Keyes (Edith Thurston) Papers, 1932-1956

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Summary

Title:
Edith Thurston Keyes Papers
Dates:
1932-1956
Creators:
Keyes, Edith Thurston
Abstract:
The collection contains works by poet Edith Thurston Keyes and her contemporaries, and press and correspondence regarding Keyes’ poetry activities.
Extent:
0.75 Linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Edith Thurston Keyes, MS 216, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains papers of Edith Thurston Keyes including her poetry and poetry by her contemporaries. Loose scrapbook pages include correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera regarding Edith Thurston Keyes and other poets, as well as materials related to the groups and societies to which she belonged. Two handmade, cloth-covered scrapbooks of poetry given to Edith Thurston Keyes as gifts are also included in the collection.

Biographical / historical:

Edith Thurston Keyes was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1875 of English and French Huguenot ancestry. She took post graduate courses in English Literature at the University of Minnesota. She was an active member of the Professional Readers Club of Washington D.C. as well as the National Indian Auxiliary, also in Washington. In 1948 she published two books written in prose form, The Twilight Trail and The Feather Flute. Keyes lived in San Diego for 48 years where she was an active member of the San Diego Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Joyous Crafters Poetry Society, San Diego Woman’s Club, Vice President from 1947-1948 of the San Diego Women’s Press Club, and the presiding officer of the Bungalow Literary Society in Balboa Park for 16 years. She died in 1969, with no known survivors.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Alison Hennessey on May 7, 2012.

Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Alison Hennessey
Sponsor:
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Date Prepared:
May 7, 2012
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-09-06T13:22-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Preferred citation:

Edith Thurston Keyes, MS 216, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203
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