Ephemera
![Donald Finkel's caving helmet Donald Finkel's caving helmet](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/b1c3cbef77c0fd011e607dcac45c8362.jpg)
Donald Finkel's caving helmet worn during his exploration of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Finkel’s experiences inspired his 1968 work Answer Back.
![Donald Finkel’s United States Navy “Penguin Airlines” certification card for Operation Deep Freeze December 22, 1969 Donald Finkel’s United States Navy “Penguin Airlines” certification card for Operation Deep Freeze December 22, 1969](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/4f294e0b3256bb8702678b9e1818cb91.jpg)
Donald Finkel’s United States Navy “Penguin Airlines” certification card for Operation Deep Freeze December 22, 1969.
!["Donald Finkel Poetry Reading" "Donald Finkel Poetry Reading"](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/6da80da250010be08364a036baf5c221.jpg)
Poetry Center Speaking broadside advertisement for "Donald Finkel Reading" sponsored by the St. Louis Poetry Center, March 19, 1972.
![Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/f8af68446c046e285e73653672573807.jpg)
Program for the Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize presentation received by Donald Finkel on May 14, 1974.
![Bain-Swiggett Lectures in English featuring Donald Finkel and Constance Urdang Bain-Swiggett Lectures in English featuring Donald Finkel and Constance Urdang](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/0bbe738d6544d2a99b95240160b4507a.jpg)
The Bain-Swiggett Lecture in English featuring Donald Finkel and Constance Urdang sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the English Department of Princeton University on February 27, 1985.
![Missouri House of Representatives Resolution for Donald Finkel Missouri House of Representatives Resolution for Donald Finkel](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/70271d4f82a3bd064411a99285b2c6d8.jpg)
Missouri House of Representatives Resolution celebrating Donald Finkel's many achievements as poet, scholar, and educator upon his selection for Washington University's Distinguished Faculty Award, November 12, 1986.