Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2010
Keywords
May Sarton, Scrapbook, William Barry, Dorothy Healy, A Passionate Intensity: The Life and Work of Dorothy Healy, Women Writers, Maine Women Writers Collection, Poet
Abstract
Description:
William Barry is a well-known, published local historian. He had a slight connection with May Sarton through his friend Dorothy Healy, co-founder of the Maine Women Writers Collection. The Scrapbook contains documents relating to his correspondence with Sarton regarding her essay for a memorial book for Healy; documents and newspaper clippings relating to celebrations of Sarton’s life and work; documents regarding Barry’s effort to get Sarton’s essay in Healy’s memorial included in a Sarton bibliography.
Date Range:
1983-2008
Size of Collection:
0.25 ft.
Recommended Citation
May Sarton Scrapbook, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
The May Sarton Scrapbook was compiled by William David Barry, and he and his wife Debra Verrier Barry donated it in 2008.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The May Sarton Scrapbook is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her/his legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu