Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature. Synonyms: poems, verse, versification, metrical composition, rhymes, balladry, archaic: poesy)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Margaret Shardelow Young Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-285
Abstract
Dayton native, Margaret Shardelow Young, was a member of the Friday Afternoon Club, one of the city's oldest women's literary clubs. She was also a local school teacher and long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton. The collection includes her Friday Afternoon Club writings, schoolbooks, teaching notes, photographs, and greeting cards with her original poetry.
Dates:
1894-1991
Found in:
Special Collections
