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Title
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Two original newsprint copies of an obituary for Muriel Rukeyser published in the New York Times
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Creator
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Wolfgang Saxon
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Description
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One Dated February 14th, 1980, the other dated February 13th, 1980. Two original newsprint copies of an obituary for Muriel Rukeyser published in the New York Times titled Muriel Rukeyser, Poet of Social Protest, Is Dead at 66 written by Wolfgang Saxon. The obituary details Rukeyser’s life, highlighting her travels in Europe, an incident with the police that she was held in contempt of court for that inspired some of her poetry, and her authorship of several children’s books. She was survived by her son, William,and three grandchildren. The article dated February 13th includes two of Rukeyser’s poems,”One Soldier” and “Chapultepec Park.”
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Date Created
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February 14th, 1980
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Original Object Type
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Paper
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Subject
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original newsprint; Wolfgang Saxon; One Soldier; Chapultepec Park; Muriel Rukeyser; Muriel Rukeyser, Poet of Social Protest, Is Dead at 66;
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Collection Location
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Box 1 Folder 2
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Cataloger
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Latitude Brown
