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Bin Ramke Papers
Collection
Identifier: M381
Abstract
Collection contains personal papers of University of Denver English Professor Bin Ramke. Contains photographs, manuscript and poem drafts, research materials, essays, clippings, publications, personal journals and notebooks, Macintosh Powerbook G4, Macbook Air, course materials; primarily photocopies of primary materials.
Dates:
1973-2013
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Bobbie Louise Hawkins Papers
Collection
Identifier: M474
Abstract
Bobbie Louise Hawkins (July 11, 1930 – May 4, 2018) was raised in West Texas and studied art in London. After traveling extensively, she settled in Colorado. Bobbie wrote more than twenty books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and performance monologues. She was married to Robert Creeley for eighteen years and they had two (2) children. The collection consists of art and written works, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, audio/visual items, and other materials created and collected by...
Dates:
1960 - 2018
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Burton Feldman Papers
Collection
Identifier: M145
Abstract
Burton Edward Feldman (1926-2003) served as faculty member of University of Denver, Department of English from 1965-1998. During his time at the University, Feldman acted as Director of Undergraduate Honors in English (1968 - 1974), Editor of the Denver Quarterly (1970 - 1975), and Director of Graduate Studies in English (1980 - 1984). Feldman also published poetry and scholarly works, including The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860 and 'The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius,...
Dates:
1945-2004
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Cleta Clemmer Papers
Collection
Identifier: M229
Abstract
Cleta Clemmer (1887-1977) was an American author. She lived in Escondido, California, and it was there she wrote the stories and poetry in this collection. This collection consists of manuscripts of short stories and poems.
Dates:
1972-1978
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Colorado Poetry Fellowship, Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: M068
Abstract
The Colorado Poetry Fellowship was formed in 1933 for the purpose of encouraging the development and recognition of the poets in the Rocky Mountain region. The group participated in International Poetry Week, presented readings by nationally known poets, and published the little magazine Timberlines until 1964, when the Fellowship disbanded. This collection includes correspondence, incorporation papers, committee reports, membership rosters, proclamations, and issues of Timberlines, as well...
Dates:
1934-1964; Majority of material found within 1934-1950
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Grey and Byron Collection
Collection
Identifier: B458
Abstract
The Grey and Byron collection contains a variety of materials from the traveling Vaudeville pair, Dolly Grey and Bert Byron. Types of materials include clothing, accessories, jewelry, handgun, bullets, photographs, newspaper clippings, membership certificates, property documents, death certificates, scripts, poems, notes, short stories, sheet music, lyrics, general ledgers, pocket calendars, travel albums, and photo albums.
Individuals included in this collection include Dolly Grey, Bert...
Dates:
1885 - 1964
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Jessica Comola Papers
Collection
Identifier: M464
Abstract
Jessica Comola, an alumna of the University of Denver, where she earned her PhD in Poetry in 2019. The collection consists of three "poetry dresses" and accessories which she created as part of her dissertation defense.
Dates:
Other: 2019
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Leonard F. Bischel Hsinku Poem
Collection
Identifier: M279
Abstract
Dr. Kenneth Kuanling Fan was a poet from Taiwan who invented a new poem format called "Hsin Ku" or "New Classic." A Hsin Ku poem consists of four lines of four words each, with the second and fourth words nearly rhyming. This collection contains a paper fan with a Hsin Ku poem inscribed on the back by Dr. Fan.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Lilian White Spencer Papers
Collection
Identifier: M034
Abstract
Lilian White Spencer (1876-1953) was a playwright and poet who lived in Denver, Colorado as a child and again from 1918-1944. Spencer wrote plays, reviews of plays, script revisions, poetry and also translated French literature. She was best known in Denver for pageant writing. She wrote The Pageant of Colorado, an epic drama, which was performed May 1927 with a cast of 1,500 as part of a celebration commemorating the opening of the Moffatt Tunnel. Her papers include pen and ink drawings...
Dates:
1918-1944
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
M. Ruth Larner Papers
Collection
Identifier: M493
Abstract
This collection contains items donated to University Alumni Volunteer Engagement and having belonged to M. Ruth Larner (1898-1974) who attended DU from 1913-1916. She graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts, but it is unclear what happened to her afterwords. Records on Ancestry indicate she became a teacher and/or an office manager. Larner's material includes a West Side High School Yearbook from 1911, varoius correspondance and invitations that had been tucked inside K-Books from 1913 and...
Dates:
1911-1923
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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