Meridel Le Sueur, 1930-1996

This series comprises works composed by Meridel Le Sueur. Included are manuscripts, photocopies of previously published short stories, poems, and essays (many of which have never been reprinted), transcriptions from Le Sueur's journal, transcriptions of interviews conducted by Le Sueur in the 1930s-1950s with various farmers, socialists, and radicals across the Midwest, and published works authored by Le Sueur, including books, broadsides, several small press publications, periodicals, and journals with writings about Le Sueur. Some of the published works have been removed to the general collection. Among the other significant items in this series are excerpts from Le Sueur’s journals, several unpublished works in progress (F47-48), a typescript copy of Le Sueur’s 1930 novel The Girl (F45), and many early short stories and essays copied from old-left journals and other publications.