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She helped to found the Poetry Society of Virginia, serving as both its president (1933) and co-president (1944-1945). She contined to service in editorial capacities, editing the Lyric Virginia Today (vol. 1), though writing became her larger focus. Between 1922 and 1952, she authored seven collections of poetry and short fiction: The Wagon and the Star (1922), The Unrisen Morrow (1926), The Black Moon (1929), Spider Architect (1937), From Invisible Mountains (1943), Himself and I (1950), and Nightingales on the Moon (1952). Leitch died in  August 1954 and is buried in Virginia Beach, Virginia.","Many of her individual poems can be found online and a complete digitized version of The Wagon and the Star is available through the Internet Archive.","Source: Social Networks and Archival Context record for Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954","Julius John (J. J.) Lankes was born in 1884 in Buffalo, NY. He began working as a draftsman in 1902, but spent the majority of his professional life known for his woodcuts. His career as an artist spanned decades, during which he created woodcuts and illustrations for authors, among others. In addition to Sherwood Anderson, he worked with Robert Frost and Beatrix Potter. Lankes wrote and illustrated A Woodcut Manual, published by Henry Holt in 1932. In 2006, The University of Tampa published a new edition of this book with selected letters and other writings, edited by Welford Dunaway Taylor. (A copy of the 2006 edition is housed in Special Collections. A copy of the 1932 edition is available at the University Libraries' Art \u0026 Architecture Library.) In addition to his illustrations and work as an artist, Lankes taught at Wells College from 1933 to about 1940. From 1943 to 1950, Lankes worked for the reproduction section of the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics (NACA, later NASA). He retired in 1951 and died in April 1960.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes commenced in November 2016 was completed in January 2017.","For additional materials relating to J. J. Lankes held by Special Collections, see:\n\nThe Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson (Ms2015-020), includes correspondence between Anderson and Lankes, as well as between Anderson's widow, Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson and Lankes, and a variety of Anderson researchers and Lankes.\nThe Marvin H. Neel Papers, (Ms2016-022) contains biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988, including letters and postcards to J. J. Lankes (1951-1961).","Virginia Commonwealth University also includes papers of Mary Sinton Leitch. 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After attending Smith College and Columbia University, as well as schools in Europe, she worked in New York City, first as a women's prison inspector, and later as a contributing editor to several magazines and newspapers. In 1907, after taking some time to travel, she married John David Leitch and the couple settled in eastern Virginia. She helped to found the Poetry Society of Virginia, serving as both its president (1933) and co-president (1944-1945). She contined to service in editorial capacities, editing the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLyric Virginia Today\u003c/title\u003e (vol. 1), though writing became her larger focus. Between 1922 and 1952, she authored seven collections of poetry and short fiction: \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Wagon and the Star\u003c/title\u003e (1922), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Unrisen Morrow\u003c/title\u003e (1926), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Black Moon\u003c/title\u003e (1929), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSpider Architect\u003c/title\u003e (1937), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom Invisible Mountains\u003c/title\u003e (1943), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHimself and I\u003c/title\u003e (1950), and \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNightingales on the Moon\u003c/title\u003e (1952). 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His career as an artist spanned decades, during which he created woodcuts and illustrations for authors, among others. In addition to Sherwood Anderson, he worked with Robert Frost and Beatrix Potter. Lankes wrote and illustrated \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eA Woodcut Manual\u003c/title\u003e, published by Henry Holt in 1932. In 2006, The University of Tampa published a new edition of this book with selected letters and other writings, edited by Welford Dunaway Taylor. (A copy of the 2006 edition is housed in Special Collections. A copy of the 1932 edition is available at the University Libraries' Art \u0026amp; Architecture Library.) In addition to his illustrations and work as an artist, Lankes taught at Wells College from 1933 to about 1940. From 1943 to 1950, Lankes worked for the reproduction section of the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics (NACA, later NASA). He retired in 1951 and died in April 1960.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note: Mary Sinton Leitch (1876-1954)","Biographical Note : J. J. Lankes (1884-1960)"],"bioghist_tesim":["Mary Sinton Lewis was born in New York City, New York, in 1876 to Carlton Thomas and Nancy Dunlap McKeen Lewis. After attending Smith College and Columbia University, as well as schools in Europe, she worked in New York City, first as a women's prison inspector, and later as a contributing editor to several magazines and newspapers. In 1907, after taking some time to travel, she married John David Leitch and the couple settled in eastern Virginia. She helped to found the Poetry Society of Virginia, serving as both its president (1933) and co-president (1944-1945). She contined to service in editorial capacities, editing the Lyric Virginia Today (vol. 1), though writing became her larger focus. Between 1922 and 1952, she authored seven collections of poetry and short fiction: The Wagon and the Star (1922), The Unrisen Morrow (1926), The Black Moon (1929), Spider Architect (1937), From Invisible Mountains (1943), Himself and I (1950), and Nightingales on the Moon (1952). Leitch died in  August 1954 and is buried in Virginia Beach, Virginia.","Many of her individual poems can be found online and a complete digitized version of The Wagon and the Star is available through the Internet Archive.","Source: Social Networks and Archival Context record for Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954","Julius John (J. J.) Lankes was born in 1884 in Buffalo, NY. He began working as a draftsman in 1902, but spent the majority of his professional life known for his woodcuts. His career as an artist spanned decades, during which he created woodcuts and illustrations for authors, among others. In addition to Sherwood Anderson, he worked with Robert Frost and Beatrix Potter. Lankes wrote and illustrated A Woodcut Manual, published by Henry Holt in 1932. In 2006, The University of Tampa published a new edition of this book with selected letters and other writings, edited by Welford Dunaway Taylor. (A copy of the 2006 edition is housed in Special Collections. A copy of the 1932 edition is available at the University Libraries' Art \u0026 Architecture Library.) In addition to his illustrations and work as an artist, Lankes taught at Wells College from 1933 to about 1940. From 1943 to 1950, Lankes worked for the reproduction section of the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics (NACA, later NASA). He retired in 1951 and died in April 1960."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. 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Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson (Ms2015-020), includes correspondence between Anderson and Lankes, as well as between Anderson's widow, Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson and Lankes, and a variety of Anderson researchers and Lankes.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eThe Marvin H. Neel Papers, (Ms2016-022) contains biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988, including letters and postcards to J. J. Lankes (1951-1961).\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Commonwealth University also includes papers of Mary Sinton Leitch. A \u003cextref href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00093.xml\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\"\u003efinding aid for this collection\u003c/extref\u003e is available online. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Rauner Special Collections Library of Dartmouth University contains a collection of J. J. Lankes papers. A \u003cextref href=\"http://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ms1115.html\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\"\u003efinding aid for the collection\u003c/extref\u003e is available online.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials (in Virginia Tech Special Collections)","Related Materials (at other institutions)"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["For additional materials relating to J. J. Lankes held by Special Collections, see:\n\nThe Welford D. 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Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news \u0026amp; friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost). Leitch seemed to a center for social activity for writers and artists, hosting Lankes, Frost, Louis Jaffe, and others, and many of her letters include plans for events relating to the Poetry Society of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. 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During her career, she published seven poetry collections and sold original plays to regional performing arts theaters.  Her published works include The Waggon and the Star (1922), The Unrisen Morrow (1926), The Black Moon (1929), Spider Architect (1937), From Invisible Mountains (1943), Himself and I (1950), and Nightingales on the Moon (1952).","Leitch was born 8 September 1876 in New York City, the daughter of Carlton Thomas and Nancy Dunlap McKeen Lewis. She received her early education in private preparatory schools, later attending Smith College and Columbia University and schools in France and Germany.","After completing her academic education, Leitch returned to New York City, where she served as an inspector of women's prisons. While working as an inspector, Leitch became a contributing editor to Harper's Monthly, the New York Herald, and the New York Evening Post. In 1907, Leitch left her professional positions to travel for an extended period, after which she married John David Leitch in 1907 and relocated to Lynnhaven, Virginia. Upon moving to Virginia, Leitch began her writing career. Leitch wrote the majority of her works in her Lynnhaven home, which she referred to in her works and correspondence as \"Wycherley.\"","In 1923, Leitch became a founding member of the Poetry Society of Virginia, serving as its president in 1933 and co-president from 1944 to1945. She served as the editor for the poetry anthology Lyric Virginia Today in 1932, leaving the same year to focus on writing poetry and short stories. Leitch published seven collective works of her poetry between 1922 and 1952. Additionally, Leitch submitted her writings throughout her career to various publishing houses, journals, and performing arts theaters to varying degrees of success. During this process, Leitch became professionally acquainted with prominent writers, journalists, and illustrators such as J.J. Lankes and Robert Frost, and Louis Jaffe.","Leitch died on 20 August 1954 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.","Barbara Murphy, granddaughter of Mary Sinton Leitch, gave the papers to Roberta Cornelius, a faculty member at Randolph-Macon Women's College. When Cornelius retired in 1968, she gave the collection to Emma Gray Trigg.","The collection was initially processed in 1984 and revised in 1990. The collection was reprocessed in 2022 and the finding aid written to current standards. Files were rehoused, relabled, and condensed where applicable.","The Mary Sinton Leitch papers, 1929-1954, 1968 is a collection of her personal works and papers. The papers consist primarily of early drafts of Leitch's writing, draft publications, and correspondence with poets and publishers. This collection provides a unique look into Leitch's creative process and her career as a woman writer in central Virginia during the early and mid 20th century.","Series 1: Stage Plays and Short Stories contains multiple working drafts of Leitch's works of fiction. The printed drafts include annotations and working notes. Some plays, such as The Black Moon and The Unwilling Conspirator, include multiple drafts at various stages of Leitch's creative process.","Series 2: Poetry and Songs make up the bulk of the collection, including typed copies of Leitch's poetry, workbooks of poetry drafts and concepts, and poetry publication proofs. This series contains both published and unpublished poems, organized in alphabetical order by title. Some drafts include notes, corrections, and general annotations. Also included are workbooks and scratch books used by Leitch to workshop poems. These workbooks contain a partially-complete paste-up and a proof book of Leitch's poetry compilation From Invisible Mountains, both of which have some editorial annotations.","The series includes a small number of songs that Leitch wrote and published herself or in collaboration with other songwriters. These songs are all finalized publications free of annotation.","Series 3: Correspondence encompasses Leitch's professional and personal correspondence regarding her works of poetry and fiction with publishers and professional peers. The majority of the correspondence pertains to Leitch submittingher works for publication. Leitch corresponded with other contemporary poets, and she expressed her admiration, requested advice, or planned social engagements. Individuals Leitch corresponded with include poets Robert Frost,  T. S. Eliot, Archibald Rutledge, and illustrator J. J. Lankes.","Series 4:  Project Files and Subject Files is composed of Leitch's personal files related to publishing, professional and amateur reviews of her works, and research pertaining to her career as a writer. Some examples of the files included in this series are a workbook of submissions made to publishers, paste-up books of reviews of her poetry, and contact sheets for Virginia Poetry Society members.","There are no restrictions.","VCU James Branch Cabell Library","Poetry Society of Virginia","Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954","Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954 -- Archives","English\n      German"],"collection_title_tesim":["Mary Sinton Leitch papers, 1924/1968"],"collection_ssim":["Mary Sinton Leitch papers, 1924/1968"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 52","/repositories/5/resources/267"],"unitid_tesim":["M 52","/repositories/5/resources/267"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library"],"creator_ssm":["Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954"],"creator_ssim":["Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954","Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954 -- Archives"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["VCU James Branch Cabell Library","Poetry Society of Virginia"],"creators_ssim":["Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954","Leitch, Mary Sinton, 1876-1954 -- Archives","VCU James Branch Cabell Library","Poetry Society of Virginia"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated to VCU by Emma Gray Trigg November, 1968."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Authors, American -- Virginia","Poets, American -- Virginia"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Authors, American -- Virginia","Poets, American -- Virginia"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.88 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["1.88 Linear Feet"],"date_range_isim":[1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restriction"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged into four series: Series 1: Short Stories, 1929, 1947, undated, Series 2: Poetry, 1936, 1943, undated, Series 3: Correspondence, 1939-1954, 1968, and Series 4: Project Files and Subject Files, 1931-1954.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1: Short Stories, 1929, 1947, undated, Series 2: Poetry, 1936, 1943, undated, Series 3: Correspondence, 1939-1954, 1968, and Series 4: Project Files and Subject Files, 1931-1954."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMary Sinton Lewis Leitch (1876-1954) was a prominent regional poet and fiction writer from Lynnhaven, Virginia, and a founding member of the Poetry Society of Virginia. 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