Texas Woman of Letters, Karle Wilson Baker

Index

index “An Accidental Saint” (Baker), 123 “Achieving Compatibility” (Baker), 16 Adams, Faye Carr, 176 Adams, Frank, 138 “An Aerial Harvest” (Baker), 40–41 Agatha, Sister, 160–61 Agnes Scott College, 66 Alice in Wonderland (Carroll), 36, 37 “All Clear” (Baker), 172–73 “Altair” (Baker), 211n 49 Alvarez Toledo, Jose, 209n 9 American Association of University Women, 98 American Poetry Since 1900 (Untermeyer ), 60 Anthologies of poetry, KWB in, 60, 171 “Apple and Rose” (Baker), 28–29, 189– 90n 18 Appleton-Century Company, 103, 104 Armstrong, A. J., 68, 98, 174 Atlanta, Georgia, travel to, 66 “At the Picture-Show” (Baker), 26, 177–78 Auras, psychic, 77–78 Austin, Stephen F., 112 Austin in Mexico (Barker), 137 Automatic writing, 145, 147–51, 207n 54 Awards. See Tributes Baker, Charlotte (Mrs. Montgomery) (daughter). See Montgomery, Charlotte (née Baker) (daughter) Baker, Edward “Jerry” (grandson), 170–71 Baker, Jean (née Blount) (daughter-inlaw ), 170–71 Baker, Karle Wilson: advice to writers, 163–64; as birder, 72–73; blessings of age, 170–71; camp journal of, 19–22; community participation, 11–14; courtship and marriage, 6–7, 13–14, 187n 44; on creative process, 47, 75, 84, 163; death of, 174–75; early married life, 14–17; education of, 5–6, 33, 44– 47, 62–63; father’s death, 29; husband ’s death, 172–73; illustration of, 70; later organizational involvements, 162–63; legacy of, 174–76; love of nature , 9–10, 17–18, 21–22, 42–43, 166– 68, 190n 27, 211n 49; mother’s death, 18–19; Philosophical Society of Texas, 116–17, 119, 171–72, 175–76; philosophy of life, 45–47, 123, 125, 164; photos of, 58, 79; Poetry Society of Texas, 47–48, 61, 128, 162, 176; psychic interest, 33, 45, 77–78, 145, 147–51, 152, 207n 54; reading group, 95–96; self-analysis, 45–47, 80–81, 130–31, 154, 164; spirituality of, 8, 164, 190n 27, 192n 74, 198n 114; summary of accomplishments, xiii–xiv; Texas Institute of Letters, 114–16, 131, 133, 165–69; Texas State Historical Association, 128; travel fascination , 4, 9, 33, 66. See also Character ; Family life; Friendships; Speaking engagements; Teaching career; Writing career Baker, Thomas Ellis (husband): background of, xiv, 13–14; and camp journal , 22; career of, 23, 63, 67, 91, 98–99, 125; courtship and marriage, 6–7, 13– 14, 187n 44; death of, 172–73; and East Texas oil field discovery, 86; Galveston vacation, 88; KWB on relationship with, 16–17; on KWB’s character, 66; love of hunting, 17, 19, 20; Mexico trips, 115; photo, 132; support for KWB’s career, 14, 72, 103 Baker, Thomas Ellis II (grandson), 170– 71 Baker, Thomas Wilson “Tomby” (son): birth of, 16; education of, 29, 33, 61– 63, 64, 67, 195n 43; family of, 170–71; on KWB’s psychic powers, 147; love for KWB, 198n 99; at summer camp, 20 Ballads, 82 Bard, W. E., 176 Barker, Eugene C., 113, 137, 156, 157 Barnes, C. M., 137 Barr, Robert, 144 Bates, Katherine Lee, 34, 41, 64, 196n 55 Battle of Nacogdoches, 111, 138–39, 146 Baylor University, 68, 98 Beanhein, Ola, 137–38 Beaty, John O., 102 Beekman Tower, 104 Benet, William Rose, 104 The Best Poems of 1923, 60 Best Texas Book of the Year Award, 131 Biographical approach to history, 16 Birdlife: essays on, 28, 39–41, 50, 64; KWB’s early interest in, 10–11, 17–18; KWB’s expertise as birder, 72–73; poetry on, 43–44. See also The Birds of Tanglewood “The Birds of Tanglewood” (Baker), 39– 40 The Birds of Tanglewood (Baker): crosspromotion of, 74, 82; illustrations from, 30, 70; publication of, 66–67, 69–75; sources for, 18, 64 Birdwell, A. W., 52, 55, 94 Blake family papers, 138 Blount, Jean (Mrs. T. W. Baker) (daughter -in-law), 170–71 Blount, Lois Foster, 96, 144, 161, 172 Blue Smoke (Baker), 32–33, 34–36, 76 Book discussion group, 95–96 Boston Author’s Club, 64–65, 66 “Box-Car Letters” (Baker), 179–80 Brooks, Elizabeth, 138 Burke, Pauline, 154 Burning Bush (Baker), 32, 38, 41–43, 60 Burrows, Edith, 77 California, travel and education, 61–63, 67 Camp at Fern Lake, 19–22 “Camping with the Kiddies: By One Who Has Tried It” (Baker), 21 Captain Adolphus Sterne (Zuber), 144 Career/family balance: camp experience , 21; and challenges of financial independence, 44–45; and delays in writing projects, 16; and “Domesticity —With Wings,” 74–75; illness interruptions in writing, 41...