Collection of works and manuscripts by Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel Author: McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: A collection of material by and about "Okie Poet" Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, including a collection of poetry in the original dust jacket, a rare chapbook signed by the author, a selection of handwritten poetry manuscripts, and a number of newspaper articles about McDaniel. Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel was a long-time resident of California's Central Valley, and was one of thousands who emigrated from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl years of the mid-1930s. Named the Tulare poet laureate in the 1970s, McDaniel was dubbed "The Okie Poet" because of her writings about Oklahoma throughout her lifetime. McDaniel published more than fifty books of poetry and was the subject of a film documentary, Down an Old Road: The Poetic Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel. Includes: McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth. The Red Coffee Can: Poems and Stories of the Unique Spirit of a San Joaquin Valley People. (8vo) red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Jacket price-clipped; near fine. First Edition. Fresno, CA: Valley Publishers, 1974. McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth. Junkyard Sculpture. 25 pp. (8vo) saddle-stitched wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page. A bit of light toning; near fine. Berkeley: Im-PRESS, [1984]. Manilla folder with a drawing, poem, and signature of the author on the outside, containing the following handwritten manuscript poems, each signed by McDaniel: You Already Have a Maid (4 pp. - n.d.) Pink Depression (5 pp. - n.d.) A Small Secret (4 pp. - n.d.) Ten Mile Radius (2 pp. Jan 9, 1985) Pork is Better than Chicken ( 2 pp. - May 6, 1982 Wait Until April Fool’s Day (8 pp. - possibly 2 or 3 poems here) Ultima (1 p. Dec 30, 1984) Untitled - Note & drawings mounted on folder stock - dated 2-4-1985 with other dates on drawings Also included is a collection of newspaper clippings on the author from Tulare Advance Register, Fresno Bee, San Joaquin Eagle, Los Angeles Times, Visalia Times Delta, Stroud American, and Western American Literature, Lot Amendments Condition: Occasional general light wear, toning to newspapers clippings; overall near fine. Item number: 315296
Collection of works and manuscripts by Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel Author: McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: A collection of material by and about "Okie Poet" Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, including a collection of poetry in the original dust jacket, a rare chapbook signed by the author, a selection of handwritten poetry manuscripts, and a number of newspaper articles about McDaniel. Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel was a long-time resident of California's Central Valley, and was one of thousands who emigrated from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl years of the mid-1930s. Named the Tulare poet laureate in the 1970s, McDaniel was dubbed "The Okie Poet" because of her writings about Oklahoma throughout her lifetime. McDaniel published more than fifty books of poetry and was the subject of a film documentary, Down an Old Road: The Poetic Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel. Includes: McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth. The Red Coffee Can: Poems and Stories of the Unique Spirit of a San Joaquin Valley People. (8vo) red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Jacket price-clipped; near fine. First Edition. Fresno, CA: Valley Publishers, 1974. McDaniel, Wilma Elizabeth. Junkyard Sculpture. 25 pp. (8vo) saddle-stitched wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page. A bit of light toning; near fine. Berkeley: Im-PRESS, [1984]. Manilla folder with a drawing, poem, and signature of the author on the outside, containing the following handwritten manuscript poems, each signed by McDaniel: You Already Have a Maid (4 pp. - n.d.) Pink Depression (5 pp. - n.d.) A Small Secret (4 pp. - n.d.) Ten Mile Radius (2 pp. Jan 9, 1985) Pork is Better than Chicken ( 2 pp. - May 6, 1982 Wait Until April Fool’s Day (8 pp. - possibly 2 or 3 poems here) Ultima (1 p. Dec 30, 1984) Untitled - Note & drawings mounted on folder stock - dated 2-4-1985 with other dates on drawings Also included is a collection of newspaper clippings on the author from Tulare Advance Register, Fresno Bee, San Joaquin Eagle, Los Angeles Times, Visalia Times Delta, Stroud American, and Western American Literature, Lot Amendments Condition: Occasional general light wear, toning to newspapers clippings; overall near fine. Item number: 315296
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