Literature
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Maryland Allen papers
Collection includes manuscripts of short stories, novels, essays, and plays; correspondence; and ephemera. Maryland Allen was a Portland, Oregon, author.
Harry Blair papers
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.
Book review of "Flight of the Nez Perce"
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.
Eunice C. Brandt papers
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.
The Butter Creek panic
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.
Mary Jane Carr papers
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.
William Foster Dalton papers
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.
An episode of the "hard times"
Typescript short story, 27 pages.
Bernard M. Eubanks research notes for "The Story of the Pump"
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.
Ethel Romig Fuller letters and poetry
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.