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Dwight Emerson Mitchell Essays, 1969-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Dwight Emerson Mitchell Essays
- Dates
- 1969-1980 (inclusive)19691980
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS 027
- Summary
- Short essays by Mitchell, an educator and journalist in Montana, Idaho and California, distributed in a newsletter format entitled DEMly and containing philosophical musings and reflections on current events, youth revolt of the 1960s, literature, comedy, Chaucer, and other topics; together with autobiographical essays about his college days at the University of Oregon in the 1920s, focusing on the development of personal values.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dwight Emerson Mitchell was born on July 4, 1898. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Oregon in 1926 and an M.A. in Education from the University of Washington in 1932. During the 1920s he also taught high school English in Billings, Montana, and in Mullan and Challis, Idaho. From 1930 to 1939 he taught journalism at Boise High School. He taught journalism at Boise Junior College from 1939 until 1946. He then went on to a career in journalism in California. He wrote two books, Journalism and Life (a textbook) and Migrant Angels.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Dwight Emerson Mitchell collection consists entirely of issues of his personal newsletter, entitled DEMly. The run begins with Volume l, number l (dated February l, 1969). The last issue in the collection is Volume 12, number 24 (dated December 15, 1980). There are approximately 280 items in the collection.
The subject content of issues of DEMly varied, though the predominant topics were Chaucer, literature, youth revolt, and personal values. A number of issues of DEMly were subtitled "Clint" and explored in great detail the evolution of his own personal value system while a student at the University of Oregon in the 1920s.
Forms part of the Idaho Writers Archive.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Dwight Emerson Mitchell Essays, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The issues of DEMly contained in this collection are arranged chronologically, except for those of the "Clint" series, which have been placed in one folder.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of Mr. Mitchell, Palo Alto, Calif., 1976-1980.
Related Materials
There is a contract file for Mitchell in the Boise State University Archives (Record Group 5.0) with additional biographical details. While the contract files are closed to researchers, staff of the Special Collections Department can extract certain biographical information for those interested.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Title list of DEMly issues | |
| 1 | 2 | DEMly | 1969 |
| 1 | 3 | DEMly | 1970 |
| 1 | 4 | DEMly | 1971 |
| 1 | 5 | DEMly | 1972 |
| 1 | 6 | DEMly | 1973 |
| 1 | 7 | DEMly | 1974 |
| 1 | 8 | DEMly | 1975 |
| 1 | 9 | DEMly | 1976 |
| 1 | 10 | DEMly | 1977 |
| 1 | 11 | DEMly | 1978 |
| 1 | 12 | DEMly | 1979 |
| 1 | 13 | DEMly | 1980 |
| 1 | 14 | "Clint" series of DEMly | 1974-1975 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors, American
- College students
- Comedy
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Universities and Colleges
- University of Oregon
Geographical Names
- Oregon
2012; updated 2023
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