Anne George Papers

Collection

Identifier: 0030

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains George's drafts, manuscripts, and research materials. The collection also contains correspondence, both personal and professional.

Dates

1961 - 2001

Creator

George , Anne Bell (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Author retains copyright and literary rights.

Biographical / Historical

Anne Bell George was born in Montgomery, Alabama on December 4, 1929 and raised in Lowndes County. Bell attended Judson College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish in 1949. For twenty-three years she taught English to both junior high and high school students in Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama. In 1971, she received a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. After retiring from teaching she founded the Druid Press in 1982. In 1984, she became associated with the Artist in Education Program and later became writer-in-residence for the Alabama State Council on the Arts. During the early 1900's, she attended the University of Alabama in an effort to attain her doctorate in English and Education. Before her death on March 14, 2001, George published over a dozen books and close to one hundred poems.

Extent

5.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 96-073 and 98-038 processed by Paul Martin; Accession 99-132 processed by Catherine Conner; and Accession 08-007 processed by Deborah Belcher.

Finding aids entered into ArchivesSpace by Lisa Glasscock 06-25-2020.