Small Archive Related to Ann Stanford: Offprint of "The Descent" inscribed by author to children's author Ruth L. Holberg. With ALS to Holberg and a copy of Poetry Society of America Bulletin, May 1969
Ephemera. This lot includes:
1) Offprint of "The Descent." folded to make 4 pages. Reprinted from The Southern Review, Vol. V, N.S., Spring 1969, No. 2. Inscribed by author to Ruth L. Holberg. Massachusetts author Ruth Langland Holberg (1889-1984) wrote a number of children's books, two cookbooks, and several poems.
2) ALS on a sheet of paper [7 1/4 x 10 3/8"]. Two horizontal fold lines. With envelope (torn). The letter discusses the fact that Stanford received the Shelley Memorial Award. She also mentions that her new book of poetry, "The Descent," will be coming out the following spring.
3) Poetry Society of America Bulletin, May 1969 (with very occasional minor pen marks). Very Good. Item #68799
California poet and scholar Ann Stanford (1916-1987) studied at Stanford University and Radcliffe College, and earned her PhD at UCLA. She published eight poetry collections during her lifetime. Her poetry is meditative, and often weaves themes of ecology, urbanity, and solitude. Stanford is also known for her translation of the "Bhagavad Gita" (1970). Her legacy is honored by the University of Southern California with the Ann Stanford Poetry Prize.
Price: $100.00