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Literature

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Maryland Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1410
Abstract

Collection includes manuscripts of short stories, novels, essays, and plays; correspondence; and ephemera. Maryland Allen was a Portland, Oregon, author.

Dates: circa 1915-1927

Harry Blair papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2655
Abstract

Collection includes research notes and correspondence regarding Harry C. Blair's work on a biography of Colonel Edward Baker, which he co-authored with Rebecca Tarshis, and on Dr. Anson G. Henry.

Dates: 1950-1977

Book review of "Flight of the Nez Perce"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2107
Abstract

Typescript carbon book review by Grace Bartlett, 13 pages, circa 1967, refuting many of the points in "Flight of the Nez Perce" by Colonel Mark H. Brown.

Dates: circa 1967

Eunice C. Brandt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2802
Abstract

Papers of Eunice C. Brandt (1917-2000), an Oregonian who was an artist, landscape architect, and writer. The collection includes correspondence, story manuscripts, property and business records, and designs.

Dates: 1888-1995; Majority of material found within 1942-1995

The Butter Creek panic

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 784
Abstract

Manuscript and photocopy poem, "The Butter Creek Panic," by Arthur Crisfield. Per a note with the collection, Crisfield was a lawyer in Portland, Oregon, and was interested in a ranch on Butter Creek.

Dates: circa 1877-1878

Mary Jane Carr papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2794
Abstract

Mary Jane Carr was a children's writer and editor of the children's page in the Oregonian newspaper. Papers include biographical information and correspondence, 1916-1976, concerning Carr's works, the Disney film "Westward ho the wagons," and the gift of the manuscript of "Young Mac of Fort Vancouver" to the Kerlan collection at the University of Minnesota. Also included are manuscripts, typescripts, and clippings of poems, stories, scripts, and songs.

Dates: 1916-1976

William Foster Dalton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1562
Abstract

William Foster Dalton (1874-1955) was a Yorkshireman who began sailing in 1889. His travels took him to Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, and Oregon. Collection includes typescript letter from Phyllis Hester, Dalton's daughter, offering Dalton's autobiography to "Country Life," a British gardening and country living magazine; a manuscript summary of the autobiography by Kenneth Holmes; and microfilm of a manuscript book, "Wanderer's Life: an Autobiography," by Dalton.

Dates: circa 1889-1960

An episode of the "hard times"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2307
Abstract

Typescript short story, 27 pages.

Dates: circa 1930-1950

Bernard M. Eubanks research notes for "The Story of the Pump"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1445
Abstract

Bernard Eubanks was a pencil artist and "outhouse" humorist. Collection includes research notes, manuscripts and drawings for his book "The Story of the Pump," circa 1970-1971.

Dates: circa 1970-1971

Ethel Romig Fuller letters and poetry

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2740
Abstract

Ethel Romig Fuller was poetry editor for the Oregonian newspaper for over 25 years, and in 1957 was named Oregon's poet laureate. Collection includes correspondence, including greeting cards, many regarding gifts and gestures of friendship to Ellouise Stinson; and typescript poems.

Dates: circa 1950-1970