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

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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.

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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.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Biographical material

 

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Letters, A - Cl

 

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Letters, Co - E

 

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Letters, F - L

 

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Letters, M - P

 

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Letters, R - T

 

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Letters, V - W

 

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McDonald, Ellis Atkisson, letters of

 

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Mack, Elizabeth - letters on Behalf of EAMC

 

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Cards: A - K

 

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Cards: L - W

 

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Photographs

 

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Vouchers, receipts, etc. for publications (most undated)

 

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Certificates

 

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Kilmer, Kenton - cards

 

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Autograph - Vachel Lindsey

 

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Medal - Stone Mt. Memorial

 

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Memento book

 

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Manuscript - poems

 

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Manuscript - Don't Ask A Poet Why He Writes Poetry

 

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Manuscript - Song for the Valley of the Mounds

 

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Manuscript - Small Eagle, Great Eagle, with notes

 

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Manuscript - Miss Mittie

 

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Manuscript - Georgia Is A State of Trees

 

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Manuscript - Poetry Notebook

 

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Manuscript - The City on the Horizon

 

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Manuscript - The Garden: A Play for Children

 

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Printed material - tear sheets from newspapers

 

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Printed material - tear sheets from magazines, others

 

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Printed material - EAMC reviews, notices, etc.

 

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Printed material - Jane Chambers, painter

 

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Printed material - Poetry Society of Virginia

 

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Printed material - writers & writing

 

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Printed material - miscellaneous

 

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Sermon notes

 

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Reflections on early life

 

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Information search on George B. Atkisson (no copies)

 

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Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, A

 

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Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, B

 

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Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, C - Ch

 

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Magazines containing poems by E. A. McDonald, Country Poet

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Magazine

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Magazine

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - Georgia Review

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - L-S

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - T

 

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Magazines - E. A. McDonald's poems - V-W

 

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Scrapbook (1)

 

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Scrapbook (3)

 

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Scrapbook (8)

 

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Frocked in Gold, the Story of Frank Mack and His Work by Elizabeth Russell Mack

 

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Garland for a City - poems by B.Y. Williams and Annette Patton Cornell - drawings by Caroline Williams

 

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Scrapbook (10)

 

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Additional miscellaneous papers