Monmouth letters, 1958 Spring
Content Description
One annotated copy of the Monmouth College student literary magazine (Volume 1 Number 2). The inside front cover and page 58 are inscribed in pencil by Edwin Mason Booream (1927-2010), a Monmouth alumnus (1958 AB), the founder and first president of the Creative Writers Club at Monmouth, a contributor of four submissions (poetry and fiction) to this particular issue of Monmouth Letters and also the person who is believed to have been the original owner of this item. An index to the issue includes biographical information (pages 58-60) about Booream and the other contributors. The accession also features two leaves that were inserted in the publication: (1) an annotated typescript of a poem, "Christmas: a message dictated from above," presumed to have been authored by Booream and acquired and annotated by Margie Lee Adams (1923-2016), a resident of Benson, Arizona, and (2) a handwritten note from Gerald and Carol Rucks, residents of Tuscon, Arizona, who received the above materials from Adams and subsequently donated them to the Monmouth University Library.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
The Monmouth University Library acquired these materials in 2016 July from Gerald and Carol Rucks.
Restrictions Apply
Yes
Access Restrictions
Access to all analog holdings is by appointment only and is limited to the Monmouth University Archives Reading Room.
Use Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote from, or reproduce these materials must be obtained from the Monmouth University Library, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-05
- Modified: 1993-12-19
- Creation: 2016-07-14
Creator
- Monmouth College (West Long Branch, N.J.) (Publisher, Organization)
- Booream, Edwin M. (Edwin Mason) (1927-2010) (Contributor, Person)
- Booream, Edwin M. (Edwin Mason) (1927-2010) (Annotator, Person)
- Booream, Edwin M. (Edwin Mason) (1927-2010) (Author, Person)
- Adams, Margie L. (Margie Lee) (1923-2016) (Annotator, Person)
- Jordan Printing Service (Firm) (Printer, Organization)
Extent
3 Items (1 letter-sized folder.) : Analog, the accession includes a publication, annotated typescript, and correspondence. ; • 6 x 9 inches (publication) • 8 ½ x 11 inches (annotated typescript) • 5 ½ x 8 ½ (correspondence)
Inventory
Folder 1: • Monmouth letters 1.2 (1958 Spring) • Booream, Edwin. "Christmas: a message dictated from above." (Undated typescript, annotated 1993 December 12) • Rucks, Gerald and Carol Rucks to Chris Ellwood. (2016 July 14).
Source
- Booream, Edwin M. (Edwin Mason) (1927-2010) (Former owner, Person)
- Adams, Margie L. (Margie Lee) (1923-2016) (Former owner, Person)
- Rucks, Carol (Donor, Person)
- Rucks, Gerald L. (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- American literature -- 20th century -- Periodicals.
- College student newspapers and periodicals
- Monmouth College (West Long Branch, N.J.) -- Periodicals.
- Monmouth College (West Long Branch, N.J.) -- Student life -- Campus activities and participatory groups -- Special interest activities and groups -- Literary societies.