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Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015

 Person

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Unpublished: [SITWELL BIRD] [52] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57478-10000770
Scope and Contents

The image is a bird-like woman standing at a lecturn. A four line poem is at page bottom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [SNAKE 1] [26] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57433-10000722
Scope and Contents

This first version of the poem SNAKE reads "good by old slitherer god i was scared." The typo of god was corrected in version 2 and an exclamation point was added at the end. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [SNAKE 2] [25] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57434-10000724
Scope and Contents

The poem in the shape of a snake reads "good by old slitherer god was i scared!" This second version ends with an exclamation point and corrects the typo in the word "god" in the first version -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [WOMAN AT BEAUTY PARLOR] [56] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57482-10000775
Scope and Contents

The image is of a woman who enjoys sitting under a hair dryer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958