Ralph H. Stephens Collection, 1910-1994.

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Ralph H. Stephens Collection, 1910-1994.

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This collection offers a glimpse at the personal and professional life of Ralph Haygood Stephens, former director of the University of Georgia Press (1950-1978). The eight-container collection has been organized into two groups, Professional and Personal. The Professional group consists of two series: UGA Press and Awards and Certificates. The UGA Press series consists of a small amount of office files that include publishing lists, notes, and newspaper articles concerning the Press and Stephens. Also included are a few biographical sketches and resumes of Stephens', a copy of Who's Who in Publishing, and a bound copy of correspondence from colleagues that Stephens received upon retirement. There are four items in the Awards and Certificates series: a Phi Beta Kappa certificate of recognition and a copy of a resolution presented after Ralph Stephens' death in 1994, a Cobbham Casuals Series signed flyer, and a Dixie Council award plaque. The Personal group consists of four series: Vital Records, Photographs, Poetry Journals and AV Material. Vital Records is a small assortment of items representing a broad spectrum from Ralph Stephens' life. Included is his birth certificate, official Army honorable discharge certificate, Army dog tags, a Medal of Good Conduct, Field and Camp Notebook, master's thesis, newspaper obituaries, memorial given by son, and burial flag. The Photographs series covers Stephens life from childhood through adulthood. Also included are family pictures, Press related photos, a dismantled scrapbook that includes correspondence, and a White House presentation to President Jimmy Carter. The largest series is Poetry Journals; it includes both collected and original poems that were originally located, mostly, in plastic binders. Ralph Stephens used these journals for promoting the appreciation and enjoyment of poetry through poetry recitals given at high schools, colleges, writers workshops, and clubs. Two of his earlier poetry collection and original poetry journals are still in their initial bindings. The last series, AV material, houses the audio tape recordings of Ralph Stephens' poetry recitation. Included are love poems, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and Byron Herbert Reece poems, and A Panorama of American Poetry: 1835-1935.

4 cubic feet.

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