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Stafford And Claire Correspondence, 1969-1978, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Stafford And Claire Correspondence, 1969-1978, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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The Stafford and Claire Letters includes one newspaper clipping, an invitation, two thank-you cards, and five letters of correspondence between William Stafford and William Clair regarding the publication of an interview between Claire, Stafford, and Primus St. John that would be featured in the National Literary Magazine’s book, The Voyage.
William Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1914 to Earl and Ruby Stafford. During the Great Depression he held a variety of jobs including work in beet fields, an oil refinery, and plowing. He received his B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1937. During World War II, …
Gastel, Dorothy, Collection, 1931-1983, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Gastel, Dorothy, Collection, 1931-1983, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of school notes and research, education materials, and other documents and books related to Dorothy Gastel and her teaching career.
Dorothy Andrews Gastel, born in 1913, grew up in Barton County, Missouri, attending rural schools. She and her sister, Alta, helped to raise their brother after both of their parents passed when he was seven. Dorothy graduated from Lamar High School (Missouri) in 1931, beginning her teaching career shortly after. She taught at many different schools in Missouri and California before marrying Gene Gastel in 1940. She took a break from teaching to raise six children, but returned …
Timmons, Susie E., Collection, 1936-1998, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Timmons, Susie E., Collection, 1936-1998, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of correspondence and writings belonging to Susie Timmons.
Susie England Timmons was born on December 9, 1918 in Cassville, Missouri, the daughter of George and Minerva England. She graduated from Gaddis High School in 1938 and from Southwest Missouri State University in 1950. In 1949 she married James H. Timmons, who would teach in the Education Department at Pittsburg State University starting in 1959. As a teacher, Susie Timmons taught elementary school in Barry County, Missouri and Des Moines, Iowa, prior to moving to Pittsburg, Kansas. Susie was also a writer, publishing two volumes of poetry and writing …