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Black Feather, framed, Undated

 Item — Box: 5, Item: 1

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The bulk of the Mary Austin Papers is made up of photocopied articles, poems, and short stories published in various magazines during her career. The articles, poems, and short stories run the gamut of her interests, including Indian and Spanish folk drama, the social life and culture of the Southwest, poetry, religion, mysticism, natural history, folk art, and the history of the greater Southwest. The collection also contains correspondence, dating from 1921-1933, and housed primarily in Box 1. There is correspondence between Mary Austin and Ina S. and Gerald Cassidy, Arthur D. Fricke, Neil B. Field and Cary McWilliams, as well as between Henrietta Harris and Witter Bynner.

Dates

  • Undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 boxes (2 cu. ft.)

General

Worn by Mary Austin at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, London, 1908(?). Mary Austin hand-written annotation part of the framed item.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451