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Publications, translations, photographs, and correspondence created and collected by Katherine Allen Clarke, documenting her research on French author and poet Jean Giono, including: translations by Clarke of selected Giono works; a 120 page interview of Giono by Clarke; 3 letters by Giono to Clarke, in French; 1 telegram to "Mlle. Clarke"; a poem; 40 post cards with views of France; 67 Kodak pictures of Giono, his family, his friends and his home town of Manosque, and the wedding of Sylvie Giono and Gerard Durbet.

Materials related to Stephen Graham, including a large collection of photographs, biographical materials, diaries and journals about his travels and experiences, articles and writings, samples of his poetry, art prints, and original artwork. Artifacts of interest are a Kodak box camera in a leather case, a vintage Cuban cigar box, Spanish lesson tapes and a tape recording of Persephone by Igor Stravinski. Subjects and persons of significance to the collection include: Marion Hay, Susil Gupta, John F. Ward, Orthodox Churches, air raid diaries and wartime radio show transcripts from World War II, Black people in Chicago, students, Joseph Epstein, the Balkans, Florida State University, Russia, Mikhail Nesterov, Michael Zoschenko's "The Tsar's boots and other stories," United States history, United States Constitution, Moscow, Tolstoy, Greek gods, the Bible, black slang, Egypt, Coptic Church, London, Vera Mitrinovic, Tallahassee, Pensacola, New Orleans, Southern States, slavery, Mormons, New York, Russia, Berlin, Vladimir Solovyof, Europe, Central America, Mexico, Estonia, Paris, England, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, School Board in London, anti-smoking, Scotts Guard, Little Sparta, camping in Scotland, Robert the Bruce, Peter the Great, Rome, Genghis Khan, Alexander Nevski, Miami, Southern speech and Texas. Also labeled as MSS 80-01 and MSS 82-7.