Andrea Lael Cappaert Papers, 1952-1980

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3 linear feet

Ann Arbor, Michigan, poet and journal writer. Journals, manuscripts of poetry and short stories, photographs, scrapbooks and other materials documenting her struggles as a polio survivor to cope with her disability and to lead an independent life; papers concern in part her association with the youth culture of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Andrea Cappaert papers date from 1952 to 1980 and measure 3 linear feet. The papers document Andy's involvement in the youth culture of the late 1960s and 1970s, and reflect her struggles as a handicapped woman to be an active participant in the world she lived in.

Biographical

Biographical material consists of a family history written by Andy; descriptions of the jobs she held from 1968-1979; scrapbooks compiled by her mother, Lael Cappaert, for the years, 1952-1969; and a book on the first nine years of Andy's life And God Said No, written by her mother in 1961.

Cappaert Family History

Box 1

Scrapbooks, 1952-1969

3 folders

Box 1

And God Said No by Lael Cappaert, 1961

Box 1

Work History, 1968-1979

Box 1

Journals and Personal Papers, 1968-1979

Journals and Personal Papers, 1968-1979, is the largest and most interesting series in the collection. Included are journals, arranged chronologically, from the time Andy was a junior in high school until 1979. The journals detail the events in her life and her emotions and feelings. As she grew older, Andy included correspondence and other personal papers in-her journals. At the end of the series are excerpts from her journals, including a large quantity of typed material.