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String Star quilt by Harriet Ellen Hooper Earl
No full textImage of String Star quilt created in 1905 by Harriet Ellen Hooper Earl. Also includes questionnaires describing the quilt completed by Janine Speakman Rees as part of the Utah Quilt Guild\u27s documentation days held from 1988-1994. my grandmother, Margaret Earl Meeks was the owner of the quilt until this spring when she passed away at age 94. She always said how this quilt had been through 2 wars, that her mother made it. and she (my grandmother) refused to cover her bed with any thing but this quilt when she was very ill, right before she passed away
Letter to Willard Hall Rees from Elizabeth Rees about Family History
No full textLetter addressed to Willard Hall Rees from his mother Elizabeth Rees. Apologizes for such a late response, but was waiting for the cold to go down so she could take a trip to get her photo taken with Ellen to send to him. Elizabeth hopes to see photos of her son Willard with the next letter he writes to her. She goes on to talking about different family members of theirs, going back to her great-grandfather who emigrated from England to the English colony of the east coast. Elizabeth was originally named after her aunt, who had promised a fortune to be left behind for Elizabeth, but never happened. Elizabeth's side of the family seems to have some wealth. Updates Willard on the where about of his siblings and their health. The original letter is accompanied by a typed transcript. This is one item from the Rees Family Correspondence Collection, which includes many letters between family members in Oregon and Ohio
Interview with Ellen Frankfort, women's rights activist and author
No full textEllen Frankfort, author of Vaginal Politics and health columnist for the Village Voice, is interviewed by Winifred Ryhn and Claudine Shannon. She discusses health issues and feminist politics.GrayscaleSoun
Letter to Elizabeth Rees on the Fire in Portland
No full textLetter addressed to Elizabeth Rees about her grandson and a fire in Portland. There was a fire in Portland that burned down twenty-three blocks, resulting in a million dollars worth of damage. He then proceeds to talk about his son, Willard Clay Rees, and his bright future he sees for him. Willard attached a photo of himself and two of his son for his mother to see and pass on to his sisters Olivia and Ellen. The original letter is accompanied by a typed transcript. This is one item from the Rees Family Correspondence Collection, which includes many letters between family members in Oregon and Ohio
Ellen Lupton
No full textEllen Lupton is a typographer, graphic designer, author, and Curator at the Cooper-Hewitt/Smithsonian Design Museum. Link to the artist\u27s website.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/art_talks/1006/thumbnail.jp
Conversations with authors: Ellen Steinbaum
No full textA 2011 conversation with the author Ellen Steinbaum about her life and the inspiration for her work
Ellen Vincent
No full textEllen Vincent was the author of Down on the Island, Up on the Main: A Recollected History of South Bristol, Maine, an honorary citizen of the Town of South Bristol, and a founder of South Bristol Historical Society (SBHS). Born in Washington, D.C. in 1949, Ellen grew up in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, D.C., and graduated from high school in 1967. She received a B.A. in art education from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1971, and a Masters of Fine Arts from George Washington University in 1973. She began her academic career at the Maryland College of Art and Design and in 1989 moved to Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design where she was Professor of Art until illness kept her from the classroom. Ellen was the catalyst for a group of townspeople interested in local history to carry out the idea of a historical society, leading to the formation of SBHS in 1998. She passed away February 24, 2007 from breast cancer. Click here to read more about Ellen Vincent and her legacy in South Bristol.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplercollectors/1003/thumbnail.jp
Pride Author event: Ellen van Neerven in conversation with Kevin Yow Yeh
No full textTo celebrate Pride Month, 2021 at QUT, QUT Library, in conjunction with Equity Services and QUT Faculty of Health held an online author talk with award winning writer Ellen van Neerven, in conversation with Kevin Yow Yeh (QUT Faculty of Health). Held 19 October, 12-1pm
Friends of the Greenwood Library Presents Ellen F. Brown
No full textAuthor Ellen F. Brown spoke about her book on Gone with the Wind at the Friend of the Library event on Friday, November 4, 2011
Blood Sinister by C. Rees
No full textRees, Celia. Blood Sinister. New York, Scholastic: 2007. Print. This is a novel about a young girl named Ellen Foster. She is suffering from a rare, un-diagnosed blood disease. She finds her great-great grandmother\u27s diaries in the attic and reads them. Her great-great grandmother wrote them when she was a teenager. She wrote about a mysterious man who Ellen thinks is a vampire. Things get weird in her life as well. She dreams about what happens before she reads it. This book switches between modern and Victorian times.Recommended Reviewer: MarleneMy name is Marlene, my hobbies are volleyball and writing. I like to read non-fiction and horror books
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