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American poetry -- Alabama -- 20th Century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Belle R. Harrison letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0645
Abstract

Letters to Harrison, a member of the Tuscaloosa women's literary society, the Kettledrum, relating to her book of poetry. Correspondents include Martha Young and Augusta Evans Wilson.

Dates: 1895-1903

Mary Tarver Carroll papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0283
Abstract

Contains two undated letters written from this Alabama resident to Peter Brannon, most likely the director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History; two hand-written verses; and three printed cards with Christmas illustrations and poems written by Carroll.

Dates: circa 1930s

Francois Ludger Diard poetry notebook and Mobile scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: W-0025
Abstract

Notebook of this Mobile, Alabama, native's poetry and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and letters relating to his work.

Dates: 1917-1929

Ralph Hammond Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0614
Abstract

Ralph Hammond was the author of numerous books, press secretary to Alabama governor James ("Big Jim") Folsom, and poet laureate of Alabama from 1992 to 1995. This collection contains clippings, correspondence, legislative documents, recordings, photographs, negatives, poetry, memorabilia, and other items related to his activities, including a large number of materials about the Folsom administration and about antebellum mansions in Alabama.

Dates: 1815-2008

Julia Neely Finch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0515
Abstract

Correspondence by and to Julia Neely Finch, as well as her poetry and short stories, written between 1890 and 1926, as well as a small handwritten and typescript collection of Julia’s poems and short stories and a Common Place Book, which served as a scrapbook of her published pieces.

Dates: 1890 - 1926

Martha Young papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1597
Abstract

The collection contains many of the works, both published and unpublished, many in the dialect of Southern African Americans, written by Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as correspondence, photographs and pictures, genealogical information on the Tutwiler and Young families, and other miscellaneous items. Martha Young was the granddaughter of Henry Tutwiler and niece of Julia Tutwiler.

Dates: 1867-1977