Oral history interview with Peggy Baird.

Peggy Baird shares her experiences with Dorothy Day, including participating in the women's suffrage movement, and spending time among many literary luminaries such as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O'Neill, and Hart Crane. She also describes living in Paris among other American expatriat...

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Main Author: Baird, Peggy
Other Authors: Mowrer, Deane, 1906-1989
Format: Audio Book
Language:English
Created: 1968.
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Summary:Peggy Baird shares her experiences with Dorothy Day, including participating in the women's suffrage movement, and spending time among many literary luminaries such as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O'Neill, and Hart Crane. She also describes living in Paris among other American expatriates, such as Ernest Hemingway and Sinclair Lewis, and her marriage to Malcolm Cowley. The recording seems to have taken place on two separate occasions, and Baird repeats a story about her and Day's jail time in Occoquan women's prison. Interviewed by Deane Mowrer.
Physical Description:1 sound tape reel (121 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips. + transcript (20 leaves)
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