Brown, Marel, 1899-

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Margaret Elizabeth (Marel) Snow Brown (1899-1991), poet and author, resided in Atlanta, Georgia.

From the description of Marel Brown papers, 1919-1991 (bulk 1931-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478306

Marel Brown was the pen name of Margaret Snow Brown (1899-1991), an Atlanta-based author, poet, and housewife. Margaret Elizabeth Snow was born on 17 December 1899 in Carrollton, Georgia, to Mr. and Mrs. Britt Snow. Around 1902, the Snow family moved to Atlanta, where Margaret later met and married Alexander Booth Brown (a native of Aberdeen, Scotland) in 1919. From the mid-1920s to early 1940s, Brown edited the page for boys and girls in the "Christian Index." From the early 1940s to the early 1970s, Brown authored several published works of poetry and prose, most notably "Fence Corners," "Hearth-Fire," "Red Hills," and "The Shape of a Song." Her writings also appeared in numerous religious magazines and journals. Brown, an active member of the Druid Hills Baptist Church, participated in numerous local and national civic and social organizations, among them the Atlanta Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, the Atlanta Writers' Club, the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, the Georgia Writers' Association, the Ladies' Burns Club of Atlanta (affiliated with the Burns Club of Scotland), and the Poetry Society of America. In memory of her husband, who died 13 December 1975, Brown funded and supported the Warren Memorial Boy's Club, where she also served on the Board of Directors. Marel Brown died September 26, 1991.

From the description of Marel Brown papers, 1932-1977 (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 190865190

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creatorOf Brown, Marel, 1899-. Marel Brown papers, 1919-1991 (bulk 1931-1968). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Metropolitan Atlanta Boys' Clubs. Metropolitan Atlanta Boys' Clubs records, 1938-1990. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Brown, Marel, 1899-. Marel Brown papers, 1932-1977 Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
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associatedWith Atlanta Writers' Club. corporateBody
associatedWith Bramblett, Agnes Cochran. person
associatedWith Brown, Alex Booth. person
associatedWith Druid Hills Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs. corporateBody
associatedWith Georgia Writer's Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Ladies' Burns Club (Atlanta, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Marshall, Catherine, 1914-1983. person
associatedWith McLeish, Archibald. person
associatedWith Metropolitan Atlanta Boys' Clubs. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. person
associatedWith Moody, Minnie Hite, 1900- person
associatedWith Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967. person
associatedWith Pen Women. corporateBody
associatedWith Poetry Society of Georgia. corporateBody
associatedWith Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958. person
associatedWith Sibley, Celestine. person
associatedWith Strong, Katherine. person
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Georgia
Atlanta (Ga.)
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American literature
Women authors, American
Women
Women poets, American
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Birth 1899

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