About Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Historic Photos
In 1950, Marjorie Rawlings gave her manuscripts and correspondence to the University of Florida. This gift was the foundation of a growing collection of Florida writers held by the University's Smathers Library. Over the years, the Rawlings collection has grown with the addition of more manuscripts, books, letters, photographs and other related materials. We thank the staff of the Special Collections Department at the Smathers Library for permission to use the following historic photographs related to the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Marjorie Kinnan's birth certificate.
Marjorie, called Peaches by her family, at age 18 months.
Marjorie Kinnan met her first husband, Charles Rawlings, while they were classmates at the University of Wisconsin.
Cats and dogs were and important part of life at Cross Creek. Moe was a faithful companion for Marjorie Rawlings, seated here in one of the hand-crafted chairs that still can be seen on the front porch.
Marjorie Rawlings in her Cross Creek living room.