Edsel Ford - Kathryn Kruger Post Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS F75p 335

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Scope and Contents

199 items, principally correspondence, 1965-1970, exchanged between Arkansas poet Edsel Ford and his patroness and admirer, Kathryn Kruger Post ("Grand") of Arlington Heights, Illinois, pertaining, for the most part, to his professional career and her avocational interests in the writing of poetry. Included, however, are: one file (28 items) of correspondence, 1970-1971, exchanged between Mrs. Post and others, especially Elsa Vaught of Fayetteville, Arkansas, subsequent to Ford's death, and one file (38 items) consisting of photographs of Mrs. Post and poems, miscellaneous academic class notes, and unpublished essays written by her.

Dates

1965-1971

Creator

Ford, Edsel (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Edsel Ford - Kathryn Kruger Post Correspondence was donated to Special Collections by Robert H. Kruger of Waukesha, Wisconsin in May 1979 and by John L. Kruger of Homewood, Illinois and William W. Kruger of Shell Knob, Missouri in 1980.