Harriet Monroe's office

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Description
Harriet Monroe home and office for the magazine, "Poetry, a Magazine of Verse" in Chicago, Illinois. The office has four chairs, a coffee table with papers and ashtrays, a bookshelf filled with books, framed photographs hanging on the wall above the bookshelf, and three windows with the shades pulled down two thirds of the way.
Note
Typewritten note attached, "Harriet Monroe ߪ first editor of the leading poetry organ in America. Harriet Monroe .. Whose home was the office of Poetry ߪ and whose office became poetry's home. Her office in Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois, Headquarters of "Poetry, A Magazine of Verse". Handwritten on back, fmr office of "Poetry, a Magazine of Verse". Stamped on back in blue ink, "TNAKS FOR CREDIT Paul Berg CHICAGO."
Date Issued
1940-04-14
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Publisher
Paul Berg
Time Period
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Subject (Geographic)
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0187
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections