Maura MacNeil Papers
Content Description
The papers of Maura MacNeil consist of manunscript material related to the publiation of the Lost Houses and the History of Water in the form of handwritten notes, drafts, and other misc. documents. The papers also include material related to workshops given by MacNeil, including Humanities to Go: Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories, sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities, and Raising the Dead: Allowing Our Ghosts to Speak. The papers date from 2007 to 2023 and is housed in two clamshell boxes, .5 linear feet in extent.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 2007 - 2023
Biographical / Historical
Maura MacNeil is a writer, editor, and educator. She holds a MFA from Vermont College and is a Professor of Writing at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. MacNeil is the author of the poetry collections: A History of Water, Lost Houses, and This Last Place. Her poetry, prose, and critical writing have been published and anthologized in numerous publications over the past three decades including Penning the Pandemic: An Anthology of Creative Writing from the Beginning of the Covid Era; Mud Chronicles: A New England Anthology; Poet Showcase: An Anthology of New Hampshire Poets; and Voices from the Frost Place Volume II. She is the founder and editor of Off the Margins, a website that features writing and reflection on the life of an artist from women who “fearlessly tell the truth and risk vulnerability to give voice to their experience.”
Full Extent
.5 Linear Feet (2 clamshell boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The papers Maura MacNeil, writer and educator, consist of manuscript material related to her publications Lost Houses and the History of Water and misc. documents related to workshops taught by MacNeil. The collection dates from 2007 to 2023, encompassing two clamshell boxes, .5 linear feet.
Condition Description
Good
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Keene State College Archives and Special Collections Repository