Alice Cabaniss papers, 1955-2005.

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Alice Cabaniss papers, 1955-2005.

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Materials reflect Cabaniss' varied interests as a poet and teacher; collection includes poems, published works, letters, news clippings, vitae, notices of poetry readings, and miscellaneous printed items documenting the career of Alice Cabaniss as a poet, author, and educator. Box 1: poems (arranged alphabetically by title) along with "index notebook"; Box 2: collected stories, "Champagne & Moonpies" and "Chifforobe"; unpublished novel, "Finder's Fee"; poetry collections, "Ruminaria," "A Whistling Girl," "The 'S' Folder," and "Small little Wars"; published versions of Cabaniss' poetry include specimen issues of Kalliope (Winter 1981), CrossRoads: a Journal of Southern Culture (Fall 1992), Echoes (Spr. 1981) and Circus Maximus (Sept. 1977); press clippings and short stories; and transcription of "A Craft Interview with Ted Walker" conducted by Alice Cabaniss, London, 1974. Box 3: biographical information re teaching English and journalism at University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, University of Mississippi, Trident Technical College, College of Charleston, and Charleston area high schools; other activities include organizing poetry readings for Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto festival, ca. 1978-1988; and her research interest in historian William E. Woodward, a native of Ridge Srping (Saluda County, S.C.) who is credited with coining the term, "debunk"; and deposition, 4 Nov. 2004, re Cabaniss' role in planning first integrated meeting of State League of Women Voters in 1962 in Charleston, S.C., "Money talked; we had our first integrated... banquet in the Francis Marion Hotel."

3.75 linear ft. (3 cartons)

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Woodward, William E., 1874-1950

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Author and historian noted for biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant. From the description of W.E. Woodward letters, 1926, 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 78610982 ...

Cabaniss, Alice.

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Poet, author, and educator; b. 1934 in Ulmer (Allendale County, S.C.); Ph. D., 1987, University of South Carolina; poet-in-residence, South Carolina Arts Commission, 1974-1976, 1977-1978, 1987; published works have appeared in South Carolina Review, The State Magazine, Southern Voices, Auntie Bellum, Portfolio, and Circus Maximus, and elsewhere. From the description of Alice Cabaniss papers, 1955-2005. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 46805832 ...

League of Women Voters of South Carolina

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Non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization formed in 1951 from the three local leagues then existing in Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, S.C.. The League encourages voter education and participation in national, state, and local government and the political process. From the description of Records, 1909-1952. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 58802520 ...