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By Meg Hixon, Siobhan McKissic, Ruthann Mowry, Dana Miller, and RBML Staff
Collection Overview
Title: Gwendolyn Brooks Collection, 1909-2003![Add to your cart. Add to your cart.](themes/rbml/images/addtocart.gif)
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Predominant Dates:bulk 1960-2000
ID: 01/01/MSS00086
Primary Creator: Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000)
Extent: 200.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 09/19/2013
Subjects: Poets, American - 20th century
Languages: English
Abstract
This collection consists of a variety of materials related to Gwendolyn Brooks, a Black American poet from Chicago, Illinois.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet and educator born in Topeka, Kansas and raised on the South Side of Chicago. In 1950, Brooks was the first Black person to win a Pulitzer Prize in any category, receiving the award in Poetry for Annie Allen (1949). At the core of this book is "The Anniad," an epic poem that details the life of a young woman in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. Brooks was a beloved mentor to many poets and artists from the Black Arts movement, and started the Illinois Poet Laureate Awards to encourage poetry writing amongst young people. During her life, Brooks received numerous accolades for her work, including her appointment as Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (now the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 1985.
This record does not contain collection content for the first series of the Gwendolyn Brooks Collection. Series 1, which contains alphabetical correspondence and correspondence files, was separated from the rest of the collection in an attempt to improve load times. Click here to view series 1 (temporarily MS00086a).
Collection Historical Note
Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was born to parents David Anderson and Keziah Wims Brooks on June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas. A few weeks later, her family moved to Chicago where she would live for the rest of her life. Brooks began writing at an early age and was encouraged by her mother saying, "You are going to be the lady Paul Laurence Dunbar." When she was 13, her poem "Eventide" was published in the children's magazine American Childhood [1]. By the time she graduated high school, Brooks had published over one hundred poems in the "Lights and Shadows" poetry column of the Chicago Defender [2]. After high school, Brooks graduated from a two-year program at Wilson Junior College [3]. In 1939, she married Henry Blakely, Jr. whom she met after joining the Chicago NAACP Youth Council. They soon had their first child, Henry III, and later their daughter, Nora.
Early in her career, Brooks was encouraged by poet James Weldon Johnson and Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright [4]. In her work, Brooks drew inspiration from her life and surroundings in Chicago. Her first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville (1945), received praise for its authentic portraits of the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. Her second collection of poems, Annie Allen (1949), chronicles the life of a young Black Bronzeville girl. It was for this book that Brooks won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, making her the first Black person to win the award in any category [5].
In the 1960s, Brooks work became more overtly political as she became close with activists and writers involved in the Black Arts Movement, a group of artists whose work reflected the cultural side of the growing Black Power movement [6]. She became especially close with Haki Madhubuti, to whom she became both a mentor and a mother figure. Soon Brooks began working exclusively with Black publishers, especially Broadside Press, founded by her close friend Dudley Randall, and Third World Press, founded by Madhubuti. In the 1980s, Brooks also established her own imprint called The David Company.
Throughout her long career, Brooks published more than twenty books of poetry, including The Bean Eaters (1960), Selected Poems (1963), In the Mecca (1968), Riot (1969), Family Pictures (1970), Aloneness (1971), Beckonings (1975), To Disembark (1981), Black Love (1982), The Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems (1986), Blacks (1987), Gottschalk and the Grand Tarantelle (1988), Winnie (1988), and Children Coming Home (1991). She also published one novel, Maud Martha (1953), as well as children's literature such as Bronzeville Boys and Girls (1956) and The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves (1974). Brooks also published two autobiographies, Report from Part One (1972), and Report from Part Two (1995).
In addition to her writing, Brooks taught poetry and creative writing at numerous colleges and universities. In 1990, the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing was founded at Chicago State University, where Brooks served as distinguished professor and writer-in-residence [7]. Brooks influenced generations of writers, not only with her words, but with her actions. For most of the year, she traveled the country to perform her poetry for children of all ages as well as at universities, public libraries, hospitals, and prisons. As she especially encouraged young poets, Brooks sponsored youth poetry awards for over thirty years. Renowned for her generosity, Brooks dedicated her life to promoting the value of poetry and inspiring young writers.
Brooks was the recipient of more than seventy-five honorary doctorates and countless accolades [8]. In 1968, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois, a position which she held until her death in 2000 [9]. In 1985, Brooks was selected for an honorary one-year term as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress [10]. She received lifetime achievement awards from both the National Endowment for the Arts in 1989 and the National Book Foundation in 1994. Brooks then received the National Endowment for the Humanities' highest honor when she was named the 1994 Jefferson Lecturer. The next year, Brooks received the National Medal of Arts.
Today, Gwendolyn Brooks' legacy persists as one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century, because of both her contribution to American literature and her kindness and generosity, especially toward young poets and authors of color.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Acquisition Source:
Nora Brooks Blakely
Related Materials:
Celebrating Brooks @ 100
Gwendolyn Brooks Supplementary Materials
Finding Aid Revision History:
This finding aid is experiencing ongoing revision, beginning in June 2023.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Correspondence],
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Series 2: Writings],
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Series 3: Gwendolyn Brooks Personal Files],
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Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks],
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Series 5: Drawings],
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Series 6: Calendars],
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Series 7: Public Engagements],
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Series 9: Teaching Materials],
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Series 10: Programs, Broadsides, Posters, and Ephemera],
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Series 11: David Company Records],
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Series 14: Gwendolyn Brooks Personal Realia/Artifacts],
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Series 15: Gwendolyn Brooks Library],
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Series 16: Sheet Music],
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Series 18: Newspapers and Magazines],
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- Series 8: Contests and Scholarships
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- Sub-series 1: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Box 452
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- Folder 1: “1970 ‘Poet Laureate’ Notes”, 1970
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- Folder 2: Tiggs, Yolanda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970
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- Folder 3: “Poet Laureate Awards 1971 & 1972”
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- Item 1: Poet Laureate Awards speech transcript, 1971
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- Item 2: Poem by Black, Barbara, “My God – Savior or Enemy?”, 1971
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- Item 3: List of Poet Laureate Award winners and a copy of a poem by Williams, Willie, “A Will”, 1972
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- Item 4: “Poet Laureate Awards 1971 & 1972” envelope, undated
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- File 4: "1972"
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- Folder 4.1: Submissions, 1972
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- Folder 5 includes notes by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 4.2: Names, addresses, and phone numbers, submission draft of packet, and news clipping, 1972
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- Includes an invoice for Harlo Printing Company (1974).
- Folder 4.3: Notes and receipt, 1972, 1974
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- Includes invoice for Harlo Printing Company (1974).
- File 5: “Poet Laureate 1973 material (“Winning” 20 poems)”
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- Folder 5.1-5.2: Submissions, 1973
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- Folder 5.3: Packet, 1973
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- Includes a Fourth Annual Poet Laureate Awards 1973 booklet.
- Folder 5.4: Notes with names, addresses and phone numbers and packet draft, 1973
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- Includes a partial annotated draft for the Fourth Annual Poet Laureate Awards 1973 booklet and an address list for finalists.
- Folder 5.5: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Bieze, Linda card, 1973
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- Item 2: Connole, Marguerite (Madison Public Schools), 1973
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- Item 3: Dennis, Marilyn, 1973
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- Item 4: Goodkind, Allan (Murray F. Tulley High School), 1973
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- Item 5: Guzeman, Tracy envelope, 1973
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- Item 6: Kuzmyn, Steven, 1973
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- Folder 5.6: “Poet Laureate 1973 material (“Winning” 20 poems)” envelope, undated
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- Folder 6: 4th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1973
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- Includes publication and draft of speech.
- Folder 7-8: 5th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1974
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- Folder 7: Submissions, 1974
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- Folder 8: List of Poet Laureate Award winners, packet, notes, and envelope, 1974
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- File 9: "Poet Laureate Awards 1975"
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- Folder 9.1: Submissions, 1975
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- Folder 9.2: Correspondence, 1975
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- Includes correspondence to Denny, Jack from Ray, Tom and thank you cards from school children.
- Folder 9.3: News clipping and note, 1975
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- Folder 9.4: “6th Poet Laureate 1975 Awards” envelope, 1975
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- Folder 9.5: Submissions and “Poet Laureate Awards 1975” envelope, 1975
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- Box 453
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- File 1: "Seventh Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1976"
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1976
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- Folder 1.2: Packets and winners list, 1976
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- Folder 1.3: Correspondence, 1976
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- Includes correspondence by Norris, Hoke.
- Folder 1.4: Packet, 1976
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- File 2: Eighth Poet Laureate Awards June 7, 1977"
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- Folder 2.1: Submissions, 1977
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- Folder 2.2: Correspondence, 1977
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- Item 1-2: Bruckner, D. J. R., 1977
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- Item 3: Franklin, Mary Ann, 1977
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- Folder 2.3: Notes on winners, 1977
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- Folder 2.4: News clipping, 1977
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- Folder 2.5: “1977” envelope, 1977
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- File 3: "9th Annual Poet Laureate Awards 1978"
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- Folder 3.1: Submissions, 1978
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- Folder 3.2: Notes and “1978” envelope, 1978
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- File 4: "No. 10"
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- Folder 4.1: Submissions and printed booklet, 1978
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- Folder 4.2: Correspondence, 1978
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- Item 1: Andoniadis, Lisa, 1979
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- Item 2: Breneman, Kim, 1978
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- Include postcard and poems.
- Item 3: Tessler, Sherry, 1978
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- Item 4: Williams, Thelma J., 1979
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- Folder 4.3: Packets, 1978
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- Folder 4.4-4.7: Chicago History enclosures, 1978
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- Folder 4.8: Chicago History and enclosures, 1978
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- Folder 4.9: Notes, announcements, speech, and envelope, 1978
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- Envelope removed to oversized.
- Folder 5: 10th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, publications, 1978
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- Box 454
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- File 1: "1980 Eleventh Poet Laureate Awards"
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- Folder 1.1-1.2: Submissions, 1980
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- Folder 2: 11th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, submissions, 1980
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- Folder 1-3: Submissions, 1980
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- Folder 4: Speech draft, announcement, and correspondence, 1980
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- Folder 5: Notes and announcement, 1980
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- Folder 6: Newsprint, 1980
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- Folder 7: Photographs
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- Envelope removed to oversized.
- File 3: "1980"
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- Folder 3.1: Speech draft, announcement, and correspondence, 1980
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- Folder 3.2: Notes and announcement, 1980
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- Folder 3.3: Newsprint, 1980
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- Folder 3.4: Photographs, 1980
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- Envelope removed to oversized.
- File 4: “12th Poet Laureate Awards June 11, 1981”
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- Folder 4.1-4.2: Submissions, 1981
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- Folder 4.3: Correspondence, 1981
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- Item 1: Anderson, Barbara, 1981
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- Item 2: Saylor, Joanna, 1981
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- Item 3: Peroutka, Verna, circa 1981
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- Item 4: Unaddressed letter draft from Gwendolyn Brooks, circa 1981
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- Folder 4.4-4.5: Printed Packets, 1981
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- Folder 4.6: Speech notes and winners lists, 1981
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- Folder 4.7: Notes, 1981
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- Folder 4.8: Newspaper clippings, 1981
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- Folder 4.9: Newspaper, 1981
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- Folder 4.10: Advertisement, correspondence, and envelope, 1981
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- File 5: “Poet Laureate Award Material”
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- Folder 5.1: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Anderson, Barbara N., 1981
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- Item 2: Hirn, Kathryn, 1980
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- Folder 5.2: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Hirn, Kathryn, 1980
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- Includes “Heritage (L’Chaim!)” poem.
- Item 2: Wille, Lois (Chicago Sun-Times), undated
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- Item 3: Williams, Mattie A. (City of Chicago. Board of Education), 1981
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- Folder 5.3: List and newspaper
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- Item 1: “Twelfth Poet Laureate Awards” listing, undated
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- Item 2: Chicago Sun-Times newspaper clipping, 1979
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- Folder 5.4: Newspaper and envelope
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- Item 1: Issue of Chicago Sun-Times (June 16), 1981
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- Two copies.
- Item 2: “Poet Laureate Award Material” envelope, undated
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- Box 455
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- File 1: "13th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1982
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- Folder 1.2: Correspondence, 1982
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- Item 1: Invitations from Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982
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- Item 2: Jones, Anna M. (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School), 1982
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- Includes poems from students.
- Item 3: Seaton, Maureen (McHenry Alternative High School), 1992
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- Folder 1.3-1.5: Printed packet, 1982
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- Folder 1.6-1.8: Printed poems, 1982
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- Folder 1.9: "13th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards” envelope, 1982
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- Folder 2: 13th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, Correspondence and poem from student and finalist, 1982
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- File 3: "14th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1983”
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- Folder 3.1: Submissions, 1983
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- Folder 3.2: Correspondence, 1982
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- Item 1: Benter, Doris, 1983
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- Item 2: St. John, E., circa 1983
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- Item 3: Yu, Timothy, 1983
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- Folder 3.3-3.4: Printed Packet, 1982
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- Folder 3.5: Announcements (draft) and notes, 1983
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- Folder 3.6: "14th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1983” envelope, 1983
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- File 4: “Poet Laureate Clippings”
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- Folder 4.1: News clippings and event announcement, 1983
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- Folder 4.2: Program (Cedar Art Center), 1983
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- Box 456
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- File 1: "1984 15th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Winners Typed And Manuscripts (with addresses)”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1984
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- Folder 1.2: Printed packet, 1984
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- Folder 1.3: Notes, correspondence, and envelope, 1984
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- File 2: "Special"
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- Folder 2.1: Printed packet, 1984
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- Folder 2.2: Correspondence, 1984
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- Item 1: Ammar, Alia, 1984
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- Includes only correspondence by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Deal, Wendy, 1984
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- Includes only correspondence by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 2.3: Lists and publications, 1984
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- Folder 4: “Special” envelope, 1984
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- Folder 3-8: 16th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, Special “Health” Competition, 1985
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- Folder 3: Submissions, 1985
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- Folder 4: Packet (printed incomplete draft) and correspondence, 1985
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- Folder 5: Publication and correspondence, 1985
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- Includes correspondence by Nuno, Teresa and by Haas, Shirley.
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1985
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- Includes correspondence by Haas, Shirley and photo of Gwendolyn Brooks with winners.
- Folder 7: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Athanasen, Steve, 1985
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- Item 2: Wilkinson, Rhonda, 1985
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- Folder 8: Note and announcement, 1985
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- File 9: “Poet Laureate 1985”
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- Folder 9.1: Submissions, 1985
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- Folder 9.2-9.3: Printed packet, 1985
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- Folder 9.4: Publication and newspaper, 1985
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- Includes a copy of Young Poet’s Primer, a grouping of poetry submissions for the 1984 Poet Laureate Awards, and newspaper clippings from the Chicago Sun-Times. Contains a separation sheet.
- Box 457
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- Folder 1-5: 17th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1986
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- Folder 1: Notes, lists, and correspondence, 1986
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- Includes correspondence by Rothberg, Nancy.
- Folder 2-5: Packets, 1986
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- Box 458
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- Item 1: “Laureate Awards 1986” box, 1986
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- Box 459
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- File 1: “1986 17th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1986
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- Folder 1.2: Packet, 1986
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- Folder 1.3: Lists, 1986
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- Folder 1.4: “1986 17th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards” folder, 1986
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- File 2: “18th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1987”
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- Folder 2.1-2.2: Submissions, 1987
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- Folder 2.3: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Alexander, Margaret Walker, 1987
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- Item 2-3: Carroll, Paul, 1987
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- Item 4: Chernoff, Maxine, 1987
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- Item 5: Cisneros, Sandra, 1987
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- Item 6: Cisneros, Sandra, circa 1987
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- Item 7: Dukes, Rose Marie, 1987
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- Item 8: Frankfather, Vidrik, 1987
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- Folder 2.4: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Galbraith, Nancy, 1987
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- Item 2: Hodges, Dede V., 1987
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- Item 3: Lewis, Melvin E., 1987
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- Item 4: Mueller, Lisel, 1987
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- Item 5-7: Nims, Bonnie
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- Item 6 includes a newspaper clipping.
- Item 8-9: Nims, John F., 1987
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- Folder 2.5: Correspondence
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- Item 1-2: Parisi, Joseph, 1987
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- Item 3: Plumpp, Sterling D., 1987
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- Item 4: Redmond, Eugene B., 1987
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- Item 5-6: Rosen, Sharon, 1987
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- Item 7: Stryk, Lucian, 1987
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- Item 8: “Anania", 1987
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- Sealed envelope.
- Item 9: "Elise", circa 1987
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- Item 10: “Reg", 1987
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- Folder 2.6: Correspondence grouping
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- Item 1: Redmond, Eugene B., 1987
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- Item 2: Thompson, James R. (State of Illinois. Office of the Governor), 1987
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- Item 3: Quern, Jacqueline L. (State of Illinois. Office of the Governor), 1987
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- Folder 2.7: Correspondence grouping
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- Item 1: Barnes, Brandi, 1987
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- Item 2: Friedman, Richard, 1987
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- Item 3: Hernandez, David, 1987
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- Item 4: Mills, Ralph, 1987
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- Item 5: Terk, Eloise, 1987
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- Item 6: Perlberg, Mark, 1987
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- Item 7: Wray, Ron, 1987
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- Folder 2.8: Packet and publication, 1987
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- Folder 2.9: Miscellaneous correspondence relating to Gwendolyn Brooks and other awards
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- Item 1: Adams, Elise G., 1987
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- Item 2: Cisneros, Sandra, 1987
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- Item 3: Jackson, Angela, 1987
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- Item 4: Owens, Betty J. (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School), 1987
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- Item 5: Rosen, Sharon (University of Chicago), 1987
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- Folder 2.10: Notes and news clippings, 1987
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- Folder 2.11: Envelopes, 1987
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- Folder 3-5: 18th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 3: Publication/announcements and correspondence, 1987
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- Includes invitations by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 4-5: Packet, 1987
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- Box 460
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- Folder 1-7: 19th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1: Submission, 1988
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- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1988
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- Item 1: Coller, Alice S. (Morgan Park Academy), 1988
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- Item 2: Kracht, Thomas A. (Elgin Academy), 1988
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- Item 3: Lossau, Kathy, 1988
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- Folder 3-5: Winner packets, 1988
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- Folder 6: Publication, 1988
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- Folder 7: “Nineteenth Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Monday June 20, 1988”, 1988
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- Box 461
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- File 1: “19th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards – June 20th, 1988”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1988
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- Folder 1.2: Winner list and speech draft, 1988
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- Folder 1.3: Correspondence and envelope
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- Item 1: Janousek, Kim, 1988
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- Item 2: Leece, Bill, 1988
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- Item 3-4: Masters, Marcia Lee, 1989
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- Item 5: Shapiro, Claire, 1988
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- Item 6: “19th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards – June 20th, 1988” envelope, 1988
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- Box 462
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- Folder 1: 20th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, correspondence speech draft, publication, 1988
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- File 2: “1989 20th Ill. Poet Laureate Awards (Winners)”
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- Folder 2.1-2.4: Submissions, 1989
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- Folder 2.5: Correspondence, copies of invitation by Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
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- Folder 2.6-2.10: Printed packets, 1989
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- Folder 2.11: Speech draft and winners list, 1989
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- Folder 2.12: Notes and miscellaneous, 1989
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- Folder 2.13: “1989 20th Ill. Poet Laureate Awards (Winners)” envelope, 1989
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- Folder 3-7: Submissions from Glenside Junior High School, 1989
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- Folder 8: "Important", 1990
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- Box 463
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- Folder 1-7: 21st Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1: Submissions, 1990
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- Folder 2: Correspondence, Stevenson, Naeesha
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- Folder 3-5: Packet, 1990
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- Folder 6: Publications and news clippings
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- Folder 7: “Poet Laureate Award Receipts", 1990
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- Includes poems from students.
- File 8: “June 18, 1990 Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Twenty First Year”
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- Folder 8.1: Blue folder
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- Item 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards form letters” envelope (sealed), 1990?
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- Item 2: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards press release and letter, 1987
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- Item 3: “High School” and “Adult Winners” notes, undated
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- Item 4: Grouping of poetry submissions by children, 1990?
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- Item 5: Correspondence, McComb, Amelia (University of Chicago) to Zitch, Beryl, 1990
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- Item 6: Awards speech and list of names, 1990?
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- Item 7: Correspondence, Spurgin, Judith R. (University of Chicago), 1990
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- Item 8: Statements on Sam Greenlee and Norman Leer, 1990
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- Item 9: Strausbaugh, Joan (University of Chicago. University News & Information) note on Jim Kaufman, undated
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- Item 10: Contest announcement, 1990
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- Item 11: “For Lois Wille, in the Rehabilitation Center", undated
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- Item 12: Grouping of poetry submissions by children, 1990?
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- Item 13: Packet, 1990
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- Item 14: Correspondence, Turek, Elizabeth (Warren Park School (Cicero, IL)), 1990
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- Item 15: Note on award winner, undated
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- Item 16: Grouping of correspondence, 1990
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- Includes Shuler, Martenia (Bowen High School (Chicago)); Boland, Bridget; Power, Peggy (empty envelope); and Brown, Debbie (Agassiz School (Chicago)).
- Item 17: “Cap” poem submitted to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
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- Folder 8.2: Blue folder
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- Item 1: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards speech, 1987
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- Item 2: Submissions, 1990?
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- Item 3: Correspondence, Steed, Linda W., 1990
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- Item 4: Submissions, 1990?
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- Item 5: Grouping of promotional leaflets for The David Company, undated
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- Includes a note from Walls, Cynthia (multiple copies).
- Item 6: ICSRC Journal (Illinois Children’s School and Rehabilitation Center), 1990
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- Includes a note listing famous American women.
- Item 7: Contest announcement, 1990
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- Item 8: “Chasing the Pig” by Steed, Linda Wipior (from Romanticizing the Past (vol. 2, no. 1), 1990
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- Item 9: Correspondence, Jones, David A. (Morgan Park Academy (Chicago)), 1989
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- Includes an envelope.
- Item 10: Grouping of notes with contact information, undated
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- Item 11: “June 18, 1990 Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Twenty First Year” folder, undated
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- Box 464
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- File 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1991”
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- Folder 1-3: Submissions, 1991
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- Folder 4: Printed packet, 1991
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- Folder 3: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1991” envelope, 1991
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- Folder 2-5: 22nd Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 2-3: Winner packets, 1991
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- Folder 4: Publication and correspondence
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- Item 1: Currie, Meg, 1991
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- Item 2: Leer, Norm, 1991
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- Item 3: Submissions, 1991
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- Folder 5: News clippings
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- Box 465
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- Folder 1-3: 23rd Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, Submissions, 1992
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- Includes separation sheets for oversized envelopes.
- Box 466
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- Folder 1-6: 23rd Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1-4: Submissions, 1992
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- Folder 5: Beasley Academic Center, 1992
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- Folder 6: Carpenter School, 1992
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- Box 467
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- Folder 1-10: 23rd Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1-3: Submissions
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- Folder 1: George Washington Elementary School, 1992
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- Folder 2: Holy Name of Mary School, 1992
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- Folder 3: Senn Metro Academy, 1992
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- Folder 4: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Gilmer, Damian, 1992
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- Item 2: Zeigler, Inger, 1992
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- Item 3: Congratulations announcement from Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
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- Item 4: Letter to unknown recipient by Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
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- Folder 5-7: Winners packet, 1992
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- Folder 8: Packet and enclosures, 1992
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- Folder 9: Publication, 1992
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- Folder 10: News clippings and speech draft, 1992
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- Box 468
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- File 1: “Special”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1992
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- Folder 1.2: Correspondence
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- Item 1-3: Banks, Jeri (Kenzie School), 1992
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- Item 4: Power, Peggy, 1992
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- Item 5: Theodore, Winnie M. (Morgan Park Academy), 1993
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- Folder 1.3: Packets, 1992
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- Folder 1.4: Lists and draft of congratulatory letter, 1992
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- Folder 5: Envelopes, 1992
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- Folder 2-3: 23rd Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 2: Empty envelopes, 1992
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- Folder 3: Sealed envelopes, 1992
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- File 4: “The 24th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1993 (Manuscripts)”
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- Folder 1-3: Submissions, 1992
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- Folder 5-8: 24th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 5: “Original Typescript", 1992
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- Folder 6: Packet, 1992
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- Folder 7: Winner packets, 1992
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- Folder 4: Publication and correspondence, 1992
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- Includes correspondence from Roluiso(?), Bonita and Stamps, Derrick.
- Box 469
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- File 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1994”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions, 1994
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- Folder 1.2: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Merel, Nancy, circa 1994
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- Item 2: Smith, Nichrien(?), circa 1994
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- Folder 1.3-1.4: Packets, 1994
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- Folder 1.5: Notes, news clippings, and publications, 1994
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- Folder 1.6: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1994” envelope, 1994
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- Folder 2-7: 25th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 2: Submissions, 1994
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- Folder 3: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Bruner, Elizabeth, 1994
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- Item 2: Craig, Meesha
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- Includes only correspondence by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 3: Friedrich, Kay, 1994
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- Folder 4-5: Winner packets, 1994
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- Folder 6: Info packets, 1994
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- Folder 7: Publications and news clippings, 1994
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- File 8: “About 1994,” IL Poet Laureate Award
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- Item 8.1: Grouping of poetry submissions by children, circa 1994
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- Item 8.2: “About 1994” envelope, circa 1994
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- Box 470
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- Folder 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Information 1995”, 1995
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- Folder 2-6: 26th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 2: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Barber, Caitlin, 1995
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- Item 2: Carbajal, Susan, 1995
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- Item 3: Hodges, LeShanna, 1995
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- Item 4: Randall, Shenia, 1995
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- Includes correspondence from Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 3-4: Packets, 1995
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- Folder 5: Publications and winner lists, 1995
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- Folder 6: “Information Accessories – 1995”, 1995
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- Folder 7-11: 27th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 7-9: Submissions, 1996
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- Folder 10: Correspondence, Gaston, Kashaundra, 1996
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- Folder 11: Packets and enclosures, 1996
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- Box 471
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- Folder 1-6: 27th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1-2: Packet, 1996
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- Folder 3: “Awardees Information/Poet Laureate 1996”
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- Restricted: Includes SSNs.
- Folder 4: “Twenty Seventh Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1996", 1996
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- Sealed envelope.
- Folder 5: Speech draft and list, 1996
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- Folder 6: Returned mail packet to IPLA winner, 1996
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- File 7: “Kinkos”
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- Folder 7.1: Packet, 1996
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- Folder 7.2: Packet with original submissions, 1996
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- Folder 7.3: Receipt and envelope, 1996
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- Folder 8-11: 28th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 8-9: Submissions, 1997
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- Folder 10: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Cowans, Markuiest, 1997
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- Item 2: Roberts, Lydia, 1997
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- Item 3: Stone, Donna, 1997
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- Sealed envelope,
- Item 4: Torres, Elliot, 1997
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- Includes correspondence by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 11: Winner packet, 1997
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- Box 472
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- Folder 1-8: 28th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1-3: Winner packet, 1997
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- Folder 4: 1997 packet enclosures, 1997
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- Folder 5: Programs and posters, 1997
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- Folder 6: Publication and speech draft, 1997
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- Folder 7: List, 1997
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- Folder 8: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards Competition 1997", 1997
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- Box 473
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- Folder 1-7: 29th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1-2: Submissions, 1998
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- Folder 3: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Diamond, Michelle, 1998
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- Item 2: Filer, Kimberly (University of Chicago), 1988
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- Item 3: Galloway, J. B., 1988
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- Item 4: Helgerson, Glen and Samantha, 1999
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- Item 5: Just, Alyssa Faith, 1998
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- Item 6: Sylvester, Penny (Oak Park Public Schools), 1998
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- Folder 4: Packets, 1998
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- Folder 5: Publications and list of winners, 1998
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- Folder 6: “Names, Addresses, Telephone Nos. 1998", 1998
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- Folder 7: “Sam Anderson,” packet, 1998
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- Folder 8-12: 30th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 8: Submissions, 1999
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- Folder 9: Correspondence, Arata, Suzanne and Rebecca Lay, 1999
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- Folder 10-12: Packet, 1999
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- Folder 12 includes copies of poems that do not appear to be from the 1999 IPLA.
- Box 474
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- Folder 1-3: 30th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 1: Publication and congratulatory letter drafts, 1999
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- Folder 2: Publication, folder, and pencil, 1999
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- Folder 3: Contact information, receipt, envelope, 1999
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- File 4: “Remainders”
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- Folder 4.1: Submissions, 1999
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- Folder 4.2: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Brown, Ellen (Lyons Township High School), 1999
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- Item 2: “Linda", 1999
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- Folder 4.3-4.4: Packet draft, 1999
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- Folder 4.5: Notes (contact information), 1999
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- Folder 4.6: “Remainders” envelope, 1999
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- Folder 5-9: 30th Illinois Poet Laureate Awards
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- Folder 5: Submissions, 2000
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- Folder 6: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Diab(?), Leila, 2000
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- Includes publication.
- Item 2: Maki, Samuel, 2000
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- Item 3: Tate, Tiffany, 2000
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- Sealed envelope.
- Item 4: “Copy of Letter Sent to Poetry Winners (Ill. Poet Laureate Awards", circa 2000
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- Sealed envelope.
- Folder 7-8: Packet, 2000
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- Folder 9: Publications and congratulatory letter drafts, 2000
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- Box 475
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- File 1: “31st Contest 2000”
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- Folder 1.1: Submissions and list of winners, 2000
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- Folder 1.2: “31st Contest 2000” envelope, 2000
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- File 2: “31st Annual”
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- Folder 2.1-2.2: Packet, 2000
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- Folder 2.3: Publication (congratulatory), news clipping, and miscellaneous, 2000
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- Folder 2.4: “31st Annual” envelope, 2000
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- Includes separation sheet for envelope moved to oversized.
- File 3: “31st Illinois Poet Laureate Awards”
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- Folder 3.1: Packet (drafts), 2000
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- Folder 3.2: List of winners, correspondence, and revisions of winning poem, 2000
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- Includes correspondence to Robinson, Toniea from Gwendolyn Brooks (sealed).
- Folder 3.3: Kinkos envelope, 2000
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- Box 476
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- File 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards” leather pouch
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- Folder 1.1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards”
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- Item 1: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards” note, undated
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- Item 2: Awards ceremony notes, 1982
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- Item 3: Partial issue of the Chicago Tribune (July 29), 1991
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- Item 4: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards: A Selection, 1970-1984” draft, 1984?
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- Includes submission groupings and a partial issue of the Chicago Sun-Times (June 10, 1982).
- Folder 1.2: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards: A Selection, 1970-1984” draft, 1984?
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- Folder 1.3: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards: A Selection, 1970-1984” typescript draft, 1964, 1984?
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- Includes Issue of the Chicago Daily News (July 11), 1964, speech draft, and envelope.
- Folder 1.4: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards” leather pouch, undated
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- Folder 2: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submissions, 1992-1993, 1998
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- Folder 3: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submissions, 2000, undated
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- Folder 4: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submissions, 1987, 1992, 1995
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- Includes an envelope.
- Folder 5: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards announcements, 1987, 1992, 1995
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- Box 477
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- File 1: “Year?”
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- Folder 1.1-1.5: Submissions, undated
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- Folder 1.6: Submissions and “Year? I don’t know. (Look for same with a date in the front.” envelope, undated
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- Folder 2-4: Submissions, undated
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- Folder 5: Correspondence
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- Item 1: Brashear, Janet, undated
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- Item 2: Congratulatory letters from Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
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- Four letters.
- Folder 6: Speech drafts, undated
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- Folder 7-9: Packets, undated
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- Folder 10: Notes and list, undated
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- Sub-series 2: Non-IPLA contests
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- Box 478
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- Folder 1: Chicago Public Library award notification, 1988
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- Folder 2: Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright Poetry Awards
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- Item 1: Second Annual Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright Poetry Awards (Seminole Community College) program, 1986
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- Item 2: “Chronicle: A Compilation of Award Winning Poetry, 1985-1986”, 1986
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- Item 3: Informational pamphlet, undated
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- Includes a business card for Jones, David Howell.
- Item 4: “Chronicle: A Compilation of Prize-Winning Poetry”, 1993
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- Two copies.
- Item 5: “Chronicle: A Compilation of Award Winning Poetry”, 1990
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- Folder 3: Frank E. Dobson Poetry Awards programs, 1988, 1991-1992
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- Folder 4: Frank Edward Dobson Poetry Contest program, 1992
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- Folder 5: “Governor Thompson’s Inaugural Children’s Poem Contest (Judge Gwen Brooks”
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- Item 1: Contest winner announcement speech, 1977?
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- Item 2: Grouping of Western Union Mailgram confirmations, 1977
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- Item 3: Grouping of poetry submissions by children, 1977?
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- Includes an envelope.
- Item 4: “Governor Thompson’s Inaugural Children’s Poem Contest (Judge Gwen Brooks)” folder, undated
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- Folder 6: Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Awards (Cook County Hospital), 1976
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- Includes poems from prize winners and honorable mentions, as well as a “Health and Hospitals Governing Commission of Cook County” folder.
- Folder 7: Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Contest, Longfellow envelopes (unsent and empty), undated
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- Folder 8: Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Contest (Marshall High School (Chicago)), 1966
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- Folder 9: Henry Blakely Award (Chicago State University), 2000
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- Includes a letter from Gwendolyn Brooks to award recipients, an empty envelope labeled “W. Keorapetse Kgositsile,” and a blue folder.
- Folder 10: Keziah Brooks Memorial Awards (Metropolitan Community Church), 1979
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- Includes submissions and contest guidelines.
- File 11: “Students’ Typed Mss. That Have Been Taped & ‘Kinko-ed’”
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- Folder 11.1-11.3: Grouping of poetry submissions by children, undated
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- Folder 11.4: “Students Typed Mss. That Have Been Taped & ‘Kinko-ed’” Kinko’s envelope, undated
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- Folder 12: “Washington D.C. poetry contest”, 1985
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- Includes submissions and correspondence from Thomason, Rose (George Washington Junior High School (Alexandria, VA)) and Thompson, Leone B. (H.D. Woodson High School (Washington, D.C.)).
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