Project Files Series, 1985-1998

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Contains information about special projects undertaken by the Foundation, some of which were short-lived and some of which continued indefinitely. The Hopscotch House category contains information about the acquisition of the property; discussions about potential and actual events and projects undertaken at the house; the hiring of Patty Wren Smith (a previous grant recipient) as house manager and resident naturalist in 1989; and a run of newsletters written by Smith documenting events at the House including lectures and gatherings. This grouping also contains a file of requests to use the house by various local non-profit groups and reports of their activities. The Wolf Pen Women Writers Colony folders detail the planning and running of the Colony and document the four summer meetings of the Colony, from 1988 to 1991. The group also contains the applications and supporting documents for the women writers who applied to take part in the Colony. The Names and the Topics folders document minor projects undertaken by the Foundation over the years--projects that supported the Foundation's mission, but did not become a lasting part of its activities. The folder groupings are arranged alphabetically. Various persons documented in the Project Files Series are also documented in other parts of the collection. In particular, some of the women writers who participated in the Wolf Pen Colony also were contributors to The American Voice (e.g., Sharon Doubiago, Jan Freeman, Terri Jewel, Cia McClannahan, and Marie Williams), while certain artists who worked on a special project for the Foundation were later successful applicants for Foundation grants (e.g., Jo Carson, Cass Irwin, Brenda Marie Osbey, Maryat Lee). Arranged alphabetically within the categories Hopskotch House, Wolf Pen, Names, and Topics.

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