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Tacoma Writers Club Records
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4 boxes
(2.1 cubic feet)
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The Tacoma Writers Club was a creative writing organization that operated in Tacoma between 1919 and 2015. The club aimed to provide exposure to local writers and opportunities for members to workshop their writing, generally short form fiction. Notable members include Maggie Kelly, a columnist at Senior Scene Newspaper, Freda Matlock, a spoken word poet, and Amelia Haller, a local poet whose poem is etched in glass at the trolley stop in front of the Washington History Museum in Tacoma.
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Includes scrapbooks, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and writings created by members of the Tacoma Writers Club.
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Donated to Tacoma Public Library by Tacoma Writers Club Past President Carl "Papa" Palmer, 2023.