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Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254

Guide to the Manche Langley Harvey Collection, 2004-2005


OLPb019LAN





finding aid by Jeremy Skinner

Jeremy Skinner, 2007


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

Lewis & Clark College
Special Collections and Archives

Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254
 
Collection Number:
 

OLPb019LAN
 
Creator:
 

Harvey, Mary Manche Langley, 1918-
 
Title:
 

Manche Langley Harvey Collection
 
Dates:
 

2004-2005 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

1 cubic foot; two boxes
 
Languages:
 

English 

 
Summary:
 

Harvey was a pacifist and an actress who lived at Civilian Public Service Camp 56, at Waldport, Oregon during World War II. This collection includes original recordings and a transcript of an oral history interview about Harvey's life and experiences in CPS, as well supporting materials including photographs and an MA thesis written by the interviewer.

 
Location of Collection:
 

Special Collections
 

Biographical Note

Manche Langly Harvey was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 19, 1918. She lived in the Portland area until her young adult years, when she became a pacifist, and eventually joined the Fine Arts Civilian Public Service Camp at Waldport, Oregon in 1943. At Waldport, Manche became involved with the theater and printing. After the war she and her husband Bob Harvey moved to San Francisco, where Manche worked in the emerging theater scene with the Interplayers and the Playhouse. Today Manche lives in the San Francisco area.

Content Description

This collection includes master copies and duplicates of original cassette oral history recordings. The collection also includes transcriptions, correspondence, photographs, and historical materials relating to Manche Langley Harvey.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series with: Box 1 including oral history recordings; and Box 2 including oral history transcriptions and supporting materials.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Given to Lewis & Clark College by Eliza Elkins Jones in January of 2007.

Processing Note 

Processed in 2007.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Restrictions on Use 

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation 

The Manche Harvey Langley Collection, OLPb019LAN, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Related Information

Bibliography 

For more information about Manche Langley Harvey and the World War II Civilian Public Service Camps see:

  • Eliza Jones and Katrine Barber. "The Utmost Human Consequence: Art and Peace on the Oregon Coast, 1942-1946." Oregon Historical Quarterly. 107 (Winter 2006)

    • Related Materials 

    go to: http://www.lclark.edu/~archives/specialcollections/ to see other collections related to Civilian Public Service camps.

    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.

     
    Harvey, Mary Manche Langley, 1918-
    Jones, Eliza Elkins
    Civilian Public Service
    Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Personal narratives

    Detailed Description of the Collection

    The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


     

    Box 1: Manche Langley Harvey oral history recordings by Eliza Jones, May 14-September 4, 2004
     
    Container(s)
    Description
    Dates
     
    Item
    1/1

    Tape 1
    		   May 14, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/2

    Tape 2
    		   May 14, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/3

    Tape 3
    		   May 26, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/4

    Tape 4
    		   June 5, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/5

    Tape 5
    		   June 5, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/6

    Tape 6
    		   June 25, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/7

    Tape 7
    		   June 25, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/8

    Tape 8
    		   June 25, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/9

    Tape 9
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/10

    Tape 10
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/11

    Tape 11
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/12

    Tape 12
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/13

    Tape 13
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/14

    Tape 14
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/15

    Tape 15
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/16

    Tape 16
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/17

    Tape 17
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     
    1/18

    Tape 18
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    1 master cassette, 2 copies
     

    Box 2: Manche Langley Harvey oral history supporting materials,  2004-2005
     
    Container(s)
    Description
    Dates
     
    Item
    2/1

    Legal release & consent forms
    		   May 2004
     
    2/2

    Correspondence, EJ to MLH
    		   May-July, 2004
     
    2/3

    Interview transcription, Tape 1
    		   May 14, 2004
     
    2/4

    Interview transcription, Tape 2
    		   May 14, 2004
     
    2/5

    Interview transcription, Tape 3
    		   May 26, 2004
     
    2/6

    Interview transcription, Tape 4
    		   June 5, 2004
     
    2/7

    Interview transcription, Tape 5
    		   June 5, 2004
     
    2/8

    Interview transcription, Tape 6
    		   June 25, 2004
     
    2/9

    Interview transcription, Tape 7
    		   July 25, 2004
     
    2/10

    Interview transcription, Tape 8
    		   June 25, 2004
     
    2/11

    Interview transcription, Tape 9
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    2/12

    Interview transcription, Tape 10
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    2/13

    Interview transcription, Tape 11
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    2/14

    Interview transcription, Tape 12
    		   July 9, 2004
     
    2/15

    Interview transcription, Tape 13
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    2/16

    Interview transcription, Tape 14
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    2/17

    Interview transcription, Tape 15
    		   July 23, 2004
     
    2/18

    Interview transcription, Tape 16
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    2/19

    Interview transcription, Tape 17
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    2/20

    Interview transcription, Tape 18
    		   September 4, 2004
     
    2/21

    Manche Irene Langley
    		   undated
     
    Collected information on Manche Irene Langley, MLH’s aunt, includes images, published articles, news clippings, obituary, and “Queen’s Bench” materials
     
    2/22

    MA thesis, “‘All done as a real pacifist:’ Manche Langley's recollections of peace and art in America's mid-twentieth century Far West” by Eliza Jones
    		   2005
     
    Based on oral history interviews
     
    2/23

    MLH family photographs
    		   undated
     
    forty images