June Winona Snyder speech
Collection — Folder: S1218
Identifier: S1218
Scope and Contents
This is an eight-page, typed speech from June Winona Snyder given to the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs on October 9, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, concerning the organization, its activities, and the war effort.
Dates
- 1943/10/09
Creator
- Snyder, June Winona (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
The Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs was founded in 1941 due to the inspiration of June Winona Snyder, a charter member of the Indianapolis Poetry Society. She felt that Indiana poets needed to join together in a broader organization to establish connections between Hoosier poets and to encorage the formation of local poetry clubs. Snyder served as the organization's first president. The federation held monthly meetings in Indianapolis and held three annual conventions for poets and club members to gather. The monthly meetings were eventually discontinued in favor of Spring and Fall conferences held annually, at different locations around the state from year to year. In 1945, the federation began selecting a poet laureate, which was changed "premier poet" in 2007 to avoid confusion with the official state poet laureate, which was estabilshed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2005. In 2016, the federation's name was changed to the Poetry Society of Indiana (PSI). PSI's mission is "educational and literary; to, without prejudice or discrimination, unite and support Indiana poets, promote poetry writing, and encourage diverse poetic voices in Indiana through a variety of educational and artistic events and opportunities."
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Poetry Society of Indiana. "A Brief History of ISFPC/SI." Accessed October 20, 2025. https://www.poetrysocietyofindiana.org/general-info.html.
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Poetry Society of Indiana. "A Brief History of ISFPC/SI." Accessed October 20, 2025. https://www.poetrysocietyofindiana.org/general-info.html.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged as paginated.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from June Winona Snyder in 1943/11.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2016/11/3 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revsied 2025/10/20 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Snyder, June Winona (Person)
- Title
- June Winona Snyder speech
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
