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Converse, Effie Elsie, 1868-?

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

ART 384: Artist Books Collection, 2023

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 610
Summary

Materials created by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students in the Art Department course ART 384 Artist Books: Image & Text, during the Spring 2023 semester. Student creations are reimaginations of rare books and manuscripts housed in the Special Collections and Archives Department of McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Dates: 2023

Effie Elsie Converse Papers, 1882-1932

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss BT
Summary

Diaries and poetry of a woman from the Town of Brunswick, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, who later lived in the city of Eau Claire. The diaries, 1882-1920, relate in detail the daily activities of Miss Converse, her family (which included a brother, Royal William, 1829-?, and a sister, Clarissa, 1828-?), and friends. Two volumes of her poetry date 1896-1932. In 1939, Miss Converse married Thomas H. Rooke in Eau Claire.

Dates: 1882-1932

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