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Smith, Agnes, 1906-1994

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Agnes Smith (1906-1994), Author, Literary Manuscripts

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4080
Overview

Literary manuscripts authored by Agnes Clifford Smith, an award winning author of two published children's books and a published book of essays. The collection includes short stories, a novella, a play, and other material. There are also two short story manuscripts by West Virginia author Melville Davisson Post. This collection is unprocessed. See scope and content note for more detail.

Dates: ca. 1930-1970

Agnes Smith (b.1906) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1774
Scope and Contents

Reflections “On Reading” delivered to a group of librarians, 1964 and correspondence of the author concerning her work. Written by Agnes Smith, a Clarksburg native.

Dates: 1964

Agnes Smith Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1877
Scope and Contents

Papers of author Agnes Smith (b. 1906), including typescript of "An Edge of the Forest", a children's book published in 1959, covers for the book, and a typescript draft of a television script prepared from the book by BBC for the program "Adventures in English." There are also two letters regarding BBC use of the book (1965-66) and six short stories by Smith, generally titled “Engagements and Obituaries."

One carbon copy (typescript) of “On Words”, added 1966 Aug.

Dates: 1959-1966

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Subject
Authors -- Letters and papers 2
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 2
Women's history -- 1951-present 2
Authors, American -- West Virginia 1
Farmington (W. Va.) 1