Ina Coolbrith Circle records, 1921-1969.

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Ina Coolbrith Circle records, 1921-1969.

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Consists of correspondence, announcements, minutes, newsletters, printed and typescript copies of members' poems and writings, newspaper clippings, articles, bylaws, membership lists, financial records, meeting registers, and related miscellany. With these is a binder with a handwritten poem by Ina Coolbrith, attached to the inside front cover, and a photograph of a document in Spanish concerning Monterey, Calif., 1830-1831, attached to the inside back cover. Includes two scrapbooks, one of Ina Coolbrith Circle newspaper clippings, and one in memoriam for Ina Coolbrith, containing letters, poems, programs, and other ephemera. Also includes a tape recording (1 reel) of a program from Southern Calif., in praise of Ina Coolbrith, [1954? or 1955].

3 boxes, 1 flat box (2.5 linear ft.) + 1 sound tape reel (10 cm., 0.6 cm. tape)

California historical society

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California historical society

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Ina Coolbrith Circle

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The Ina Coolbrith Circle was a literary club begun in honor of the first poet laureate of Calif. From the description of Ina Coolbrith Circle records, 1921-1969. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122382913 History The Ina Coolbrith Circle was organized in 1919 in memory of Ina Coolbrith, California's first poet laureate. The stated purpose of the Circle was the study of the history and literature of Cal...

Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928

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Kenney is a Mormon author and historian. From the guide to the Scott G. Kenney research materials, 1820-1984, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Ina Coolbrith was born as Josephine Donna Smith (niece of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith) in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1841or 1842 (accounts differ). Following her father's death, which roughly coincided with the Mormons' expulsion from Illinois, Josephine's mother took her to St. Louis and married William Pickett. In 1850 the family ...