Box 10
Contains 26 Results:
Johnson, Rosemarie (Rhie) - Do Not Go Gently, February 8, 1995
Harrison, Ellen - The French Connection, 1995
History: The author, an Art Institute of Chicago docent, writes a detailed, deeply researched history of art collection (private and public) in the U.S. (including New York), but concentrating on the Art Institute (founded 1893). The acquisition of its Impressionist work is the "French Connection".
Kelley, Katrina - Exit Laughing, December, 1994
Essay: "Make me laugh." and "I may be shallow, but I just like to laugh," writes the author. She describes the many faces of comedy: in the entertainment worlds, in literature, and political satire. Playwrights, authors, film makers - the author is well informed and hip. Even laughter in hospitals and churches. Humor connects people and that is what is irresistible.
Garvin, Suzanne S. - Rambling Rivers or Down on the Farm, September 28, 1994
Plochman, Barbara B. - Writing My Paper, October 12, 1994
Peck, Annette Henrietta Biemand - Dhe Whaddle Ease Hodha, November 9, 1994
Reichelderfer, Catherine - Generally Watching Specific Birds, October 26, 1994
The author and her husband were intrepid birders who kept lists of all birds they had seen in various countries. The bulk of the paper is about Africa, where they "birded" in Kenya, Rwanda, and Zaire, just before the wars between Hutus and Tutsis.
Carton, Jean - Tony Morrison, May 25, 1994
Tony Morrison, author, professor, Nobel Prize winner is the subject of this sensitive paper. Community, history, pride, spiritualism – all are Toni Morrison’s themes. The author illustrates her themes through quotes from some of Morrison’s books.
Hartley, Noelle - Pelts of the Pribilofs, April 27, 1994
Nielsen, Patricia M. - The Best 50 Years of My Life: A Light-Hearted Somewhat Frivolous Account of My Marriage to My First Husband, Artie Nielsen, May 11, 1994
Guenzel, Elizabeth - The Doll That Never Could Die, May 24, 1995
In her mid 70s, the author yearns to review her life experiences by culling through papers, photographs and long-owned belongings. As her closets become neater and leaner, memories gather from her early childhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, in a prosperous, but strict and cold, English-style upbringing. Her doll plays roles for the author, which offer solace and hope of recognition.
Buck, Joanne - Regaleali, March 22, 1995
Travel and History: The history of Sicily and an estate located in the heart of Sicily. As travelers, the author and her husband attended the famous Regaleali Cooking School with the Baron's family. The author adds the stories behind her love of cooking.
Davis, Anne Meserve - The Magnifying Glass, April 12, 1995
Remien, Marguerite Cleary - Still Crazy After All These Years, May 10, 1995
Two humorous pieces: One is fiction based on the truth (Tracking the Non Sequitur with Knife and Fork) and the other is factual with some fictional embroidery (Up and Down the Mies Staircase). The second piece is a memoir, which begins after her wedding to Jim McNulty in 1942. Includes getting a job at the Journal on Grand near Michigan while her husband was in the Navy. Then personal anecdotes about the Chicago Symphony, restaurants, buildings, friends, her job at the Tribune, and more.
Barber, Margo - Prairie State, January 26, 1994
Hobart, Mary Ballard - A Tail of Three Russian Ladies 1926-1993 (read by Joan Buck), November 10, 1993
The author intertwines stories of Russia with her daughter's trip in 1966 as a student, the news (in 1993) confirming the fate of Tsar Nicholas II (death in 7-1918), and the stories of a Russian born family ('three Russian ladies': the author's hair dresser and the hair dresser's daughter and mother).
Johnston, Eleanor C. - Options, October 13, 1993
VanArsdale, Sallie W. - Egypt – A Trip Both Sublime and..., September 29, 1993
A trip to Egypt, planned by Abercrombie and Kent, with descriptions of the places she went and the people who were with her. Starting in Cairo with the Cairo Museum and the King Tut exhibit and continuing to the pyramids and a camel ride, Abu Simbel and a Nile Cruise from Aswan, stopping at the Temple of Isis, Kom Ombo, Karnac, Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens and Hatshepsut’s Temple, she describes the events and sights of the trip.
Howland, Joan T. (Mrs. Elihu S.) - What’s in a Name or J.U.W.A.S., April 13, 1994
A name can influence your experience. The author’s husband’s unusual name is Elihu. A delightful encounter with Archibald MacLeish provided an explanation of the derivation of Elihu. Erma Bombeck’s thoughts on names are quoted.
Fisher, Anne - The Year That Was: Memoirs In Silver, October 27, 1993
Pettibone, Jean Beaverson - I.E.S.C., December 8, 1993
Knight, Andrea C. - A Voyage Through the Seasons, January 12, 1994
Andrea and husband Bob sail their new boat from Maine to Florida through the Intracoastal Waterway. It is a fun month of adventure. They go through violent storms, wonderful scenery, and make new friends and visit old ones.
Schmid, Marcia - The Red Carpet of Poetry, February 23, 1994
Book of poems read by Mrs. Schmid’s daughter and other Winnetka Fortnightly members (Eloise Fink, Sonja Fischer, Marjorie Trobaugh, and Marguerite Remien. (Note: CDs of the reading are filed in the President's/Winnetka Box and in the Newberry Box 10).