Laura M. Bragg papers, ca. 1890-1977.

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Laura M. Bragg papers, ca. 1890-1977.

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Papers consist of correspondence, writings, museum papers, notes, photographs, audio cassettes, and other items. Included are writings of Robert W. Marks. Correspondence includes family letters and Bragg's correspondence with John Bennett, DuBose Heyward, and many others. Topics include museum work and exhibits, an artist colony at "Snug Harbor," literature, art, travel, intellectual pursuits, personal matters, and the College of Charleston. Photographs are of Bragg, her family, friends, and associates, Charleston buildings and ironwork, art by Edward I.R. Jennings, and other subjects. Writings include research notes on biology, museums in the Southeast, Edward I.R. Jennings, and Charleston architecture, gardens, and history; manuscripts of articles and essays; and notes on historic Charleston houses. Museum papers include programs, proceedings, reports, membership lists, minutes, and correspondence related to the Association of Southern Museums (of which Bragg was president) and other organizations, as well as letters, announcements, clippings, photographs, and other items pertaining to the Berkshire Museum. Papers relating to the Poetry Society of S.C. include manuscripts of poems, printed poems, meeting invitations, and lists of prizes. Other items include Bragg's college notebooks; diaries of European trips; notepads (1971-1978) containing written communications (necessitated by her hearing impairment) between Bragg and her visitors; and watercolor paintings by various individuals. Audio cassettes contain an interview conducted by Marian Herbert in which Bragg discusses her early days in Charleston, work with the Charleston Museum, and retirement; and conversations (1975) between Bragg and Jessica W. Kenny, Robert W. Marks, and Richard Haymaker. Papers (1932, 1973-1974) of Robert W. Marks, a Charleston author, consist of manuscripts and photocopies of articles and essays on subjects such as culture, art, education, and utopias.

3.5 linear ft.4 sound cassettes.

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Charleston Museum (Charleston, S.C.)

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The Charleston Museum began in 1773 as a collection established by the Charleston Library Society. The Museum became an independent organization in 1915. From the description of Streets of Charleston (S.C.) : research notes, ca. 1930. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139190 ...

Jennings, Edward I. R. (Edward Ireland Renwick), 1898-1929.

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Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978

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Charleston, S.C. museum director, librarian, and cultural leader. Born in Epping, N.J., she became director of the Charleston Museum in 1920, leaving in 1931 to serve as director of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. After retiring from the Berkshire Museum in 1939 she returned to live in Charleston. A patron of the arts, Bragg was a founder of the Poetry Society of South Carolina and was the first librarian of the Charleston County Library. From the description of Laura M. Br...

Association of Southern Museums.

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College of Charleston

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Marks, Robert W., 1907-1993

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Writer and mathematician, born in Charleston, South Carolina. After studying at Porter Military Academy, College of Charleston, and Yale University, Robert Walter Marks (1907-1993) moved to New York City and began his career as a freelance writer. Marks became Esquire's automotive and airplane writer, but soon began to cover a wide array of fields and topics, often contributing several articles in single issues under different pen names. He wrote a series of articles on early 20th centurey photo...

Berkshire Museum

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Poetry Society of South Carolina

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The Poetry Society of South Carolina was founded in 1921 by John Bennett, Hervey Allen, Dubose Heyward, Laura Bragg, Helen von Kolnitz Hyer, and Josephine Pinckney. Featuring lectures, poetry contests, and prizes, the Society helped to encourage South Carolina poets and to stimulate the Charleston Renaissance. Writers who have served as guest lecturers for the society include Gertrude Stein, Thornton Wilder, Sherwood Anderson, Robert Frost, and Carl Sandburg. From the description of ...