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Newly Available Collection: Duncan Aikman papers

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Duncan Aikman (1889-1955) was a journalist and author. Collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, tear sheets, newspaper tear sheets, poetry, a Guggenheim Foundation proposal, miscellaneous notes, biographical information, photographs, and magazines with articles by Aikman.

Ax 629

Guide to the Duncan Aikman Papers

Newly Available Collection: Grace E. Hall papers

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Grace E. Hall (?-1939) was a journalist, author, and poet. Collection consists of manuscripts of her books, articles, speeches, vignettes, poetry, clippings, and miscellaneous items.

Ax 792

Guide to the Grace E. Hall Papers

Newly Available Collection: Mary Jane Waldo papers

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Mary Jane Waldo (1915-1967) was an author who wrote romances and confessions of 1945, feature stories for the Portland Oregonian, and was an instructor of creative writing at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists of manuscripts of stories and poems, a collection of published pieces, professional and personal correspondence, speeches, copyright papers, and a photograph.

Ax 427

Guide to the Mary Jane Waldo Papers

Newly available collection: Bullfrog Information Service records

Friday, September 14th, 2012

Bullfrog Information Service was a magazine published in Eugene, Oregon, from June, 1971 till February, 1972, that focused on news and articles for and about the Northwest alternative community. The collection contains correspondence, advertising and distribution records, eight published issues and one unpublished, original illustrations and advertising art, financial records, and unpublished articles and poetry.

Call number: Bx 166

Guide to Bullfrog Information Service Records

Check out: Mary Jane Carr papers

Monday, September 10th, 2012

Collection comprises papers of American author Mary Jane Carr, and includes draft manuscripts of two books; proofs, illustrations by Robert Kuhn, and correspondence relating to the books, including material from Walt Disney Productions; two puppet plays by Carr; poems; engraving plates; fan letters; and miscellaneous materials.

Call number: Ax 121

Guide to the Mary Jane Carr Papers

Newly available collection: Samuel Asahel Clarke papers

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Samuel Asahel Clarke (1827-1909) was an Oregon newspaperman, historian, and poet. The collection consists of five handwritten chapters from Clarke’s History of the Modocs.

Call number: CB C556h

Guide to the Samuel Asahel Clarke Papers

Newly available collection: Samuel Asahel Clarke papers

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Samuel Asahel Clarke (1827-1909) was an Oregon newspaperman, historian, and poet.  The collection consists of typed transcripts of sections from Clarke’s scrap book.

Call number: CB C556

Guide to the Samuel Asahel Clarke Papers

Check out: Walter Evans Kidd papers

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Walter Evans Kidd was a noted poet and author of short stories. He was born in 1901 and raised in the Portland, Oregon area. He was educated at the University of Oregon, the University of Iowa and the University of Denver. He held teaching positions at various institutions and published numerous works under the pseudonym Conrad Pendleton. This collection contains correspondence from colleagues and friends as well as other professional materials.

Call number: Ax 203

Guide to the Walter Evans Kidd Papers

Check out: Eleanor Hammond papers

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Eleanor Hammond (1890-1950), Oregon poet and author, was born in Oakland, California. She contributed her work to various publications including Child Life, Play Mate, American Mercury, Junior World and the Oregonian. The collection consists of various manuscripts, including: Dogs Worthy of Mention, Mr. McGregor, Thomas McKat, and miscellaneous manuscripts.

Call number: Coll 038

Guide to the Eleanor Hammond Papers

Check out: Julia Cunningham papers

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Julia Woolfolk Cunningham (1916- ) is an author of children’s books, a poet and an associate editor for Screen Stories. The papers include correspondence, poems, and manuscripts.

Call number: Ax 655

Guide to the Julia Cunningham Papers