Ruth Mountaingrove papers, 1972-1985.

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Ruth Mountaingrove papers, 1972-1985.

Collection comprises correspondence, diaries, ephemera, and photographs of Ruth Mountaingrove, an American photographer, writer, and artist who co-founded Rootworks, lesbian land in southern Oregon, and co-published WomanSpirit magazine, an influential feminist/lesbian magazine. Collection includes correspondence by Jean Mountaingrove and materials relating to Tee Corinne.

42.5 linear ft. (119 containers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084027

University of Oregon Libraries

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Mountaingrove, Jean

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Corinne, Tee, 1943-2006

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Tee A. Corinne (1943- ) is an American photographer, artist, writer, and lesbian activist. From the description of Tee A. Corinne papers, 1966-2003. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70955458 Prolific artist, writer and lesbian activist Tee A. Corinne was born in 1943 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She grew up in the South, living in Florida and North Carolina until moving to New Orleans as a young woman. In 1968 she received an MFA from Pratt I...

Mountaingrove, Ruth

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Ruth Mountaingrove (1923- ) is a photographer, writer and artist who moved to Oregon in 1971, settling in communes and eventually co-founding Rootworks, lesbian land in southern Oregon. She graduated from Kutztown State Teacher's College and later attended Humboldt State University, in Arcata, Calif., where she studied photography and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1990 at age 68. While in college Ruth gained experience as a photographer and began writing poetry. A central theme in Rut...