Muriel Marjorie Boos Hanna papers (Ms. 90.11)

These papers consist primarily of poetry by Muriel Marjorie (Boos) Hanna dating from 1976 to 1989, including a printed collection, drafts, notes and a draft of a compilation of poems by Hanna and others. The papers also include poems (manuscripts and a typescript compilation) and a few jingles by Muriel Hanna's grandmother Emma Doan (Evans) Nicholas, as well as clippings and publications collected by Emma Nicholas, and autobiographical and biographical notes by Hanna included here. Muriel Hanna's poetry covers a number of topics, including nature, family and personal experiences. Emma Nicholas' poems, all undated, describe her life on the farm and provide information about the Grange, and gender roles in rural life in the early twentieth century.