Papers of Jeannette Eyerly, 1925-1994.

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Papers of Jeannette Eyerly, 1925-1994.

The papers of Jeannette Eyerly consist of correspondence, notes, various drafts, promotional material, page proofs, etc., documenting her writing career. Some of the books represented in these early stages include: The Girl Inside, The World of Ellen March, The Seeing Summer, and The Leonardo Touch. There are also awards, biographical material and clippings. There is correspondence from: Robert D. Ray, Paul Corey, John T. Frederick, Julie Jensen McDonald, Lee Hadley, Annabelle Irwin, Mary Kay Phelan, and MacKinlay Kantor.

12.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103368

University of Iowa Libraries

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Ray, Robert D., 1928-

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Corey, Paul, 1903-

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Paul Corey and his wife, Ruth Lechlitner Corey. From the description of Letters, 1938-1965, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155867488 Author, environmentalist, and animal activist. Best known for his mid-western farm novels and "how-to" books. From the description of Papers of Paul Corey, 1920-1992. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233104966 ...

Phelan, Mary Kay

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Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977

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Novelist from Iowa. From the description of Letters, 1934-1973. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233121203 Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa. His first of more than thirty novels, Diversey, was about Chicago gangsters. Many of the later novels were based on the Civil War, including Andersonville, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1956. From the description of MacKinlay Kantor manuscripts, 1927-1932. (State Historical Society of...

Irwin, Annabelle.

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Hadley, Lee.

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Eyerly, Jeannette

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Jeannette Hyde Eyerly's novels for young adults explore difficult aspects of life, including teen pregnancy and fatherhood, divorce, crime, alcoholism. She has been honored with the Susan Glaspell Award (1965), the Christopher Award (1969), has been named on the Child Study Association list, Books of the Year (1970), and the American Library Association "Book for Reluctant Reader" (1987). Under a joint pseudonym (Jeannette Griffith), Eyerly and Valeria Winkler Griffith wrote "Dearest Kate" and a...

McDonald, Julie.

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Frederick, John T. (John Towner), 1893-1975

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English professor, author, founder and editor of The Midland. From the description of Papers of John Towner Frederick, 1908-1975. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233105040 John T. Frederick gained wide renown as a radio book critic, literary critic, author and educator. In 1937 Frederick conducted a weekly book review program, Of Men and Books, sponsored by Northwestern University. Frederick taught at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalis...