World War I and II articles and obituaries

The collection contains material relating to Standish’s personal life, materials used as a creative writing teacher, and awards and honors received for her work as a writer. In addition, there is material related to Standish’s work as a songwriter, including recordings of her songs.

The bulk of the collection contains her published writings. Although she is known as a poet, Standish has published a wide range of works, including short stories, editorials, and newspapers columns. This collection contains clippings and individual articles from journals and newspapers as well as entire works in which her articles or poems appeared.

The materials in the collection are arranged into these series: Correspondence, Personal, Honors and Awards, Organizations, Songwriting, Published Poems and Other Writings, and Miscellaneous and Unprocessed Materials.