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Virginia Rock fonds File
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Newspaper articles about Virginia Rock

File consists of clippings of newspaper articles about or featuring Rock, including articles about her return to the United States after teaching in Poland and a notice pertaining to the awarding of her honorary doctorate from York University in 1994.

Photograph of Jerzy Beres and art show programme

File consists of a photograph of Jerzy Beres with one of his sculptures, taken by Rock, as well as a programme for his show held at Galeria Krzysztofory in Krakow in 1964. Photograph annotated in pen by Rock on verso: "Jerzy Beres in his apt. His design. (An American sculptor introduced me)."

Photographs of John Steinbeck in Krakow

File consists of photographs of John Steinbeck while visiting Jagiellonian University in Krakow, a visit partly coordinated by Rock, who can be seen in the corner of one photograph.

Photographs taken in Poland

File consists of photographs of Rock while living in Poland and teaching at the Jagiellonian University between 1962 and 1964. Photographs mainly depict Rock, friends and colleagues at social gatherings, as well as city scenes and buildings in Krakow. Some items in this file have been annotated on verso by Rock to identify people and/or events depicted in the image.

"Place vs. region in the Southern imagination : the Southern Agrarians" : correspondence and annotated drafts

File pertains to Rock's participation in a panel discussion entitled "Place vs. region in the Southern imagination", part of the American Studies Association conference held in Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1981. Included in the file is correspondence exchanged between Rock, the panel chair Sarah M. Howell, Peter W. Dowell, Robert White and Elizabeth Evans, and numerous annotated versions of her conference paper and related notes. A copy of Robert White's conference paper is also included in the file as well as an overview of the panel's subject matter.

Poland

File consists of photographs taken by Rock in Poland. Included are photographs of street scenes in Krakow, the Wawel Castle, the Jewish cemetery in Krakow, a Juvenalia student celebration and parade (1963), the Lajokonik (May 1964), 600th anniversary celebrations at Jagiellonian University, Robert Kennedy visiting Jagiellonian University in 1964, the American Embassy, and buildings in Warsaw.

Poland : scenic views

File consists of photographs taken by Rock in Poland. Included are photographs from Rock's passage from New York to Copenhagen on the Gripsholm and views of the Polish countryside and the Krakow botanical gardens.

Polish stamps

File consists of first-day covers featuring cachets and stamps issued by the Polish government, collected by Rock. Also included in the file are extra copies of unused stamps, including some featuring illustrations of cats by Janusz Grabianski (1964).

Postcards from Poland

File consists of blank postcards collected by Rock while living in Poland. Many of these postcards consist of photographs depicting scenery and architecture from around the country, as well as images of artwork.

Southern Agrarian culture : clippings

File includes a number of newspaper articles about Robert Penn Warren, an article by Rock entitled "Why a year's sabbatical was not enough", and a 1959 programme for All The King's Men at the East 74th St. Theatre in New York City

Southern Agrarians and culture : articles

File includes printouts of web pages and articles pertaining to Harriet Jacobs and Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Written By Herself, as well as Rock's notes about Jacobs from 2006-2007. Also included in the file are photographs of houses and landmarks, including Jefferson Davis Park, in Memphis, Tennessee, dated January 1982, though they were likely taken during Rock's attendance at a Memphis conference in October 1981.

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