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Series Iii. Folder 6. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Series Iii. Folder 6. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Cummings, Melville Homer, 1890-1978
This folder contains approximately 15 poems and 2 letters: a letter to a parishioner praising her singing voice, and one to Cummings thanking him for making regular payments on his account with the Benson Printing Co., located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Series Iii. Folder 5. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Series Iii. Folder 5. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Cummings, Melville Homer, 1890-1978
This folder contains typescripts and manuscripts of approximately 10 poems. Some of them show Cummings’ political side, criticizing what he saw as the shortcomings of the GOP and warning that “If you vote for Ike you’ll cut your throat.”
Series Iii. Folder 4. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Series Iii. Folder 4. Poems, N.D., Melville Homer Cummings
Cummings, Melville Homer, 1890-1978
This folder contains typescripts and manuscripts of approximately 15 poems. Topics include the dangers of cynicism, the fleeting nature of wealth, and Cummings’ reflections on his long pastoral career.