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Start Over Collection Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015

Letters, newspapers, and other material, bulk 1950-1984 Box 74

Includes a copy of the Boston College Thursday Reporter Vol. 3, No. 8 (1973 December 6), a certificate awarded to Maxine Kumin for extra-curricular coursework from the Radcliffe Graduate School (1950), a photocopy of Maxine Kumin's entry in Who's Who (1968), a flier for a reading by Anne Sexton (circa 1970s), various letters from publishers, processed checks made out to Commentary magazine (1969), handwritten and typescript notes, postcards, poetry broadsides, a memorial booklet entitled "In Memory of Constance E. Smith (1970 December 10), a pencil portrait in profile of Maxine Kumin (1975 August), Women '76 booklet from the Boston YWCA (1976 April 22), booklets from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1980), a program from the White House regarding a salute to poetry and American poets (1980 January 3), and other material.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015
  3. September 2015 acquisition, 1923-2015

January 2012 acquisition, 1960-2011 5.46 Linear Feet

The January 2012 Acquisition contains writings, other papers, and audiovisual material. Writings include drafts and other materials relating to books published from the late 1990s onward. Other papers include correspondence, printed materials, financial and legal records, material documenting Kumin's professional and public engagements, and personal papers. Audiovisual materials document readings by Kumin and other cultural events.

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  2. Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015

January 2005 acquisition, 1969-2004 5.63 Linear Feet

The January 2005 Acquisition contains additional correspondence, writings, personal papers, and audiovisual material. In addition to large files of family correspondence, material relating to the poetry collection The Long Marriage (2001), and calendars, the group features sound recordings of poetry readings by Kumin and interviews.

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  2. Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015

Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery, book cover, 2001-2013 Box 72

Includes handwritten notes, a colored print-out of The Long Marriage book cover, a Concord Reads 2013 poster and with associated material, Maxine Kumin's self-inking address stamp, a "non-profit poet" button, and The Writer's Chronicle periodical, Vol. 43, No. 3 (2010 December).

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015
  3. September 2015 acquisition, 1923-2015

Honorary degree certificates, 1948-1997 Box 77 (Oversize)

Contains a Centre College of Kentucky Doctor of Humane Letters citation for Maxine Kumin (1976 May 30), a letter from bookseller Bert Babcock to Maxine Kumin regarding the return of a diploma (1997 December 19), Maxine Kumin's Centre College of Kentucky Doctor of Humane Letters diploma (1976 May 13), and a Radcliffe College diploma for Maxine Kumin (1948).

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015
  3. September 2015 acquisition, 1923-2015