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Madeline Mason: Poet, Critic, Author

A paper flyer color-printed on glossy paper advertising the lecture services of Madeline Mason. The front side contains a picture of Mason, a list of works, and a short biography. The back side contains reviews of Mason's skills as a speaker and…

Tags: 1950s, 20th Century, 20th Century literature, 20th Century poetry, American literature, American poetry, Literary critic, Madeline Mason, Poet, Poetry, Sonnet, Women, Women Authors, Women Poets, Women's voices

Pages 71 and 72 of the 1928 Austin City Plan

Two pages taken from the Koch & Fowler 1928 City Plan for Austin. The plan argues that, to cut down on the cost of building "separate but equal” facilities throughout the city, Black residents should be “encouraged” to move to a single area in East…

Tags: 1900s, 1920s, 1928 plan, 20th Century, African American, Austin, Austin City Council, Black American, City commissions, City planning, Community, Housing, Housing discrimination, Race, Racial segregation, Racism, Report, U.S. Census, Zoning

Nonwhite households by blocks for Austin, Texas, 1940

Map of Austin dwelling units shaded by racial makeup. “Nonwhite” was a category used by the 1940 Census that included Black people and people with African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, or Korean ancestry.
NOTE: This item…

Tags: 1900s, 1940s, 20th Century, African American, Austin, Austin City Council, Black American, City planning, Community, Housing, Housing discrimination, Maps, Race, Racial segregation, Racism, U.S. Census

Figures 12–13: Zoning in the Study Area (South Congress–Travis Heights–Fairview Park), 1967 and 1973

Tags: 20th Century, Activism, Advocacy, Austin City Council, Austin Texas, Citizen participation, City planning, Neighborhood activism, Zoning

Figures 10–11: Zoning in the Study Area (South Congress–Travis Heights–Fairview Park), 1941 and 1957

Tags: 20th Century, Activism, Advocacy, Austin City Council, Austin Texas, Citizen participation, City planning, Neighborhood activism, Zoning

Artist Promotion Material

Two examples of small musician profiles in the Rod Kennedy artist profile box (Box 94-139/11). These are notably smaller than other artist profiles sent by their talent agencies, likely reliant on self promotion to share their art. The post card sent…

Tags: 20th Century, Bands, Immigration, Mexican American, Music, Musicians, Tejano

"mujer en revolución"

Small zine (magazine) made by a female, . Created digitally, then printed. Multiple pages with poetry and art regarding women.

Tags: 20th Century, 21st Century, Feminism, Zine

Première Reading of Selections from "At the Ninth Hour" A Booklength Sonnet Sequence in a New Form by Madeline Mason

A paper bulletin, black ink on white paper folded in half, from Madeline Mason's reading of "At the Ninth Hour" from the Library of Congress at the Coolidge Auditorium on April 9, 1956.

Tags: 20th Century, American literature, Library of Congress, Poetry, Women Authors, Women Poets

"Book News" periodical, Vol. IX, No. 4, July 1961

Paper periodical, black ink on white paper, containing a literature review of the poetry volume "At the Ninth Hour" by Madeline Mason and illustration of two ouds on one side and a list of "Recent and Forthcoming Books" with summaries and prices on…

Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 20th Century, 20th Century literature, 20th Century poetry, American literature, American poetry, Madeline Mason, Poet, Poetry, Poetry review, Sonnet, Women, Women Authors, Women Poets, Women's voices

Viva La Raza!

An article by Yolanda Alaníz, published in Volume 3, Number 2 of The Freedom Socialist on newspaper.

Tags: 20th Century, Activism, Advocacy, Chicana, Chicana Movement, Chicano Movement, Feminism, Labor, Union

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