Maristan Chapman papers, 1841-1977.

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Maristan Chapman papers, 1841-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/135493903

Collection comprises the papers of writers Mary Illsley Chapman and John Stanton Chapman, including correspondence, literary manuscripts, notes and research materials, publications, publicity materials and reviews, personal files and family papers. The Chapmans wrote on subjects ranging from agriculture, to literature, to camping and touring; contributed articles to technical and business journals; and documented their lives and world events in correspondence, diaries and journals. The papers provide an interesting glimpse of the world through the eyes of two people who lived through decades that included two world wars, immense social change, and unprecedented technological development.

36 linear ft. (61 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821271

University of Oregon Libraries

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Chapman family.

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Inslee family.

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Chapman, John Stanton Higham, 1891-

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Chapman, Mary Hamilton Illsley, 1895-1978

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Chapman, Maristan.

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Under the pseudonym Maristan Chapman, Mary Illsley Chapman (1895-1978) and John Stanton Chapman (1891-1972) authored several novels set in Tennessee, three series of children's mystery and adventure books, a biography of Duc de Morny, and many short stories, essays, articles, radio scripts, poems and commercials. Englishman Stanton Chapman was an engineer in aircraft manufacturing during World War I and invented a timer which allowed pilots to fire their guns without damaging their propellors an...