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The Life and Poems of Osceola Mays

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Title	The Life and Poems of Osceola Mays
Book Artist	Heft, Caren
Author	Govenar, Alan B., 1952-
Additional Author(s)	Mays, Osceola, 1909- Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Contributor(s)	Heft, Jessica Christensen, Caye
Description	Book; 6 v. ; 21 cm. + 1 sound cassette
Edition Notes	Issued in a paper wrapper, tied with string. Sound cassette: Spirituals and poems / Osceola Mays, c1988. "Printed in Spectrum types (with Calson Roman numerals) on my Vandercook 4. The pigmented abaca papers were made here at the Root River Mill by the printer [Caren Heft], Jessica Heft and Caye Christensen." -- Colophon.
Publication Date	[1989]
Publisher	Arcadian Press
Publication place	Racine, Wis.
Subject	Mays, Osceola, 1909- African American women --Texas --Biography Women --Texas --Biography Artists' books --United States Artists' books Wisconsin Racine 1988
Summary	[1]. Osceola Mays -- 2. Slavery -- 3. Fear -- 4. Family rhymes & poems -- 5. Blues -- 6. Marriage & work
Type	Text; Image
Original Item Size	21 cm.
Original Item ID	E185.93.T4 G68 1989
Item Notes	Signed by Alan Govenar and Osceola Mays.
Original Collection	UWM Book Arts Collection
Language	en
Repository	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Special Collections
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date Digitized	2008
Digital Collection	UWM Book Arts Collection

Title	Front cover of case
Transcript	And I named myself Osceola. That was his name, and my name was after him. Before then they just called me "sister." They didn't name children. They said I was a good girl and they called me

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