Margaret Gray Blanton Papers, 1845-1972

Summary Information

Title: Margaret Gray Blanton Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1845-1972

Creator:
  • Blanton, Margaret Gray, 1887-1973
Call Number: Mss 93; Tape 543A

Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (13 archives boxes and 1 flat package) and 1 tape recording

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers of Margaret Gray Blanton, an author and wife of psychiatrist Smiley Blanton. Included are correspondence, 1911-1972, diaries, 1918-1972, manuscripts of her and her husband's writings, materials concerning their relationship with Sigmund Freud, and vast genealogical files on their ancestors in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, including copies of the accounts of two Baptist churches in Fayette County, Kentucky. Also included is a taped radio interview with Smiley Blanton for the Martha Dean Program about his book, The Healing Power of Poetry, 1961.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00093
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