Title: Ruth Mary Fox Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1911-1976

Creator:

• Fox, Ruth Mary, 1891-

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 100

Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

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 a biographical file, correspondence and reviews of her poetry books, as well as newspaper and magazine clippings.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0100

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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.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science Records. UWM Archival Collection 1.

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English Records. UWM Archival Collection 127.

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.

Use Restrictions

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).

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

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

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