Untitled, Multititled
17	7		Laramore Poetry Course
17	8		Ladies Burns Club
17	9		Meditations
	3.2 Book Manuscripts
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18	1		"At Last the Rain"
18	2		"Creek Between" pp. 1-150
18	3		"Creek Between" pp. 151-339
18	4		"Creek Between" pp. 1-52, Outline
18	5		"Cross Roads"
18	6		"Fence Corners" (re)
18	7		"Full Dare"
18	8		"Guided by the Star"
18	9		"July Noon"
18	10		"The Land Was Here"
18	11		"The Legacy of Georgia Poets"
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19	1		"The Little House With Wide Doors"
19	2		"The Little House With Wide Doors"
19	3		"The Little Road"
19	4		"Pebbles and Grass"
19	5		"Poets of DeKalb County"-Notes
19	6		"Presenting Georgia Poets"-Book, Typed Copy, 1979
19	7		"Presenting Georgia Poets"-Corrections
19	8		"Presenting Georgia Poets"-Research, Notes
19	9		"Presenting Georgia Poets"-Original Notes, 1964
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20	1		"Seasonal Punctuation"
20	2		"The Shape of a Song"-Unbound Copy
20	3		"Sharings"
20	4		"Springs After War"
20	5		"Suppose I Hadn't"-Outline
20	6		"Things I Like"
20	7		"Three Bare Branches"
20	8		"Three Wise Women of the East"-Printed Copy, Play, Japanese Version
20	9		"Up a Sturdy Ladder"
20	10		"You Never Know"-Typed Copies
20	11		"You Never Know"-Typed Copy, Notes
	3.3 Writings-Calendars, Notebooks, Radio Script, Plays Reviews Lists
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21	1		Door Calendars
21	2		Notebooks, 1987-1990
21	3		Notebooks, 1990-1991
21	4		Radio Script, Plays
21	5		Reviews, Criticisms
21	6		Lists-Published Material, Prizes
21	7		Lists-Contest Poems, 1954-1986
	3.4 Index and Tapes
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22			Index Cards-Published and Unpublished Writings
22			Cassette Tapes-Tennessee Workshop, 1980
22			Cassette Tapes-Poetry Day, 1985
22			Cassette Tapes-IBC Evening of Poetry, 1980 1984
22			Cassette Tapes-"Process Your Poetry in a Blender"

 

4. Literary Organizations
	4.1 National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) Conventions, Atlanta Branch, General Papers, 1976-1988
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23	1		NLAPW Convention, Washington, D.C., 1976
23	2		NLAPW Convention, Sacramento, 1978
23	3		NLAPW Convention, Washington, D.C., 1980
23	4		NLAPW Convention, Atlanta, 1982
23	5		NLAPW Mid-Ad Congress, Grenada, Mississippi, 1983
23	6		NLAPW Convention, Washington, D.C., 1984
23	7		NLAPW Mid-Ad Congress, San Francisco, 1985
23	8		NLAPW Convention, Boston, 1986
23	9		NLAPW Mid-Ad Congress, Salt Lake City (Did Not Attend), 1987
23	10		NLAPW Convention, Washington, D.C. (Did Not Attend), 1988
23	11		NLAPW-Atlanta Branch
23	12		NLAPW-General Papers
	4.2 National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) Membership Rosters, Pen Woman, Pen-Graphs
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24	1		Membership Rosters, 1964-1974
24	2		Pen Woman
24	3		Pen-Graphs
	4.3 Atlanta Writers Club, Village Writers, Ladies Burns Club, Laramore Poetry Group, Dixie Council
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25	1		Atlanta Writers Club
25	2		Atlanta Writers Club Newsletters-Quill
25	3		Village Writers Group
25	4		Ladies Burns Club
25	5		Laramore Rader Poetry Group
25	6		Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists, 1964-1982
25	7		Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists, 1983-1990
	4.4 Poetry Society of America, Georgia State Poetry Society, Poetry Society of Georgia
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26	1		Poetry Society of America-Membership, Programs
26	2		Poetry Society of America-Bulletins, Newsletters
26	3		Georgia State Poetry Society-Papers
26	4		Georgia State Poetry Society-Newsletters
26	5		Poetry Society of Georgia, 1968-1976
26	6		Poetry Society of Georgia, 1977-1990
	4.5 World Congress of Poets International Biographical Centre (IBC) and other organizations, 1977-1987
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27	1		World Congress of Poets, 1969, 1981
27	2		World Congress of Poets, 1985
27	3		IBC-London, 1977
27	4		IBC-Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979
27	5		IBC-Amsterdam, 1980
27	6		IBC-Beverly Hills, 1981
27	7		IBC-Cambridge, England, 1982
27	8		IBC-New York, 1983
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28	1		IBC-Vancouver, 1984
28	2		IBC-Budapest, 1985
28	3		IBC-New Orleans, 1986
28	4		IBC-Madrid (Did Not Attend), 1987
28	5		Other Organizations

 

5. Literary Activities-Conferences, Workshops, Church Activities, Woman's Club
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29	1	Southern Writers Conference, 1957
29	2	Writers' Conference-Baptist Sunday School Board, 1959
29	3	Blue Ridge Christian Writers' Conference, 1982
29	4	Georgia Library/Media Department Conference, 1983
29	5	Blue Ridge Christian Writers' Conference, 1983
29	6	Fannin County High School Workshop, 1983
29	7	Workshops, Conferences, 1984
29	8	Church Activities
29	9	Class-Writing For Fun, 1988-1989
29	10	Woman's Club
29	11	Woman's Club-Poetry Day
29	12	Workshop Notebooks
29	13	Workshop Notes
29	14	Other Conferences, Workshops

 

6. Travel
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30	1	Scotland, 1977
30	2	New England, Quebec, 1977
30	3	Scandanavia (See also box 38), 1980
30	4	London, Egypt, Israel, 1981
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31	1	London, Scotland, 1982
31	2	Europe, 1984
31	3	Other Travel

 

7. Business
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32	1	Account Book, 1938-1943
32	2	Brown Estate
32	3	Donations
32	4	Membership Dues
32	5	Receipts, Business Items
32	6	Warren Memorial Boys' Club-Board of Directors
32	7	Warren Memorial Boys' Club-Meeting Minutes
32	8	Warren Memorial Boys' Club-Alex B. Brown Library (See also box 38)
32	9	Warren Memorial Boys' Club-Poetry Programs
32	10	Warren Memorial Boys' Club-Notes, Printed Material
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33	1	Contracts, Copyrights
33	2	Payments
33	3	Payments, Royalties
33	4	Prize Money

 

8. Alex B. Brown Materials
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34	1	Biographical and Personal Items
34	2	Business Items
34	3	Correspondence, 1912-1949
34	4	Correspondence, 1950-1975
34	5	School Items
34	6	Retirement
34	7	Death, Memorials, 1975 December 13
34	8	Letters Concerning Alex Brown's Death

 

9. Photographs
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35	1	Marel Brown
35	2	Marel Brown-Family and Friends
35	3	Alex B. Brown
35	4	Alex B. Brown-Family and Friends
35	5	Alex B. Brown-Peaslee Gaulbert Company
35	6	Labelled Photographs
35	7	Unidentified Photographs
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36		Photograph Albums (6)-Marel Brown
36		Photograph Album (1)-Alex B. Brown
36		Negatives

 

10. Other Authors and Miscellaneous
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37	1	Writings
37	2	Music, Art
37	3	Scrapbook-Gone With the Wind 50th Anniversary
37	4	Books

 

11. Awards and Certificates, Travel, Business-Warren Memorial Boys' Club
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38	1	Awards, Certificates
38	2	Travel-Denmark, 1980
38	3	Business-Warren Memorial Boys' Club, Alex B. Brown Library
38	1-2	Award Plaques (2)