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 006
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Creator:
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Alexander, Charles, 1897-1962
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Title:
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Charles Alexander Papers
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Dates:
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1912-1962 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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12 linear feet
8 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Charles Alexander was a writer of popular fiction. The Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, reviews, notebooks, clippings, personal material, and miscellany. The majority of the
correspondence is with family members, publishers, and other writers such as Ernest Haycox, Robert Ormond Case, and Albert Wetjen. The
reviews are for Alexander's books: Bobbie, a great collie, The fang in the forest, and The Splendid summits. The Manuscripts section is the
largest, containing materials for over 200 short stories by Alexander. Many of these stories have at least one manuscript draft. Others are
represented only by the published version; these are marked with an asterisk (*) in the inventory. Alternate titles for the stories are given in brackets after the official title. There are also manuscripts
for the novels The fang in the forest and The splendid summits. A
collection of paperback books by other authors (collected by Charles Alexander) is housed separately.
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Biographical Note
Charles Dewey Alexander (1897-1962) was born in Ponca, Nebraska on October 27, 1897. At the age of two, he moved to the Albany, Oregon area with his parents. He attended Albany schools and began working in the printing trade as a teenager, first in his brother's printing shop, then with the Albany Democrat newspaper.
Alexander was an avid reader and wanted to give local writers an opportunity to see their writings in print. In cooperation with the Democrat's publishers, W.L. Jackson and R.R. Cronise, he edited a Sunday edition featuring works by Linn County writers.
Alexander began writing short stories while working at the Democrat. His first story was accepted by Black Cat, a "pulp" magazine. in 1922, he won the Attorney Short Story Prize for "As a Dog Should," published in Collier's magazine. The story told of a dog who dies while saving his master from a bear attack. In all, around 200 short stories by Alexander were published in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Detective Fiction Weekly, Ace-High Detective Magazine, Blue Book Magazine and Sunset.
In addition to short stories, Alexander published several novels, including Fang in the Forest and Bobbie, a Great Collie, a true-life story about a collie's 1,000+ mile journey to find his master, from whom he had become separated on a cross country trip. He also wrote "Abel and Ailse," a Pacific Northwest historical sketch published as a series of articles in Collier's.
Alexander, also an expert linotype operator, retired as a full-time worker from the Democrat after 50 years in February 1962. He continued to edit and write a book review column for the Democrat until his death in July 1962. His wife, Margaret Smith, whom he married in 1917, had died in 1958.
Sources: Obituary, Albany Democrat-Herald, July, 1962
Sources: Editorial, Albany Democrat-Herald, July 3, 1962
Content Description
The Charles Alexander papers consist of correspondence; manuscripts; reviews; notebooks; clippings; personal material; and miscellany. The majority of the correspondence is with family members, publishers, and other writers such as Ernest Haycox, Robert Ormond Case, and Albert Wetjen. The reviews are for Alexander's books: Bobbie, A Great Collie, The Fang in the Forest, and The Splendid Summits.
The Manuscripts section is the largest, containing material for over 200 short stories by Alexander. Many of these stores have at least one manuscript draft. Others are represented only by the published version; these are marked with an asterisk (*) in the inventory. Alternate titles for the stores are given in brackets after the official title. There are also manuscripts for the novels The Fang in the Forest and The Splendid Summits.
NOTE: A collection of paperback books by other authors (collected by Charles Alexander) is housed separately.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Correspondence-General; Series II. Correspondence-Family; Series III. Reviews; Series IV. Miscellaneous; Series V. Manuscripts.
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, 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 the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Charles Alexander Papers, Ax 006, 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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| Alexander, Charles, 1897-1962--Archives |
| Case, Robert Ormond, 1895-1964--Correspondence |
| Haycox, Ernest, 1899-1950--Correspondence |
| Wetjen, Albert Richard, 1900-1948--Correspondence |
| Authors, American--20th century |
| Journalists--Oregon--Albany |
| Printers--Oregon--Albany |
| Manuscripts for publication |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Correspondence-General
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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A miscellaneous
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Alexander, A.E.
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1939 1940 |
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Alexander, Andre
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Alexander, Don
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1935-1938 |
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Alexander, Thomas L.
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1917-1922 1926 1936 |
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Alexander, Thomas S.
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1912-1922 |
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Alexander, William D. (Bill)
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1916 1921 1939 1940 |
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The American Magazine
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1922 1923 |
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Arthur, Merril
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1922-1923 |
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B miscellaneous
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Beeson, A.L.
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1915 1917 |
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Black Cat Magazine
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1918-1920 |
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Blackburn, Irma G.
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Brandt & Brandt (Brandt & Kirkpatrick)
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1922-1928 1931 1951 |
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Brown, Bettina
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1927 1932 1939 1940 |
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Brown, M.J.
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1923 1924 |
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C miscellaneous
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Case, Robert Ormond
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Cheney, Janet
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1940 |
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Clarke, Frances E.
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1929 1930 |
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Collier's
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1922 1923 1926 1938 1939 |
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Collins, Dean
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1931 |
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Corning, Howard McKinley
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The Country Gentleman
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1921 1930 |
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D Miscellaneous
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Detective Fiction Weekly
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1932-1934 1936 |
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Dodd, Mead and Company Inc.
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1923-1939 |
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Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
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1928 1929 1931-1934 |
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E Miscellaneous
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Eddy, Ivaloo Pearl
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1925 |
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The Editor
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1919 1921 1923 |
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F Miscellaneous
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G Miscellaneous
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Gray, Charles Wright
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1924 |
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H Miscellaneous
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Haycox, Ernest
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1922 1923 1929 1930 1939 |
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Hedges, Ada H.
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1925 1939 |
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Hoag, Mrs. Dwight A.
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1921 |
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Hodgkins, Whitney
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1919 1925 |
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Hotchliss, John T.
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1922 1923 1928 |
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Hunn, Alexander
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1924 1930 |
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I Miscellaneous
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J Miscellaneous
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Judy (Magazine)
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K Miscellaneous
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Kidd, Walter Evans
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1921 1922 1939 1961 1962 |
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Kropp, Leo
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1915 1940 |
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L Miscellaneous
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The Lariat
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1923 1924 |
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Lichtig and Englander
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1926 1933 |
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Linn Ringneck Ranch
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1915-1917 |
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Linn Ringneck Ranch
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1919-1922 |
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M Miscellaneous
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McKinney, Ernest
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1914-1919 1922 |
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Marks, Willard L.
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1938 1939 |
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Marshall, Edison
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1922 1923 1954 |
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Metzger, Gus W.
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1918-1920 1922 |
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Michelson, Fridtjof
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1925 1926 1931-1934 1938 1940 1941 |
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Morgan, Mrs. M.D.
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1920 1921 |
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The Frank A. Munsey Company
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1918 1932 1937 1941 |
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N Miscellaneous
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O Miscellaneous
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Oregon Audubon Society
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1913 |
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Oregon State Library
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1923 1932 |
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Oregon State System of Higher Education
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1929 1936 1939-1941 |
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The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)
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1919 |
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Outdoor Life
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1916 1924 |
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P Miscellaneous
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The People's Home Journal
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1921 |
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Phelps, Guy Fitch and Naomi
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1922 1925 1926 1931 1935 |
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Phillips, Clarence B.
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1936 1937 1939 1940 |
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The Popular Magazine
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1919 1920 |
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R Miscellaneous
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Ray, Mrs. G.H.
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1938 1940 |
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Red Book Magazine
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1921-1923 |
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Richardson, Anna Steese
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1922 1923 |
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RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
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1951 |
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Roesner, Oscar H.
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1922 1931 1933 |
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Rowe, Kenneth
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1924 1925 |
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S Miscellaneous
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Samalman, Alexander
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1922 1923 |
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Sanders and Conroy, Literary Agents
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1934-1941 |
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Saturday Evening Post
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1920 1921 1928-1930 |
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Schaad, Gilbert T.
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1928 1938 1939 |
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Scholastic (magazine)
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1933 |
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Shawe, Victor
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1923 |
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Small, Maynard & Company
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1922 |
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Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers
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1922 1923 |
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Sundquist, ?
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1921 |
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Sunset (magazine)
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1923 1924 1926 |
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T Miscellaneous
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Thatcher, W.F.G.
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1922 |
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University of Oregon
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1922 1923 1926 1929 |
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V Miscellaneous
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W Miscellaneous
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Wayside Tales and Cartoons Magazine
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1921 |
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Wetjen, Albert Richard
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1922-1926 |
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Zimmerman, Walter
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1912-1913 |
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Unknown Correspondent (dated)
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Unknown Correspondent (undated)
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Series II:
Correspondence-Family
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Container(s)
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Description
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Alexander, Margaret Smith (Letters from her and Charles Alexander before their marriage)
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1913-1916 |
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Alexander, Margaret (Letters from her father and sister)
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1913-1918 |
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Alexander, Margaret (Letters from Charles Alexander while she was in Salem, Oregon hospital)
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1957 |
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Alexander, Charles (Letters from)
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Series III:
Reviews
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Container(s)
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Bobbie, A Great Collie (includes additional material)
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The Fang in the Forest
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The Splendid Summits
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Series IV:
Miscellaneous
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Container(s)
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Notebooks
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Clippings
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Record Book (Margaret Alexander)
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Personal Material
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Miscellaneous
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Series V:
Manuscripts
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Container(s)
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"The Accident" ["To the Left"; "The Dark Coast"] 2 drafts
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"Across the Chasm" 1 draft. Blue Book Magazine p.121-126
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March 1922 |
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"Adam's Father" 1 draft
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"Affair of the Fabulous Peasants" Detective Fiction Weekly, vol. 126, no. 2 p.63-84 (*)
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February 18, 1939 |
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"Arrow Indicates Murder" 1 draft
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"Black-Fire Murder" Detective Fiction Weekly vol. 86, no. 4 p. 78-87
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July 28, 1934 |
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"A Badgered Badger Game" 1 draft
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"Bed Rock" 1 draft
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"Bill Bogan Tames a Pet" ["Bill's Scenario by Williams," "Bogan Swears Agin' Swearigen"] 1 draft, West, vol. 33, no. 4 p. 73-80
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May 11, 1932 |
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"Black Creek Brinestone" ["The Black Crick Killer," "Whistle Killer"] 1 draft. Ace High Detective Magazine, vol. 1, no. 2 p. 45-55
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September 1936 |
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"The Black Thread of Death" ["Trume's Woman"] 1 draft.
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"The Blonde She of Yachats" Blue Book Magazine p. 155-160 (*)
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"Blue Sashoo" ["Your Way, My Way"] 3 drafts.
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"Bobbie, a Great Collie" [serial] Everygirls: The Magazine of the Camp Fire Girls
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March-June 1928 |
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"Broom Lights" West, vol. 31, no. 5, p. 109-114 (*)
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December 9, 1931 |
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"The Breath of Morning" Judy no. 3 p. 28-30 (*)
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1919 |
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"Bucks That Play Possum" 1 draft. Outdoor America, vol. 4, no. 4, p. 5-6, 43, 47
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November 1925 |
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"Bullet-Hole Business" 1 draft. Detective Fiction Weekly, vol. 82, no. 2, p. 127-137
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January 27, 1934 |
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"The Cape Cave Mystery" Detective Fiction Weekly, vol. 120, no. 2, p. 70-97 (*)
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June 11, 1938 |
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"The Cats of Upper Soda" ["The Four Forests"] 3 drafts. West, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 105-111
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June 25, 1930 |
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"Chief Old Socks Into Big Deer" 1 draft
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"Children of Storm" ["Forest Storm"] 1 draft. Blue Book Magazine p. 27-31
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"Children of Twilight" The Black Cat, vol. 24, no. 7 p. 3-7 Includes a copy of The Black Cat containing a letter about "Children of Twilight" (*)
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May 1919 August 1919 |
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"Claws of the Killer" 1 draft. Detective Fiction Weekly, vol. 92, no. 2. p. 117-126
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March 23, 1935 |
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"Crown Fire" ["Red Enemy"] 4 drafts. Sunset, vol. 60, no. 5 p. 20-23, 60-62
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May 1928 |
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"Daniel in the Lion's Den" ["In the Valley of the Shot Pouch", "The Woman From Siletz"] 1 draft.
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