Sallie Bingham papers, 1900-2003 and undated (bulk [1940s]-1998).

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Sallie Bingham papers, 1900-2003 and undated (bulk [1940s]-1998).

Collection provides rich documentation of the personal life, literary development, and philanthropic activities of Sallie Bingham. Includes correspondence, writings, subject files, diaries and notebooks, legal and financial papers, and photographic media. Included also are records of The Kentucky Foundation for Women, a philanthropic organization founded by Bingham; THE AMERICAN VOICE, a literary journal founded by Bingham; and Santa Fe Stages, a regional theater founded by Bingham. The Writings, Diaries and Notebooks, and Correspondence series compose the bulk of the collection. There are 551 electronic documents that have been migrated to the Special Collections server. The Writings Series is substantial, is central to, and in fact comprises over half of the collection. It includes drafts, research, correspondence and publicity related to such novels as SMALL VICTORIES, UPSTATE, MATRON OF HONOR, and STRAIGHT MAN, her memoir PASSION AND PREJUDICE, the writing and production of the plays THE AWAKENING and THE DEATH OF HENRY FLAGLER as well as poetry and many short, personal essays. The Diaries and Notebooks Series and the Correspondence Series contain material spanning her entire life -- from her adolescence in Louisville, Kentucky to her experiences living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Correspondence Series contains both literary and personal correspondence between Bingham and such well-known authors, activists, and artists as Judy Chicago and Gloria Steinem. Bingham, born into a prominent Louisville, Ky. family that owned THE LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, worked for the newspaper as book page editor, 1982-1985. She also took an active seat on the board of the Bingham Enterprises, which was responsible for the COURIER-JOURNAL and other media corporations in the Louisville area. Bingham's desire to sell her shares in the stock in the newspaper resulted in the sale of the COURIER-JOURNAL in 1986. The Bingham family and the break-up of the Bingham Enterprises were the subject of at least four books (THE BINGHAMS OF LOUISVILLE, HOUSE OF DREAMS, THE PATRIARCH and Bingham's PASSION AND PREJUDICE) and much media attention. Materials concerning this aspect of Bingham's life can be found in the Legal and Financial Papers Series and Subject Files Series. Addition 00-010 (250 items, .20 linear feet, dated 1960-1999) comprises correspondence documenting Bingham's identity as a philanthropist and advocate of women writers. Also includes clippings, especially regarding the death of Robert Bingham; photographs; and a few handwritten poems. This accession is unprocessed and there is no container list. Addition 00-210 (1050 items, 1.70 linear feet, dated 1985-2000) contains professional and personal correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, legal papers, and other materials. Writings include typescripts of short stories, nineteen of which have were published as GOING NATIVE; holograph poems; typescripts of the novel, THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE; and memoirs. Other materials relate to Bingham's connection with Santa Fe Stages, publishing, her family, and personal life. This accession is unprocessed. Addition 00-259 (367 items, 1.90 linear feet, dated 1941-1999) contains personal rather than professional documents, especially 17 diaries and journals. Also included are letters, writings, school reports, and photographs (1940s) kept by Bingham's mother, Mary Caperton Bingham; and legal papers, clippings, and other materials compiled by Bingham about family and business matters, including her mother's death. This accession is unprocessed. Addition 00-364 (400 items, .80 linear feet, dated 1991-2000) provides further evidence of Bingham's career as a writer. Materials include published volumes of her writing; correspondence; drafts of short stories and poems; journals; and two audio cassette tapes by an astrologer/tarot reader. This accession is unprocessed and there is no container list. Addition 01-137 (100 items, 1.25 linear feet; dated 1988-2001 and n.d.) contains drafts of essays, short stories, and a play; correspondence received; clippings; and astrological information. In addition, there are 1 black-and-white and 112 color (90 are panoramic) photographs; 2 contact sheets; 2 rolls of color film; 5 audio cassettes; and one piece of embroidery. This accession is unprocessed and there is no finding aid. Addition (02-210) (375 items, .6 linear feet; dated 2000-2002) contains primarily personal and professional correspondence (2001-2002) and writings (2000-2002), which include drafts of Bingham's collection of short stories, TRANSGRESSIONS; manuscripts of poems, including the unpublished compilation "The Hub of the Miracle;" and a typescript of an unpublished novel, "Nick of Time." Also includes 26 color photographs. Addition (02-262) (4 items, .10 lin. ft.; dated 2002) contains corrected rough drafts of Bingham's short stories "Venus, Goddess of Love and Money;" "The Cuckoo, He's a Pretty Bird, He Sings as He Flies;" and "Roquefixade." This accession is unprocessed and there is no finding aid. Addition (03-002) (3 items, .10 lin. ft.; dated 2000-2001) comprises drafts of two short stories and notes for a third story, "Transgressions." The short story drafts contain Bingham's edits. This accession is unprocessed and there is no finding aid. Addition (03-003) (30 items, .10 lin. ft.; n.d.) contains manuscripts for 30 poetry pieces. Several pieces have corrections and directions for the typesetter. This accession is not processed and there is no finding aid. Additions (03-024 and 03-067)(375 items; .8 lin. ft.; dated [1970s]-2002 and n.d.) comprises manuscripts of Bingham's short fiction, personal and professional correspondence, notes, and subject files. This accession is not processed and there is no finding aid. Additions (03-087 and 03-097)(2800 items, 4.4 lin. ft.; dated [1920s]-2003 and n.d.) consists largely of manuscripts and typescripts of Bingham's poetry, prose, and plays ([1970s]-2003). Also includes personal diaries, 1992-2003; photographs of Bingham and her friends/family; clippings of articles and reviews; an appraisal report of Wolf Pen Mill Farm (property that contains Sallie's artist retreat); and a small amount of printed material and correspondence. Addition (03-126)(80 items, .2 lin. ft.; dated 1949-2003 and n.d.)consists of family letters, 1949-[1960s]; two versions of Bingham's play, TREASON; short story drafts; and other miscellaneous items.

47,634 items (66.35 lin. ft.)

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Santa Fe Stages.

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Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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Bingham family.

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Chicago, Judy, 1939-

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Interviewee Judy Chicago (1939- ) is a feminist artist and author who lives and works in Belen, N.M. Interviewer Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Judy Chicago, 2009 Aug. 7-8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316745 Judy Chicago (1939-) is a noted feminist artist, author, and educator. She was born in Chicago as Judy Cohen, but later changed her name in protest of the mal...

Bingham, Sallie

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American author. From the description of After such knowledge [manuscript], 1960. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806189 Feminist and author. From the description of Sallie Bingham papers, 1930-2011 and undated (bulk 1940s-2000s) (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37869800 From the description of Sallie Bingham papers, 1900-2003 and undated (bulk [1940s]-1998). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 83772096 ...

Bingham, Robert E.

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Bingham, Mary Caperton, 1904-

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Newspaper executive Bingham (A.B. Radcliffe, 1928) was born in Louisville, Ky. She pursued postgraduate studies at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, 1929. She was vice president and director of the Courier-Journal, Louisville Times, and WHAS, Inc. From the description of Essays, 1928-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007482 Wife of Louisville Courier-Journal publisher, Barry Bingham, Sr., activist, philanthropist, and patron of ...

Steinem, Gloria

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Author, editor, feminist. From the description of Reminiscences of Gloria Steinem : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528716 Journalist; Feminist; Political activist; Co-founder, Ms magazine; Co-founder, Women's Action Alliance; Co-founder, Ms Foundation for Women; Co-founder, National Women's Political Caucus. Born 1934; graduated Smith College, 1956; received post-graduate 2 year fellowship to...

Kentucky Foundation for Women

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Foundation supports feminist authors, artists, projects, and social activism. Established in Louisville, Ky. by Sallie Bingham. From the description of Kentucky Foundation for Women records, 1985-2000. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 42398652 1985 Mar. 19 Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW) incorporated by Sallie Bingham, Founder and Executive Director ...