November 18, 1960 postcard journal

Item

Swenson, May. 1960. “November 18, 1960 Postcard Journal”. September 10, 1960 Postcard Journal, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/60190

Title
November 18, 1960 postcard journal
Description
One of 185 postcards Swenson kept on her year-long trip to Europe in 1960 on the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, accompanied by her partner, Pearl Schwartz. This is the last postcard, on which she reflects on how she has changed as a person as a result of the trip.
Date
1960-11-18
Type
Diaries
Format
postcard
jpeg
Creator
Swenson, May
Extent
one postcard, recto and verso
Language
English
Identifier
MS111_184_5496_19601118_a
MS111_184_5496_19601118_b
Rights
In copyright

Swenson, May. 1960. “November 18, 1960 Postcard Journal”. September 10, 1960 Postcard Journal, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/60190