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Guide to the Nannine Joseph Papers, 1930-1976


Ax 821





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Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 821

 
Creator:
 

Joseph, Nannine

 
Title:
 

Nannine Joseph Papers

 
Dates:
 

1930-1976 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

10.5 linear feet
7 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Nannine Joseph (1890-1976) was a literary agent. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondences, and photographs from her clients.

 

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.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series:

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Miscellaneous

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Nannie Joseph in 1976.

Processing Note 

Collection processed by processing staff, June 1977.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use 

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.

Preferred Citation 

[Identification of item], Nannine Joseph Papers, Ax 821, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, 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.

 
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
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)

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Correspondence

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
1

Burgess, Perry
  1959-1963
 
2
Coe, Frederick
  1956-1963
 
3
Crockett, Lucy Herndon
  1951-1958
 
4
Dedijer, Vladimir
  1960-1962
 
5
Denniston, Elinore. Sent and received
  1959-1962
 
6
Denniston, Elinore. Related correspondence
  1959-1962
 
7
Etheridge, Willie Snow
  undated
 
8
Fine, Benjamin. Sent and received
  1955-1964
 
9
Fine, Benjamin. Related correspondence
  1955-1964
 
10
Hackett, Francis
  1959-1961
 
11
Hickok, Lorena A.
  1952-1962
 
12
Hilscher, Herbert
  1952-1960
 
13
Hindus, Maurice
  1939-1952
 
14
Land, Barbara and Myrick
  1956-1962
 
15
Lovelace, Maud. Royalty statements
  1954-1962
 
16
Lovelace, Maud and Delos
  1954-1962
 
17
Lowen, Walter
  1955-1960
 
18
MacGowan, Kenneth
  1952-1960
 
19
Mally, E. Louise
  1964
 
20
Marriott, Alice
  1958-1964
 
21
Nathan, Adele G.
  1951-1961
 
22
Neuberger, Maureen
  1960-1964
 
23
Neuberger, Richard L.
  1958-1963
 
2 1
Padover, Saul
  1949-1962
 
2
Poole, Gray Johnson and Lynn
  1958-1960
 
3
Ridley, Helen
  1956-1962
 
4
Robinson, William Albert
  1957-1960
 
5
Roon, Karin
  1956-1961
 
6
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Correspondence
  1957-1968
 
7
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Related correspondence
  1960-1961
 
8
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Related correspondence
  1962-1964
 
9
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Financial correspondence
  1957-1968
 
10
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Financial Papers
  1957-1968
 
11
Seldes, George
  1960-1965
 
12
Seldes, Gilbert
  1955-1959
 
13
Smith, Kendall and Lloyd Morris
  1954-1960
 
14
Smith, S. Stephenson
  1953-1961
 
15
Toksvig, Signe
  1955-1967
 
16
Van Doren, Mark. Sent
  1954-1962
 
17
Van Doren, Mark. Received
  1954-1962
 
18
Van Doren, Mark. Related material
  1954-1960
 
19
Van Doren, Mark. Related material
  1961-1962
 
20
Contracts. Void
  1934-1944
 
3 1
Author index cards
  undated
 
4
Miscellaneous letters: A-W
  1945-1974
 
2
A. M. Heath and Co.
  1966-1975
 
3
Anderson, Vivinne
  1957-1973
 
4
Berke, Jacquline
  1966-1972
 
5
Brande, Dorothea
  1966-1975
 
6
Brown, Jim
  1959-1968
 
7
Brown, Ned
  1949-1976
 
8
Burns, Eugene
  1964-1975
 
9
Capron, Jill
  1954-1962
 
10
Colijin, Helen
  1965
 
11
Cutler, May
  1970-1975
 
12
Dean, Margot Mooers Marshall
  1958-1975
 
13
Diat, Louis F.
  1954-1957
 
14
Diat, Suzanne. Mrs. Louis F.
  1957-1974
 
15
de Mille, Margaret
  1954-1972
 
16
Doubleday and Co.
  1963-1972
 
17
Eisenberg, Sidney A.
  1962-1970
 
18
Ethridge, Willie Snow
  1963-1975
 
19
Ferris, Helen
  1966-1976
 
20
Forman, Henry James
  1964-1975
 
21
Fox, Sol
  1966-1975
 
22
Gammon, Roland
  1966-1974
 
23
Hickok, Lorena A.
  1965-1968
 
24
Hickok, Lorena A.
  1968-1970
 
25
Hickok, Lorena A.
  1971-1976
 
26
Joseph, Nannine
  1935
 
27
Khrabroff, Irina
  1953-1967
 
28
Kraus-Thomas Organization, Ltd.
  1969-1974
 
29
Lawrence, Muriel
  1965-1973
 
30
Lee, Beverly
  1963-1974
 
31
Lee, Calvin
  1959-1976
 
32
Lingg, Claire
  1970-1971
 
33
MacFadyen, Ralph
  1948-1976
 
34
MacMillian Company
  1959-1975
 
35
McElroy, Edith Watson
  1953-1967
 
36
Morris, Lloyd
  1954-1976
 
37
Neuberger, Maurine
  1965-1976
 
38
Pines, Maya
  1962-1974
 
39
Robinson, William A.
  1965-1971
 
40
Robinson, William A.
  1971-1972
 
5 1
Robinson, William A.
  1945-1949
 
2
Robinson, William A.
  1973-1976
 
3
Rodger, George
  1945-1973
 
4
Roon, Karin
  1960-1976
 
5
Rosamanith, Olga
  1972-1976
 
6
Toksvig, Signe
  1963-1973
 
7
Toksvig, Signe
  1973-1976
 
8
Wolfe, Beran
  1930-1964
 
9
Wolfe, Beran
  1965-1976

 

Manuscripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
5
folder
10

Brett-Perring, Marie. Bulletins
  undated
 
11-12
Brett-Perring, Marie. Gentlemen--The Gang!
  undated
 
12
Brett-Perring, Marie. Liselotte Joins the Service
  undated
 
13-14
Brett-Perring, Marie. Short stories
  undated
 
15-16
Brett-Perring, Marie. Short stories. Secret Service Series
  undated
 
17
Brett-Perring, Marie. Sleeping Dancer
  undated
 
18
Brett-Perring, Marie. "Tame Gangster"
  undated
 
19
Carson, Velma. "West Winds Are Blowing"
  undated
 
20
Day, Lillian. Another "Famous Trial"
  undated
 
6 1
Lawrence, Muriel. What Did We Do Wrong?
  undated
 
2
Lee, Beverly. Hawaiian Cookbook
  undated
 
3
Lee, Beverly. Short stories
  undated
 
4
Lee, Calvin. Short stories
  undated
 
5
Leslie, Henrietta. Short stories
  undated
 
6
Marshall, Marguerite More. "A Pagan Passes"
  undated
 
7
McCreery, Thomas. "Lady Bug, Lady Bug!"
  undated
 
8-9
Morris, Lloyd and Spencer, Frank. "The Sun Approves"
  undated
 
10
Pecora, Ferdinand
  undated
 
11
Robinson, William A. "Hunting Polynesian Traits"
  undated
 
12
Rowe, Anne. "Against All Comers"
  undated
 
13-14
Ryan, Milo. "As I Did Live and Breath"
  undated
 
15-16
Taylor, Mary C. Ten Cents A Grape
  undated

 

Miscellaneous

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
7
folder
1

Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin. Supporting material
  1963
 
2
Photographs
 
 
3
Biographies
  1959-1972
 
4
Contracts. Agency agreements
  undated
 
5
Contracts and collaborations
  1968
 
6
Contracts. Foreign
  1972
 
7
Contracts. Magazine sales, radio, and TV
  1962-1964
 
8
Contracts. A-B
  undated
 
9
Contracts. C-E
  undated
 
10
Contracts. F-L
  undated
 
11
Contracts. M-P
  undated
 
12
Contracts. W
  undated
 
13
Permission letters
  1962-1967
 
14
Miscellaneous Papers
  undated
 
15
Christmas cards, pamphlets, book review clippings
  undated
 
16
Loose leaf binder of quotations
  undated