wademm Inventory of the Mary Margaret Wade papers, 1966-2007 Processed by: Robert Ketner; machine-readable finding aid created by: John Mayrose David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 003882169

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: August 2007Processed by Robert Ketner, August 2007; Finding Aid encoded by John Mayrose, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, August 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Mary Margaret Wade papers, 1966-2007 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Wade, Mary Margaret Mary Margaret Wade papers, 1966-2007 Material in English 9.4 Linear Feet 6555 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Artist, writer, and arts educator. Collection contains personal correspondence, photographs, writings and drawings, subject files, ephemera, and clippings. The photographs document Wade's personal life, her art exhibits, and trips to Cuba, Alaska, and Costa Rica. The drawings and writings primarily consist of published versions and drafts of cartoons, as well as some manuscripts of writings and drawings for texts, including the artwork for Have You Ever Seen an Ugly Bride?, an unpublished book by Wade and Elizabeth Lide. The subject files include a file for the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, an abortion rights petition signed by Norma McCorvey, and typescripts documenting the Kilbuck family, who were ancestors of Wade's that were missionaries in Alaska. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research, with the exception of a small number of items noted as restricted.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mary Margaret Wade papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 Provenance

The Mary Margaret Wade papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Robert Ketner, August 2007

Encoded by John Mayrose, September 2007

Accession 2007-0108 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Mary Margaret Wade received a journalism degree from the University of Georgia and a Master of Education degree from Howard University. She taught art at the independent elementary school, the Atlanta School, and worked with artists' book press Nexus Press. Wade moved to Durham, North Carolina in 1996 and was program director for Arts for Life-Duke, a program for children suffering life-threatening illnesses at Duke University Hospital. Several of her political cartoons and drawings appeared in Southline and were published by Gordon Lish in the early 1990s. Her work was also featured in a solo show at the TULA Foundation Gallery in Atlanta, 1992. Wade served on the board of the Cape Lookout Environmental Camp and the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, and was the Board President of Solterra.

 Collection Overview

Collection contains personal correspondence, photographs, writings and drawings, subject files, ephemera, and clippings. The photographs document Wade's personal life, her art exhibits, and trips to Cuba, Alaska, and Costa Rica. The drawings and writings primarily consist of published versions and drafts of cartoons, as well as some manuscripts of writings and drawings for texts, including the artwork for Have You Ever Seen an Ugly Bride?, an unpublished book by Wade and Elizabeth Lide. The subject files include a file for the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, an abortion rights petition signed by Norma McCorvey, and typescripts documenting the Kilbuck family, who were ancestors of Wade's and Moravian missionaries in Alaska in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

 Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Wade, Mary Margaret Lide, Elizabeth. Kilbuck, John, 1861-1922. Kilbuck, Edith, 1865-1933. McCorvey, Norma, 1947- Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, Inc. Cartoonists--United States. Political cartoons--United States. Editorial cartoons--United States. Political cartoons. Photographs. Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Contents of Collection Correspondence, 1966-2007 2 Boxes 1 Caudle Family, 1986-1998 Ruth Laxson, 1990-1993 Lyle Ross, 1982-1995 Elizabeth Lide and Paul Kayhart, 1987-1990 Ruth and David, 1983-1994 Jeanette Stokes, 1986-1995 Bob Trotman, 1989-1996 John Ross, 1982-1996 Marilyn Smith, 1992 Melita Bryan, 1986-1987 Matilda and Alex Kirbysmith, 1986-1987 Andrew Forster, 1989-1992 Pattie Belle Hastings, 1990-1992 Gay Neale, 1986-1995 Byrd Wade, 1989-1996 Townsends Stewart and Debbie Caudle, 1989-1992 Deceased Pet Care Memorial Gardens and Crematory, 1993 Grannie Pat, 1985-1989 Congressman John Lewis (5th district of Georgia) Fred Crouch, 1974-1995 Gordon Lish, 1984 Brad Brooks, 1996-1998 Mark Gottsegen, 1983-1992 2 Steve Snyder, 1987-1993 Marilyn and Cheryl, 1995-1996 Irene, 1983-1994 Sarah Lentz, 1989-1995 Ruth Laxson, 1986-1997 Ruth Laxson, 1998-2005 Ruth Laxson, 2006-2007 Elizabeth Lide, 1976-2000 Betty Hanes, 1983-1998 E-mail with Malcolm Jones, 2007 Letters and postcards to Mary Margaret, 1966-2001 Letters and postcards, 1981-1998 Letters and postcards, 1991-2007 Letters and postcards, 1980-2007 Cards from children, 2005 Artwork, Caitlin and David Caudle, 1987-1989 Picture files Photographs 2Cuba, 2002 and 2004 Ashe County, North Carolina Mary Margaret in hospice Now You Get It, 1992 Mary Margaret and Malcolm Jones in Greensboro, North Carolina Alaska trip, 1999 Emma Ming Kayhart Decatur, Georgia Cumberland Island, Georgia Mary Margaret with Della and Daphne Nexus Press Caudle Family, 1995 Charles Byrd Wade, Jr. Family Nativity Scene Mary Margaret 3 Installation piece, The Mattress Factory, Atlanta

A friend's (name unknown) installation piece at the Mattress Factory in Atlanta. Dated in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Wade is in several of the photographs.

 TULA Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, 1992 Caitlin Caudle, 1998 Now You Get It installation and opening shots, 1992 Cuba and Key West, 2002 Alaska, 1999 (2 folders) Mary Margaret Kilbuck relative

Photographs of a Kilbuck relative visiting NC from Alaska. Books and research is available on the Kilbuck family who moved into Alaska in the early 1900s. They were well-known Moravian missionaries.

 Slides Mary Margaret and Malcolm Jones, Jr., 1983 Now You Get It, 1992 Photo albums Weekend at Fred's The Riverton-Home-of-the-Freeze-Your-Ass-Off-Lumbee-And-Best-Fried-Chicken-Ever-Lazy-Crazy-Maizie-Days-of-Summer-Reunion, 2004 Costa Rica Cuba, April 25th-May 3rd, 2004 Drawings, Writings, and Exhibits 3Photocopy of artwork for Have You Ever Seen an Ugly Bride?, 1971

A book by Mary Margaret Wade and Elizabeth Lide.

 4Cartoons arranged alphabetically A-R 5S-Z Miscellaneous - to file They Say captions Ready to Go Flip Side of Marilyn Quayle Emperor's Clothes They Say/Hamdige +/- Cast of Characters Eyebrow Migration High Chaperone Bad Thought Caffeine Test Wire to Which we are Down Mood Milk Printe Truth School Trip to Orlando AAR Studies in Religion That Other Texan Flannery O'Connor/Flip Hambidge/New Yorker captions, 1994 Triumvirate Comparative Study Love, Sex, and Death, 1994 Estuary Ten Thousand Points of Light Routledge Sent to, 1993 Old Drawings Elvis Guitar Strategy Triumphant Voice Mail A Quick Read Unbound Three Pieces of White Bread Refuses to Relinquish Jaws Motif Leap Harlequin The Conversation Snow Sled Unnamed folders 6 Now You Get It, 1992 Now You Get It pamphlets, 1992 Bringing Home the Loot A-Z, arranged alphabetically Correspondence: an exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson, 1976

Printed materials from an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

 P.O.V. Cartoons Odor Eaters Ideas for Arts for Life Notebooks (3 notebooks, one titled Arts for Life) Journal, 1987 Aug. 11-1993 Jan. 24 7 Travel notebook, 1973 Sketchbook Arts festival of Atlanta, 1994

Printed booklet. Wade's transit bus card If you don't get art here, please get art somewhere was chosen by Arts Festival and was pulled at the last minute for fear of being sued by Charter Peachford Hospital, whose slogan was If you don't get help here please get help somewhere. (Note: Elizabeth Lide). Card printed on page 44; biographical information on page 72.

 Exhibit booklets Visual and in-progress Ode to Mary Margaret Wade, 2007 Program from the Mary Margaret Wade memorial service and I am a Mary Margaret Wade Fan fans, 2007 Joy's Class's Magazine

From The Atlanta School where Wade taught art. The Atlanta School is an independent school that incorporates art into all subject areas. (note: E. Lide)

 16Artist books by Mary Margaret Wade (12 books) Sprial notebook Clippings Correspondence Subject files 7Georgia Abortion Rights League petition

Signed by Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade).

 Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South file Kilbuck family history(3 bound typescripts)

Mary Margaret Wade's great-grandparents were John and Edith Kilbuck, Moravian missionaries to Alaska.

 The Joseph Henry Kilbuck family Joseph H. Kilbuck: Excerpts from his letters The Kilbuck Story Resume and teaching philosophy Travel Information Alaska (2 folders) Cuba Paris (2 folders) 8 Hambidge Clippings 8Biographies and obituaries House of Magic Cartooning + ists Thousand Points Nexus Press Olympiad Other clippings (9 folders) Photocopied articles by Wendell Berry Ephemera 8Mary Margaret Wade letterheads Collection of religious odds and ends 9 Drafting supplies

From Wade's ex-husband Malcolm Jones.

 Campaign and political buttons Bumper stickers Diplomas University of Georgia, 1970 Howard University, 1973 17Paper book Queens College 1967 Coronet Oversize items 10 Drawings, Writings, and Exhibits Dearest Santa Clause manuscript

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 11 Clippings Newspapers clippings of Mary Margaret's cartoons Book forum, October/November 2005 Drawings, Writings, and Exhibits Charcoal rubbing Photocopies of drawings 12 Drawings, Writings, and Exhibits Sketchbooks Ten Thousand Points of Light 13 Drawings, Writings, and Exhibits Children's artwork Magazines Pieces designed by Mary Margaret Wade 14 Posters Newspapers Ned Cartledge 15 Art Papers 15 Home: A Game and Activity Book for Children of All Ages 15 Posters OC:VII:9 Poster OC:VII:9Art box OC:VII:9 Art boxes