John J. Burns Library
American Authors Manuscript Summaries
Summaries of manuscript collections in the Burns Library are provided below. For more detailed information about these same collections, consult the BC Libraries On-Line Catalog.
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- Title: Charles Upson Clark Papers, 1887-1960
Description: .25 linear ft. (1 box)
Finding aids: Partial finding aid available.
Summary: Composed of correspondence, book reviews, typescripts, lecture announcements, and photographs of Clark. Includes a
manuscript draft of his autobiograpical PLATFORM RAMBLINGS.
Biog/Hist Note: Professor and author. Clark received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1903. He served as principal of the
Massawippi Summer School in Quebec, and travelled widely in
Europe. Clark became professor of languages at City College
of New York, and wrote books on a variety of topics.
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- Title: Nathalia Crane Papers, 1969-1972
Description: 7 items (1 box)
Summary: Made up of correspondence and photographs of Crane.
Correspondents include Louis Untermeyer and Jim Sullivan, an
internee at Long Kesh Prison. Publications include a
booklet on Northern Ireland and a collection of Crane's
poems.
Biog/Hist Note: Professor, author and poet. Crane published several books of
poetry and novels and won many awards for her work. She
also taught at San Diego State College and was involved in
various social and political causes.
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- Title: Words of Christ: manuscript, 1847
Description: 1 item (138 leaves, bound) ; 26 cm
Summary: Manuscript containing catalog of the sayings of Christ.
Biog/Hist Note: Lawyer, politician and author. Dearborn was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, the son of General Henry Dearborn. From 1812
to 1829 he was Collector of the Port of Boston. He died in
Portland, Maine.
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- Title: Eleanor Early Papers, 1929-1969
Description: 11 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Notes: Access restricted until completion of processing.
Summary: Composed of a variety of material relating to Early's work,
including reviews, clippings, photographs, and copies of
articles and manuscripts. A number of files concern
particular cities and other geographic locations about which
Early wrote, including New Orleans, New York, and other
places in the United States.
Biog/Hist Note: Journalist and author. Early was born in Newton, MA in 1895.
She became a correspondent for several publications, and
also contributed articles to magazines. In addition, Early
produced a number of books. Much of her work deals with
travel, and cooking. She died in 1969.
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- Title: Anne Ford Papers, 1935-1993
Description: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Summary: Contains manuscripts of Ford's memoirs which describe contacts with various writers and celebrities, as well as newspaper
clippings of some of her articles. Also includes copies of
Ford's correspondence with James Cagney, Ogden Nash, Frank
Sullivan, Evelyn Waugh and others. In addition there are
photographs of both Ford and the artist, Andrew Wyeth.
Biog/Hist Note: Author and publishing executive. Ford for many years worked at Houghton Mifflin in Boston.
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- Title: David Goldstein - Martha Moore Avery Papers, 1889-1958, (bulk
1899-1937)
Description: 61.5 linear ft., (135 boxes)
Finding aids: Inventory available. Folder level control.
Related Material: Martha Moore Avery papers also located at Xavier College,
Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Summary: Includes subject clippings, and articles of both Goldstein and
Martha Moore Avery relating mostly to Socialism and
Catholicism. Correspondence of both Goldstein and Avery is
also included. In addition, there are many subject-related
scrapbooks, photographs, and some artifacts.
Biog/Hist Note: Journalist and author. Goldstein was born in London of Dutch
Jewish parents, who emigrated to America in 1871. At a young age Goldstein became involved with the Socialist party in Boston, often collaborating with Martha Moore Avery.
After the turn of the century both Goldstein and Avery
converted to Catholicism, and dedicated their later years to
street preaching and other efforts to promote the Church in
America.
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- Title: Marion Harrington Papers, 1950-1971
Description: .25 linear ft. (1 box)
Summary: Consists mainly of pamphlets and publications of Harrington
relating to shrines of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Scrapbooks
also include some photographs and correspondence of the
author.
Biog/Hist Note: Author.
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- Title: Archibald Henderson Letters, 1931-1945
Description: 5 items (2 boxes)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Finding aids: Finding aid available. Item level control.
Summary: Correspondence from Henderson to William Prichard Eaton,
professor of playwriting at Yale University. Includes
request for Eaton to review Henderson's biography of George
Bernard Shaw.
Biog/Hist Note: Mathematician and professor. Henderson also was interested in
the dramatic arts.
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- Title: Jane Jacobs Papers, 1937-1996 (bulk 1960-1995)
Description: 18.5 linear ft. (37 boxes)
Arrangement: Organized into ten series: Publications; Clippings;
Correspondence; Research Notes & Manuscripts; Scrapbooks;
Date Books; Oversize Publications;Posters, Awards &
Diplomas; Audiovisual Material; and Photographs.
Finding aids: Preliminary inventory available.
Summary: Made up of publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence,
manuscripts, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, audio
cassettes, video cassettes and other items. The papers
document both the life and work of Jacobs.
Biog/Hist Note Urbanologist and architectural critic. Jacobs was born in
1916. For many years she lived in New York, and since 1968 she has made her home in Toronto. Jacobs has written a
number of books dealing with cities and urban life in
general.
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- Title: Anna O'Neill Johnson Papers, 1909-1952, (bulk 1915-1922)
Description: 1 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Finding aids: Preliminary inventory available.
Summary: Consists primarily of material gathered together to support
the Fatherless Children of France project of the World War I
era. Includes correspondence and manuscripts of prominent
authors, poets and others. There are clippings describing
the project, a printed catalog and some later correspondence
to Mrs. Johnson. Major correspondents include Charles
Couglin, Herbert Hoover, Arnold Lunn and Seamus O'Sullivan.
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- Title: Edwin Markham Papers, 1888-1938, (bulk 1909-1938)
Description: 71 items (1 box)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Finding aids: Inventory available. Item level control.
Notes: 1 item in French.
Summary: The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between
Anna O'Neill Johnson and Markham. Topics include social
engagements, lectures, and Markham's work in general. There
are also notes of conversations between Markham and Johnson,
letters between Mrs. Markham and Johnson, autographed poems
by Markham, and two photographs of Markham.
Biog/Hist Note: Poet and lecturer. Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon.
He lived in California from 1857-1901, and worked as a school teacher and administrator. Markham published several books of poetry, often dealing with social and industrial
problems. He won great popularity, and devoted himself to
lecturing and writing. Markham died in New York City.
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- Title: Cotton Mather Letters, [1691?]-[1692?]
Description: 3 items, (1 box)
Summary: Consists of three letters of Mather relating to the witch
trials in Salem.
Biog/Hist Note: Clergyman and author. Mather attended Harvard and served as
minister at the Second Church in Boston from 1685 until his
death. His advice was sought during the Salem witch trials.
During his lifetime Mather wrote more than 450 books.
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- Title: Charles Morris Correspondence, 1885-1886.
Description: 9 items (1 box)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Finding aids: Partial finding aid available. Item level control.
Summary: Composed mainly of letters to Morris from various publishing
companies answering his request to use passages from books.
Biog/Hist Note: Compiler and novelist.
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- Title: The Death of Ivan Ilyitch: a drama adapted from Leo Tolstoy's
novelette of the same title by Myrtle Pihlman Pope:
typescript, 1958.
Description: 1 item (iii, 39 leaves); 28 cm.
Notes: Includes autograph inscription to Terence Connolly, S.J.
Biog/Hist. Note: Professor, author and playwright.
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- Title: William Gilmore Simms Papers, 1841-1869
Description: 8 items (1 box)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Finding aids: Inventory available. Item level control.
Summary: Comprised of correspondence and one poem extract. Two of the
letters concern agreements between Simms and his publisher,
three are replies to letters requesting information and one
concerns the Simms home. The poem extract is entitled FALSE
FRIENDS.
Biog/Hist Note: Author, novelist and editor. Simms was a native of Charleston,
South Carolina. His first novel appeared in 1833. Later
works dealt with romances of the frontier and South Carolina
history. Simms also edited a number of magazines and wrote biographies of southern figures.
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- Title: Rex Stout Papers, 1930-1975
Description: 27.3 linear ft. (53 boxes)
Arrangement: Organized into two series: Correspondence; and Manuscripts.
Finding aids: Inventory available. Folder level control.
Related Material: Other manuscripts located at North Carolina Libraries, Chapel
Hill.
Summary: Correspondence consists primarily of letters between Stout and
publishers. There are also many files concerning the
various literary and political organizations in which Stout
participated. Also included are clippings and other
material relating to Stout and some financial records.
Manuscripts of many of Stout's literary works comprise a
large portion of the collection.
Biog/Hist Note: Author and novelist. Stout was born in Noblesville, Indiana.
He went to school in Kansas and later began to write
detective stories. His characters, Nero Wolfe and Archie
Goodwin, became famous. From 1940-1970 Stout was active in
a number of literary and political organizations.
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- Title: Judson Council Sapp - Rex Stout Collection, 1946-83, (bulk
1975-1983).
Description: 23 linear ft. (69 boxes).
Arrangement: Organized into five series: Dated Correspondence; Subject
Files; Miscellaneous; Audiovisual; and Artifacts.
Finding aids: Finding aid available.
Summary: Contains correspondence of Sapp with Rex Stout and fans of Rex
Stout. Also included are subject files and publications on
book dealers, detective fiction and Rex Stout. There are
also a number of audio tapes, audio cassettes and video
cassettes of Stout recordings, as well as some artifacts,
photographs and slides.
Biog/Hist Note: Author and novelist. Stout was born in Noblesville, Indiana.
He went to school in Kansas and later began to write
detective stories. His characters Nero Wolfe and Archie
Goodwin became famous. From 1940-1970 Stout was active in a number of literary and political organizations.
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- Title: Dorothy Wayman Papers, [188-?] - [1952?].
Description: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Finding aids: Inventory available. Folder level control.
Related Material: Dorothy Wayman Papers also located at College of the Holy
Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. Summary: Composed of correspondence, typescripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items. Most of the material relates
in some way to Japan. Includes letters and book reviews of
Wayman, as well as correspondence of Professor Edward
Sylvester Morse, a specialist on Japan.
Biog/Hist Note: Journalist and author. Wayman was born in California, but grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. From 1918 to 1922 she lived in Japan. After returning to the United States she worked for the FALMOUTH ENTERPRISE and the BOSTON GLOBE. Wayman published several books in her lifetime, including one on Japan. She died in 1975.
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- Title: Charles Olson-John Wieners Papers, 1952-1968
Description: .25 linear ft. (1 box)
Arrangement: Organized into three series: Material produced by Charles
Olson; material produced by John Wieners; and Miscellaneous
Publications, Notices and Manuscripts.
Finding aids: Finding aid available. Folder level control.
Summary: The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from
Charles Olson to John Wieners, often discussing other
contemporary American writers. There are also manuscripts
of Olson and Wieners, as well as manuscripts and
correspondence of Michael Rumaker.
Biog/Hist Note: Author, poet and playwright. Wieners was born in Milton, MA,
and attended Boston College and Black Mountain College. He published several books of poetry and worked in theatre production. Wieners is active in a number of education
cooperatives and political action committees.
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Updated: April 29, 2002
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