Molta, Victoria – 07
Psychiatric disability; daily life; family life; hopes and dreams; self-exploration/reflection; spiritual journey
Poxson, Elijah – 33
Family life in first half of 20th century; writing for pleasure and emotional connection; establishing auto dealerships on five continents; pride in three children (father often absent); live-in grandmother; two world wars; Michigan history
Poxson, Nell – 32
Family life in first half of 20th century; writing for pleasure and emotional connection; establishing auto dealerships on five continents; pride in three children (father often absent); live-in grandmother; two world wars; Michigan history
Repka, Rita – 47
Primarily nature poems, several on theme/image of coyote; also includes “First Letter” from South Africa where Rita went to work on agriculture projects in the Transkei
Saving Words: Old Letters and Journals
an essay on life writing by Audrey Borenstein
Sociologist Sees Your Diary as American History
by Deborah Medenbach
The following passages are from an article based on an in-person interview with Audrey Borenstein at her home in New Paltz, New York.
Strongin, Lynn – 35
WWII; family life; American Jewish experience; divorce; parents; polio; New York; 1950s
The Written Word
by Becky Kalajian
The following passages are from an article based on an in-person interview with LWC volunteer Nicole Braun at her home.
Throwing Language: Craft and Artifact in Journal Writing
an essay on journal writing by Morgan Grayce Willow
Vann, Sara Badger Graham – 31
Philosophical explorations; love relationships; family life; racial attitudes; Southern life