Maine Women Writers Collection administration records, 1959-2010.

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Maine Women Writers Collection. Maine Women Writers Collection administration records, 1959-2010.

Maine Women Writers Collection administration records, 1959-2010.

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The administrative records of the Maine Women Writers Collection's history are paramount to appreciating the origins, scope and value of the collection material. Most significant among the multiple boxes of records are those that document how and from whom the collection material came together. The development of the facility can be traced through the early Advisory Committee's reports and those written by the multiple curators in addition to the many published articles in various newspapers and periodicals. The style of the first curators was to use correspondence as a means of record-keeping. Thus, mining the various correspondence files throughout the entire collection will provide detailed specifics as well as background color. From the 1990s forward, a more formal record-keeping approach used by curators will permit a more targeted approach to research--ie. deed of gift forms and researcher registration forms. However, what is most valuable in the Administrative Collection is the depth of information related to collection material which broadens out to include biographical data, critical analysis, and historical context related to individual writers. Much of the information is not available in other sources.

18 linear ft.

University of New England, Jack S. Ketchum Library