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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.
0257: Martha Elizabeth Carpenter Miller Collection, 1898-1962, Marshall University Special Collections
0257: Martha Elizabeth Carpenter Miller Collection, 1898-1962, Marshall University Special Collections
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The majority of this collection consists of the handwritten and typed poetry of Martha Carpenter Miller. Many of the poems underwent multiple edits and rewrites, and her notes and corrections to her poems are included in this collection. The collection spans the years 1898-1962, with the bulk of the material from the 1930s-1950s. Miller wrote extensively, and the collection includes poems and partial poems, ideas, and short verses written on scrap paper, envelopes, paper towels, carboard, postcards, and various other types of paper. At the time of processing, original order was largely unknown. In organizing the materials, there were occasionally …