MERIDEL LE SUEUR:
An Inventory of Her Papers
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| Creator: | Le Sueur, Meridel, 1900-1996. |
| Title: | Meridel Le Sueur papers. |
| Date: | 1902-1996. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, literary journals, audio
tapes, published writings, published and unpublished manuscripts and fragments,
publicity, radical publications, clippings, photographs, and other
miscellaneous materials documenting the life and career of Le Sueur, a writer,
actress, feminist, and radical political activist, and her family. |
| Quantity: | 42.8 cu. ft. (43 boxes and 1 oversize
folder). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
locations. |
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Meridel Le Sueur was born February 22, 1900 in the small town of
Murray, Iowa. When Meridel was ten years old her mother, Marian Wharton, left
her father, William Winston Wharton, an itinerant Church of Christ minister,
taking Meridel and her younger brothers Mac and William Winston II (called
Winston) with her. Meridel spent the next years in Perry, Oklahoma, at the home
of her grandmother, Mary Antoinette Lucy, a third-generation Puritan, a
pioneer, and an ardent temperance worker. A feminist socialist, Marian earned
her living by traveling the Chautauqua circuit and lecturing on women's issues
including education, suffrage, and birth control. In 1914 the family moved to
Fort Scott, Kansas, where Marian headed the English department at People's
College. There she met and (in 1917) married Arthur Le Sueur, a lawyer and
committed socialist, formerly mayor of Minot, North Dakota. After
anti-socialist vigilantes destroyed the college during World War I, the family
fled to St. Paul, Minnesota where they worked with the Non-Partisan League and
were hosts to meetings of Wobblies, anarchists, socialists, and union
organizers.
After a year studying dance and physical fitness at the American
College of Physical Education in Chicago, Illinois (1916-1917), Meridel moved
to New York City, where she lived in an anarchist commune with Emma Goldman and
studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Her brief acting career
included work on the New York stage and in Hollywood, where she was a stunt
woman and an extra in films such as The Perils of Pauline and Last of the
Mohicans. Fed up with the Hollywood meat market, Le Sueur decided to
concentrate on her writing, which she had pursued faithfully since her late
teens. By 1924 she had joined the Communist Party and she soon began publishing
in labor and left wing journals such as The Worker and New Masses. Her writing
career took off in May 1927 when her short story, "Persephone," was published
in Dial. Le Sueur became known for her stories, essays, and reportage focusing
on the suffering of the working class, mainly women, and her distinctive,
lyrical style, which set her apart from most of the socialist writers of the
day.
Around 1926, Le Sueur married Harry Rice. Born Yasha Rubonoff, Rice
was a Russian immigrant and a Marxist labor organizer Le Sueur met in St. Paul.
She and Rice had two children, Rachel (1928) and Deborah (1930). Early in the
1930s, Le Sueur and Rice divorced.
Le Sueur continued to publish prolifically throughout the late 1920s
and up until the end of World War II, when the onset of the cold war brought
with it the blacklisting and harassment of those involved in the socialist
movement. During the height of the "red scare," Le Sueur made her living
publishing children's books, teaching writing, and holding a variety of odd
jobs. In the 1960s she traveled around the country, participating in campus
protests and interviewing people, listening to their stories and struggles.
The freer political climate and the burgeoning feminist movement of
the 1970s brought new attention to Le Sueur and her work. Le Sueur maintained
an extensive correspondence with writers, artists, and activists, many of whom
were drawn to her dedication to liberal political, economic, and environmental
causes. During the period from the late 1970s through the 1990s, she published
a number of anthologies and stories, including many written during the 1930s
but rejected for publication at that time. Several of her works, including The
Girl, Annunciation, and The Dread Road were adapted for the stage by other
writers. Le Sueur continued to write and give interviews, readings, and talks
around the country until her death in November, 1996.
A
bibliography of works by Meridel Le Sueur, with notations on the
availability of each work in the Minnesota Historical Society collections, is
available.
Biographical information was taken from the introduction to
Ripening: Selected Work, 1927-1980 and from Better
Red: The Writing and Resistance of Tillie Olson and Meridel Le Sueur, as well
as newspaper articles and other materials in the collection.
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The Meridel Le Sueur papers include correspondence, literary journals,
copies of published writings, published and unpublished manuscripts and
manuscript fragments, publicity materials, radical publications, news
clippings, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials documenting the life
and career of Le Sueur, an actress, writer, feminist, and a radical political
activist. Also included in the collection are audio tapes created by Le Sueur
containing interviews, music, and conversations with family and friends, dating
from the 1950s through the 1980s. In addition, the collection includes papers
of Le Sueur's father, William Winston Wharton, her mother and step-father,
Marian and Arthur Le Sueur, and her daughters, Deborah Le Sueur and Rachel
Tilsen and their families.
The correspondence, covering over seventy years of Le Sueur's life,
contains letters from Le Sueur's friends, publishers, admirers, and family,
particularly her daughters Rachel and Deborah. There is much information on
family matters, her literary progress, and political affairs. The journals,
which Le Sueur kept nearly her entire life, include 133 volumes dating from her
teenage years through the early 1990s and were the wellspring of much of her
writing. Manuscripts in the collection include a sampling of the huge amounts
of material sent to Meridel by other aspiring writers in addition to her own
work, both published and unpublished. Publications, news clippings, programs,
and other publicity provide information on Le Sueur's career and activities,
and on the many political and literary organizations of interest to her.
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| The following additional materials related to the Meridel Le Sueur
papers may be found in the Minnesota Historical Society's collections: |
| The Arthur Le Sueur Papers, 1919-1947 are separately cataloged in
the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections. |
| The Kenneth E. Tilsen Papers, 1964-1988 are separately cataloged in
the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections. |
| Many of Meridel Le Sueur's published works may be found separately
cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection. |
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A bibliography of
works by Meridel Le Sueur, with notations on the availability of each
work in the Minnesota Historical Society collections, is available. |
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Communism -- United States. |
| | Feminism -- United States. |
| | Feminism and the arts -- United States. |
| | Feminist literature -- United States. |
| | Socialism. |
| | Women authors, American. |
| Persons: |
| | Christensen, Oscar A. |
| | Latimer, Margery, 1899-1932. |
| | Le Sueur, Marian, 1877-1954. |
| | Le Sueur, Arthur, 1867-1950. |
| | Le Sueur, Deborah. |
| | Paull, Irene, 1908-1981. |
| | Smith, Velma V. |
| | Tilsen, Rachel. |
| | Verness, Lucile Driftmier. |
| | Wharton, William Winston. |
| | Whitehead, Fred. |
| | Zimmering, Paula. |
| Types of Documentation: |
| | Audio tapes. |
| | Diaries. |
| | Interviews. |
| | Manuscripts. |
| | Photographs. |
| Occupation: |
| | Authors. |
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| Restrictions: |
| | Until June, 2012, access to the collection requires written
permission. |
| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Meridel Le Sueur Papers. Minnesota Historical Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession numbers: 13,922; 13,994; 15,059; 15,425 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: Lara D. Friedman, September 1997 |
| | PALS ID number: 08-00009111 |
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Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the
location and box numbers shown below.
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Correspondence, undated and 1913-1996
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| Correspondence is divided into two main groups: a chronological
series, which includes letters from friends, family, admirers, and others; and
an alphabetical series of correspondence from certain individuals. Frequent
correspondents in the chronological series include Paula Zimmering, Oscar
Christensen, Ethel Hepburn, Velma Vikingson Smith, and Betty Schoening(?), as
well as a great deal of correspondence from Le Sueur's two daughters, Deborah
Le Sueur (Deborah Stoffer during the time she was married) and Rachel Tilsen.
Additional correspondence from Deborah and Rachel may also be found in the
section of the collection entitled "family papers." |
| Letters in the series of correspondence organized by individual
are from the individual to Meridel Le Sueur, unless otherwise noted. Note that
additional letters from the individuals in the series of correspondence by
individual may be found in the chronological series. |
| In addition to these two major sections of correspondence, there
is a smaller section of correspondence concerning Le Sueur's publication
efforts. These materials include letters from publishers and literary agents,
contracts, royalty statements, and materials concerning donations to support
the publication of Le Sueur's book The Crusaders
and another story, "Robert Emmett." Note that additional letters from
publishers and agents may be found in the chronological series. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.18.1B | 1 |
Chronological correspondence,
undated and 1913-1996:
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Correspondence, undated and 1913-1965. 26 folders.
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| 152.K.18.2F | 2 | |
Correspondence, 1954-1965. 21 folders.
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| 152.K.18.3B | 3 | |
Correspondence, 1965-1973. 19 folders.
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| 144.I.19.1B | 4 | |
Correspondence, 1974-1978. 15 folders.
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| 152.K.18.4F | 5 | |
Correspondence, 1979-1981. 14 folders.
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| 152.K.18.5B | 6 | |
Correspondence, 1981-1983. 21 folders.
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| 152.K.18.6F | 7 | |
Correspondence, 1983-1985. 17 folders.
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| 144.I.19.3B | 8 | |
Correspondence, 1986-1993. 19 folders.
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| 144.I.19.4F | 9 | |
Correspondence, undated and 1994-1996. 5 folders.
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Correspondence by individual,
undated and 1921-1996:
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Kathleen Blackshear, undated and
1921-1928.
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Bob Brown, undated and 1931-1942. 2 folders
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Lucile Driftmier (Verness), 1932-1966, [1971?].
2 folders
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Zona Gale, 1926-1929.
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Vince Kemp (letters to), undated and
1946-1947.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.I.19.4F | 9 | |
Margery Latimer (Toomer) and Jean Toomer, to Meridel
Le Sueur, also to Perry Goldman, Lucile Driftmier, and Ruth [?], 1928-1932.
2 folders.
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Mary McAnally, undated and 1982-1996.
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Neva [?], undated.
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Irene Paull, undated and 1950s-1960s.
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Nelson Peery, 1944.
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Ray Smith, undated and 1941-1945.
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Fred Whitehead, 1980-1996.
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George Winter, undated and 1964.
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144.I.19.5B10Correspondence
regarding publication:
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Correspondence from publishers and agents, 1922-1991.
2 folders.
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Publication contracts, 1927-1986.
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Royalty and other financial statements,
1946-1984.
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Letters to Emma Carlson regarding: contributions for
The Crusaders, 1954-1955.
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Committee for the Completion of "Robert Emmett,"
undated.
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Manuscripts and Writing By Others
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| The collection includes a sample of the thousands of essays,
stories, poems, and other writing sent to Le Sueur for comment by colleagues,
admirers, and students from her writing classes. Some include accompanying
correspondence. The vast majority of these materials are undated. The
manuscripts are arranged in alphabetical order by the author's name, when it
could be identified. This section may include some writing by Le Sueur. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.I.19.5B | 10 |
A-G. 17 folders.
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| 144.I.19.6F | 11 |
H-L. 15 folders.
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| 144.I.19.7B | 12 |
M-Z. 20 folders.
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Author unknown. 3 folders
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| 144.I.19.8F | 13 |
Author unknown. 4 folders.
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Writing by Le Sueur's Students? 2 folders.
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Published Works
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| This section of the collection includes copies of many articles,
stories, and poems published by Le Sueur in a variety of publications including
literary journals, popular magazines, and newspapers (mainly labor-related or
socialist). Also included are galleys of several of her anthologies published
by West End Press. Materials are arranged chronologically. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.I.19.8F | 13 |
Published stories, articles, and poetry, undated and
1920s-1993. 8 folders.
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Manuscripts
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| Materials in this section of the collection consist of manuscript
copies of both published and unpublished works by Le Sueur, including poetry,
songs, dramatic scripts, short stories, novels, speeches, lectures, essays, and
nonfiction. A series of complete manuscripts is followed by a body of
manuscript fragments and research notes and short series of notes and
manuscript fragments categorized by topic. The vast majority of material in
this portion of the collection is undated. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.I.19.9B | 14 |
Poetry and songs.
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Scripts. 6 folders.
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Speeches, 1980-1981.
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Essays and notes on writing, undated.
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Lectures on writing, 1933-1935.
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Stories and
essays:
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Above Ground; The Afternoon; Alcan; All We Want is
Peace; Arrest the Root; The Beasts Knelt Down at Christmas; Bowed Legs and
All.
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Breathe Upon These Slain.
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The Bridge; The Child; Christmas and the Child; City;
Comes Round With Yankee Thunder; Criminals are Made Not Born; The Dread
Conspiracy [?]; The First Book of Conquistadores; Fudge.
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The Giant on Oliver Street; The Girl; Happy New Year;
The Hills of Home; It is Happening Here.
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I Hear Men Talking.
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The Little Mountebank; The Matriarch; Men Who Are
Never Gone; Midwest Workers Will Miss Stanley Stankus; Mine Eyes Have Seen the
Glory; The Miracle; Mosquito; Murder in the Tavern; My Kin; A Night of Failure;
Notes on Fascism.
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O Babylon; O Prairie Girl Be Lonely; Octopi and
Barricuda; Of This Time, Upon This Earth; On the Road; Out of This Nettle
Danger; Reality.
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The Red Hunt; River Book and Comments; Saint
Christopher; Salt of the Earth; Secret X-Rays; The Silence; The Silent Stars Go
By; Spring; Spring Came On Forever.
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Strangers.
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| 144.I.19.10F | 15 | |
That's the Way it Worked; The Ten-Twenty-Thirties;
This is From David; The Victory; The Wheat is Spoiling; When Minnesota Farmers
Met the Russians; Where the Rain Falls; Wild Buffalo.
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Untitled or Unidentified. 4 folders.
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Manuscript fragments and research
notes:
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identified. Most are either untitled or missing the title page. |
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The Dread Road; Winter Prairie Woman.
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Nancy Hanks.
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The Crusaders.
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North Star Country. 4 folders.
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Miscellaneous unidentified fragments and notes.
6 folders.
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| 144.I.20.1B | 16 | |
Miscellaneous unidentified fragments and notes.
16 folders.
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| 144.I.20.2F | 17 | |
Miscellaneous unidentified fragments and notes.
17 folders.
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| 144.I.20.3B | 18 | |
Miscellaneous unidentified fragments and notes.
2 folders.
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Unidentified notebooks, undated. 5
volumes.
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Fragments and notes by
topic:
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Bus Ride.
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Chicago - Peace Congress.
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Dan the Clown.
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Democratic Tree.
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Education, Teachers.
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Industrialists.
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Intellectuals.
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Farm Evictions - Nieland - Sisseton.
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Farming.
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Farmers - Personal Accounts.
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Farms - General.
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Flood - "The Face of the Waters."
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Freedom Riders.
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I Met Al Capone in Cicero.
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Illinois Miners.
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Kansas.
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Karl the German.
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Indian Material.
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Labor/Unions.
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Mayville.
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Midwest.
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Migrant Workers.
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Miners.
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Miners - Personal Accounts.
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| 144.I.20.3B | 18 | | |
New Deal - Farmers & Railroads.
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Newspapers.
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Night Riders.
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Lucy Parsons.
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Passsover 1954.
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The Practical Man.
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Racism.
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Short Quotes.
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Socialist Party.
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Story of Christ Christians.
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Timber Workers' Strike.
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Thosten Veblen.
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Woman in Picher.
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Women.
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World War One and Two.
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Miscellaneous.
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Literary Journals, undated and 1918-1991
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| Le Sueur kept a journal from the time she was a teenager until her
death. These journals functioned not just as a place to record her thoughts and
experiences, but as a laboratory for Le Sueur's writing. The writing is often
impressionistic and abstract, a stream of consciousness. It reflects Le Sueur's
reaction against the linear, highly structured form of writing she considered
patriarchal. Forming the single largest section of the papers, the 133 volumes
of journals in the collection date from 1918 through 1991 and are organized in
roughly chronological order. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.18.13B | 19 |
Volume 1.undated (1).
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Volume 2.undated (2).
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Volume 3.1918 [?].
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Volume 4.1932-1933
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Volume 5.1929-1931, 1932.
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Volume 6.1933 (1). (Dates on the spine are
1924-1926)
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Volume 7.1933 (2).
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Volume 8.1934-1935 (1).
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Volume 9.1934-1935 (2).
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Volume 10.1935-1937.
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Volume 11.1940.
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Volume 12.1940-1942.
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Volume 13.1938-1941.
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Volume 14.1943.
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| 152.K.18.14F | 20 |
Volume 15.May - December 1942.
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Volume 16.1944.
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Volume 17.1945.
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Volume 18.1946 (1).
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Volume 19.1946 (2).
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Volume 20.1946 (3).
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Volume 21.1947.
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Volume 22.1948-1949.
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Volume 23.1949.
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Volume 24.1938-1941 [?].
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Volume 25.1934-1938 [?].
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| 152.K.19.1B | 21 |
Volume 26.1937 [?].
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Volume 27.1943-1944.
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Volume 28.undated.
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Volume 29.1941 - 1950s [?].
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Volume 30.1950 (1).
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Volume 31.1950 (2).
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Volume 32.1951.
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Volume 33.1951-1953.
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Volume 34.1952-1953.
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Volume 35.1953.
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Volume 36.1954.
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| 152.K.19.2F | 22 |
Volume 37.1954.
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Volume 38.1955 (1).
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Volume 39.1955 (2).
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Volume 40.1956 (1).
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Volume 41.1956 (2).
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Volume 42.1956 (3).
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Volume 43.1956 [?] (4).
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Volume 44.1957 (1).
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Volume 45.1957 (2).
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Volume 46.1957 (3).
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| 152.K.19.3B | 23 |
Volume 47.1957 (4).
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Volume 48.1957 (5).
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Volume 49.1958 (1).
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Volume 50.1958 (2).
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Volume 51.1958-1959 (1).
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Volume 52.1958-1959 (2).
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Volume 53.1959-1960.
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| 152.K.19.3B | 23 |
Volume 54.Fall 1959 - March 1960.
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Volume 55.April - September 1960.
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Volume 55_Fall 1960 - January 1961.
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| 152.K.19.4F | 24 |
Volume 56.1961 (1).
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Volume 57.1961 (2).
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Volume 58.1961 (3).
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Volume 59.1961 (4).
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Volume 60.1962 (1).
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Volume 61.1962 (2).
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Volume 62.1962 (3).
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Volume 63.1963 (_).
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Volume 64.1963 (1).
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| 152.K.19.5B | 25 |
Volume 65.1963 (2).
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Volume 66.Jan - April 1964.
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Volume 67.June 1964.
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Volume 68.July - September 1964.
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Volume 69.Sept - November 1964.
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Volume 70."Birth in Iowa," 1964 [?]
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Volume 71.November 1964 - March 1965.
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Volume 72.March - June 1965.
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| 144.I.20.4F | 26 |
Volume 73.June - September 1965.
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Volume 74.November 1965 - February 1966.
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Volume 75.February - April 1966.
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Volume 76.May - August 1966.
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Volume 77.September - November 1966.
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Volume 78.November 1966 - January 1967.
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Volume 79.January - June 1967.
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Volume 80.January - August 1967.
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Volume 81.September 1967 - February 1968.
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Volume 82.November 1967 - January 1968.
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| 144.I.19.2F | 27 |
Volume 83.February 1968 - [?].
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Volume 84.March - April 1968.
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Volume 85.June - October 1968.
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Volume 86.January - June 1969.
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Volume 87.August - December 1969.
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Volume 88.December 1969 - April 1970.
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Volume 89.December 1969 - July 1970.
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Volume 90.August - December 1970.
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Volume 91.1970 - 1972 [?].
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| 144.I.20.5B | 28 |
Volume 92.April - July 1971.
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Volume 93.July - November 1971.
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Volume 94.July 1971 - January 1972.
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Volume 95.February - April 1972.
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Volume 96.April - October 1972.
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Volume 97.November 1972 - February 1973
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Volume 98.February 1973 - [?].
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Volume 99.May - November 1973.
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Volume 100.December 1973 - June 1974.
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| 144.I.20.6F | 29 |
Volume 101.July 1974 - January 1975.
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Volume 102.February - August 1975.
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Volume 103.August - November 1975.
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Volume 104.November 1975 - February 1976.
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Volume 105.Mostly 1976; also 1956, 1966, and
1975.
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Volume 106.June - August 1976.
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Volume 107.September 1976 - April 1977.
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Volume 108.May - September 1977.
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Volume 109.September 1977 - February 1978.
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Volume 110.March - September 1978.
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| 144.I.20.7B | 30 |
Volume 111.September 1978 - February 1979.
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Volume 112.February - September 1979.
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Volume 113.September 1979 - April 1980.
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Volume 114.April - August 1980.
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Volume 115.November 1980 - September 1981.
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Volume 116.October 1981 - July 1982.
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Volume 117.July - December 1982.
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Volume 118.February 1983.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.I.20.8F | 31 |
Volume 119.February - August 1983.
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Volume 120.September 1983 - May 1984.
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Volume 121.May - December 1984.
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Volume 122.January - March 1985.
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Volume 123.April 1985 - February 1986.
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Volume 124.February - November 1986.
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Volume 125.November 1986 - March 1987.
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Volume 126.May - September 1987.
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| Location | Box |
| 152.K.18.11B | 32 |
Volume 127.October 1987 - April 1988.
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Volume 128.August 1988 - March[?] 1989.
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Volume 129.March - July 1989.
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Volume 130.July 1989 - April 1990.
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| Location | Box |
| 152.K.18.11B | 32 |
Volume 131.May - September 1990.
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Volume 132.September - December 1990.
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Volume 133.March - July[?] 1991.
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Material Collected by Le Sueur
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| Le Sueur's papers include journals, magazines, newspapers, and
other print and near-print materials from numerous organizations of interest to
her. The materials consist primarily of radical, socialist, and labor
publications, as well as literary journals. There are also flyers advertising
local events or appearances by individuals, including rallies, book or poetry
readings, artistic performances or exhibitions, and lectures. Published
material, which includes complete copies of journals, magazines, newspapers,
pamphlets, and booklets, is arranged in alphabetical order by title of the
publication and dates from the 1930s through the 1990s. The series of print and
near-print materials consists of items such as flyers, newsletters, and
programs, arranged in chronological order from the 1930s through the 1990s. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.18.12F | 33 |
Publications:
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Alley Art - Bread and Puppet Newsletter.
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Camp Notes - Current.
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El Grito Del Norte.
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Happy Birthday for Victory in 1942 - Kitchen
Klatter.
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Land Stewardship Letter - Lower Depths.
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Madre - Osawatomie.
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Party Voice - Pumperdink Press.
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People's Culture.
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Rape of the First Amendment - Rosa Luxemburg Prison
Letters.
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Sage - Spirit of the People.
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Status of Iowa Report - Subversive Agent.
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Theatre at Tsa-La-Gi - U.S. Farm News.
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W.A.M.M. - Worker's Monthly.
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World of Peggy Lipschutz - Writer's
Reader.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.I.20.9B | 34 |
Print and near-print
materials:
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undated and 1930s-1990s. 9 folders.
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Publicity and Public Appearances
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| This section of the collection consists of a variety of material
concerning Le Sueur's interaction with the public. A chronological series of
newspaper and magazine clippings about Le Sueur and her work forms the largest
part of this material, and provides a great deal of biographical information as
well as critical opinions of her works and the various stage adaptations of
then. There are also programs and publicity flyers from appearances made by Le
Sueur at various rallies, lectures, and readings; copies of academic papers on
Le Sueur and her work; transcripts of interviews she gave; poetry written
about, or in honor of, Le Sueur; and material documenting celebrations of Le
Sueur's 80th and 90th birthdays. A separate folder contains programs, publicity
flyers, and related materials from stage and film adaptations and other
performances based on her work. Also included in this section are four folders
of partial and unedited transcripts and outlines of interviews for a radio
program entitled "People, Pride and Politics: Building the North Star Country."
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| Location | Box |
| 144.I.20.9B | 34 |
Radio program: "People, Pride and
Politics: Building the North Star Country," 1977-1978:
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Outlines and transcripts.
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Transcripts, incomplete.
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Tape transcripts and outlines, Tapes 1-68 and
76-126.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.I.20.10F | 35 |
Reviews and biographical newspaper and magazine
articles, undated and 1928-1996.
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Publicity from publishers, undated and
1946-1995.
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Appearances: programs and flyers, undated and 1926-1994.
2 folders.
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Performances based on the work of Meridel Le Sueur,
undated and 1977-1994. Includes 4 photographs.
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Academic papers, interviews, and poetry about Meridel Le
Sueur, undated and 1941-1990s. 3 folders
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Celebrations of Meridel Le Sueur, undated and 1980,
1990.
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Personal and Biographical
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| This portion of the collection includes personal items such as
award certificates, memorabilia, and other miscellaneous items. Also included
are photographs of Le Sueur, her family, and friends dating from the early
1900s through the 1980s. Few were labeled but most have been identified by Le
Sueur's daughter, Rachel Tilsen, and the processor. A smaller number of
photographs of Le Sueur's father, William Winston Wharton, and his family can
be found in the section of the collection entitled, "Family and Other
Papers." |
| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.1B | 36 |
Awards and honors, 1982-1996.
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Memorabilia and miscellaneous, undated and
1928-1990.
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Photographs:
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Photo album: American College of Physical Education,
Chicago, and White Bear Lake with Marian and Arthur Le Sueur and family,
1916-1917.
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Meridel Le Sueur, undated and early 1900s, up to 1920.
15 photographs.
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Meridel Le Sueur, undated and 1960s-1980s. 26
photographs.
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Deborah Le Sueur, Rachel Tilsen, and their children
and grandchildren, 1930s-1990s. 45 photographs.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.1B | 36 | |
Meridel Le Sueur, friends and family members, undated
and 1950s-1980s. 55 photographs.
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Biographical and genealogical Information on the Le
Sueur, Wharton, and Berfield families.
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Family and Other Papers
|
| In addition to her own personal papers, the collection includes
some of the papers of several of Le Sueur's immediate family members. These
materials, consisting primarily of correspondence, are organized by family
member. In addition to the family papers, there is a folder of letters to
Margaret Hunt from various individuals, which was found with the Le Sueur
papers. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.1B | 36 |
William Winston
Wharton:
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| | | William Winston Wharton was Marian Le Sueur's first husband and
Meridel Le Sueur's birth father. Although Marian and W. W. Wharton, as he often
signed himself, were divorced in 1910, Meridel kept in contact with him
sporadically until his death in 1963. In addition to correspondence, the papers
include some personal items as well as examples of his poetry. Photographs of
Wharton, his second wife Bessie, and other family members may be found in the
folder of biographical and personal items. |
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Biographical and personal, undated and 1911-1954,
1971. Includes 27 photographs.
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Correspondence, 1911-1968.
|
| | | | Also includes letters to Bessie Wharton, W. W. Wharton's
second wife. |
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Correspondence with Meridel Le Sueur,
1910s-1960s.
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Correspondence from Stella, Kenneth, and Bonnalee
Hayden, 1952-[1960?].
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Writing and miscellaneous, undated and
1915-1956.
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Cactus Rose, 1941.
Inscribed to Meridel Le Sueur.
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Marian and Arthur Le
Sueur:
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| | | Papers of Marian and Arthur Le Sueur, Meridel's mother and
step-father, include correspondence, press clippings, and articles, essays, and
other writingsby the two. Information about Marian and Arthur's years teaching
at People's College in Fort Scott, Kansas can be found in a catalog and copies
of the People's College News dating from 1914 to
1917, when the College was destroyed by vigilantes. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.1B | 36 | |
Personal correspondence, 1920s-1950s.
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Arthur Le Sueur business correspondence, 1906, 1914,
1924-1949. 4 folders.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.J.I.2F | 37 | |
Arthur Le Sueur business correspondence,
1947-1950.
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Marian Le Sueur business correspondence, undated and
1913, 1935, 1943.
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Correspondence regarding: Jorgenson, 1946.
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Correspondence regarding: death of Arthur Le Sueur,
1950.
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Correspondence regarding: death of Marian Le Sueur,
1954.
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Arthur Le Sueur's articles, essays, and other writing,
undated. 3 folders.
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Arthur Le Sueur press clippings, undated and
1911-1949.
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Marian Le Sueur's articles, essays, and other writing,
undated and 1951.
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Marian Le Sueur press clippings, undated and
1912-1913, 1930s, 1946-1947.
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Marian Le Sueur scrapbook materials,
undated.
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Miscellaneous papers, 1891, 1914, 1915, and
undated.
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People's College news and catalog, 1914-1917.
3 folders.
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Mac and Lorraine Le
Sueur:
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| | | Mac Le Sueur, Meridel's brother, and his wife Lorraine Le Sueur,
were both painters and art teachers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. |
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Correspondence, undated; News clippings, 1950s, 1960s,
1990s; and Exhibition programs, undated.
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Deborah Le Sueur
(Stoffer):
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| | | Le Sueur's second daughter, Deborah Le Sueur was born in 1930.
She married and later divorced Bernard ("Bernie") Stoffer. The union produced
two children: Robin, born in 1948, and Woody in 1957. An artist, Deborah also
worked as a teacher in San Francisco during the 1950s. |
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Correspondence, 1940-1950s. 3 folders.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.3B | 38 | |
Correspondence, undated and 1970s. 4 folders.
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Correspondence from Meridel Le Sueur, 1950s-1970s.
3 folders.
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Correspondence between Deborah and Bernard Stoffer,
1950s-1960s. 3 folders.
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Bernard Stoffer correspondence and miscellaneous
papers, 1950s-1960s.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.J.1.3B | 38 | |
Correspondence from Glen Olson, 1946.
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Miscellaneous writing and artwork.
|
| | | | (See Also Oversize Folder 1) |
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Notebooks, undated and 1959.
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Miscellaneous papers.
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Robin Stoffer miscellaneous papers.
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Tilsen family:
|
| | | Meridel's oldest daughter, Rachel, married attorney Ken Tilsen
in 1947. The couple had five children. Although some is included in this series
of Tilsen family papers, the vast majority of correspondence between Meridel
and Rachel can be found in the main series of chronological correspondence at
the beginning of the collection. |
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Rachel Le Sueur Tilsen correspondence, undated and
1962-1963.
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Tilsen family miscellaneous papers, undated and
1960s-1990s.
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Margaret Hunt papers, 1932-1941.
|
| | | A folder of papers belonging to Margaret Hunt, possibly a friend
of Le Sueur's, was found with the Le Sueur papers. The papers consist primarily
of correspondence and news clippings. Correspondents include several of the
Scottsboro boys, nine young black men wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for
attacking some white women in Alabama in 1931; and J. B. McNamara, a labor
leader imprisoned for life at San Quentin for his role in the 1911 bombing of
the Los Angeles Times building. |
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Audio Tape Recordings, 1950s-1980s
|
| When Meridel Le Sueur received a reel-to-reel tape recorder as a
gift from folk singer Pete Seeger and Sing Out! magazine in the 1950s, it
became a tool to record history in the making. Le Sueur always saw herself as a
people's journalist, keeping a constant record of events and conversations so
that history would not be lost to forgotten memories. Although the tapes made
during thirty years of contemporary American life do not have detailed content
notes, they are a rich collection of historical material housed at the
Minnesota Historical Society. |
| During the summer of 1989, a team of students and a faculty member
from the College of St. Catherine listened to the tapes, wrote descriptive
notations of the content, and indexed each tape by the people mentioned, key
events discussed, and the general subject matter presented. All of the tapes
cover material related to the people of Minnesota and their place in the world,
but they also contain a wealth of culturally interesting items, such as folk
singing, Native American tribal ceremonies, weddings and memorial services, as
well as oral history told in the words of those who lived through the turbulent
twentieth century. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39. |
Reel-to-reel tape recordings. 34 items
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Tape 1, Side 1-Family conversation:
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| | | | Includes conversation between Meridel and children. They talk
about school and what is in the newspaper. The children interview each other,
sing songs, count in Spanish, and talk about Hebrew school. |
| | | | Meridel asks one child about JFK winning the election, war
with Russia, and the child's love life. |
| | | | Children describe their appearances and interview each
other. |
| | | | Tape continues with a man reading/telling the James Dean story
of how he became an actor. Concludes with a recitation of "The Raven." |
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Tape 1, Side 2-Broadcasts and
conversations:
|
| | | | A man from Salt Flat, Texas is reading Poe's "The Raven" using
a variety of accents. Meridel is with him. |
| | | | This recitation is interrupted by stories and other
conversation (story about a man who mispronounced Minneapolis.) Also includes
bits of KDWB broadcast, excerpts of a TV religious service, child reading
Gettysburg Address, man whispering a dramatic story, Hebrew songs and
conversations, and children taking turns interviewing each other. |
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Tape 2, Side 1-Singing; blank:
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| | | | Tape starts with a short clip of singing and the rest of the
tape is empty. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 2, Side 2-Poetry reading and
conversations:
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| | | | Tape begins with recitation of poetry by various people. Poems
include: "With God On Their Side," "It's Their Job," "Thousand Year Old
Beauty," "Fifteen," "Ode To A Goddess". |
| | | | Continues with Mark talking about a flood of refugees,
friends, news, etc. Background noise and conversations follow. |
| | | | Last, Meridel speaking with two little boys about school and
learning. |
| | | | A barking dog, tin whistle songs, and singing end this
side. |
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Tape 3, Side 1-Family conversations:
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| | | | This is a tape from Debbie, Robin, and Bernie to Meridel. It
begins with conversation between Debbie and Robin, and preparations before
Marsha comes. It continues after Marsha's arrival with conversation including
family news and paintings. Continues with a lengthy section when Debbie
describes how she happened to marry Bernie. She also gives general news to
Meridel. The last ten minutes of the tape are Robin and her friend Gene playing
and talking. |
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Tape 3, Side 2-Christmas holidays:
|
| | | | The children take turns singing or playing a song and then
each tells about what they've been doing. Songs include: "Frere Jacque," "Mary
Had A Little Lamb," "The First Noel," "Deck The Halls," an original composition
by Robin, "My Country 'Tis Of Thee," "Joy To The World," Christopher's "To A
Dog" composition. A small section records Robin looking up "insect" in her new
encyclopedia set. The end is general conversation among the children and
family. |
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Tape 4, Side 1-Family conversations:
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| | | | A composition of pieces: calypso music, guitar, general
conversation in the background, faint singing with bamboo flute and guitar,
children talking and singing. |
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Tape 4, Side 2-Music, etc.
|
| | | | Tape is composition of many pieces: recitation of poetry ("I
Have Built America"); children singing ("Home On The Range"); opera; calypso
music; general conversations with Meridel present. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 5, Side 2: Interviews about plowing
competition.
|
| | | | This side starts out with an interviewer talking to several
men about the World Plow Match to be held in Oxford, England in October 1956.
Includes explanations of the plowing competitions, where men from about 20
countries of the world compete to be the best plowman worldwide. |
| | | | Next, several minutes of classical music followed by
Indonesian music and singing. Classical music by Beethoven is followed by Pete
Seeger singing two folk songs. |
| | | | A short program about over-the-road truckers and their work is
next, then more classical music. |
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Tape 6, Side 1: Music; broadcast
|
| | | | Begins with music (spiritual, blues): "I Cry For My Race" and
"Sidetrack". |
| | | | It continues with This Is Our Story, narrated by Studs Terkel.
This is a radio program featuring lullabies and cradle songs, specifically
their origins and universality. The songs included are from countries such as
Ireland, France, and the West Indies. Discussion also focuses on contents of
lullabies. The tape ends with a collection of blues music. |
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Tape 6, Side 2: Music
|
| | | | Consists of classical music with faint conversation in the
background. |
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Tape 9, Side 1: Tape
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Tape 9, Side 2: Broadcast
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| | | | Contains a CBS (August 28) live news broadcast of the March on
Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Meridel seems to have recorded this from an
Omaha news channel. Meridel and others can be heard in the background. Includes
Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech. |
| | |
Tape 10, Side 1: Music; conversation about prison
conditions.
|
| | | | Begins with children singing and speaking in Spanish, also
Spanish music. Next, a conversation with Betty and Meridel. Specific topics
Betty discusses include: contraband in prisons; punitive measures; seclusion;
system of authority; communication between inmates; classification board;
disciplinary board; relations with superiors; preparations when leaving prison;
physical conditions in prison, such as decoration of rooms and cigarette
allotment. Tape ends with Gershwin music. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 10, Side 2: Music; women in prison
|
| | | | Begins with various songs (Spanish, Hebrew, English.) |
| | | | Then, Meridel interviews Betty. They discuss treatment of
women in prison, women prisoners and their attitudes, psychiatric aid,
schooling, rehabilitation for women, preparation for life outside of prison,
prison jobs (pros and cons), correspondence in prison, dignity of prisoners,
and self-government system. |
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Tape 11, Side 1: Conversations about peace
protests.
|
| | | | David is talking with Meridel about the peace protests in
Washington. He reads the Declaration of Peace and describes the arrests. He
mentions people involved in the protest. |
| | | | The rest of the tape has singing (Freedom State Line) - Rachel
and Debbie with others. |
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Tape 11, Side 2: Documentary; conversations about
peace protests.
|
| | | | Overlay occurs during the first ten minutes of this side. The
3-3/4 speed contains a documentary about Frederick Douglas--his life and
accomplishments. |
| | | | The 7-1/2 speed is a continuation of Side 1. David Tilsen
tells Meridel about his experiences in Washington during the Peace Protests. He
discusses the conditions, people present such as Joan Baez, and the various
arrests. |
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Tape 12, Side 1: Family conversation.
|
| | | | Meridel is having a conversation with Ray and his father. They
tell stories about shooting pool, neighbors, Arthur Le Sueur, the army, and
Ray's mother. The beginning of the tape is difficult to hear because of the
children, but it quiets down later. Later, Meridel speaks about giving women
their due credit. |
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Tape 12, Side 2: Music; family
conversation.
|
| | | | Begins with a German orchestra and the Vienna Boys Choir,
playing a Bach piece. |
| | | | The last part of the tape consists of children singing and
more conversation between Meridel and Ray's father, Pa. Pa tells various Indian
stories as well as stories about his home town in South Dakota. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 13, Side 1: Family conversation and
correspondence.
|
| | | | Begins with a continuation of the "Candystick" story. Includes
correspondence from Robin, Rachel, and Meridel to Joci, David, Daniel. Also
includes family conversations and animal imitations. |
| | | | Maurice is talking about catching the bus. Frank, Maurice, and
a woman are singing. Contains an interview of Sam Horowitz's mother in New
York, regarding her son going to prison, getting married, and working. |
| | | | Background noise. General conversation. |
| | | | Poetry by Alice Hepburn. Correspondence to Rachel and
Kenny. |
| | |
Tape 13, Side 2: Music; family
conversations.
|
| | | | Classical music featuring Rudolf Serkin on the piano and Pablo
Casal on the cello. Includes Beethoven's Sonatas No. 4 and 3. |
| | | | Also includes the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steinberg
directing. |
| | | | Concludes with Robin telling a story about the candysticks
that ran away, got married, and had baby candysticks. |
| | |
Tape 14, Side 1: Conversations With Native American
women.
|
| | | | Two women are talking, stating the Indian names for common
animals and plants. Mrs. Peake, a White Earth reservation woman, tells Indian
stories. One is about a man, Andes Wadena, who had a stroke, was treated with
White Man's medicine, but still wanted "grand medicine treatment" from
"pagans," even though he was Christian. Mrs. Peake then tells of other
experiences: "grand medicine" woman, store owners who couldn't read or write,
and of a man who wanted to marry a rich woman who wasn't really rich, but had
set up a scheme to catch him and his money. |
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Tape 14, Side 2: Music.
|
| | | | Classical music by Shostakovich and other composers. |
| | |
Tape 16, Side 1: This side is
undocumented.
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| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 16, Side 2: Music.
|
| | | | This contains many performances by various local artists and
musicians. It is a cultural gathering in the Twin Cities with Meridel as the
mistress of ceremonies. Performers include Wilbur Brams, Lionel Davis, Justine
O'Connor, and Katherine Brokner. Malvina Reynolds' compositions are featured
along with the Rosenberg Suite. Introductions by Meridel are informative. |
| | |
Tape 17, Side 1: Conversation with El Duke de
Aragon.
|
| | | | Both sides of this tape are the story of a man called "El Duke
de Aragon". Meridel interviews him about his life, starting out on his family's
ranch in New Mexico, and ending up in Mexico city. |
| | |
Tape 17, Side 2: Conversation with El Duke de
Aragon.
|
| | | | Continues El Duke de Aragon continues his life story. |
| | |
Tape 18, Side 1: Recorded sounds.
|
| | | | Entire side contains sounds of a tropical rain forest; Dry
season and rainy season. |
| | |
Tape 18, Side 2: Broadcast.
|
| | | | Studs Terkel hosts a radio program at WFMT in Chicago,
interviews Jack Conroy about his various works, particularly Writers In Revolt.
Excerpts from Jack's books and other writers are included: Harp Of A Thousand
Strings, Slappy Hooper, The Wonderful Sign Painter, Sequel To Love, They Follow
Us Girl. Vernon Dalhard songs include: "The Prisoner Soon" and "The Wreck Of
The Old '97". |
| | | | The end portion contains the Philadelphia Orchestra,
broadcasting from the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The program includes:
The Overture to the Magic Flute; Concerto No. 4 in D Major; Concerto in B-flat
Major; and Symphony No. in 41 C Major. |
| | |
Tape 19, Side 1: Family conversations.
|
| | | | This side is general conversation including Meridel, Lucile,
Russell, and John. Included in discussion are various memories of life at 2521
Harriet, stories concerning Marion and Arthur (ex. dirty laundry, moving
furniture) and stories of the children (Robin believing that a wolf was her new
baby brother/sister). |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 19, Side 2: Interview.
|
| | | | Meridel interviews a Polish domestic worker, Bernice. Bernice
talks about a young farmer's various marriage proposals, finding work, setting
up house, farm stories about unknown noises, and friendships with an old Polish
woman. |
| | | | The last fifteen minutes include Indian chanting and drum
music. |
| | |
Tape 22, Side 1: Interviews: migrant workers;
music.
|
| | | | Continued TV program from Side 2. Includes interviews of
migrants, speeches, singing and other commentary. Also discussed is the Delano
Strike. Speed changes to 7-1/2 (Blues music.) Speed changes again to 3-3/4 and
the documentary program about migrant farm workers continues. The tape ends
with music. |
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Tape 22, Side 2: Music; interviews: migrant
workers.
|
| | | | First half of this side contains a musical production. It
includes speaking, instrumentals, and opera. Between pieces, the composer is
interviewed. |
| | | | The next section of tape is blank. It continues with a segment
on Middle Eastern music. |
| | | | Next, a recorded program about agricultural unions and
agricultural strikes. A focus is on the Mexican farm workers; various people
are interviewed. |
| | | | The MFWA (Migrant Farm Workers Association) is discussed. |
| | |
Tape 23, Side 1: Family celebration.
|
| | | | Contains a Jewish service marking the 45th wedding anniversary
of Edward and Esther Tilsen. Five of the twenty-one grandchildren provide a
narration as a medieval Jewish marriage ring is presented to their
grandparents. Also included is the welcoming of Janey Beth Tilsen (parents:
Joyce and Robert Tilsen) into the community. The rest of the tape is blank. |
| | |
Tape 23, Side 2: Family celebration.
|
| | | | Continuation of Edward and Esther Tilsen's 45th wedding
anniversary celebration. Included are conversations, children singing, and a
narrated segment, "This Is Your Life," featuring Edward and Esther Tilsen. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 24, Side 1: Family conversations.
|
| | | | The Tilsen and Stoffer children are telling riddles and jokes,
pretending to be announcers on a radio/TV station program featuring news,
sports, and interviews; also pretending to learn Spanish, and being aliens from
Jupiter. |
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Tape 24, Side 2: Music: folk and
classical.
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| | | | Folk music starts out this side, then the tape contains a
recorded television program featuring a rehearsal of a quartet playing the
music of Bela Bartok. Some analysis of the music is done during the
rehearsal. |
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Tape 27, Side 1: Progressive Party Conference and
family conversations, 1956.
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| | | | The spring conference of the Progressive Party is meeting and
many people are speaking to gather support for the movement. Speakers included
Marzini, Earl W. Stillman, and Susie Stageberg. Letters are read from members
who couldn't be present. |
| | | | The last section of the tape is Rachel and Ken Tilsen's
vacation stories taped for Deborah. |
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Tape 27, Side 2: Family gathering, 1956.
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| | | | Family members--Rachel and Ken Tilsen, their children, and
Meridel--are featured on this tape that was made to be sent to Deborah on her
birthday. |
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Tape 28, Side 1: Conversations; music;
interviews.
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| | | | Begins with Meridel and friends in general conversation. |
| | | | The next segment contains poetry read over jazz music and an
interview of the performer. Next is an excerpt of a radio interview with Dr.
Castor (Asst. Prof. at Univ. of Minn.) about radiation fallout and atomic
testing. |
| | | | The remainder is Meridel interviewing various old-timers.
Topics discussed include farm evictions, the Holiday Association, farm
organizers, farm meetings, land development/ homesteading, socialists/socialist
meetings, and farming and crops. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 28, Side 2: Interview; music.
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| | | | Begins with Meridel interviewing a Russian immigrant. He talks
about the Soviet Union's bureaucracy and trade, in relation to other European
and Western countries. Approximately the next 1/2 inch of this side is
background noise. |
| | | | The next portion consists of various clips such as a TV
program, music with narration, jazz music, and classical music. The remainder
of the side, Meridel narrates over background music. |
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Tape 29, Side 1: Family conversations, poetry,
music.
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| | | | Begins with Meridel talking to two children. They jump rope
and recite jump-rope rhymes for her. |
| | | | Next, a man recites anti-war poetry. Included are: "Hydrogen
Horror," "There Goes Harriet Tubman," "To The Memory of Albert Einstein," and
other poems in memory of such people as Isabelle Gonzales, Morton Sobell, the
Rosenbergs, and Walter Lowenthal. |
| | | | It continues with children jumping rope and playing. Concludes
with a symphony. |
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Tape 29, Side 2: Music.
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| | | | Contains folk music. |
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Tape 30, Side 1: Interview.
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| | | | Meridel interviews Jenny Fry about her life. Jenny was a
Ukrainian immigrant living in St. Paul. |
| | | | She talks about her husband, children, divorce, house, and
work. |
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Tape 30, Side 2: Interviews.
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| | | | Begins with a TV interview of Ben Hecht, Hollywood actor and
writer. He talks about the movie industry, Hollywood, aging, religion,
politics, political figures, and television. |
| | | | The tape continues with Meridel's interview of Jenny Fry, an
immigrant from the Ukraine. Jenny discusses her family, home life in the
Ukraine, her mother, the Hebrew school, leaving Russia, having children,
marriage, her husband, working, and her stay in a St. Paul hospital. |
| Location | Box |
| 152.K.19.6F | 39 | |
Tape 31, Side 1: Conversation; music.
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| | | | Begins with clips of various things: children playing, a man
speaking, and people singing appears to be a TV program. |
| | | | Continues with a man giving a speech in Spanish. Spanish music
and singing follows. The next segment is a musical production: an Indian
narration over music (narration is in English). |
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Tape 31, Side 2: Music.
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| | | | Begins with Peter LaFarge album (Women Blues); songs include:
"Bad Girl," "Lone Night Song," "I Will Bring You Flowers," "Sundi," "Handsome
Blackarbee," "The View Is Clear," "People Ask Me," "Rainbow Race," "Don't Tell
Me How I Look Falling," "In My Chains," "Broken Bird," "Nobody Can Do It
Alone," "Pete's Blues," "Epitaph Blues." Continues with segment of a musical
production featuring the Beatles, pop music, vaudeville-type music, and a
Brazilian folk singer. |
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Tape 32, Side 1: Family conversations; conversation
with Yank Levine.
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