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Baker, Sherman, 1902-1976. F. Sherman Baker collection, 1954-1971 bulk 1954-1965.

Title: F. Sherman Baker collection, 1954-1971 bulk 1954-1965.

Collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, printed material, and other items, chiefly pertaining to the novelist and memoirist John D. Voelker, whom Baker edited and published in the 1950s and 1960s. Correspondence in the collection is extensive, and includes letters from family, friends, admirers, and colleagues, as well as purely professional correspondence. The largest group of correspondence is the letters (1954-1971), between Baker and Voelker (primarily from Voelker); cumulatively, they present a narrative of the origins and success of Voelker's novel Anatomy of a Murder and its subsequent film adaptation for Columbia Pictures, directed by Otto Preminger (1959), as well as several hundred letters regarding Voelker's books Hornstein's Boy, Anatomy of a Fisherman (McGraw, 1964), and Laughing Whitefish (McGraw, 1965). Notable correspondence to Voelker also includes letters from William O. Douglas, Ralph Nader, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Another group of letters pertains to writer Samm Sinclair Baker and his book, The Permissible Lie (World Publishing, 1968), and includes clippings and promotional material regarding the book. Other letters pertain to all aspects of Baker's career and personal life. Notable correspondents include Cleveland Amory, Stephen Birmingham, Van Wyck Brooks, Niven Busch, Bruce Catton, J. Frank Dobie, Brendan Gill, A. J. Langguth, Glenn T. Seaborg, Wallace Stegner, Gore Vidal, and John Wain. Printed material in the collection consists primarily of reviews of Baker's and Voelker's writings. Other items in the collection include professional documents (meeting minutes, reports, etc.), regarding Baker's editing and publishing career; photographs of Voelker; royalty statements; and contracts.

ArchivalResource: 4.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530220631 View

Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991. John D. Voelker papers 1871-1992 1930-1990

Title: John D. Voelker papers 1871-1992 1930-1990

The John D. Voelker papers document Voelker's life, his career as a lawyer, prosecuting attorney of Marquette County, and associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and his activities as a writer and trout fisherman. The legal case files shed light on economic and social conditions in Marquette County during the 1930s and 1940s. The published and unpublished manuscripts document Voelker's development as a writer and the effort he put into crafting his works. The correspondence covers a wide range of subjects but is primarily focused on fishing and literary endeavors. There is also material on the Voelker and Traver families from their arrival in the United States. The records cover the years 1871 to 1992, with most of the items covering the period between 1930 and 1990.

ArchivalResource: 106 boxes

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/654851867 View

Northern Michigan University. Audio Visual Dept. Video (VHS) collection, 1980-ongoing.

Title: Video (VHS) collection, 1980-ongoing.

VHS video tapes from Audio Visual Services of Northern Michigan University relating to local and regional programs including tapings of sports events; commencement ceremonies; and faculty lectures, presentations, and speeches.

ArchivalResource: 5 ln. ft. (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38196206 View

Anderson, Lloyd W. Lloyd Anderson papers 1966 - 1982 1966 - 1971

Title: Lloyd Anderson papers 1966 - 1982 1966 - 1971

This collection contains correspondence between Anderson and John D. Voelker concerning fly fishing. Voelker frequently requested tied flies from Anderson and often discussed their effectiveness in his trout fishing.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29901670 View

John Bartlow Martin Papers, 1900-1986, (bulk 1939-1983)

Title: John Bartlow Martin Papers 1900-1986 (bulk 1939-1983)

Author, journalist, political adviser, and United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, writings, drafts, notebooks, research files, political campaign files, family and estate papers, photographs, and other papers documenting Martin's career as a free-lance journalist, his role as an advance man, speechwriter, and adviser to Democratic presidential candidates, and his service as ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

ArchivalResource: 150,000 items; 453 containers including 8 oversize, plus 1 classified; 180.4 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003018 View

Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997. Charles Kuralt collection, 1935-1997.

Title: Charles Kuralt collection, 1935-1997.

Papers, 1934-1997, of Charles Kuralt, include personal and office mail, with extensive fan mail files and many letters in response to his retirement; scripts; speeches; background research materials relating to shows and books; clippings and souvenirs; publicity materials; oral history interviews with Kuralt's friends, family, and colleagues; photographs; calendars and notebooks; and audiotapes, videotapes, films, and other media. Among topics documented are early radio and television news writing and broadcasting, including the work of foreign correspondents in Latin America, Vietnam, and the Soviet Union, 1953-1994; American popular culture and folklore, 1950s-1990s; United States and international politics, especially in the 1960s; Appalachian poverty and culture, 1960s-1970s; the Plaisted Expedition to the North Pole, 1967; fly fishing, 1970s-1990s; Olympics coverage, 1992-1994; and Kuralt family history. Names of persons, corporations, and other entities important in the collection appear as access points in this record.

ArchivalResource: ca. 67500 items (198.5 linear feet plus audiovisual materials)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40828005 View