Tardy, Anne Southerne
National Poetry Week Scrapbook, 1936-1937
Biography/Background:
Anne
Southerne Tardy was born in 1892, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Minge
Tardy who
lived at 1119 30th Street South in Birmingham, Alabama. Tardy was an
active member of many local
organizations including the Birmingham Art Club, the Colonial Dames of America,
and the Birmingham Branch
of the National League of American Pen Women in which she served as an officer.
Her Sun Through Window
Shutters (1935) is a compilation of her poems published in various magazines
and newspapers. Tardy died in
Birmingham in 1934.
Scope and Content:
The Tardy
scrapbook is comprised of newspaper clippings that document the celebration in
Birmingham
of National Poetry Week. Also included is a schedule of local radio programs
broadcast during the observance.
Guide to Collection:
Not
available.
Subject Areas:
Authors --
Alabama -- Birmingham.
National
Poetry Week -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Tardy, Anne Southerne, 1892-1934.
Collection Number: 481
Size: 1 reel microfilm
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
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