Overview
DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
Montgomery, Whitney Maxwell
Whitney and Vaida Stewart Montgomery papers
1907-1985
1929-1959
9 boxes (9 linear feet)
This collection contains the papers of two Texas poets and publishers, Whitney and Vaida Stewart Montgomery. It includes the business correspondence of the Montgomerys, poems written by both Whitney and Vaida, newsletters, the papers of poetry societies (including the Poetry Society of Texas), photographs, newspaper clippings, and poetry magazines. Much of the material concerns the Dallas-based Kaleidoscope (later Kaleidograph) Press, its 350 published volumes, and its monthly poetry magazine, Kaleidoscope.
Mss 0070
Material is in English
Biographical Note
Whitney Maxwell Montgomery was born September 14, 1877 in Navarro County, Texas. He received an intermittent education in the local public schools. However, his love for words and sound undoubtedly came from his classical father and his musically inclined mother. As Whitney and his father farmed the land, fished the ponds, or walked in the woods, his father quoted from the Bible, Shakespeare, Byron, and Burns. At about the age of 15, Whitney began writing verse, often using themes from the farm and ranch land. Whitney continued to live in Navarro County until 1927 during which time he contributed poetry and short stories to magazines and newspapers.
It was through a mutual interest in verse that Whitney Montgomery met Vaida Stewart Boyd. Born on a ranch in Childress County, Texas on August 28, 1888, Vaida, too, began writing poetry in her youth. In 1905 Vaida Stewart married Arthur Boyd and had two daughters: Thelma “Teddy” and Genevieve. This marriage subsequently ended. In 1912 Vaida’s interest in the literary world led her to start a small business as an author’s typist. Among the manuscripts that she prepared for publication were some poems by Whitney Montgomery. His poems began a literary correspondence between the two poetry lovers, but they did not meet until Whitney traveled to Dallas, where Vaida was then living, to attend a Poetry Society of Texas meeting in 1921. Six years later, Whitney Montgomery married Vaida Stewart and settled with her in Dallas, Texas.
Following their marriage, the Montgomerys decided to turn the workshop, “Ye Typerie,” that was located in the back of their home in Oak Cliff into an actual press. In 1928 they bought a used press and printed cotton tickets for the Frost gin. However, they decided to try a new venture. In May of 1929 they published the first issue of their monthly periodical, Kaleidoscope: A National Magazine of Poetry, whose name was changed to
Kaleidograph in May 1932. Although the workshop kept the name “Ye Typerie,” it became better known as the location of the Kaleidoscope (and later Kaleidograph) Press. Kaleidoscope magazine held a poetry contest, offering to publish the winning book. Not only did Kaleidoscope/Kaleidograph Press publish many books by other authors, but also printed several books by the Montgomerys. Whitney and Vaida Montgomery continued to write and edit their own verse. Both Montgomerys were awarded the Texas Institute of Letters Poetry Award, Whitney in 1946 for Joseph’s Coat and Vaida in 1948 for Hail for Rain. They also received prizes from other national poetry societies, spoke at several gatherings, and lectured at the Third Annual Writer’s Conference at North Texas University. In 1956 Whitney Montgomery received an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Southern Methodist University.
Kaleidograph Press operated for thirty years, shutting down following the July 24, 1959 death of Vaida Stewart Montgomery. With the assistance of “Teddy” Boyd, Whitney Montgomery closed the press but continued to occasionally discuss and write verse. Whitney Montgomery died on December 7, 1966. The collection of the Montgomerys books and papers shows “the sentiments and persuasions of the American people of the time.”
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection consists of material published by the Kaleidograph Press, correspondence between the Montgomerys and various Texas poets, and newsletters and information concerning various poetry societies, especially the Poetry Society of Texas.
The nine boxes mainly include papers from the Kaleidograph Press, correspondence, and four boxes of poetry magazines that exist primarily in incomplete runs.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is organized into 10 series:
- Series 1: Personal Material
- Series 2: Correspondence
- Series 3: Poetry and Prose
- Series 4: Awards
- Series 5: Kaleidograph Press
- Series 6: Photographs
- Series 7: Miscellaneous
- Series 8: Poetry Societies
- Series 9: Newspapers
- Series 10: Publications
Access to Collection:
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights:
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the DeGolyer Library.
Copyright Statement:
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms.
Montgomery family.
Poets, American -- Texas.
American poetry -- Texas.
Montgomery, Vaida Stewart,1888-1959.
Kaleidograph Press.
Poetry Society of Texas.
Poems.
Related Materials
A complete set of Kaleidograph: A National Magazine, approximately 350 books published by Kaleidograph Press, a complete set of the Book of the Year: Yearbooks of the Poetry Society, and the Montgomery’s own works are located in the DeGolyer Library.
Poetry Society of Texas records, A2008.0028.
Harriet Stovall Kelley collection on women poets, A2008.0049c.
Preferred Citation
Whitney and Vaida Stewart Montgomery papers, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
Acquisition Information
In 1973, Southern Methodist University received the Whitney and Vaida Stewart Montgomery papers as a gift from the Poetry Society of Texas. Following the death of Whitney Montgomery, Estelle Stewart, sister of Vaida Stewart Montgomery, asked Catherine Case Lubbe to administer the collection. Mrs. Lubbe contacted Laurence Perrine, professor of the English Department at SMU and author of a poetry text, who arranged through Claude Albritton, Vice-Provost for Library Development, for SMU to house the collection.
Processing note
The contents of this collection have been placed in intellectual order in the finding aid, but this order is not duplicated in the collection itself. The first three boxes of materials contain letter-sized folders and the next five boxes contain legal-sized folders. Because legal-sized papers will not fit in the letter-sized folders, they have been kept in boxes 4 through 8, even when, intellectually, they belong in boxes 1 through 3. Example: The folder labeled “Handwritten poems by Whitney Montgomery” belongs intellectually in box 2 as part of series #3: Prose and Poetry. However, because it is legal-sized, this material resides in box 4 as folder 169.
Processed by Tanya Jimenez, 1994.
Edited by Justin Rushing and Cynthia Franco, 2010. Revised by Dale Topham, 2010.
Finding aid encoded by
Cynthia Franco, 2011.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1:
Personal Material
3 folders
11Biographical Information: Contains genealogical information and information concerning the Montgomerys’ publications.
12Church Newsletter: Honor Roll list for the Tyler Street Methodist Church, of which the Montgomerys were members.
13Stewart Clan Magazines: Both Vaida Montgomery’s maiden name and her daughter Genevieve Boyd’s married name were Stewart and this accounts for the interest in the genealogical publication. Issues from 1943 to 1949.
Series 2:
Correspondence
47 folders
14No date: Includes a copy of a letter from Vaida Montgomery to her daughter Genevieve Stewart, letters from Lexie Dean Robertson (Peggy), and other undated letters which mention the deaths of Vaida Montgomery’s sister and Whitney Montgomery’s cousin.
151907, 1912: Contains letters from John P. Sjolander and Hilton Ross Greer.
161915: A letter with poem “The Waif” sent to Whitney Montgomery from his nephew Montgomery Davidson.
171922-1923: Includes letters to Vaida S. Boyd concerning her entries in poetry contests, a letter from John P. Sjolander to Whitney and an order for typing services from the Typerie.
181924: A letter from John P. Sjolander to Vaida S. Boyd.
191925: Letters from Berta Hart Nance and John P. Sjolander to Vaida S. Boyd. Both letters mention the Poetry Society of Texas.
1101926: Letter to Whitney Montgomery from Hilton Ross Greer, who mentions the Poetry Society of Texas.
1111927: Letter of congratulations concerning the Montgomery’s marriage. Also includes letters concerning publication of Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms and copies of letters Whitney Montgomery sent to obtain permission from previous publishers of individual poems.
112-141928: Consists mainly of requests or discusses the new Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms. Of interest are an order from Whitney Montgomery’s aunt (12), a letter from U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard (13), and a letter from Texas Governor Daniel J. Moody, Jr. (13).
1151929: Continues to include Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms correspondence. Also, there is mention of the Poetry Society of Texas, JAPM (Just Another Poetry Magazine), and the new venture into Kaleidoscope.
1161930: Includes discussions of the royalty sales on Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms, advertising and subscription orders for Kaleidoscope.
1171931: A letter with a swatch of silk from John P. Sjolander and letters concerning Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms.
1181932: Correspondence now begins to focus on poetry and the Kaleidoscope as many send poems to the magazine for publication. Also, the Southwest Press turns the copyright of Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms over to Whitney Montgomery, cancelling the original royalty contract. Mention of Dennis Murphy.
1191933: Correspondence concerning Kaleidograph and the press.
1201934: Letters from John P. Sjolander, John O. Beaty, Theresa Lindsay and Hilton Ross Greer.
1211935: Letter from F. B. Sutherland who has sent some crape myrtle for the Poet’s Garden established by the Montgomery’s and a letter from Geo. Pentecost. The Poet’s Garden consists of the flowers, seeds, plants, and bulbs sent to Kaleidograph editors.
1221937: Copy of a letter to Mr. Crowell from Vaida Montgomery concerning business and a letter from Mary Goggins concerning poetry.
1231938: Concerns poetry submissions and one personal postcard.
1241939-1940 Includes letters from Mrs. A. V. Yeager, Jesse Stuart, an order for Signs and Markers, and a post card with Whitney Montgomery’s poem “That’s Texas.”
1251941: Includes letters concerning Kaleidograph and the Poetry Society of Texas, a copy of a letter by Vaida Montgomery which provided a brief biography, invitations to lecture at a few universities, and letters from August Derleth, Joseph Cherwinski (Small Rains), and Phebe Jewell Nichols (Talking Waters)
1261942: Includes copies of letters from Vaida Montgomery, letters from H.P. Stoddard (The Lips Keep Moving), Hildegrade, Phebe Jewell Nichols (Talking Waters), Winona M. Gilliland (?).
1271943: Copies of letters from Vaida Montgomery, mention of plagiarism, letters from Margaret Bell Houston and Nat P. Hurwitt(?).
1281944: Includes two complaints concerning Kaleidograph., a letter from E.F. Heran concerning a song using “Cowardice” by Whitney Montgomery, and a letter from Charlotte Essman discussing the Poetry Society of Texas.
1291945: Letters concerning Kaleidograph submissions, a letter from Beauford H. Jester who was the Commissioner of Texas and later Governor, items on the Poetry of Texas, and a letter mentioning David Russell.
1301946: Letters concerning Poetry Society of Texas, Joseph’s Coat, Kaleidograph, Hilton Greer, Margaret Bell Houston, Jesse Stuart and Theresa Lindsay. Also a letter from J. Frank Dobie.
1311947: Contains a few examples letters that editors receive such as a letter from a convict who wants to publish a book, and a letter from a boy who would like a pen pal. Also includes a copy of letter to Lexie Dean Robertson from Vaida Montgomery in which she mentions the Poetry Society of Texas, Hilton Greer, and David Russell.
1321948: Includes Kaleidograph Press business, a critique by August Derleth of Vaida Montgomery’s Hail of Rain, requests for Hail of Rain, and congratulations and letters from Margaret Bell Houston, W.E Bard, Arthur Sampley, and Hilton Greer. Also includes a questionnaire from Prairie View A & M College concerning “Negro workers.”
133-341949: Includes a complaint to Kaleidograph Press, copies of letters from Vaida Montgomery, Whitney Montgomery, Lexie dean Robertson, and Arthur Sampley. These letters mainly focus on the Poetry Society of Texas and a few problems during the Society’s elections.
1351950: Copy of a letter from Vaida Montgomery discussing the plants in the Poet’s Garden. Requests from Kaleidograph Press for books, and mention of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
1361951: Order for Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms and Hounds in the Hill. Also includes a letter from Lexie Dean Robertson who mentions Georgia Lucas, David, and the Poetry Society of Texas.
1371952: Includes Kaleidograph submission letters and mentions Secrets of Selling Verse by Vaida Montgomery.
1381953: Contains letters to Kaleidograph Press. Includes letters from England and Australia. Also includes a letter from Arthur Sampley, Joseph Cherwinski, and Mary Wall (founder of the National Federation of State Poetry Society in 1959). Mention of Poetry Society of Texas, David Russell, Grace Noll Crowell, and Secrets of Selling Verse.
1391954: Letters discussing the origin of the title Kaleidoscope, and the Poetry Society of Texas. Letters from Martin Shockley, the PST President; Joseph Cherwinski; and a letter from Henry Dalton (Hill Brown).
1401955: Copy of letter written by Vaida Montgomery concerning John P. Sjolander. Other letters concern Kaleidograph business.
1411956: Letters from Arthur Sampley and others concerning Kaleidograph business. Discussions of the PST, and of Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms being set to music.
1421957: Letters concerning Kaleidograph entries and poetry contests. Mention of PST and SMU. Letters from Arthur Sampley and Edsel Ford.
1431958: Edsel Ford, Margaret Bell Houston, Jesse Stuart (Man with a Bull-Tongue Plow), Lexie Dean Robertson (Acorn on the Roof), and W.E. Bard write regarding Kaleidograph Press business. Some discuss books published by the Press or submit poems.
1441959: Feb.-July: The letters contain expressions of gratitude for the publication of the individuals’ poem, and biographical information on Alfred Dorn. Also, letters from Arthur Sampley, Whitney, and Vaida Montgomery concerning Sampley’s “The Heritage.”
145-461959 July- Dec.: The letters mainly concern the death of Vaida Montgomery. Many sympathy cards and letters from friends and people who submitted poetry to Kaleidograph are included. The letters also deal with the closing of Kaleidograph Press, the attempt to sell back issues of the magazine, and offers to various authors the opportunity to buy the remaining copies of their books.
1471960: Contains sympathy letters and discusses the closing of Kaleidograph Press. Copies of letters Thelma Boyd sent are included in this folder. Also mentions the Poetry Society of Texas.
1481961: Requests for Whitney Montgomery to speak and to write a poem. The letters mainly concern the closing of Kaleidograph Press.
1491964-64: Daniel Smythe sends to Whitney Montgomery a clipping of a debate between himself and Richard Eberhart and also sends an announcement for Montgomery’s book Robert Frost Speaks.
1501968: Letters discuss an entry in Encyclopedia of American Biography and Vaida Montgomery’s files.
Series 3:
Poetry and prose
67 folders
151Cards with poetry for different occasions. Vaida and Whitney Montgomery had cards with their poems made. Some of these cards are for holidays such as Christmas and Thanksgiving.
152Greeting Cards with poetry made by friends of the Montgomerys, including Hilton Ross Greer, Grace Noll Crowell, and Nancy Richey Ranson.
1-253-67Poetry written by Vaida Stewart Montgomery. The poems are arranged alphabetically by title or, in a few cases, the first line of the poem. The poems were grouped together and credited to Vaida. Although research has tried to identify those unsigned, we have left the poems for the most part in the group when not identified. See the following pages for a complete list.
153“Abortions”
153“Acquiescence”
153“Ad Nauseum”
153“Addition to the Family”
153“Advice”
153“After Rain”
153“Agony”
153“Alibi”
153“Altitude”
153“Ambition”
153“Apperception”
153“Argument Against Snow”
153“As whirlwinds in the south pass…”
153“Aspiration”
153“Atavistic”
153“Atheist”
153“Autumn Song”
153“Autumnal”
153“Awakening”
153“Ballad of the First Barbed Wire”
153“Barrenness” and “Choice”
153“Beggared”
153“Behind Closed Doors”
153“Behold the Dreamer Cometh”
153“Bells”
153“Blue Norther”
153“Border Sonnets”
153“Brothers”
153“Burning Bush, The”
153“By the Process of Elimination”
154“Cabeza de Vaca in Texas 1528”
154“Cattle Brands”
154“Chameleon, The”
154“Childless”
154“Choice”
154“Christmas Greetings”
154“Cigarette”
154“Comparison”
154“Concessions”
154“Consider”
154“Constancy”
154“Contradiction”
154“Corralled”
154“Cotton-Pickers”
154“Cowboy Writes a Letter, A”
154“Custom-Made”
154“Cycle”
155“Dear Editor”
155“Death in Sleep”
155“Desire”
155“Difference, The”
155“Dis-ease”
155“Disillusion”
155“Dream-Gold”
155“Drouth”
155“Dual Personality”
155“Dust”
156“E Pluribus Unum”
156“Earth-Lover”
156“East is East and West is West”
156“Economic Situation”
156“Elm Mast”
156“Emergence”
156“Explanation, An”
156“Experience”
156“Exploration”
156“Farm Girl”
156“Flower for Querida (1528), A”
156“Flower of my Childhood”
156“For Contemporary Poets”
156“For they must outdistance…”
156“Forewarned”
156“Fruit for Breakfast”
156“Gardens”
156“General Greetings”
156“Ghost”
156“Gifts”
156“Good Bad Woman, The”
156“God’s Kiss”
156“Green Fingers”
156“Handicapped”
156“Harmony”
156“Heritage”
156“Hibernal”
156“Home for Christmas”
156“Homing”
156“How Can I Sing”
156“How Can I Sing a Newer Song”
156“How Doth the Busy Bee?”
156“How long it was, I do not know…”
157“I Am Desert Born”
157“I Have Loved Words”
157“I’ve Never Seen a Sandpiper”
157“I Know Two Men”
157“I Saw a Laborer”
157“I Saw Two Red Birds”
157“I Would Not Be Forever Young”
157“If I Could Sing”
157“In Praise of Coffee”
157“In Praise of Silent Things”
157“In the Midst of the Garden”
157“In Which Is Set Forth Man’s Needs…”
157“Inscription for a Postcard”
157“Inscrutable”
157“Imprisonment”
157“Intoxication”
157“Invocation” Nov. 22, 1940
157“It Can Be Done”
158“Lady Poet Protests, A”
158“Landscape for a Poet”
158“Last Analysis”
158“Legacy of Laughter”
158“Lesson”
158“Let Me Run Barefoot”
158“Let Not a Word Be Lost”
158“Life’s Jewels”
158“Lilith”
158“Limitation”
158“Lines in a Defense Garden”
158“Locoed” and cover
158“Loneliness”
158“Lost”
158“Lost Heaven”
158“Lust”
259Major Difficulties of a Minor Poet”
259“Marriage”
259“Mask, The”
259“Marks Upon the Wall”
259“Meditations in Eden”
259“Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar ‘Father of Education in Texas’”
259“Mind, The”
259“Mistake”
259“Moods of a Minor Poet”
259“Moratory”
259“Morning Prayer”
259“Mother Needs a Daughter, A”
259“My father loves a virgin plot…”
259“My father loves the land…”
259“New Dress, The”
259“Night Away From Home”
259“Nightmare”
259“Nimrods”
259“No Admittance Except by Appointment”
259“Nor Blood, Nor Ichor”
259“Nor Heed the Call for Supper”
259“Not Enough to Hurt”
260“Oblivion”
260“Observatory”
260“Of a Certain Poet”
260“Of a Conceited Person”
260“Of a Wolf”
260“Of an Elderly Couple”
260“Of What Strong Fiber”
260“On Finding Uncut Pages in a Book of Poetry”
260“On Hugging an Old Sorrow”
260“On the Last Day of the Year”
260“On Trying to Write a Love Song”
260“Only the Good Die Young”
260“Only the Moon”
260“Optimist – With Regrets, An”
260“Overheard in a Livery Stable”
260“Page Freud”
261“Papa Gander Rhymes” by Farmer?
261“Parable, A”
261“Patience”
261“Peace: A Parable”
261“Peace Hathe Her Victories”
261“Petition of a Minor Poet”
261“Poems”
261“Poet Passed, A” and “Whistling in a Graveyard”
261“Poet Quarreled with Saint Peter, A”
261“Poet Stirred, A”
261“Poet Walks in the Spring, A”
261“Poetry”
261“Possession”
261“Prairie, The”
261“Prairie Panorama”
261“Precision”
261“Prejudice”
261“Privileges”
261“Protest from the Mocking Bird, A”
261“Psalm to Adversity”
261“Poverty”
261“Queer Woman”
261“Question, A”
261“Quietus”
262“Race”
262“Rain”
262“Ranchman’s Daughter, The”
262“Recapitulation of a Familiar Story”
262“Reluctant Auditee”
262“Resolution”
262“Responsibility”
262“Resurrection on Plant”
262“Retort Courteous”
262“Retribution”
262“Revelation”
262“Reversion”
262“Reward”
262“Reward for the Faithful is Certain”
262“Rosemary”
263“Sacrificial”
263“Saga of Two Bulls, The”
263“Sand Storm”
263“Seasonal”
263“Selah”
263“Semaphore of the Seasons”
263“Shocking!”
263“Shoemaker’s Wife, The”
263“Silence”
263“Silver and Gold”
263“Simple Request”
263“Sing!”
263“Slips That Pass in the Night”
263“Snowflakes”
263“So Big”
263“Some Big Somebody”
263“Souvenir”
263“Sparrows”
263“Spheres”
263“Spring”
263“Stalk-Cutter”
263“Stone That I Hurtled…, A”
263“Stray Cats”
263“Sun Dog”
263“Sun of Love, The”
263“Superb”
263“Surmounted”
263“Sycamores wanted Spring dresses…, The”
264“Talent, The”
264“Texan”
264“Texas”
264“There is a Moaning”
264“There’s Safety in Numbers”
264“These Things I Cannot Bear”
264“Think on These Things”
264“Thirst”
264“To a Big Man Living in a Little House”
264“To a Canary Bird Asleep”
264“To a Country Poet”
264“To a Crocus”
264“To a Dead Bull”
264“To a Frozen Jack Rabbit”
264“To a Lion at the Zoo”
264“To a Longhorn Steer at the Zoo”
264“To a Mustard Seed”
264“To a Poet in the Army”
264“To a Potted Cactus”
264“To a Yellow Canary Bird – Asleep”
264“To an Anniversary Gift”
264“To an Elm.Tree By My Window”
264“To Berta Hart Nance”
264“To Norman H. Crowell”
264“To the Larva of a Dragon-fly”
264“To the Rattlesnake”
264“Toward Yarrow”
264“Transition”
264“Translation”
264“Transmigrant?”
264“Triolet for Worriers”
264“Two Pictures”
264“Two Poets”
265“Undeciphered Communiqué”
265“Unfair Exchange”
265“Unrest”
265“Unwed Woman Ponders, An”
265“Valentine Greetings”
265“Valley of Decision, The”
265“Vanity”
265“Vicissitude”
265“Viva España”
265“Vocabulary”
266“Warning”
266“Was it Flying?”
266“Western Fable”
266“When”
266“When the clock strikes ten…”
266“When we follow this trail before…”
266“Whence?”
266“Whistler, The”
266“Widow Wonders, A”
266“Winter Songs”
266“Winter Woods”
266“Wishes on a Summer’s Morning”
266“Without Benefit of Anesthesia”
266“Who Shall Sing of Texas”
266“Why?”
266“Why Didn’t the Printer Print it Right?”
266“Words Called Peace, The” (handwritten)
266“Words”
266“Words for the Impatient”
266“Yesterday, Peace was only a word…”
266“You are a part of Beauty’s lore:”
266“Your letter not received…”
267Miscellaneous poetry scraps. This folder contains pieces of poems and notes.
268Vaida Montgomery’s lists of poetry submitted to various contests.
269“Leave the Ladies Alone” The essay remarks on a comment made by Ben Musser in an article titled “Why Editors Leave Home.” The topic of discussion is women as capable poets. Contains correspondence and ideas of Vaida Montgomery for advertisements of Camay Soap and cigarettes. Also contains an essay titled “Dallas Poets” in which Vaida Montgomery discusses the poets and The Poetry Society of Texas.
270“Are Woman Inferior to Men Poets.” An incomplete article concerning a statement by Ben Musser: “in two years, not ten real poems by women have come my way.”
271“How to Become a Poet.” A letter written to a high school student Marialyce discussing life as a poet. A note is attached from Catherine C. Lubbe stating that the letter is probably a work written as a letter.
272A book review of John P. Sjolander’s Salt of the Earth and Sea. Written by Vaida Montgomery. Also contains copies of the cover for Locoed.
273“Weighing-Up: A One Act Play” The setting is in a cotton field where family members talk about a young wife and mother who day dreams and enjoys poetry and does not seem cut out for farm life.
274-75A Century with Texas Poets and Poetry. The two folders contain correspondence (1934), lists of poets, and notes gathered for Vaida Montgomery’s A Century with Texas Poets and Poetry. Correspondents include Hilton Ross Greer, John O. Beaty, Lexie Dean Robertson, Fay Yauger, and Berta Hart Nance.
276Sunset 61 (No. 3) September 1928. The magazine contains Vaida Montgomery’s “Locoed” on p 34.
277Liberty 10 (No. 7) February 1933. The magazine contains Vaida Montgomery’s story “White Shoes” on p 59.
9X362-363The Ambassador Vol. 2 No. 7 July 1933. “The Day of Days.” By Vaida Montgomery.
278-98Poetry written by Whitney Montgomery. The poems are arranged alphabetically by title or, in a few cases, the first line of the poem. The poems were grouped together and credited to Whitney. Although research has tried to identify those unsigned, we have left the poems for the most part in the group when not identified. See the following pages for complete list.
278“Abandoned Well”
278“After Christmas”
278“After the Rain”
278“Alamo, The”
278“Alpha and Omega”
278“Alter Ego”
278“Alternative”
278“America! America!”
278“American’s Prayer, An”
278“An’ I Do Too”
278“And Now That I am Old”
278“And so the horns are blowing…”
278“Answered”
278“Anxiety”
278“Appeal, An”
278“April Snow”
278“At the Community Fair”
278“Autumn Magic”
278“Awakened”
278“Awakening, The”
279“Back to the old Farm-Home”
279“Ballad of Bill Standifer”
279“Ballad of Brigham Young”
279“Ballard of Buckshot Roberts”
279“Ballad of Cynthia Ann Parker”
279“Ballad of the Mezcla Man”
279“Ballad of the Restless Feet”
279“Ballad of Six Children, A”
279“Ballad of the Things That Adam Knew”
279“Beside My Mother’s Knee”
279“Betsy”
279“Better a Few Harsh Notes”
279“Birds, Trees, and Flowers”
279“Black and White”
279“Black Mammy”
279“Bleached Bones”
279“Blindness”
279“Boatman, The”
279“Booger Red’s Last Ride”
279“Boots”
279“Bout, The”
279“Boy I Used To Know, The”
279“Bridal Bed, The”
279“Bridge of Sighs, The”
279“Brief Interlude”
279“Brother of Judas, A”
279“Brother of the Ox, A”
279“Brothers”
279“Bug-a-Boo Wood”
279“Buncoed Again”
279“Butterflies’ Last Flight, The”
279“Butterfly Ride With Me, A”
279“Buzzard’s Nest, The”
279“Byron, If You were Living in This Day”
280“Call, The”
280“Call of the Woods, The”
280“Canning Club Girl, The”
280“Chained”
280“Charity”
280“Charles McCarthy to Edgar Bergen”
280“Child Takes the Vow, A”
280“Chosen One, The”
280“Christmas Cards”
280“Christmas Greeting”
280“City of Broken Hope, The”
280“Close Up, The”
280“Closed Season, The”
280“Collaboration”
280“Come On, Mister Blizzard”
280“Comparison”
280“Consequence”
280“Consolation”
280“Constant Lover, The”
280“Consolation for Esau”
280“Country Life’s a Hard Life”
280“Convalescence”
280“Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms”
280“Cotton Picker’s Song, The”
280“Cotton the Goat”
280“Cowardice”
280“Croesus Dead” and a letter to Emaline Sherman regarding an order for a raincoat. March 5, 1924.
280“Crowning Glory, The”
281"Dan Camron”
281“Dark Shadow”
281“Days That Lie Ahead"
281“Day That My Children Knew, A”
281“De-Evolution”
281“Dead Dreams”
281“Death”
281“Death in Sleep”
281“Death Rides the Highway”
281“Death Rode a Pinto Pony”
281“Deathless”
281“December Love”
281“Decision, The”
281“Defiance”
281“Desperation”
281“Divided”
281“Do You Know Him?”
281“Do Your Bit”
281“Dream of Winter, A”
281“Drinks for the Crowd”
281“Drouth’s End”
281“Dry Eyes”
281“Dumb Bells”
282Earth-Wealth”
282“Easter Song, An”
282“Edgar Bergen to Charlie McCarthy”
282“Effie Clinker to Edgar Bergen”
282“End of the Feud, The”
282“End of the Race, The”
282“Endeavor”
282“EPH Crossing the Divide”
282“Epitaph”
282“Esau Grown Old”
283“Fair Exchange”
283“Faith”
283“Falling Leaf, A”
283“False Prophet, The”
283“Fear”
283“Fields of the Farmer, The”
283“Fire and Rain”
283“First Black Bean, The”
283“First Plow Furrow, The”
283“First Kill, The”
283“First Whippoorwill, The”
283“Fishin’ and Farmin’”
283“Five Hundred Dollar Song, The”
283“Fair Exchange”
283“Faith”
283“Falling Leaf, A”
283“False Prophet, The”
283“Fear”
283“Fields of the Farmer, The”
283“Fire and Rain”
283“First Black Bean, The”
283“First Plow Furrow, The”
283“First Kill, The”
283“First Whippoorwill, The”
283“Fishin’ and Farmin’”
283“Five Hundred Dollar Song, The”
283“Fool’s Advice”
283“For a Day”
283“For a Homely Woman”
283“For Rodney, the Pet Squirrel”
283“For Young Poets” and “Resort”
283“For Weeks They Talked of Booger Red”
283“Forecast”
283“Forever And A Day”
283“Fortune and Misfortune”
284“Gabriel’s Hounds”
284“Galveston”
284“Gamblers, The”
284“Genius”
284“Gettin’ Home Ag’in”
284“Gettin’ Up Ag’in”
284“Girl of My Heart Is Somewhere, The”
284“Give Him an Even Break”
284“Glorious Texas Land”
284“Goal, The”
284“God’s Afterthought”
284“God’s Sonnet”
284“Golgotha”
284“Goin’ To The Dawgs”
284“Good-Bye, Old Year” (3 Copies)
284“Grover Cleveland”
284“Guinea Hen’s Song, The”
284“Has Tried It”
284“He-Man, The”
284“He Lives Again!”
284“Health To Chanticleer, A”
284“Health to What’s Before, A”
284“Hedge Untrimmed”
284“Her New Year Resolutions”
284“Holiday”
284“Home Song”
284“Honor Bound” and “Four Eggs in a Nest”
284“Hope”
284“House-Fly, The”
284“How Are You Raising Your Son?”
284“How My Ship Came In”
284“Husbandman, The”
285“I Dreamed We Walked a Sunday Afternoon”
285“I’m Farming”
285“I’m Glad”
285“I’m Just A Boy Again”
285“I’m Just Your Friend”
285“I’m More Afraid Of Life Than Death”
285“I Had My Dreams”
285“I Have Done”
285“I Own A Home”
285“I Said That I Would Sing No More”
285“I Shall Go To Him”
285“I Was an hungered and You Gave Me No Meat”
285“I Will Go Back Again”
285“I Wonder”
285“If I Could Look Behind the Veil”
285“If One Speaks the Truth”
285“If wishes were airships”
285“In After Years”
285“In Love With Life”
285“In Your Own Way”
285“Invocation”
285“It is Enough”
285“It’s Up to You”
285“It Was My Dream”
286“Jenny—A Ballad”
286“Joggin’ On”
286“John Garner of Uvalde”
286“John Henry Brown An’ Me”
286“John Neely Bryan Comes Back to Dallas in the Centennial Year”
286“John P. Sjolander”
286“July Bitch, The”
286“June Song”
286“Junk”
286“Just Because ‘Tis Right”
287“Kamarad!”
287“King Cotton”
287“King Cotton Reads the Paper
288“Lady”
288“Laid By”
288“Last Bob-White, The”
288“Last Letter, The”
288“Last Resort, The”
288“Late Love”
288“Laughing Wind, The”
288“Liaison”
288“Life’s Poorest Half”
288“Lights”
288“Lights Ahead”
288“Line Fence, The”
288“Lines To A Cotton Bale”
288“Lion Roars At Midnight, A”
288“Little Girl I Left Across the Sea, The”
288“Little Red Rose, The”
288“Loneliness”
288“Long Road, The”
288“Look at my Den, A”
288“Lord, I Am Thankful For This Day”
288“Lost”
288“Love Affair, A”
289“Magic Of A Name, The”
289“Man Grows Old, A”
289“Man Who Did His Best At Home, The”
289“Mangers”
289“March”
289“Mating Time”
289“May Day”
289“Me An’ The Boys”
289“Melting Snow”
289“Men Who Try, The”
289“Midway”
289“Milam Storms San Antonio”
289“Mortimer Snurd to Edgar Bergen”
289“Moths And Men” and “Abe Weinstein”
289“Mother Bird, The”
289“Mother In Everyday Dress”
289“Moving On”
289“My Bonny Youth Farewell”
289“My Chauffeur Is The Motorman”
289“My Choice”
289“My Dog Dreams”
289“My Dream Ship and I”
289“My Hero”
289“My Mother’s Brother Jim”
289“My Mother’s Evening Hymn” and “Mystery of Brierwood, The” by S.E. Caruth, Jr.
289“My New Year’s Wish”
290“Native Texan”
290“New South, The”
290“Nimrod”
290“Nomad, The”
290“How And Then”
290“Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep”
291“O, To Be A Farmer”
291“October”
291“Ode To The Almighty Dollar”
291“Off- Day”
291“Old Fishing Hole, The” (handwritten)
291“Old Grave Yard Covered With Petunias, An”
291“Old Home, The”
291“Old Hunting Ground”
291“Old Man Hurry” and a letter
291“Old Piano, The”
291“Old South and the New, The”
291“Old Sweetheart”
291“On Earth Peace”
291“On Mother’s Day”
291“Only A Rumor”
291“Only Sorrow is Sure”
291“Operation”
291“Our Single Star of Gold”
291“Our Uncle’s Got His Dander Up”
291“Overall Brigade, The”
292“Par-Accord”
292“Passing of the Open Range, The”
292“Pay-Day”
292“Pater Pan Of Possom Trot”
292“Philanderer”
292“Plea For Time, A”
292“Poet, When You Rhyme”
292“Poets and Pioneers”
292“Points Of View, The”
292“Possum Hunting Time”
292“Post Mortem”
292Attached is a letter to The Poetry Society of South Carolina re: the poem. Feb. 6. 1929.
292“Prayer, A”
292“Prayer for Peace and Harmony”
292“Premonition”
292“Price Of A Song, The”
292“Prize Announcement”
293“Quatrain” and “Return”
293“Queen Crumple’s Meditations”
293“Rain, The”
293“Rainy Day”
293“Realization”
293“Reciprocation”
293“Reclaimed”
293“Recompense”
293“Red Berries”
293“Red Hair”
293“Red Leather”
293“Reformed”
293“Regeneration”
293“Remorse”
293“Renegade, The”
293“Rent Sign On the Door, A”
293“Rescue, The”
293“Resignation”
293“Resurrection”
293“Revival, The”
293“Rivals”
293“Roastin’ Ears In Dixie”
293“Robbert of Ayr-Shire”
293“Rockin’ Down De Road”
293“Rooster, Rooster, Crow for Dawn”
293“Rosebud In The Letter, The”
293“Rotting Away”
294“Satisfied”
294“Saving Stamp, The”
294“Seclusion”
294“Search For Song, A”
294“Senility”
294“She Waved Her Handkerchief At Me”
294“Shut In”
294“Silence”
294“Simply Believe”
294“Since I Became A Lover”
294“Siren, The”
294“Siren Voice, The”
294“Slander”
294“Smile, A”
294“Snow”
294“Snow Fall”
294“Some of These Days”
294“Somebody’s Worse’n You”
294“Song”
294“Song for a Buck Private”
294“Song for the Sleepless”
294“Song is a Woman”
294“Song of the Pole”
294“Song of the Rotary Drill”
294“Sonnet to Eureka”
294“Sonnets of Transition”
294“Sonnets to Statesmen”
294“South, The”
294“Specter”
294“Spinster to Her Side Comb, The”
294“Spirit Of Unrest, The”
294“Spirit of War, The”
294“Spring Song”
294“Stand Back Death”
294“Stone Of Tehuacana Hills, The”
294“Storm as Night”
294“Study in Dress, A”
295“Texas”
295“Thanksgiving”:
295“That Frazzlin’ Little Gal O’ Mine”
295“There’ll Always Be A Way”
295“Thieves”
295“Things Of The Past”
295“Thirty Cents A Pound”
295“Time Long Past”
295“To A Binder Of Poetry Books”
295“To A City Poet”
295“To A Diamond”
295“To A Poet Becoming Blind”
295“To A Poet Going Blind”
295“To An English Sparrow”
295“To Halley’s Comet”
295“To a Woman in Her Fifties”
295“To A Wounded Quail”
295“To John W. Carpenter”
295“To My Brother”
295“To My Father”
295“To The Crow”
295“To The Hermit Thrush”
295“To The Mockingbird”
295“Toilers and Dreamers”
295“Tomb in Pompeii”
295“Too Much War”
295“Tryst, The”
295“Turn Boys, Turn—“
295“Turn Of The Worm, The”
295“Twenty Minutes To Wait”
295“Twilight Fancies”
295“Two Brides”
295“Two Boys I Know”
295“Two Dummies To Their Creator”
295“Two Spirits, The”
295“Two Voices”
296“Up at the Corner Stand”
296“Vacant House”
296“Valentine, A”
296“Veteran’s Veins, A” (handwritten)
296“Voice, A”
296“Voice of the Bomber Planes”
296“Voice Of the Clock, The”
297“Wait”
297“Waiting”
297“Wake Me Up for Glory-land” and “For Scientists”
297“Wall, The”
297“Walk We Two Together”
297“War In The Spring”
297“We Are Not Friends”
297“We Must Get Out”
297“Weariness of Idleness, The”
297“Weather Forecast”
297“What Have You Done?”
297“What Will It Profit You?”
297“When”
297“When I Went Up To Dallas Town”
297“When School Begins”
297“When the Blizzard comes”
297“When There’s Nothing Else To Do”
297“When They Come Back”
297“Wherewith Shall We Find Peace”
297“Wild Clematis”
297“Wild Flowers”
297“Wild Geese in Park”
297“Wind Speaks, The”
297“Winter in Town”
297“Winter Wheat”
297“Winter Woods”
297“Wolves Of Sin, The”
297“Wonder Why They Did It?”
297“Wood Chopper, The”
297“Wood Fire, The”
297“Words”
297“Work”
297“Work It Out”
297“World’s Disgrace, The”
298“Yea, Let It Stand”
298“You Say that I was a White Child”
298“You’ll Never See a Cowboy in the Flesh Again”
298“Yours To Keep”
298“Youth”
299Acknowledgements and list of poem. Whitney Montgomery’s list of items submitted to various contests.
4169Handwritten poems by Whitney Montgomery. Most Poems have typed copies in Box.2. Poems are arranged alphabetically.
2100Sharing June 1957; The Church Tower September 1943; The Newsletter November 1946. Each item contains Whitney Montgomery’s poem titled “Revelation” or “Live as You Pray” which was later made into song.
9X 364Farm and Ranch. Vol.32 No.29 July 19, 1913. “Judging the Man by His Dig,” by Whitney Montgomery. Vol.32 No.47 November 22, 1913. “When the Chickens Came Home to Roost.” is a short fiction piece written by Whitney Montgomery.
2101-103Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms. Papers, pamphlets, an agreement with the publisher P.L.Turner Co., newspaper articles, and biographical information on Whitney Montgomery and his Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms.
2104Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms. Correspondence and a song version of Whitney Montgomery’s Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms.
4176Corn Silk and Cotton Blossoms galley proofs
9X358Cover Plate for Whitney Montgomery’s Corn Silks and Cotton Blossoms.
2105-107Joseph’s Coat. Certificate of copyright registration for Whitney Montgomery’s Joseph’s Coat, article by Lexie Dean Robertson and other newspaper articles concerning Joseph’s Coat.
2111Miscellaneous folder/poetry scraps. Misc. poems written by the Montgomerys but not identified.
VaultFrost, Robert. Selected poems of Robert Frost. A 1923 edition with a handwritten copy of “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” signed by Robert Frost and inscribed “For Whitney Montgomery.” Call no. PS3511 .R94 A6 1923
3162“A Job For Herman” by Sarah Maxwell. A short fiction story about a man who depends on his mother, who caters to his every need while ignoring her own and her daughter’s needs.
4181Songs. Contains the Montgomery’s poetry, such as Vaida’s “Locoed,” that was set to music. The folder also contains lyrics or music composed by persons other than the Montgomerys. A couple of the music sheets were signed.
4182Song. Our heritage, a poem by Arthur Sampley, set to music. Accompanied by envelope.
Series 4:
Awards
3 folders
2108Southern Methodist University Convocation 1956. Two programs for the event which mentions the Honorary Doctor of Literature Degree Whitney Montgomery received during the 1956 conferring of degrees, and a newspaper article.
2109istorical Marker. A program and photograph of the “Dedication of Texas Historical Marker Commemorating Whitney Montgomery, Poet.”
2110wards and recognition given to Whitney or Vaida Stewart Montgomery. Includes a poem written by W.E. Bard for Whitney Montgomery’s 78th birthday.
Series 5:
Kaleidograph Press
48 folders
2112Typerie Press Account Book. Includes names of customers and the work completed for the years 1928-1929
2113Kaleidograph. The folder contains some miscellaneous notes concerning the Press such as the origin of the name Kaleidograph/scope.
2114Printing Plate. The printing plate was used on Nancy Richey Ranson’s The Bucking Burro (Kaleidograph Press)
2115Unused forms.Forms such as “Royalty Statement,” application for Course in Versification, and credit slips.
2116Announcement of Vaida Montgomery’s death and the completion of 38 years of Kaleidograph.
3117-122Press flyers concerning publication and authors. The flyers are arranged alphabetically by author’s name.
3123Reviews of books published by Kaleidograph Press.
3124Postcards with requests for various books published by Kaleidograph Press.
3125Book Reviews: Correspondence concerning the reviews of Kaleidograph Press books.
3126List of book reviewers.
3127List of Books published by Kaleidograph Press.
3128Pamphlets listing a few of Kaleidograph Press’s publications.
3129Kaleidograph Book Publication Plans. Contains information for the publication of poetry books at the lowest possible price.
3130The Silver Fawn by David Russell. The folder contains the certification of registration of a claim to copyright for David Russell’s The Silver Fawn.
3131Kaleidograph Prize Program. 1935-1938. Information concerning various poetry contests.
3132-138Contains information concerning a particular contest (Second Book Publication contest, Fifth Book Publication Contest, Seventeenth Book Publication Contest (1947), etc.) and contains entry blanks and correspondence related to the contest. The entry blanks contain previous works and date of birth for most of the participants.
3139-140Correspondence concerning the winners of the Kaleidograph prize given monthly by the Poetry Society of Texas. (1952-1959). The winner of the contest received their choice of a book published by Kaleidograph. Many letters are from Catherine Case Lubbe letting Kaleidograph Press known who received the monthly award.
3141First to fifth assignments for the Kaleidograph Course in Versification. Each assignment has two copies one copy remains with the student; the second copy is returned to Kaleidograph for evaluation.
3142Kaleidograph Course in Versification. The folder contains assignments and correspondence between Vaida Montgomery and Mrs. F.B. Sutherland during 1932-1936. Mention of Signs and Markers, Verse Technique Simplified, and First Aid for Fictionists.
3143 Kaleidograph envelopes. Miscellaneous envelopes addressed to or having the Kaleidograph name printed on the envelope.
3144Poet Mailing List. 12 pages. A list of poets and their addresses. A few handwritten comments are made regarding the poets’ character or writing ability.
3145Statistics for the US Post Office. (1938-1939). The US Post Office requests the Kaleidograph editors to record five publications during the month of October.
3146-148List of Contributors to the Kaleidograph (1941-1959). The list contains the name of the contributor, title of the poem, and the Kaleidograph volume number.
3149Index cards containing information on Kaleidograph.subscribers The information includes the address, the date the subscription began, and date received. The cards are arranged alphabetically.
4177Galley proof Kaleidograph 1933.
4178Kaleidoscope. The First issue May 1929.
4179Kaleidograph Press agreements. The publishing agreements include those for H.P. Stoddard and Beulah Jackson Charmley.
4180Winners of the Kaleidograph Book Publication Contests. List of winners of the contest that started in 1931. The winner of the contest has his or her book published at no charge and receives a royalty.
3150Contains information on persons purchasing First Aid for Fictionists.
3151Contains the address and names of persons purchasing the Practical Rhymer and Verse Technique by Vaida Montgomery.
3152Contains the names and addresses of persons purchasing Signs and Markers by Vaida Montgomery.
3153Contains the names and address of persons purchasing Secrets of Selling Verse and Verse Forms.
3154Comments on poetry submissions. Handwritten comments on poetry submissions. Gives names, title of poem, and then a comment concerning the poem.
3155Two notebooks containing a list of names 1933-1959. Occasionally entries of publications purchased and amounts paid are noted.
Series 6:
Photographs
7 folders
4170Photographs of Whitney and Vaida S. Montgomery.
4171Photographs of Vaida Stewart Montgomery
4172Several copies of a photograph greeting card which has the entire family: Whitney and Vaida Montgomery, Genevieve “Vieva” and Teddy Boyd, the gardener William and cook Gussie, as well as the family pets.
4173-175Includes photographs of various poets and contributors to Kaleidograph. Also contains copies of the photographs that later were printed in the announcements.
9X360Engraving of Dennis Murphy.
Series 7:
Miscellaneous
13 folders
3156Programs of and invitations to conferences and receptions the Montgomerys attended or participated in.
3158Professor John A. Lomax. Includes Lomax’s article “Cowboy Songs of the Mexican Border” from the Texas Magazine and the “Introduction to Cowboy Songs.
3160The Times Literary Supplement: “Thoughts and Second Thoughts Upon Some Outstanding Books of the Half- Century 1900-1950” A reprint from The Times Literary Supplement of August 28, 1953.
3161Rose Akin. Includes a brief biography and list of published works.
3164H.O. Kelly. Contains articles and a pamphlet concerning Harold Osman Kelly as well as a list of owners of his paintings. The names of the Montgomerys and Stanley Marcus appear on the list.
3165Fogler, Sigmund. “Gentle Art.” The Brooklyn Teacher Vol.19 (1940)
3166Book cover samples: Of the Strong and the Fleet by Arthur Sampley.
3167Southwest Writers Conference. Schedule for the Fourth Annual Southwest Writers Conference.
3168Announcements of books published by presses other than Kaleidograph.
4183Poet’s Garden. Includes a detailed description of the garden, an article, and a photocopy of a photograph of the garden.
9X359Guest Book. June 5, 1986. 8” X 5” in size.
9X361Guest Book 1936-1939.
9X367A lithograph with the poem “ The Cowboys Christmas Ball.
Series 8:
Poetry Societies
40 folders
3157Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts 1942-1943. List of members and the rules of the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts.
4184Poetry Society of Texas. 1929-1932. Contains a pamphlet concerning the membership and history of the society and a few poems.
4185Poetry Society of Texas. 1949. Contains a rough draft of the society’s constitution, and correspondence to David Russell expressing various concerns of the society.
4186-197Poetry Society of Texas Newsletter. 1952-1963.
4198Poetry Society of Texas Newsletter, undated.
4199Poetry Society of Texas. The Bulletin. 1974 and a 60th anniversary issue dated 1981.
4200Poetry Society of Texas. Monthly Report 1943-1945. The Monthly Report is the minutes of the month’s meeting.
4201Poetry Society of Texas. Monthly Report 1946-1950,1974.
4202Poetry Society of Texas. Proposed Constitution and By Laws with a handwritten note that states, “adapted by unanimous vote Jan. 14, 1958.”
4203Poetry Society of Texas. Pamphlets concerning membership purpose, requirements, and dues.
4204Poetry Society of Texas. Schedule for Garden Party at Schuessler Gardens SMU on June 11, 1960.
4205Poetry Society of Texas. Miscellaneous reports.
4206Poetry Society of Texas. Book of the Year. 1955-57, 1959, 1960. The book contains poems, announcements, and a list of members. Complete run in DeGolyer stacks.
4207Texas Federation News. Volume 5. September 1927. Contains an article on the Poetry Society of Texas by Mrs. Eva Cobb Evans. The article discusses the society, Hilton Greer, and includes a poem by Whitney Montgomery.
4208Program for a reception titled “Poetry Out Where the West Begins.” Includes the name of David Russell of the Poetry Society of Texas.
4209Poetry Society of America. Contains membership lists and meeting announcements.
4210JAPM: the Poetry Weekly. July 29, 1929. Poetry magazine which includes Whitney’s Invocation and Vaida’s Experience.
4211National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. Includes eight annual contest flyers and a 1975 convention program.
4212National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. Strophes vol. XI NO.2 Oct. 1974 and Vol.XI No.3 Jan.20, 1975.
4213National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. Pamphlet of various awards and contests for 1973 and 1975.
4214Academy of American Poets. Poetry Pilot March 1973.
4215Texas Institute of Letters. Correspondence and programs, circa 1940-1959.
4216Texas Folk-Lore Society. A list of publications.
4217Other poetry society listings and magazines.
4218Poetry Day in Texas. Proclamation declaring October 15th as Poetry Day.
4219Trent Home Study Service to Poets. Free Verse.
4220Miscellaneous letters, newsletter, and envelopes.
4221Pamphlets. California Writer’s Club, Texas Book List, etc.
Series 9:
Newspapers
12 folders
4222Newspaper articles concerning Whitney and Vaida Montgomery.
4223Newspaper articles concerning Whitney Montgomery.
4224Newspaper articles concerning Vaida Stewart Montgomery.
4225Newspaper articles concerning the Poetry Society of Texas.
9X363The Summer Campus. June 26, 1975 Viewpoints & Opinions.
9X365“Our Native Poets” July 14, 1929. Contains sketches and a brief introduction to a few poets (humorous)
9X366The Dallas Times Herald. October 10, 1926. “Col.C.C. Walsh, Federal Reserve Agent, Banker and Civic Leader, Writes Poetry.”
9X368Dallas Morning News. December 4, 1927. “I Married My Wife for Better or Verse.” Details the marriage of Grace Noll Crowell and her husband Norman and his reaction toward being known as the “husband of Grace Noll Crowell.”
9X369The Old East Dallas Journal. Vol.1 No.2 Summer 1975. Also contains a few pages from Texan Magazine section which discusses various cattle marks.
4226Newspaper articles concerning Kaleidoscope then Kaleidograph.
4227Newspaper articles. Miscellaneous photocopies.
4227bNewspaper articles. Miscellaneous.
Series 10:
Publications
134 folders
5228Agenda. Edited by Arian Huffman. Walla Walla, Washington: Washington State Penitentiary. Agenda Volumes 18 (#2, 4-6) and 19 (#1)
5229Agenda Volumes 19 (#2-6)
5230Agenda Volumes 20 (#1-5)
5231Agenda Volumes 20 (#6) and 21 (#1-5)
5232Agenda 1935 (June-November) and 1936 (February- March)
5233Agenda 1936 (April- September)
9X363The Ambassador. Vol.2 No.7 July 1933.
5234Belly Aching. Ed. L.A. Feck. Cincinnati, Ohio: Authors and Artists Service. First Issue. Better Verse. Ed. Irl Morse. St. Paul, Minnesota: Irl Morse
5235Better Verse Volume 1 (#1-5)
5236Better Verse Volume 1 (#5), 2(#1,2,4,5), and 3 (#1,2)
5237Better Verse Volume 3 (#3), 4 (#2-4)
5238Blues. Ed. Charles Henri Ford. New York, New York: The Modern Library. Volume 1(#5, 6) Book of the Year. Ed. The Editorial Committee. Dallas, Texas: The Poetry Society of Texas.
5239Book of the Year 1971, 1984, and 1985.
5240Book of the Year 1984 and 1985. Bozart. Ed. Wightman F. Melton. Georgia: Oglethorpe University Press.
5241Bozart Volumes 6 (#6) and 7 (#1,4,5)
5242Bozart Volume 8 (#1-4)
5243Bozart Volume 7 (#3-6)
5244Bozart Volume 6 (#4-6), 7 (#1,2) and 1933 Jan-Feb.
5245Bozart 1931 (July- December), 1932 (January- December)
5246Bozart 1929 (May- October), 1930 (May- December), 1931 (March- June)
5247Bozart- Westminster. Ed. James Routh et.al. Georgia: Oglethorpe University Press. Spring Summer 1935.
3163The Bozenkill Breeze. Includes a 1944 and a 1947 issue. Bulletin. Ed. Don Castle. San Quentin, California: California State Prison.
5248Bulletin. 1932 (August), 1933 (March, June- August, December)
5249Bulletin Volumes 22 (#10), 23 (#2-6) and 24 (#2)
5250Candor. Ed. Elvin Wagner. Dexter, Missouri: Volume 11 (#1)
5251Caravan. Ed. Harriet Needham. Lamoni, Iowa: Volume 1 (#1-3,8,10)
5252Comet. Ed. Mrs. Alex Adams. San Antonio, Texas: Mrs. John Legate. 1940 (October)
9X363Contempo. May 25, 1932. Country Bard. Ed. Clarence A. Sharp. Madision, New Jersey: The Country Bard Company.
5253Country Bard Volumes 2 (#10), 3(#2, 9) and 5 (#10 and 11). The Fireside Poets Library.
5254Country Bard Volumes 6 (#2-4) and 7(#1)
5255Country Bard Volume 7 (#2-4)
5256Country Bard Volume 7 (#5-8,10,11)
5257Country Bard Volumes 7(#9-12) and 8(#1-5)
5258Country Bard Volumes 8 (#6-8,11,12) and 9(#1,2)
5259Crescendo. Ed. Scott Greer. Waco, Texas: Volumes 1 (#5) and 2 (#1) Cycle. Ed. Lily Lawrence Bow. Homestead, Florida
5260Cycle Volumes 1 (#1,3,4), 3 (#3), 4(#3), 5(#4), and 6(#1)
5261Cycle Volumes 6 (#2-4) and 7(#1-4) Daedalian Quarterly. Ed. Grace Butler. Denton, Texas: Texas State College for Women.
5262Daedalian Quarterly Volume 23 (#2,3)
5263Daedalian Quarterly Volumes 23 (#1), 20(#1), and 28(#2)
5264Daedalian Quarterly Volume 24 (#1,2)
5265Daedalian Quarterly Volumes 24 (#3) and 26(#3)
5266Daedalian Quarterly Volumes 26 (#2) and 29 (#2)
5267Daedalian Quarterly Volumes 18(#1,2), 27(#1), 28(#1), and 29 (#1)
5268Destinies. Ed. Dion O’ Reno, Nevada: Wagon & Star Publishers. Volumes 2 (#1-4) and 1(#2, 3).
5269Editors. Ed. William R. Kane. Ridgewood, New Jersey: The Editor Company. Volumes 42 (#6, 7) and 44(#10).
5270Flame. Ed. Lilith Lorraine. Alpine, Texas. Volumes 3(#2) and 4(#1)
5271Florida. Ed. Charles Hyder Pratt. Winter Park, Florida:
Published by the editor. Volume 2 (#3).
5272Garret. Ed. Flozari Rockwood. Cleveland, Ohio: Pegasus Studios. Volume 5 (#4,3), 4(#4,2,1), 3(#4), 2(#4), Jan. 1942.
5273Golden Verse. Ed. Herman Grossman. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Herman Grossman. Volume 1 (#2)
5274Harp. Ed. Eunice Wallace. Larned, Kansas: Leslie Wallace. Volumes 7 (#6,2-4), 6(#1,3-5) and 8(#1,5)
5275Ink Spot. Ed. Ontario, California: L.R. Morris. October 1931.
5276Interchange. Ed. Halley Stewart. Pomona, California. Volume 1 (#1)
5277Journal of America Poetry. Ed. Wallace Stephen. Charlotte, North Carolina. Volume 1(#1). Kansas Magazine. Ed. Robert Conover. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas Magazine Publishing Association.
5278Kansas Magazine 1946-1948.
5279Kansas Magazine 1949-1951.
5280Kansas Magazine 1937.
5281Lyrichord. Ed. Anne Blair. Springfield, Massachusetts: Editorial Department. Volume 1.
5282Lyric West. Ed. Grace Atherton Dennen. Los Angeles, California: Grace Atherton Dennen. Volumes 2(#9) and 6(#7)
5283Modern Verse. Ed. Allan Swallon. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Volume 1(#1-4)
5284Neo. Ed. R.L. Peters. Canton, Massachusetts: NEO Company. Fall-’54-’55-Winter.
5285Now. Ed. Lucille S. Jackson. Volume 1(#2).
5286Ozark Life. Ed. Otto Ernest Rayburn. Winslow, Arkansas: Ozarkian Press. Volume: Sixth Year (#1-3).
5287Ozark Moon. Ed. W.J Lemke. Fayetteville, Arkansas: December 1936. Pasque Petals. Ed. Aderline M. Jenney. Valley Springs, South Dakota: Printed by Western Printing Co. for South Dakota State Poetry Society.
5288Pasque Petals Volumes 16 (#1), 15(#5,3,1) and 14(#10-12)
5289Pasque Petals Volume 14 (#9,1-7)
5290Pasque Petals Volume 13 (#5-12)
5291Pasque Petals Volumes 13 (#1-4) and 12(#12,11,9,8)
5292Poems, Recitations and Stories. New York, New York: Frank Hardin. Volume unknown.
5293Poetry. Chicago, Illinois: Editorial and Publication Offices. Volume 55(#6).
5294Poetry Hour. Ed. Lavinia Adele Watkins. San Diego, California: Lavinia Adele Watkins. Volume 3(#1,2)
5295Poetry Journal. Ed. George Lyle Booth. Chicago, Illinois: The Poetry Journal Illustrated. Volume 1(#1). Poetry Public. Ed. Lawrence Richard Holmes. Chadron, Nebraska.
5296Poetry Public Volumes 1(#5,12,10), 2(#1,3), 5(#4), and 6(#3)
5297Poetry Public Volumes 1(#1, 4, 2), 3 (#3), and 6(#1,4), February 1953.
5298Poetry Presents. Ed. C. Henry Hicks. Burbank, California. Volume 1(#6, 7).
7299Poetry Studies. Ed. Katherine Hunter Coe, et al. Volume 4(#13)
7300Poetry World. Ed. Henry Harrison. New York, New York: Henry Harrison. Volume 4 (#2), June 1937.
7301Poet’s Gazette. Ed. Fred L. Chunn. Dallas, Texas: Fred L. Chunn. Volume unknown.
7302Poet’s Reed. Ed. Letitia S. Wilson. Greenwell Springs, LA. Letitia S. Wilson. Volumes 3 (#3 and 4), 2(#3), 1(#4, 3, 1). Poet’s Scroll. Ed. E.M. Channing- Renton. Howe, Oklahoma: The Townsend Publications.
7303Poet’s Scroll Volume 8 (#5-12)
7304Poet’s Scroll Volume 10 (#3-12,1)
7305Popular Poetry. Boston, Massachusetts: Popular Poetry Publishers. Volume 1 (#1).
7306Poetry Press. Ed. Percy Roberts. Newark, Delaware. Volume 1 (#3). Quicksilver. Ed. Grace Ross, et.al. Fort Worth, Texas: Grace Ross and Mabel M. Kuykendall.
7307Quicksilver Volumes 10 (#1), 9(#4), and 12 (#2-4)
7308Quicksilver Volumes 4(#3), 7, 8, and 9 (#1,3)
7309Raven. Ed. Lilith Lorraine. San Antonio, Texas: Lilith Lorraine. Volume 1 (#4).
7310Rhythmus. Ed. Oscar Williams. New York, New York:
Gene Darwood. Volume 1 (#4, 5).
7311Red Earth. Ed. Bess Truitt et.al. Volumes 1 (#1, 3) and 2(#2).
7312Review of Contemporary Poetry. Ed. James O. Jordan et. al. Lexington, Kentucky: The Review of Contemporary Poetry. Volume 1(#1).
9X363The Saturday Review of Literature. Vol. VIII March 26, 1932.
7313Shards. Ed. Constance Deming Lewis. Augusta, Georgia. Volume 4 (#1). Silhouettes. Ed. James Neill Northe.
7314Silhouettes Volumes 3(#3) and 4 (#2)
7315Silhouettes Volumes 1(#1), 2 (#2,4), and 4 (#3,4)
7316Singing Quill. Ed. Tessa Sweazy Webb. Cleveland, Ohio: The Singing Quill. Volume 1 (#3).
7317Sonneteer. Ed. Nathanial Thornton et.al. Volume Winter 1943-44 (#1).
7318Southern Accent. Ed. E.S. Campbell. Jackson, Mississippi. E.S. Campbell. Volume 1 (#1). Steinbeck Quarterly. Ed. Tetsumaro Hayashi
7319Steinbeck Quarterly Volumes 4 (#3,1,4) and 5(#1-4)
7320Steinbeck Quarterly Volumes 1 (1968) and 3 (1970)
3159The Trend. Ed. William Ward. Volume1 #1 (1931) Includes a note stating that the paper was put together in 45 minutes “by a gang of newspaper nuts at the Oak Cliff Office of the Journal.
7321Twilight. Ed. Pearle Harris Heffner. Edmond, Oklahoma: Pearl Harris Heffner. Volumes 3 (#1-3), 4(#2,1), 3(#6,5,3), October 1931, November- October 1931, and January- February 1932.
7322Upward. Ed. James A. Decker. Prairie City, Illinois. Volume 1 (#2).
7323Viewpoint. Ed. James E. Duncan. Volume 2 (#4). Visions. Ed. Sand Dune Sage et.al. Alpine, California.
7324Visions Volumes 6 (#2) and 8(#5,6)
7325Visions Volumes 5(#5) and 9 (#2,3)
7326West-Country Magazine. Ed. E.M Channing- Renton. Dawlish, England: The Channing Press. Volume 2 (#1). Westward. Ed. Hans A. Hoffman. San Leandro. California: The Greater West Publishing Company.
7327Westward Volumes 4(#12), 5 (#1-3, 5), 7(#1, 2, 5, 6), and8(#3, 4, 5)
7328Westward Volumes 1(#8), 3(#6), and 4(#2,4-11)
7329Westward Volumes 1 (#4), 2(#8-12), and 3(#1-5)
7330Westward Volumes 1(#12,10,9), and 2 (#1-7)
7331Whispers. Ed. Katherine W. Fulton. Washington, D.C: K.W. Fulton. Volume 1(#1) Wildfire. Ed. Paul Heard. Dallas, Texas: The Story Book Press
7332Wildfire Volumes October 1944, November 1944, January-June 1945, September- October 1951
7333Wildfire Volumes July- November 1943, July-September 1944, May-August 1951.
7334Wildfire Volumes May-June 1948, October-November1948, March-June 1949, November-December 1950, January-April 1951, September-October year unknown.
7335Wildfire Volumes July-December 1945, February-March 1946, and March-April 1948. Wings. Ed. Stanton A. Coblentz. New York, New York: 8 The Paebar Company.
8336Wings Volume 1 (#1-3,5)
8337Wings Volumes 1 (#4-8) and 2(#1)
8338Wings Volumes 2 (#3-7) and 3(#1,3)
8339Wings Volumes 2 (#8), 3(#4-7), and 4(#3)
8340Wings Volumes 3(#8) and 4(#1,2,4,5,7)
8341Wings Volumes 4 (#5,8) and 5(#1-3)
8342Wings Volumes 5 (#4-7)
8343Wings Volumes 5(#8) and 6(#1-3)
8344Wings Volumes 5 (#8) and 6(#4-7)
8345Wings Volumes 3 (#4), 6(#7,8), and 7(#23)
8346Wings Volumes 7 (#1,4-8) and 8(#1)
8347Wings Volume 8 (#2,3,5-7)
8348Wings Volumes 8 (#4,7,8) and 9(#1-3)
8349Wings Volume 9 (#2-7)
8350Wings Volumes 9 (#8) and 10 (#1,2,4-6)
8351Wings Volumes 7 (#6), 10(#8), and 11(#1-5)
8352Wings Volumes 12 (#7,8) and 13(#1-3)
8353Wings Volumes 13 (#4-8) and 14 (#1-3)
8354Wings Volumes 1 (#4-5), 4(#4,6,7,8), 5(#7), 6(#6), and 7(#3,4,7)
8355Wings Volumes 10 (#7), 11(#1-8), and 12 (#1,4,3)
8356Writer’s Bulletin. Ed. James Knapp Reeve. Franklin, Ohio. Volume 1 (#1)
9XWriter’s Forum. Ed. H. Farrington Howard. Portland. Oregon: R-S Publications. Volume 1 (#1).
8357Writer’s Forum. Ed. H. Farrington Howard. Portland Oregon: R-S Publications. Volume 1 (#1). Includes a letter from Business Manager Mr. Park concerning advertising and rates.