Records, 1955-1981, (bulk 1969-1971, 1979-1981).

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Records, 1955-1981, (bulk 1969-1971, 1979-1981).

The collection contains administrative materials, including meeting minutes, financial records, grant materials (for NEH and the New Mexico Arts Division) and correspondence for the 1970 and 1980 New Mexico D.H. Lawrence Festivals. News clippings and articles, publicity, programs, and other ephemera are also found in the collection. One folder contains materials preliminarily organizing a 1982 festival.

1 box (1 cu. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7556409

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930

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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was born September 11, 1885, in Eastwood, near Nottingham, to Arthur Lawrence, a coal miner, and Lydia Beardsall. He attended Nottingham University College, and in 1908 he took a teaching position at Davidson Road School in Croydon. Lawrence wrote in his spare time, and in 1911, with the help of Ford Maddox Hueffer, he published his first novel, The White Peacock . Poor health forced him to resign his teaching job this same year, at which time he bec...

New Mexico D.H. Lawrence Festival.

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D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence, famed author, was involved in the Taos art colony in New Mexico. In 1970, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death, the New Mexico D.H. Lawrence Festival was held in Taos from Oct. 1-5. The festival was sponsored jointly by the University of New Mexico and a committee of Taos residents. Most of the money for the event was obtained from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Arts Commission. The Festival included exhibits of original La...