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This section contains a sampling of her biographical information, including poetry resumes and listing of her publications.

This section contains poetry written on the Cheyenne, as well as a sampling of research and work on the Cheyenne history and culture. Additional research on the Cheyenne can be found in Box 17. Includes the following poems: Cinnabar; Christmas Eve; Ghost Dance; Kias (Bear Shakes Plants); Kias Begins the Song; Sota, Sweet Medicine; Talk Elk Tells a Story to Colleen; Yellow Bull Plows the Prairie (also called The First Farmer); How is it really? (also called I will not pretend); Wo'esta (also called How is it really).

This section includes her reflections and journals she wrote throughout her adult life. As opposed to the previous section these were never necessarily related to her writing profession.

This section includes her earliest writing (compositions, short stories, and poetry) from elementary school through Bethel College.

List of books held by Anna Ruth Ediger Baehr from her father's (J. B. Ediger) and mother's (Agatha Regier Ediger) library.

Includes correspondence from 1930-1990, and lectures.

This section contains drafts of poems from Moonflowers at Dusk published in 1998. They are organized alphabetically.

Contains compilations of poems in various states of organization. The first file, "Through Clear Windows" appears to be a clean copy ready for submission. What follows are collected poems in various states of revision. Loose leaf copies are labeled #1, 2 and 3 and the rest of the files are organized by Anna Ruth Ediger Baehr.

This section contains drafts of poems at various stages. Many include handwritten fragments, and free-writes, while others are more or less whole poems. As opposed to the 'Collected poems' in Box 1, these drafts were loose-leaf and not ready for submission. They are organized alphabetically. For additional notes and fragements, see Box 15, 'Notes for Poems'.

This section contains poetry hournals that published Anna Ruth Ediger Baehr's poems. They are organized chronologically.

A compilation of her manuscripts is located in this box under the heading, "Manuscripts." Additional correspondences with publishers can be found in Box 18, under the subheading "Poetry Correspondences."

This section includes information on writing engagements she participated in between 1976 and 1997. The section includes conferences she attended, as well as notes from her own lectures, poetry readings, and public statements.

A working copy of biography materials (in binder) and working papers, by Goshen College faculty member, Ann Hostetler, and student Sarah Roth, Maple Scholars Project, August 2006. "Study of Mennonite Poet Anna Ruth Ediger Baehr and the cultural crossings (Mennonite, Cheyenne, Jewish, Unitarian Church, Church of Christ) that informed her life and work."