Box 5
Contains 39 Results:
Van der Wicken, Martha S. "Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes" or "For Whom". The preservation of historic buildings as well as The Chicago Fortnightly building, November 19, 1975
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
English, Harriet T. A Short Story: "Much Ado About Nothing". Story of a girl, born and raised in the slums, who studied in the library section G & H instead of going to high school, is raped and becomes a single mother hating men, criticizing former heroes, then succeeding as an advertising model and then as a beautician, December 10, 1975
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Gardner, Gertrude S. Women's Place - Second Class Citizen. The history of the status of women from ancient times to the present, January 14, 1976
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Nielsen, Patricia M. A Winnetkan Talks: Confessions of a Middle-aged House-person as a Timorous Trustee. Experiences as a Winnetka Village Trustee, February 28, 1976
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Stuebner, Frances Quinn. Whispering Hope . Thoughts about grandmother Martha © and her influences on the author's life, April 7, 1976
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Foote, Barbara A. Rebecca Lawrence Lowrie (1891-1975). The biography of a woman a 1913 graduate of Vassar and called our "Fortnigtliest of us all") who worked for Harpers, The New Yorker, and The Saturday Review of Literature and was a member of the Fortnightly Club of Chicago, May 5, 1976
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Green, Molly Leachman. "January 16, 1970." A plane ride from New York to Chicago when Molly sat next to John Kenneth Galbraith who gave the author his manuscript to read and critique, a novel based on Adlai Stevenson. The author fills the paper with remembered conversation with Galbraith. The paper is very revealing of his character, May 11, 1976
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Straub, Anne Wieboldt. Seven Vignettes. The author's experiences tutoring children in reading, October 13, 1976
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Magie, Margaret Mac Gregor. My Ygzaw Puzzle. Accounts of travels in Africa and correspondence with a young man, Yigzaw, met in Ethiopia, October 22, 1976
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Remien, Marguerite Cleary. The Unedited Child or Nubbins and Buggers. Tales of children's amusing sayings, November 17, 1976
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Hickey, Ragnhild Tait. Tendopoli - A Subjective Saga. An account of 1931 summer at Geneva School for Advanced International Studies and a trip to an Italian government mountaineering camp on the Italian side of Mount Blanc, December 8, 1976
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Lloyd, Mary Norris. Bird Watcher, Tour Guides, Hi Jackers, Part I. (Copy of parts I and II are in Box 7, 11/13/1985), February 9, 1977
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Van der Wicken, Martha S. Saturday's Child. A report on the author's life as a social worker, March 9, 1977
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Johnston, Eleanor C. 4 2 3. Reminiscences of growing up at 432 Berkley Road in Haverford, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1977
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Webster, Julia (Dupee). Mrs. Eagle Forgotten. The story of Illinois Governor (serving 1893-1897) John Peter Altgeld's wife and some other of the author's forebears, April 27, 1977
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Bryant, Evelyn Mac Farlane. Poems to a Vagrant Moon. Book is found on Newberry shelf. No poems are in the folder, 1970-76
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Fulk, Marie R.. Vlad Who? A trip to Romania including its history and landscape, October 12, 1977
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Schroyer, Jane Smith. Branches. Story of a woman who sees Jesus, is visited by the ghost of grandfather and who is able to persuade classmates to donate money to her alma mater, October 26, 1977
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McCausland, Claire L. With Pen in Hand. Letter writing beginning with Alexander the Great and ending with the author's father, November 9, 1977
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Martin, Eleanor B.. Briya-Ja. An account of car travel in Mexico, folk medicine and a history of El Miguel de Allende, November 30, 1977
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Fischer, Sonja J. Sadler's Wells. A history of ballet and the author's experience dancing with the Sadler's Wells company in London, December 14, 1977
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Bartholomay, Julia A. These Island Citadels. The life of Isabella (Belle) Gardener (1840-1944): poetess, actress, American art collector, and wife (x4). Study of how Belle's childhood and adult experiences are reflected in her poems and how her art grew and matured, January 25, 1978
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Howland, Joan T. The Wizard of Zurich. The story of Carl Jung and his philosophies, February 8, 1978
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Knight, Frances B. An Amateur Chief of Police. History of Evanston, IL, and fight against "blind pigs" in the name of Temperance, March 22, 1978
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Byd, Elizabeth B. A. Anthems, National and Otherwise. The history of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful", April 12, 1978
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