Showing Collections: 1 - 4 of 4
Guy Davenport letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0651
Abstract
Correspondence between American short story writer Guy Davenport and admirer and collector of his books Matthew Weseley, as well as a letter to students in Wesley's English class.
Dates:
1993-1996
Lee Anna Embrey student diaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0151
Abstract
These three diaries were kept between 1927 and 1929 by Central High School (Washington, D.C.) student and aspiring writer Lee Anna Embrey. Embrey described in very detailed, descriptive, and articulate language the events of her life. She wrote about family members, friends, school lessons, thoughts, and aspirations, as well as budding relationships. The diaries focus particularly on high school activities such as clubs and social events, with a special emphasis on the journalism club (Quill...
Dates:
1927-1929
Daily journal of Milford High School
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0050
Abstract
This daily journal of Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts, contains autograph entries chronicling the daily thoughts and activities of its students in 1852.
Dates:
1852 January 24-October 22
The Bassoon
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0419
Abstract
The Bassoon, spanning the dates 1889-1892, consists of five volumes of a handwritten serial that was created by members of the Bachelor’s Ten Society, a club of teenage boys who attended Central High School in Philadelphia. The manuscripts include serial stories, cartoons, caricatures, editorials, plays, sporting reports, and poetry.
Dates:
1889-1892