Series VII: The Alderson Years, 1955-1957, inclusive
Scope and Contents
All of the correspondence, notes, prison documents and publications used by EGF for her book The Alderson Story. Preserved here are letters to Clarens France, Murial Symington and Kathy Flynn, the three officially approved correspondents permitted EGF while serving her prison term. Scrapbook material from the publication of the book and its public reception are included.
Letters to Alderson from Kathy
Reel 16, 1955
Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kathy's notes on Alderson prison I
Reel 16, 1955
Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kathy's notes on Alderson visits II
Reel 16, 1955-1956
Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Draft poem, "What Do I Miss"
Reel 16, 1955
Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alderson prison papers--letters, notes, clippings
Reel 16, 1955-1961
Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence, personal release from prison
Reel 16, 1957
Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters from Alderson to A. K. Flynn, Jan 1955-May 1957
Reel 16, 1955-1957
Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters from Alderson to Muriel J. Symington, Jan 1955-May 1957
Reel 17, 1955-1957
Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters from Alderson to Dr. Clemens, France, Aug 1955-May 1957
Reel 17, 1955-1957
Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alderson Manuscript, I & II
Reel 17, 1963
Box: 7, Folder: 10, 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alderson Manuscript, III, Alderson Eagle
Reel 17, 1956-1957
Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alderson Story, galleys, master set of revisions, pp 1-223
Reel 17, 1963
Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alderson Story, galleys II, marked set
Reel 18, 1963
Box: 7, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters and drawing commemorating publication of The Alderson Story, I & II
Reel 18, 1963
Box: 7, Folder: 15-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scrapbook, The Alderson Story--book reviews, announcements, etc
Reel 18, 1963-1964
Box: 7, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book reviews and correspondence, I Speak My
Reel 18, 1956-1958
Box: 7, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
