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Mary Hoxie Jones: speeches and talks on poetry

 File — Box: 77

Contents include:

[untitled] with note of Mary Hoxie Jones “This was a speech to Ruth Dewees Book Club, about 1959” [or 1957?, typed draft with corrections: this is original of carbon submitted to Pendle Hill Pamphlets below in 1958]

draft of talk on poetry submitted to Pendle Hill Pamphlets, with letter (5/12/1958) from same to Mary Hoxie Jones

["Quaker poets, past & present"] includes: photocopies, clippings, notes, typed list of poets used by Mary Hoxie Jones in preparing her talk [ca. 1973? original folder labeled by Mary Hoxie Jones “Ms. material Quaker Poets Past & Present”]

“Friends and poetry” speech for Friends Historical Society, York, England Aug. 19, 1974 with correspondence of Pendle Hill related to publishing same. includes: photocopies, clippings, notes, correspondence, list of Quaker poets, preliminary handwritten drafts used in preparation of her speech for the British Friends Historical Society, August 19, 1974 [this speech was published as a pamphlet in 1975 by Pendle Hill; original folder labeled by Mary Hoxie Jones “Material (draft) for Quaker Poetry - Friends Historical Society - York, England - 1974”].

[untitled] part of "Three writers on writing" weekend held at Pendle Hill, January 27-29, 1978. Mary Hoxie Jones, Daisy Newman and Elizabeth Gray Vining were the three writers. includes: 3 typed drafts of Mary Hoxie Jones's speech, list of those attending, notes, etc., correspondence related to the event, including letters from Vining and Newman

["Christina Georgina Rosetti"] includes: notes and handwritten draft of talk, with note of Mary Hoxie Jones that talk was intended for "Poets Walk In" on Jan. 19, 1982 but was canceled due to weather

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