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Deatt Hudson's baby book, compiled by her parents, is the earliest item
in the collection.
Deatt Hudson at the time of her high school graduation as valedictorian.
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Collection
Overview
Creator: Hudson, Deatt, 1931-1988
Title: Deatt Hudson papers
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1988
Size: 4.5 linear ft.
Processed By:Early finding aid
prepared by Christopher C. Brown, August 1998; Finding aid and Web
version prepared by Robin Beran, December 2000; revised October
2003
Scope and Content
Deatt Hudson was a poet and writer of short stories, whose work appeared
in the New Yorker, The Nation, and other publications.
The Deatt Hudson Collection, located in the department of Special Collections
in Penrose Library, University of Denver, contains the writings and personal
items of Deatt Hudson, spanning the years from her birth on June 20, 1931
to her death on November 19, 1988. The earliest item is her baby book,
which was compiled by her parents. The collection is comprised of diaries,
scrapbooks, and notebooks containing personal writings and school assignments,
letters to friends and family, legal materials such as birth and death
certificates, and published writings. The most recent material in the
collection includes eulogies written by her friends.
Though she was later known as a writer and teacher, Deatt Hudson had
other early aspirations, many of which are reflected in the materials
in the collection. She hoped that “through my living I may help others
to find more of the peace and beauty that is God.” She enjoyed writing
poetry and short stories but admitted that journalism or teaching would
be more stable and lucrative professions. She hoped to be open-minded
towards others, “poke around” and meet all sorts of people in all sorts
of places and “above all observe the beauty that is all around me in everyday
life” (Autobiography). She was later able to live up to this
ideal when she traveled to Peru. This trip influenced both her writing
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