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"Hill Fragments" by Madeline Mason-Manheim, published book

A hardcover edition of "Hill Fragments" by Madeline Mason-Manheim. Published in 1925 by New York Brentano's Publishers. Printed by Arthurs Press, Ltd., Woodchester, Glos., Great Britain. 59 numbered pages. Hard cover is navy in color. The front cover…

Tags: 1920s, 20th Century, 20th Century literature, 20th Century poetry, American literature, American poetry, Arthur Symons, Kahlil Gibran, Madeline Mason, Poet, Poetry, Women, Women Authors, Women Poets, Women's voices

"Le Prophète" by Kahlil Gibran; translated from English by Madeline Mason-Manheim, manuscript, title page

Handwritten manuscript of "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran, translated from English by Madeline Mason-Manheim. Handwritten in ink on paper, with a pencil sketch of a hand cupping a flame. The papers are held together with a pink plastic paperclip. Full…

Tags: 1920s, 20th Century, 20th Century literature, American literature, French literature, Kahlil Gibran, Madeline Mason, Translation, Women Authors, Women Translators, Women's voices

1935 Residential Securities Map, Austin

Residential security map of Austin, Texas. Residential neighborhoods were graded from A to D (“best” to “hazardous”) "A" districts, colored green on the map, indicated that mortgage lenders should consider this area “safe” and low-risk for loans,…

Tags: 1900s, 1920s, 1928 plan, 1930s, 19th Century, 20th Century, African American, Austin, Black American, City planning, Community, Housing, Housing discrimination, Maps, Race, Racial segregation, Racism, Redlining, Zoning

Title Page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to the 1928 City Plan For Austin, Texas

Pages from the Koch & Fowler 1928 City Plan for Austin, which was commissioned by the city to plan for future development. The text goes on to explain the history of the creation of the plan and encourages the city government to work with officials…

Tags: 1900s, 1920s, 1928 plan, 20th Century, Austin, Austin City Council, City commissions, City planning, Community, Housing, Housing discrimination, Report, U.S. Census, Zoning

Population and Housing Statistics for Census Tracts: Austin, Texas, 1940

This item shows population and housing data statistics for the city of Austin collected from the 1940 Census.

Contents
Map of city by census tracts. (Page IV)

General: Historical background, Definition of a census tract, Suburban tracts, Uses…

Photograph of Madeline Mason-Manheim with Arthur Symons at his home in Kent, May 1926

Madeline Mason and Arthur Symons_May 1926_front.jpeg

A black-and-white photograph of Madeline Mason-Manheim and Arthur Symons at his home Island Cottage, Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom. Photo taken in May 1926 per handwritten note on the back. In the photo, Symons is sitting on a rattan chaise with…

Tags: 1920s, 20th Century, 20th Century England, Arthur Symons, Author, British authors, Literary critic, Madeline Mason, Photography, Poet, Women, Women Authors, Women Poets

"The Cage of Years" by Madeline Mason, published book

A hardcover edition of "The Cage of Years" by Madeline Mason, previously owned by Christopher Morley. Published in 1949 by The Bond Wheelwright Company Publisher. Printed by The Elm Tree Press, Woodstock, VT, and bound by the New Hampshire Bindery of…

Tags: 1940s, 20th Century, 20th Century literature, 20th Century poetry, American literature, American poetry, Christopher Morley, Madeline Mason, Poet, Poetry, Theodore Conrath, Women, Women Authors, Women Poets, Women's voices

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