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Leah Rachel Yoffie Collection

 Collection — Box: VMF 17, Folder: 12
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf199

Typescript [carbon] draft of "A Cry of the Foreign-born" [poem], 2 pages. Noted "Soldan High School" in upper left corner

Typescript [carbon] draft of "Faith" [poem], 1 page. Notes "Soldan High School" in upper left corner

Typescript [carbon] draft of "A Prayer for the Great White Fast" [poem], 1 page

Clipping concerning Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

1972 September 14. Autograph note signed from Lois Toensfeldt to Andrew Eaton concerning Yoffie's poems, 1 page

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

5.00 items

1 folders

Biographical Information

Rachel Leah Clara Yoffie (1883-1956) was a folklorist and Washington University alumna, class of 1911.  She taught at Soldan High School and published articles into the 1940s on children’s and Jewish lore in the St. Louis area.

Title
Leah Rachel Yoffie Collection
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 March 19: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Manuscripts Collecting Area

Contact:
Joel Minor
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495