University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Fox, Ruth Mary, 1891- .

Papers, 1911-1976.

UWM Manuscript Collection 100

.6 cubic ft. (1 archives box, and 1 small archives box)

ABSTRACT: Collection of a former English teacher at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee which largely consists of her works of religious poetry. Other materials include correspondence and reviews of her poetry books, as well as newspaper and magazine clippings and a biographical file on the teacher and author.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: A native of Racine, Wisconsin, Ruth Mary Fox received a B.A. from Rosary College and an M. A. from the University of Wisconsin. She also did graduate work at the University of Chicago, Leland Stanford University, and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and received honorary doctorates from the College of St. Thomas Aquinas and Mount Mary College. Fox taught English and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee and its predecessor institutions, the Milwaukee State Teachers College and the Wisconsin State College, from 1922-1960.

Fox's poetry has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers. Her major works include Dante Lights the Way, published in 1958, and Some Did Return, published in 1976.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Ruth Mary Fox, 1891- . Papers, 1911-1976. UWM Manuscript Collection 100. University Manuscript Collections. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. College of Letters & Science. Office of the Dean. Records, 1948-1995. (UWM Archival Collection 1)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of English. Records, 1945-1989. (UWM Archival Collection 127)

ACQUISITION: Sister Mary Clemente Davlin donated this collection to the Archives in April 1980.

PROCESSING: Christel Maass processed the collection at the Archives in March 1997.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

English teachers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Religious poetry, American.
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Faculty--Archives.
Women poets, American.

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 100	BOX	FOLDER
Articles, 1911-1963	1	1
Biographical Information, 1912-1967	1	2
Correspondence, 1925-1962	1	3
Dante Lights the Way, Book Reviews, 1958-1959	1	4
Dante Lights the Way, Correspondence, 1958-1974	1	5
Dante Lights the Way, Newsclippings, 1958	1	6
Dante Lights the Way, Scrapbook, 1958-1959	1	7
Magnificat Medal, 1959	1	8
Miscellaneous, 1962, undated	1	9
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1926-1971	1	10
Poems, 1925-c1968	1	11
Poems, Notebook, undated	1	12
Poems, Published, 1925-1942, undated	1	13
Poems, Unfinished, 1925-1936, undated	2	1
Retirement, 1960	2	2
Retirement Book, Remembering the Heights, 1960	2	3
Some Did Return, Book Reviews, 1976	2	4