Poetry Society of South Carolina records, 1922-2004.

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Poetry Society of South Carolina. Poetry Society of South Carolina records, 1922-2004.

Poetry Society of South Carolina records, 1922-2004.

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Correspondence, administrative records, program material, and publications produced by the Poetry Society of South Carolina between 1922 and 2004. The bulk of the materials date from 1980-1999. Clippings (1966-1994) consist of articles and other items announcing Poetry Society events, competitions, and lectures as well as items relating to South Carolina writers. Correspondence (1940-2005) contains letters, cards, and other items to and from members of the Poetry Society in regard to the organization, finances, and membership of the Society. The administration of the Society is also documented by evolving editions of the Society's constitution and bylaws (1986-1999) as well as by executive board minutes (1965-1998), financial records and grant materials (1984-1997), and treasurers' reports (1986-2001). Membership materials (1982-2002) such as member lists and membership applications are also available. Meeting minutes and notices (1983-2000) provide insight into the activities of the Society, as do materials related to the numerous annual prizes and competitions offered by the Society. Records relating to prizes and competitions (1922-2004) form the bulk of the collection and contain correspondence, submissions, and entry guidelines and rules related to annual competitions such as the annual spring forum as well as memorial prizes such as the John Andrew Hamilton Prize and the Kinloch Rivers Memorial Chapbook Competition. The Skylark Prize, a poetry competition for elementary and high school students named for John Bennett's book "Master Skylark" is also documented (1990-1998). Programs (1982-1998) contain both programs and agendas from Poetry Society events and correspondence and other materials relating to the planning and organization of events, lectures, and workshops. Publications consists of poetry collections and anthologies collected and published by the Poetry Society including "In Memory of John Henry Bennett, Jr. April 26, 1945-November 19, 2000" and "A Retrospective Reflecting More Than Seven Decades of Verse Honored by the Poetry Society of South Carolina" (1996), the seventy-fifth anniversary anthology published by the Society. Drafts and correspondence regarding the publication of these anthologies is also included. Poetry Society publications also include newsletters (1992-1998) and annual yearbooks (1971-2004) featuring prizewinning poems. One scrapbook (1970-1972) has been disbound and contains clippings, meeting minutes, and competition information.

4.5 linear ft.

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