Showing Collections: 1 - 5 of 5
Harriet Howe papers
Harriet Abott Howe was a life-long writer who published poetry and short essays in Los Angeles and San Francisco newspapers and magazines during the 1890s, but after that does not seem to have been entirely successful in publishing her work. She was also active in the Women's Club, the purpose of which was the education, elevation and protection of womankind. The Harriet Howe papers consist predominantly of typescripts of Howe's poetry, essays, and stories.
Carol Muske-Dukes papers
The Carol Muske-Dukes papers consist of the literary works, academic files, and personal papers, photographs, and correspondence of Carol Muske-Dukes, California poet laureate and USC professor of creative writing. The materials cover the period from early 1957 to 2023.
Poets Garden records
The Poets Garden records contains publications, letters, diaries, and memorabilia of the literary group created by Los Angeles poet Ruth Le Prade. The collection also contains materials relating to the poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940) and the labor and socialist activist Eugene Debs.
Kenneth Rexroth papers
The papers of Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and activist, comprise manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, correspondence, ephemera, and artwork related to poetry, writing, speaking engagements, and teaching, primarily from the last decade of his life; also included are correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and edits compiled by Geoffrey Gardner for a Kenneth Rexroth festschrift published in 1980.
Hilde Wendland manuscripts and Plaut family memorials collection
Four manuscript books in German, created by Hilde Wendland for Stefanie Henders-Grunewald in 1920. Wendland hand-copied text from known poetry and fairy tales and hand-colored accompanying illustrations to create these manuscripts. Also included are two memorial works regarding brothers, Jacob Plaut and Moritz Plaut, two German-Jewish bankers.