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.