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 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Coll. 179
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Creator:
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Holberg, Ruth Langland, 1889-1984
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Title:
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Ruth Langland Holberg Papers
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Dates:
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1911-1977 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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12 linear feet
24 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Ruth Langland Holberg was an author of books for young people, many of which were illustrated by her husband, Richard A. Holberg. Collection comprises diaries; correspondence; manuscripts of novels, short
stories, poetry, and radio scripts; research material; financial
material; and copies of her published works.
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Biographical Note
For over fifty years, Ruth Langland Holberg delighted children with the books she wrote for them. She was born on February 2, 1889, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Charles and Ida Langland. She married commercial artist and illustrator, Richard A. Holberg, in 1912. Living in Rockport, Massachusetts, the couple collaborated on a number of children's books, with Ruth Holberg writing and Richard Holberg illustrating.
After battling a serious illness for over two years, Richard Holberg died in 1942. Ruth Holberg continued to write until her death at 95 on April 13, 1984 In addition to her children's stories, Holberg also wrote poetry. She was a regular contributor to the New York Sun and such magazines as Scribners, Saturday Review and Nation. Holberg was also the author of two cookbooks. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women (1975-1976); Dictionary of International Biography (1974); Contemporary Authors (1970); and the Dictionary of British and American Writers (1974); among others.
Content Description
The Ruth Langland Holberg Papers consist of diaries, journals, correspondence, manuscripts, published material, research material, financial information, photographs and several books. Correspondence, spanning sixty-six years, from 1911 to 1977, is both personal and professional in nature and is arranged chronologically. The diaries are descriptive and reflective and contain entries by both Ruth and Richard Holberg. Of note is a "consciousness" journal written by Ruth Holberg. There is evidence that she may have been preparing this journal for publication or for submission to the Theosophical Society. It provides great insight into Holberg's inner feelings, aspirations and motivations.
Manuscripts consist of novels (some of which have been revised a half dozen times), short stories and poetry. Each segment is arranged alphabetically by title. Notes within the research material series tend to correspond to titles of Holberg's stories and document Holberg's factual presentation of places and time periods in her stories.
Financial material consists of payment notebooks, contracts and royalty statements. Contracts and royalties are arranged alphabetically by publisher. The remainder of the collection includes two of Ruth Holberg's sketchbooks, some dust jackets for her books, collected printed matter, memorabilia, and books. The packages contain oversize sketches and two records of Holberg's stories being read. Eighty-six (86) photographs of Holberg, her family and friends have been removed to the Photograph Collection.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Miscellaneous
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
- Published Material
- Photographs
Administrative Information
Processing Note Collection processed by Dee Southard, Manuscripts Processor.
Separated Materials Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH157.
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], Ruth Langland Holberg Papers, Coll. 179, 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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| Holberg, Ruth Langland, 1889-1984--Correspondence |
| Children's literature--Authorship |
| Women authors, American--20th century |
| Young adult fiction, American--Authorship |
| Other Creators : |
| Holberg, Richard A., 1889- (contributor) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Miscellaneous
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Inventory
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Biographical data
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Diaries
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ca. 1926-1942, 1956 |
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European trip diary
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1924 |
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Consciousness journal
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ca. 1932-1934, 1968 |
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Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1911-1923
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1911-1923 |
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1923-1936
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1923-1936 |
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1937-1942
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1937-1942 |
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1943-1945
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1943-1945 |
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1946-1950
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1946-1950 |
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1951-1957
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1951-1957 |
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1958-1961
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1958-1961 |
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1962
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1962 |
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1963
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1963 |
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1964-1965
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1964-1965 |
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1966
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1966 |
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1967
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1967 |
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1968
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1968 |
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1968
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1968 |
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1969
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1969 |
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1970
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1970 |
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1971
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1971 |
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1972
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1972 |
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1973
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1973 |
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1974
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1974 |
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1974
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1974 |
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1975
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1975 |
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1976
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1976 |
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Undated
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Fan Mail
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Manuscripts
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Container(s)
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Description
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Novels
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Abigail Adair, the London Doll (includes notes)
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Captain John Smith (dummy only)
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The Catnip Men and the MBC (dummy only)
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A Crown for Ingrid
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Christmas in Norway
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Enchanted Eyes (includes dummy)
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Freydis--A Strange Story
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Freydis--The Viking's Daughter
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Gilbert Stuart
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The Girl in the Witch House (includes notes)
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Glocester Boy (dummy only)
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Jill and the Applebird House (includes proofs)
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Jill and the Yankee Swappers
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Kate and the Devil (includes notes)
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Luke and the Indians (includes proofs)
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May in the Dell (dummy only)
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Osa Johnson (includes notes)
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Penny and Boo (includes notes)
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Rowena the Sailor (notes only)
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Those Jenkins Twins
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Trygve the Fair (includes notes)
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The Unwilling Pilgrim (includes notes)
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The Wonderful Dump
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Untitled dummy
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Short Stories
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Confirmation
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Den of Iniquity
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The Doll's Head
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Fishing Trip
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Fog in a Fishing Village
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The Golden Coach
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Grandmas
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Home for Christmas
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Kay's Treasure
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Joey's Sea Serpent
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Joey's Sea Serpent
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Little Butterkin
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Nancy's Picnic
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Outward Forms
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Parsonage Kitchen Seventh
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Christmas
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Tony and the Archbishop
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Two Weeks in October
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Poetry
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Aquarelle
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Birgithe
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Cape of the Crosses
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The Child
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Christavar's Sunday
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Christavar's Sunday and Other Poems
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Christavar The Wisconsin Farm
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The Clouds Lifted Up
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Elegy
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Enchanted
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Fearful Heart
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Felicia
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From an Old Farm
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Girls in an April Wood
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In Memoriam: C. A. S.
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In Praise of Willows
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Legend of the Grass
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Mondays in May
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Once When We Were Young
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Pastoral
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Picnic: 1942
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Poems for Young Readers
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Riley's Chickens Silver
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Sails
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Spruce Hut
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Summer Musicale
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Summer Night
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Sweet Peacham
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Village Evening
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William Blake's Mother
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Willows in Captivity
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Wisconsin Pastoral
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Wisconsin Revisited
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Mitty on Mr. Syrup's Farm Tansy for Short Tomboy Row
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Published Material
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Container(s)
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Description
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Antique Fever
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The Boy from Odense
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The Catnip Man Takes a Nap
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The Clambake
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Den of Iniquity
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Dock Square Christmas
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Gilbert Stuart
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The Grandmas
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Joey's Sea Serpent
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Loblolly and His Friends
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The London Doll
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Needle's Journey
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One Girl's Memory of Christmas Eve
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The Parade
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Rowena's Gift
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The Secret of Dark Woods
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Seventh Christmas
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The Unwilling Pilgrim
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The Wonderful Dump
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You'd Be Surprised
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After Snow
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Before Dark
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Birgithe
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Building the House
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Christavar's Sunday
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Cloud Caravan
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Contre Danse, Beethoven
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Country Church
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Elegy in Autumn
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Evening Pastel
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Fifth Avenue and Forty-Second
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Fifth Avenue Delirium
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Fisherman of Words
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For a Rain Lover
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For a Traveler
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