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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "Poetry"

66 Results Found

Poem - My Heaven

Poem

2014.002.219Archive

My Heaven

Program - Silver Anniversary of Anne Campbell as Detroit News Poet

Program

2014.002.146Archive

Silver Anniversary of Anne Campbell as Detroit News Poet

Record, Bookkeeping - Paul Homann Financial Records, 1915-1916

Record, Bookkeeping

2013.048.573Archive

Poem - The Confederate Note

Poem

2013.040.389Archive

The Confederate Note

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, Glass-plate

1969.012.078Photo

Program - To Carl F. Clarke for the Wednesdaynighters by Wm. Fleming Holliday

Program

1966.118.001Archive

To Carl F. Clarke for the Wednesdaynighters by Wm. Fleming Holliday

Card, Membership

Card, Membership

1964.285.014Archive

Poem - Poems by William B. Stout

Poem

1963.148.005Archive

Poems by William B. Stout

Poem

Poem

1948.208.007Archive

File, Digital Video - Lucille Clifton
Morning Discussion
4/14/00

File, Digital Video

2022.501.015Archive

Lucille Clifton
Morning Discussion
4/14/00

File, Digital Video - Authors Series
2003 Eady
Masterclass
Master

File, Digital Video

2022.501.030Archive

Authors Series
2003 Eady
Masterclass
Master

Booklet - Farmer John's Reminiscence of the Old Home Town or Farmer John Spilling Ink in Self-Defense

Booklet

2012.044.697Archive

Farmer John's Reminiscence of the Old Home Town or Farmer John Spilling Ink in Self-Defense

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