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 043
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Creator:
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Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency
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Title:
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Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency Records
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Dates:
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1965-1978 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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33 linear feet
22 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Lurton Blassingame (1904-1988) was a notable literary agent. The collection primarily includes correspondence with clients.
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Historical Note
Lurton Blassingame (1904-1988) is one of the earliest and most respected publishing agents. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Columbia where he wrote his masters thesis on the history of pulp fiction. His first notable job was as a film writer in Hollywood. In 1937 he founded the American Library Foundation with William Allen. He wrote numerous articles for Writer's Digest, giving advice on the fiction markets during the era when pulp literature was popular, formed a public relations firm named Houston Branch Associates which later merged with Eleanor Wood's Spectrum Literary Agency in 1978.
Content Description
The Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency Records comprise a decade's worth of correspondence with authors, publishers, magazines, newspapers, filmmakers, agents, etc.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
- Core Collection
- Addendum I
- Addendum II
- Addendum III
- Photographs
Administrative Information
Processing Note Collection processed by processing staff, August 2006.
Separated Materials Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH256.
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], Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency Records, Ax 043, 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.
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| Blassingame, Lurton, 1904-1988 |
| Blassingame, Lurton, 1904-1988--Correspondence |
| Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency |
| Lurton Blassingame Literary Agency--Correspondence |
| Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence |
| Literary agents--Correspondence |
| Publishers and publishing--Correspondence |
| Pulp literature--Authorship |
| Photographs |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Core Collection
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence
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1965-1966 |
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Adams, Ouida
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Alverson, Charles
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Annabel, Russell
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Archibald, Joe
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Atkinson, Buddy
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Autry, Ewart
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Baker, Louise
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Balcke, Renata
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Bartholomew, Cecilia
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Behme, Bob
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Best, Jim
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Bixby, William
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Black, Lois Hobart
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Blackwell, Louis
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Blassingame, Wyatt
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Booth, W. B.
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Botty, Ken
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Bracco, Edgar
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Brackett, Leigh
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Brooks, Joe
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Brown, Ned
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Buckingham, Nash
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Burton, Hal
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Calvert William
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Carney, Otis
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Carrick, Virginia
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Cave, Hugh
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Combs, Homer
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Connor, Jack
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Constiner, Merle
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Coykendall, Ralf Jr.
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Cromie, Robert
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Davidson, Avram
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Davis, Maggie
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Decker, Duane
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De Jong, Ralph
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Disney, Walt
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Drimmer, Fred
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DuBois, Donald
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Du Soe, Lillian
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Einstein, Charles
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Elliot, Bob
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Elliott, Chandler
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Elliott, Keith
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Ellis, Edward
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Fay, William
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Felsher, Howard
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Fensterman, R. J.
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Fineberg, Andhil
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Finney, Gertrude
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Foster, John
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Frazier, Neta
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Free, James
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Frost, Mary
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Gorsline, Douglas
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Gowan, Emmett
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Grant, Betsy
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Green, Gerald
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Green, Joseph
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Gresham, Grits
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Hall, Edward
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Handley, Dorothy
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Harkey, Ira
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Heilner, Van Campen
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Heinlein, Robert. CLOSED
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Heinlein, Robert. CLOSED
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Heinlein, Robert. CLOSED
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Heinzman, George
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Helmuth, Jerome
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Hennell, Pamela
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Herbert, Frank
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Hersey, Jean
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Hibben, Frank
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Higgens, Gerald
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Hoag, Edwin
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Hoehling, A. A. & Mary
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Hoffman, Randall
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Hunter, Gerald
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Hunter, Jack
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Issler, Anne
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Jacobs, Emma
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Janes, Ted
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Jarvis, Woodie
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Johnson, Ryerson
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Johnston, Velda
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Joseph, James
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Judah, Charles
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Katz, Steven
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Keleman, Pál
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Keller, Beverly
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Kenney, Lona
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Ker, Donald
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Kisling, Jack
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Kitjay, Geraldine
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Kjelgaard, Eddy
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Knight, Doug
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Kreis, Bernadine
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Krepps, Robert & Nina
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Kroll, Francis
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LaPrade, Ernest
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Lavender, David
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Lens, Sidney
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Leonard, William
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Litsey, Sarah
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McGivern, Maureen
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McGivern, William
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McGrady, Mike
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MacGregor, James
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McMillen, Wheeler
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McVay, Mrs. Charles B.
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Mallon, John
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Mann, Stella
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Matthewson, Guinn
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Mears, Joe
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Monroe, Keith
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Muir, Jean
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Murphy, Lawrence
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Musmanno, Michael
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Myers, James
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Needham, Jane
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Newell, Dave
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Niehuis, Charles.
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O'Dell, Betty
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Orlovitz, Gil
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Owen, Jean
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Pearsall, William
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Perzan, Janet
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Jetaja, Emil
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Peterson, Harold
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Pond, Alonzo
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Powers, Beulah Karney
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Prince, Alain
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Putnam, Carleton
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Rainbow, Elizabeth
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Ramsdell, Charles
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Rearden, Jim
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Rechnizter, Mabel E.
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Reese, John
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Reynolds, Barbara
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Rogers, Matilda
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Roisum, Bryant
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Rose, Innes
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Rush, Richard
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Russell, Andy
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Sagar, Robert
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Scherf, Margaret
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