Overview
| Title: | Lizette Woodworth Reese manuscript |
| Call Number: | Coll155 |
| Creator: | Reese Lizette Woodworth 1856-1935 |
| Dates: | 1935 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Collection consists of a single page, handwritten manuscript of the poem “Tears” by Lizette Woodworth Reese. The manuscript is dated October 3, 1935. |
| Language: | English |
| Citation: | Lizette Woodworth Reese manuscript, Collection 155, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935) was a poet from Huntingdon (Waverly), Maryland. She spent her life in Baltimore, and was named Maryland’s poet laureate in 1931. Reese co-founded the Women’s Literary Club of Baltimore, was a member of the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, and also received an honorary doctorate from Goucher College.
Scope & Content
Single item.
Provenance Information
Accession information is unknown.
Upon arrival this manuscript was housed in an acid free folder in a box with 4 other manuscripts. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #5.
Access & Use
No restrictions.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
- American poetry–Women authors–20th century