Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers, 1913-1969.

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Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers, 1913-1969.

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Collection includes scripts and associated material for 204 "Death Valley Days" radio and television programs, an index to the scripts, notebooks from summer research trips, and correspondence with Death Valley acquaintances. There is also research data and a draft for The history of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, which was published in greatly reduced form. Correspondence includes copies of forty-six letters written from Vassar College, 1914-1916, and correspondence with agents and publishers.

12 linear ft. (8 containers)

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Pacific Coast Borax Company

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In 1872, Francis Marion Smith discovered borate near his cabin in Teel's Marsh, Nevada, founding the Pacific Coast Borax Company. In 1891, the focus of the company shifted to Death Valley from Teel's Marsh, as disclosed in correspondence to Teel's Marsh superintendent J.H. Strachan. From the description of Pacific Coast Borax Company letters : TLS, 1891-1892. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56712941 ...

Woodman, Ruth C., 1894-1970.

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Ruth Cornwall Woodman was a writer for radio and television programs from the late 1920s through the 1950s. Born in 1894, she was raised in England and educated at Vassar College. Woodman worked in Turkey for a year and returned to the United States. In 1928, she began writing scripts for radio programs, such as DuPont's "Cavalcade of America" and Bob Ripley's "Believe It Or Not." In 1930, Woodman was hired as a writer for "Death Valley Days." At the request of the program's sponsor, Pacific Coa...