Additional papers of Eve Merriam, ca. 1930-1992.

Miller, Helen Hill, 1899-1996

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Helen Hill Miller, economist and writer, daughter of Russell Day and Lucia (Elliott) Hill was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. She received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr in 1921, Diploma in Economics and Political Science from Oxford in 1922 and Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1928. She married Francis Pickens Miller in 1927. For three summers (1921, 1923, 1926) she tutored at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry and from 1927-1930 she travelled and studied in E...

Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013

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Gerda Lerner was a historian and woman's history author; she also wrote poetry, fiction, theater pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians and was a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lerner was one of the founders of the academic field of women's history. She played a key role in the development of women's history curricula and was involved in the development of degree programs in women's history....

De Vries, Peter, 1910-1993

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Peter De Vries was an American writer and editor, affiliated with Poetry and later New Yorker, noted for his wit and technical proficiency. In a series of popular, generally humorous novels, he examines society, morals, and both the charm and limitations of language as a form of communication. From the description of Peter De Vries letters to H.R. Hays, 1942-1943. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734424 ...

Laurents, Arthur

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Playwright, screenwriter. From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur Laurents: oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122598174 Playwright. From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur Laurents : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309736428 ...

Pennant, Edmund, 1917-

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Lear, Frances, 1923-

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Salt, Waldo

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Salt was born in Chicago, IL, Oct. 18, 1914; graduated from Stanford University, 1934; taught drama and music at Menlo Junior College, CA, 1935; began writing scripts for Hollywood films in the late 1930s; contract writer, MGM, 1936-42; civilian consultant to the Office of War Information, 1942-45; he was investigated by the House Un-American Activities committee starting in 1947; he refused to testify on Communist affiliations and was blacklisted in 1951; wrote for television and films without ...

Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992

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American author and editor of children's and young adult books. From the description of Train leaves the station : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685756 American children's author, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1916. Wrote several poetry books and picture books. She is well-known for her book, The inner city Mother Goose, which became a Bradway play. From the description of Papers, 1962-1975 (bulk: 1965-...

Dickey, William

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Dickey was a poet and professor of English and creative writing at San Francisco State University. From the description of William Dickey poems, 1981-1995. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49774693 ...

Bowers, Adele.

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McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980

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Carey McWilliams was born December 13, 1905 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He completed his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1927. From 1927-1938, McWilliams was an attorney at the law firm Black, Hammack in Los Angeles. In 1938, he was appointed as Chief of the Division of Immigration and Housing of the State of California, a position he kept until 1942. During the period from 1945-1955, he began his long association with The Nation, becoming successively contribut...

Gould, Lois

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Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971

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Theatrical, motion picture, television producer and agent, Leland Hayward was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on September 13, 1902. His father, Colonel William Hayward, was a well-known lawyer who would eventually become his son's personal attorney. His parents divorced several years later, both remarrying. Hayward studied at Princeton University, but dropped out after his first year. Following a brief career as a journalist in New York, his interests led him to show bu...

Bagley, Gary

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Thurman, Judith, 1946-....

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Marzani, Carla

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Carl Marzani (1912-1994), an Italian-American immigrant radical, was a writer, editor, publisher, and also produced political documentary films. During the late 1930s he received a degree at Oxford University, joined the anarchist Durruti Column during the Spanish Civil War to fight against the fascists, hitch-hiked around the world with his first wife, Edith, and then served briefly as a Communist Party, USA, organizer on New York City's Lower East Side. During World War II, he worked in the Un...

Tune, Tommy

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Rinzler, Carol Ann

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Whitman, Ruth, 1922-1999

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Poet and educator Ruth Whitman graduated from Radcliffe College (B.A. 1944) and Harvard University (M.A. 1947). She has served on the faculties of Harvard, Tufts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Massachusetts, and was founder and president of Poets Who Teach, Inc. She is the author of Blood and Milk Poems (1963), The Passion of Lizzie Borden: New and Selected Poems (1973), Tamsen Donner: A Woman's Journey (1977), and Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected (1991). ...

Ciardi, John, 1916-1986

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American poet and critic. Winner of Avery and Jule Hopwood Award in poetry, 1939. Professor of English at Harvard, 1946-48, and Rutgers, 1953-61. From the description of Letter, 1980 Feb. 4, Key West, Fla., to Henry F. Pommer, Ripon, Wis. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364896 Poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist. Full name: John Anthony Ciardi. From the description of John Ciardi papers, 1910-1997 (bulk 1960-1985). (Unknown). W...

Hayden, Dolores

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