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Chana Cox papers, 1950-2020
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cox, Chana B.
- Title
- Chana Cox papers
- Dates
- 1950-2020 (inclusive)19502020
- Quantity
- 9 boxes
- Collection Number
- OLPb198COX
- Summary
- This collection contains the notes, correspodence, photographs, lectures, essays, plays, and manuscripts of the published and unpublished novels of Dr. Chana Cox.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Chana Berniker Cox was born Chana Berniker in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Windsor, Ontario. Cox received her BA in mathematics from Reed College and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. By training she was a self-professed "scholar of Leibniz and of 17th century philosophy of science." After graduating, Cox moved to the Salmon River Idaho wilderness with her husband, Rodney Cox and her husband's uncle Sylvan Hart, a.k.a. Buckskin Bill Last of the Mountain Men. The Coxs lived in Idaho for seven years, and their experiences inspired Chana Cox's 1992 memoir, "A River Went out of Eden." After leaving the Salmon River, Cox organized explorations in the Eastern Canadian Arctic before returning to academia. Cox taught courses in intellectual history, political science, economics, and classics at Lewis and Clark College, becoming Senior Lecturer Emerita in the humanities. One of her plays, "Pharaoh, King of Egypt," was produced in Portland as an interfaith effort by Augustana Lutheran Church and Lewis and Clark College. Cox published several books over the course of her lifetime, including the aforementioned "A River Went out of Eden," as well "Inungilak," "Reflections on the Logic of the Good," and "Liberty: God's Gift to Humanity." Cox also penned the regency romance novels "Pegasus," "Intermezzo," and "Althea Brentleigh" under the pseudonym Eleanor Anne Cox. Cox died on March 2, 2019.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains the biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, novel manuscripts, plays, lectures, and unpublished works of Dr. Chana Cox. The biographical materials include a family history written by Cox, a family tree, relevant newspaper clippings, and family photos. Professional materials include press releases and draft edits for Cox's published novels, notes and edits on essays and lectures including Cox's work on Plato, Hobbes, and Locke, academic papers, and her correspondence with various literary agents, publishing houses, and university presses. Visual and multi-media materials include photographs taken during Cox's time in Idaho and Israel, and a video tape featuring Dr. Rodney Cox speaking about "A River Went out of Eden." Correspondence includes letters and emails exchanged between Cox and her family members, primary literary agent, Jean V. Naggar, and various professional colleagues. Manuscripts and unpublished works include typed drafts of the novels "A River Went Out of Eden," "Intermezzo," "Inungilak," "Finistere," "Blackhurst," and "Montrevault." Plays in the collection include "Pharaoh, King of Egypt," "Feivel, Mit'n Fiddle," "The Oath," "Bacchae," and "My Eumenides."
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical, Subject Files, Photographs, 1950-2020Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Chana Cox / Berniker Family Genealogy - Family Tree, Correspondence, Eulogy, Photos, Newspaper Clippings |
1950-2020 |
| 1 | 2 | Chana Cox Genealogy - Family History - Written History and Notes |
1950-2004 |
| 1 | 3 | Chana Cox - Academic Overture - Notes |
1950-2020 |
| 1 | 4 | Chana Cox - A River Went Out of Eden - Draft Edits |
Circa 1970s - 1980s |
| 1 | 5 | Chana Cox - A River Went Out of Eden - Press and Announcements - Newspaper Clippings, Publisher Catalogues |
1992 |
| 1 | 6 | Chana Cox - Blackhurst Book - Notes |
Circa 1980-1990 |
| 1 | 7 | Chana Cox - Econ Paper - Draft, Notes |
2006 |
| 1 | 8 | Chana Cox - Lectures and Presentations - Federalist Papers, Plato 2, Micromanagement as Virus, Liberal & Illiberal 17th Century Calvinists |
Circa 2000s |
| 1 | 9 | Chana Cox - Feivel Mit'n Fiddle Play - Notes, Correspondence, Sheet Music, Promotional Materials |
2002-2005 |
| 1 | 10 | Chana Cox - Finistere 1 - Correspondence, Notes |
1988-1989 |
| 1 | 11 | Chana Cox - Further Investigations of a Dog - Draft, Notes |
2012 |
| 1 | 12 | Chana Cox - Hobbes - Lecture, Notes, Correspondence, Teaching Materials |
1995-2000 |
| 1 | 13 | Chana Cox - Inungilak - Notes |
Circa 1980 - 2000 |
| 1 | 14 | Chana Cox - Leibniz's Spacial Relativism - Essay, Correspondence |
1974-1975 |
| 1 | 15 | Chana Cox - Liberty: God's Gift to Humanity Book - Correspondence, Notes |
2004-2006 |
| 1 | 16 | Chana Cox - The Oath Play - Correspondence, Notes, Proposals |
2000-2006 |
| 2 | 1 | Chana Cox - Montrevault Book - Correspondence, Editor's Notes, Author's Notes |
1982 |
| 2 | 2 | Chana Cox - Pharaoh, King of Egypt Play - Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, Notes, Playbills, Flyers |
1998-2000 |
| 2 | 3 | Chana Cox - Plato Essay - Notes |
1996-2000 |
| 2 | 4 | Chana Cox - Karl Popper - Notes |
2000-11-05 |
| 2 | 5 | Chana Cox - Reflections on the Logic of the Good - Proposal and Correspondence |
2007-05 |
| 2 | 6 | Chana Cox - Rousseau - Lecture Notes, Correspondence |
1995-2003 |
| 2 | 7 | Chana Cox - Strict Liability and the Unintentional Foul- Paper, Notes, Correspondence |
1993-1994 |
| 2 | 8 | Chana Cox - Todorov Paper - Notes, Correspondence |
1992 |
| 2 | 9 | Chana Cox - 3 Days in Moscow Paper - Notes, Edits |
Circa 1990s - 2000s |
| 2 | 10 | Chana Cox - A Critique of Utopia - Essay |
1991 |
| 2 | 11 | Chana Cox - Man the Measure - Essay |
1991 |
| 2 | 12 | Chana Cox - Hobbes, Locke, and Sausage Laws - Paper and Correspondence |
2014 |
| 2 | 13 | Chana Cox - Chance in Darwin's Thought - Essay |
Circa 2010 - 2019 |
| 2 | 14 | Chana Cox - Photos, Cassette Tape |
1950-2019 |
| Box | folder-item | ||
| 2 | 14.1 | Idaho Photographs |
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| 2 | 14.2 | Israel Photographs |
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| 2 | 14.3 | Unidentified Men |
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| 2 | 14.4 | Unidentified Woman |
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| 2 | 14.5 | Unidentified Children |
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| 2 | 14.6 | Unidentified Children with Cats |
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| 2 | 14.7 | Sylvan Hart, Chana Cox, Idaho, Negatives |
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| 2 | 14.8 | Negatives |
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| 2 | 14.9 | Sylvan Hart Photograph |
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| 2 | 14.10 | A River Went Out of Eden Micro Video Cassette Tape - Dr. Rodney Cox |
2001-10-11 |
Correspondence, 1950-2019Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Personal |
1965-1969 |
| 3 | 2 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Personal |
1970-1974 |
| 3 | 3 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Personal |
1975-1979 |
| 3 | 4 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Personal |
1980-1981 |
| 3 | 5 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - A River Went out of Eden |
1975-2002 |
| 3 | 6 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Plato Essay/Series |
1990-1997 |
| 3 | 7 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Inungilak |
1984-1989 |
| 3 | 8 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Literary Agents |
1981-2015 |
| 3 | 9 | Chana Cox - Correspondence - Jean V. Naggar - Literary Agent |
1979-1996 |
| 3 | 10 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Correspondence, Covers - Romance Novels - |
1979-1985 |
Manuscripts and Unpublished Works, 1950-2019Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Chana Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 1] - A River Went Out of Eden "Five Mile Bar" |
1975 |
| 4 | 2 | Chana Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 2 [Incomplete]] - A River Went Out of Eden "Five Mile Bar" |
1975 |
| 5 | 1 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 1, Chap. 1-9] - Intermezzo |
Circa 1980 |
| 5 | 2 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 2, Chap. 1-9] - Intermezzo |
Circa 1980 |
| 5 | 3 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 3, Chap. 1-9] - Intermezzo |
Circa 1980 |
| 6 | 1 | Chana Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - Inungilak |
1985 |
| 6 | 2 | Chana Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Chap. 1-13] - Inungilak "Foxe Five" |
2000-03 |
| 6 | 3 | Chana Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Chap. 14-32] - Inungilak "Foxe Five" |
2000-03 |
| 7 | 1 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Pg. 1-501] - Finistere |
1989-03 |
| 7 | 2 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Part 1] - Finistere |
1989 |
| 7 | 3 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Part 2] - Finistere |
1989 |
| 7 | 4 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Part 3] - Finistere |
1989 |
| 8 | 1 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Prologue-7, 14, 15] - Blackhurst |
1989 |
| 8 | 2 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Chap.6-16] - Blackhurst |
1989 |
| 8 | 3 | Chana Cox - Play - Pharaoh, King of Egypt |
1989 |
| 8 | 4 | Chana Cox - Play - [Ver. 1] - Feivel, Mit'n Fiddle |
2000-08 |
| 8 | 5 | Chana Cox - Play - [Ver. 2] - Feivel, Mit'n Fiddle |
2000-11 |
| 8 | 6 | Chana Cox - Play - [Staged Reading Alteration Copy] - Feivel Mit'n Fiddle |
2005-03 |
| 8 | 7 | Chana Cox - Play - The Oath |
2001 |
| 8 | 8 | Chana Cox - Play - Bacchae |
2005 |
| 8 | 9 | Chana Cox - Play - Draft - My Eumenides |
Circa 1990-2010 |
| 8 | 10 | Chana Cox - Play - Academic Overture |
2014 |
| 8 | 11 | Chana Cox - Play - Draft 1 - Untitled |
Circa 1990-2019 |
| 8 | 12 | Chana Cox - Play - Draft 2 - Untitled |
Circa 1990-2019 |
| 9 | 1 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 1] - Montrevault |
1983 |
| 9 | 9 | Eleanor Anne Cox - Novel, Typed Manuscript - [Ver. 2] - Montrevault |
1983 |
| 9 | 3 | Chana Cox - Paper - [Ver. 1] - Todorov's Conquest Revisited |
1992 |
| 9 | 4 | Chana Cox - Paper - [Ver. 2] - Todorov's Conquest Revisited |
1992 |
| 9 | 5 | Chana Cox, Joseph Cox - Typed Manuscript - Welcome to New Albion |
2010 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
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Special Collections & Archives
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