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Creator:
Joseph, Nannine
Title:
Nannine Joseph Papers
Dates:
1930-1976 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
10.5 linear feet (7 containers)
Collection Number:
Ax 821
Summary:
Nannine Joseph (1890-1976) was a literary agent. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondences, and photographs from her clients.
Repository:
University of Oregon Libraries1299 University of Oregonhttp://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
Languages:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Nannine Joseph was a literary agent for Eleanor Roosevelt from 1947-1962. She was also a literary agent for Franklin D. Roosevelt for a short time (1931-1934). At one time, she worked for Brandt and Brandt Literary Agency.
Content Description
The collection contains manuscripts and correspondence from a wide variety of writers. The various legal documents show the overall process of the agent-client relationship.
:
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
:
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
:
[Identification of item], Nannine Joseph Papers, Ax 821, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Collection is organized into the following series:
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Miscellaneous
:
Gift of Nannie Joseph in 1976.
:
Collection processed by processing staff, June 1977.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box
Folder
1
1
Burgess, Perry
1959-1963
1
2
Coe, Frederick
1956-1963
1
3
Crockett, Lucy Herndon
1951-1958
1
4
Dedijer, Vladimir
1960-1962
1
5
Denniston, Elinore. Sent and received
1959-1962
1
6
Denniston, Elinore. Related correspondence
1959-1962
1
7
Etheridge, Willie Snow
undated
1
8
Fine, Benjamin. Sent and received
1955-1964
1
9
Fine, Benjamin. Related correspondence
1955-1964
1
10
Hackett, Francis
1959-1961
1
11
Hickok, Lorena A.
1952-1962
1
12
Hilscher, Herbert
1952-1960
1
13
Hindus, Maurice
1939-1952
1
14
Land, Barbara and Myrick
1956-1962
1
15
Lovelace, Maud. Royalty statements
1954-1962
1
16
Lovelace, Maud and Delos
1954-1962
1
17
Lowen, Walter
1955-1960
1
18
MacGowan, Kenneth
1952-1960
1
19
Mally, E. Louise
1964
1
20
Marriott, Alice
1958-1964
1
21
Nathan, Adele G.
1951-1961
1
22
Neuberger, Maureen
1960-1964
1
23
Neuberger, Richard L.
1958-1963
2
1
Padover, Saul
1949-1962
2
2
Poole, Gray Johnson and Lynn
1958-1960
2
3
Ridley, Helen
1956-1962
2
4
Robinson, William Albert
1957-1960
2
5
Roon, Karin
1956-1961
2
6
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Correspondence
1957-1968
2
7
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Related correspondence
1960-1961
2
8
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Related correspondence
1962-1964
2
9
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Financial correspondence
1957-1968
2
10
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Financial Papers
1957-1968
2
11
Seldes, George
1960-1965
2
12
Seldes, Gilbert
1955-1959
2
13
Smith, Kendall and Lloyd Morris
1954-1960
2
14
Smith, S. Stephenson
1953-1961
2
15
Toksvig, Signe
1955-1967
2
16
Van Doren, Mark. Sent
1954-1962
2
17
Van Doren, Mark. Received
1954-1962
2
18
Van Doren, Mark. Related material
1954-1960
2
19
Van Doren, Mark. Related material
1961-1962
2
20
Contracts. Void
1934-1944
3
1
Author index cards
undated
4
1
Miscellaneous letters: A-W
1945-1974
4
2
A. M. Heath and Co.
1966-1975
4
3
Anderson, Vivinne
1957-1973
4
4
Berke, Jacquline
1966-1972
4
5
Brande, Dorothea
1966-1975
4
6
Brown, Jim
1959-1968
4
7
Brown, Ned
1949-1976
4
8
Burns, Eugene
1964-1975
4
9
Capron, Jill
1954-1962
4
10
Colijin, Helen
1965
4
11
Cutler, May
1970-1975
4
12
Dean, Margot Mooers Marshall
1958-1975
4
13
Diat, Louis F.
1954-1957
4
14
Diat, Suzanne. Mrs. Louis F.
1957-1974
4
15
de Mille, Margaret
1954-1972
4
16
Doubleday and Co.
1963-1972
4
17
Eisenberg, Sidney A.
1962-1970
4
18
Ethridge, Willie Snow
1963-1975
4
19
Ferris, Helen
1966-1976
4
20
Forman, Henry James
1964-1975
4
21
Fox, Sol
1966-1975
4
22
Gammon, Roland
1966-1974
4
23
Hickok, Lorena A.
1965-1968
4
24
Hickok, Lorena A.
1968-1970
4
25
Hickok, Lorena A.
1971-1976
4
26
Joseph, Nannine
1935
4
27
Khrabroff, Irina
1953-1967
4
28
Kraus-Thomas Organization, Ltd.
1969-1974
4
29
Lawrence, Muriel
1965-1973
4
30
Lee, Beverly
1963-1974
4
31
Lee, Calvin
1959-1976
4
32
Lingg, Claire
1970-1971
4
33
MacFadyen, Ralph
1948-1976
4
34
MacMillian Company
1959-1975
4
35
McElroy, Edith Watson
1953-1967
4
36
Morris, Lloyd
1954-1976
4
37
Neuberger, Maurine
1965-1976
4
38
Pines, Maya
1962-1974
4
39
Robinson, William A.
1965-1971
4
40
Robinson, William A.
1971-1972
5
1
Robinson, William A.
1945-1949
5
2
Robinson, William A.
1973-1976
5
3
Rodger, George
1945-1973
5
4
Roon, Karin
1960-1976
5
5
Rosamanith, Olga
1972-1976
5
6
Toksvig, Signe
1963-1973
5
7
Toksvig, Signe
1973-1976
5
8
Wolfe, Beran
1930-1964
5
9
Wolfe, Beran
1965-1976
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Box
Folder
5
10
Brett-Perring, Marie. Bulletins
undated
5
11-12
Brett-Perring, Marie. Gentlemen--The Gang!
undated
5
12
Brett-Perring, Marie. Liselotte Joins the Service
undated
5
13-14
Brett-Perring, Marie. Short stories
undated
5
15-16
Brett-Perring, Marie. Short stories. Secret Service Series
undated
5
17
Brett-Perring, Marie. Sleeping Dancer
undated
5
18
Brett-Perring, Marie. "Tame Gangster"
undated
5
19
Carson, Velma. "West Winds Are Blowing"
undated
5
20
Day, Lillian. Another "Famous Trial"
undated
6
1
Lawrence, Muriel. What Did We Do Wrong?
undated
6
2
Lee, Beverly. Hawaiian Cookbook
undated
6
3
Lee, Beverly. Short stories
undated
6
4
Lee, Calvin. Short stories
undated
6
5
Leslie, Henrietta. Short stories
undated
6
6
Marshall, Marguerite More. "A Pagan Passes"
undated
6
7
McCreery, Thomas. "Lady Bug, Lady Bug!"
undated
6
8-9
Morris, Lloyd and Spencer, Frank. "The Sun Approves"
undated
6
10
Pecora, Ferdinand
undated
6
11
Robinson, William A. "Hunting Polynesian Traits"
undated
6
12
Rowe, Anne. "Against All Comers"
undated
6
13-14
Ryan, Milo. "As I Did Live and Breath"
undated
6
15-16
Taylor, Mary C. Ten Cents A Grape
undated
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Box
Folder
7
1
Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin. Supporting material
1963
7
2
Photographs
7
3
Biographies
1959-1972
7
4
Contracts. Agency agreements
undated
7
5
Contracts and collaborations
1968
7
6
Contracts. Foreign
1972
7
7
Contracts. Magazine sales, radio, and TV
1962-1964
7
8
Contracts. A-B
undated
7
9
Contracts. C-E
undated
7
10
Contracts. F-L
undated
7
11
Contracts. M-P
undated
7
12
Contracts. W
undated
7
13
Permission letters
1962-1967
7
14
Miscellaneous Papers
undated
7
15
Christmas cards, pamphlets, book review clippings
undated
7
16
Loose leaf binder of quotations
undated
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Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Denniston, Elinore, 1900---Correspondence
Fine, Benjamin, 1905---Correspondence
Hickok, Lorena A.--Correspondence
Joseph, Nannine
Lee, Beverly Haskell
Lovelace, Maud Hart, d. 1892--Correspondence
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Correspondence
Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972--Correspondence
Subject Terms :
Authors, American--20th century
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence
Literary agents--United States
Literary agents--United States--Correspondence
Other Creators :
Denniston, Elinore, 1900
( contributor)
Fine, Benjamin, 1905-
( contributor)
Hickok, Lorena A.
( contributor)
Lovelace, Maud Hart, d. 1892
( contributor)
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
( contributor)
Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972
( contributor)
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