Stockton Poetry Society Papers, 1940-1960
Processed by Nicole Grady
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Stockton Poetry Society Papers
1940-1960
Collection number: MSS 136
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Nicole Grady
- Date Completed:
- updated 2015
- Encoded by:
- Nicole Grady
© 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stockton Poetry Society papers
Dates: 1940-1960
Collection number: MSS 136
Collector:
Stockton Poetry Society
Collection Size: .5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Collection consists of published poems and
unpublished manuscripts and typescripts by the approximately forty members of
the Society.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
Stockton Poetry Society papers. MSS 136. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
This society, the membership of which was chiefly female, flourished on
the periphery of the College of the Pacific, the American Association of
University Women, and the various local historical societies for about 25
years. Many of its members lived in cities other than Stockton, some as far
away as the sierra foothills. Some published regularly in local and regional
newspapers. A few, such as Lirrell Starling, placed their work with national
magazines. Theodosia Benjamin, lifelong San Joaquin resident and descendent of
one of the region's first settlers, was probably the society’s chief organizer
and financial backer.
Scope and Content of Collection
Papers consist of poems by members of the Stockton Poetry Society. The
subject matter of many of these is local scenery and local history. There is
also a sizable body of material relating to the events of World War II.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Stockton (Calif.) - Poetry
California - Poetry
Stockton Poetry Society
Benjamin, Theodosia
Starling, Lirrel
Farley, Fred Long 1884-
O’Bryon, Martha Seffer
Hill, Maurice
Box 1
Physical Description: Manuscripts in alphabetical order by author,
including:
Dorthea Amend, Margaret Albanese, Alice Beighley,
Theodosia Benjamin, Leona Bohnert, Elizabeth Borror, Emmeline Burton, Ada
Brush, Helen Bush, Marjorie Cox, Carroll, Alice Coon, Violet Cuslidge, Mary
Davis, Annamary Devlin, Lucille Elliott, David & Fred Farley, Edith Farley,
Amanda Field, Harland Fitch, Margaret Fitzgerald, Cleola Gill. Richard S.
Hartill, Mary Hawk, Anna Henen, Winnie Henry, Ruby Herbert, Linda Herrington,
Maurice Hill, Mrs. L.M. Hollinger, Cordelia J. Hudson, Effie, L. Humphrey, Erin
M. Johnson, Marie J. Dora McGregor, Kasch, L. McNab, Mary A. McMichael, Merrie
W. Michaud, Grace M. Miller, M.M. Miller, Katherine Moore, Nini Moore, Jim
Morrison, May Norman, Martha Seffer O’Bryon, Elizabeth O’Neill, Jean Pierce,
Ruth Pinkerton, Willis Potter, Eleanor Powell, Francis Riley, Mamie C. Riley,
Margaret Ringer, Barbara Rodden, Phoebe Rohrbacher, Mabel Shanahan, Anne
Simminger, Evelyn Smith, Marguerite Smythe, Starling Lirrel, Cora Tanberg,
Gretchen Van Rumble, Lewis Whitehead, Ida Whittier, Marcella Wood, and Allen
Woodall
