Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon
Libraries
Special Collections & University
Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax
498
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Creator:
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Spencer,
Cornelia, 1899-
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Title:
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Grace Sydenstricker
Yaukey Papers
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Dates:
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1934-1968 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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2.5 linear feet
3 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials in
English.
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Summary:
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Grace Sydenstricker Yaukey (1899-1994)
was an author of books primarily for children. The collection includes
manuscripts of books, articles, and short stories; correspondence; and reviews
relating to Yaukey's interest in the history and culture of China.
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Biographical Note
Grace Sydenstricker Yaukey was born on May 12, 1899 in Chinkiang,
China, the daughter of missionaries Absalom and Caroline (Stulting) Yaukey. She
spent much of her life in China; it was not until her return to the United
States in 1935 that she began writing. Her first works, short stories about
China, were published in
Asia magazine. Using the pen name Cornelia
Spencer, Yaukey wrote more than thirty books, mostly for children, focused on
the history and culture of China and other Asian countries. She also wrote on a
variety of revolutions, both political and industrial, in the East and the
West. She produced as well two biographies on her sister, the Nobel
Prize-winning novelist Pearl. S. Buck.
Grace S. Yaukey received her B.A. from Maryville College in 1922 and
her M.A. from Columbia University in 1930. She married a missionary, Jesse Baer
Yaukey, and together they raised three children: Raymond, David, and Jean.
Her published works include
Three Sisters (1938),
China Trader (an adult novel, 1940),
Elizabeth, England's Modern Queen (1941),
Made in China (1943),
The Exile's Daughter: A Biography of Pearl S.
Buck (1944),
The Land of the Chinese People (1945),
Made in India (1946),
The Missionary (an adult novel, 1947),
Let's Read About China (1948),
Japan (1948),
Nehru of India (1948),
Straight Furrow: The Biography of Harry S. Truman
for Young People (1949),
Understanding the Japanese (1949),
Seven Thousand Islands: The Story of the
Philippines (1951),
Romulo: Voice of Freedom (1953),
More Hands for Man: The Story of the Industrial
Revolution (1960),
The Song in the Streets: A Brief History of the
French Revolution (1960),
Claim to Freedom (1962),
How Art and Music Speak to Us (1963),
The Yangtze: China's River Highway (1963),
Made in Japan (1963),
Ancient China (1964),
Pearl S. Buck: Revealing the Human Heart
(1964),
Keeping Ahead of Machines: The Human Side of the
Automation Revolution (1965),
China's Leaders in Ideas and Actions
(1966),
Sun Yat-Sen: Founder of the Chinese
Republic (1967),
Chiang Kai-Shek: Generalissimo of Nationalist
China (1968), and
Modern China, (1969).
Grace Yaukey was a member of Authors Guild, Authors League of America,
Society of Women Geographers, Children's Book Guild (Washington, D.C.), and the
East and West Association (Washington branch).
Grace Sydenstricker Yaukey died on May 3, 1994, of a heart attack in
Sandy Spring, Maryland.
(Source: Gale Literary Databases. "Grace S(ydenstricker) Yaukey."
Contemporary Authors. 2 October 2003. 22 June, 2005.)
Content Description
The Grace Sydenstricker Yaukey Papers consist of manuscripts of books
and articles, and correspondence with publishers. Manuscripts of books include
China Trader, China's Leaders in Ideas and
Actions, Claim to Freedom, Elizabeth: England's Modern Queen, Keeping Ahead of
Machines, Land of the Chinese People, Made in China, Made in India, Made in
Japan, The Missionary, More Hands for Man, My Several Worlds, The Song in the
Streets, Straight Arrow, Three Sisters, and
Understanding the Japanese. The
manuscripts for articles and short stories are
Akbar Padshah, Black Hour, Catholic Father
Released, China, Japan, George Catlett Marshall, James Yen of China, Lands Far
and Near, Message to the Japanese Women, The Messenger, On Returning to
America, The Scroll Maker, and
The Reds Are Coming.
A large series of correspondence includes letters exchanged between
Yaukey and publishers such as the John Day Company, Alfred A. Knopf, J.B.
Lippincott, Macrae-Smith Company, and Row, Peterson and Company.
The published manuscripts are comprised of
Chiang Kai-Shek and
Sun Yat-sen, while
Exploring the Origins of Social Welfare, How
Caring Began, and
The Story of Prisons are unpublished.
There are two miscellaneous folders, of which the first houses research
correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and news clippings for
Keeping Ahead of Machines, and the second
contains reviews, biographical data, and the published story
Mr. Kada Discovers Democracy..
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Gift of Grace Yaukey in 1969
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University
Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University
Archives. 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 the Manuscripts Librarian of the Division of Special Collections
& University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the
copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Grace Sydenstricker Yaukey Papers, Ax 498,
Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries,
Eugene, Oregon.
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.
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| Buck,
Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 |
| Spencer,
Cornelia, 1899- |
| Spencer,
Cornelia, 1899---Correspondence |
| Children's literature,
American--Authorship |
| Publishers and
publishing--Correspondence |
| Women authors,
American--20th century |
| China--Juvenile literature |
| Manuscripts for
publication |
| Other Creators : |
| Alfred
A. Knopf, Inc. (contributor) |
| J.B.
Lippincott & Co. (contributor) |
| John
Day Company (contributor) |
| Macrae-Smith Company (contributor) |
| Row,
Peterson, and Company (contributor) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Container(s)
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Description
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China Trader. Final
manuscript
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China's Leaders in Ideas and
Actions. Final manuscript
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Claim to Freedom. Final
manuscript
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Claim to Freedom.
Illustrations
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Elizabeth: England's Modern Queen.
Final manuscript
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Keeping Ahead of Machines.
Illustrations
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Keeping Ahead of Machines. Final
manuscript
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Keeping Ahead of Machines. Research
correspondence
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The Land of the Chinese People.
Final manuscript; revisions
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Made in China. Final
manuscript
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Made in India. Final
manuscript
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Made in Japan. Final
manuscript
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The Missionary. Final
manuscript
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The Missionary.
Manuscript
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More Hands For Man. Final
manuscript
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My Several Worlds.
Manuscript
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The Song in the Streets. Final
manuscript
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Straight Furrow.
Manuscript
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Three Sisters. Final
manuscript
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Understanding the Japanese. Final
manuscript
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Understanding the Japanese. First
draft
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Articles and Short Stories.
Manuscripts
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China; Japan. Compton's
manuscripts
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Akbar Padshah.
Manuscript
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China; Japan; The Low Countries.
Holiday House manuscripts
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A-Z Correspondence
received
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Aladdin Books. Correspondence
received
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The John Day Company.
Correspondence received
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The Fideler Company. Correspondence
received
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Holiday House. Correspondence
received
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Alfred A. Knopf. Correspondence
received
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J.B. Lippincott. Correspondence
received
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Macrae-Smith Company.
Correspondence received
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Row, Peterson, and Company.
Correspondence received
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The John Day Company.
Correspondence sent
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The Fideler Company. Correspondence
sent
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Alfred A. Knopf. Correspondence
sent
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J.B. Lippincott. Correspondence
sent
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Macrae-Smith Company.
Correspondence sent
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Chiang Kai-Shek. Holograph
draft
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Chiang Kai-Shek.
Photographs
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Chiang Kai-Shek. First draft.
Fictionalized
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Chiang Kai-Shek. Rough draft.
Non-fictionalized
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Chiang Kai-Shek. Second draft.
Non-fictionalized. Second carbon
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Chiang Kai-Shek. Printer's
copy
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Sun Yat-sen. Index;
Illustrations
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Sun Yat-sen. Rough draft.
Holograph
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Sun Yat-sen. Final draft. Second
carbon
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Sun Yat-sen. Printer's
copy
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Exploring the Origins of Social
Welfare. Manuscript
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How Caring Began. (Original title:
Exploring the Origins of Social
Welfare). Manuscript
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The Story of Prisons.
Manuscript
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Claim to Freedom. Paste-up
map
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Claim to Freedom. Paste-up jacket
design
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More Hands for Man. Paste-up jacket
design
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Pictures of Sun Yat-sen and
others
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