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Series I: Manuscripts, 1938-1976, inclusive; 1939-1957, bulk

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

2 boxes

Subseries A: Volume I, 1940, 1938-1942, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 boxes

Correspondence between Mary C. Gordon and archivists, 1976, 2001

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Processing Information

The materials in this folder are related to the provenance of the collection, and were never included in the three bound volumes created by Gordon.

Preface, 1938

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Letter from Millen Brand, 1939

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Letter from Edith Haggard re: two short stories, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: summary of a year of writing, 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Cap'n Alden's Way", 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entries, September 11 and 17, 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Children My Children", 1940-1941, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Biographical sketch for This Week., 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Dude Jungle", 1941

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence from Steve Slaughter, 1940-1941, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Miss 151", undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Love At First Carry", 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Sea Sleds Scuttled, Inc.", 1940

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Fleet Problem One", 1941

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: summary of Summer 1942, 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Sky Eyes", 1941

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Dames Love the U.S.N.", 1941

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"A Lot to Learn", 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Calling All Bottoms", 1948

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Men for the Job", 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Old Gold--New Gold," retitled "90 Day Wonder", 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Life of the Party", 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"For Today We Live", undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Shore Leave," published as "Flushes Wild", 1942

Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Subseries B: Volume II, 1945-1948, 1945-1948, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

0.5 boxes

Preface, undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Letter to Robert Newman, 1945

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: resuming writing after World War II, 1946

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Review of unsold stories, 1946

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Sale of publication rights for "Words by Lincoln", 1946

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "On singleness of mind", 1946

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

So Swift the River manuscript rejections, 1947-1948, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Sister Act," published as "Listen to Your Heart", 1946

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"You Don't Have to Be Crazy" and correspondence re: "Calling All Bottoms", 1947

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"On the High Seas, Murder," published as "Murderer Aboard", 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Old Dog, New Dog", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"All the Angles," published as "Local Girl Makes Good", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entries: search for a story idea, 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "The Sea Story", 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Be Smart, Be Smart," published as "Right Up There with the Runt", 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"One Way Passage", 1948-1949, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Subseries C: Volume III, 1949-1957, 1949-1957, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

0.5 boxes

Preface, 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Troopships are Never Dull" magazine article, 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Lulu the Dog-Faced Torpedo", 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "On the Prowl for a Story Idea", 1948

Box: 2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Use No Hooks", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "Looking for a Story Idea", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Captain Takes a Baby-Sitter" story outline, 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Even Keel" story outline, 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "An Author in Search of His Field", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"She's Not that Kind," submitted as "Don't Ever Let Her Go" -- notes and correspondence, 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "Sitting on a Nest in the Hen-House", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entry: "Having a Wonderful Time", 1949

Box: 2, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Journal entries: "Fallacy of the Bright Fragment" and correspondence with Bill Mowery, 1949-1950, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Make My Wings Soon," published as "Flyboy Dumb", 1951

Box: 2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"No Alley Cat for Me," published as "Sweet and Lovely", 1950

Box: 2, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Don't Stand There Yearning", 1953

Box: 2, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Once Upon a Dream", 1957

Box: 2, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

"Next of Kin," published as "Sister of the Hero", 1956

Box: 2, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.
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