Dean Collins papers , 1860-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Collins, Dean, 1887-1969
Title
Dean Collins papers
Dates
1860-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
65 linear feet, (50 containers)  :  30 record storage boxes, 5 manuscript boxes, 2 half manuscript boxes, 1 legal half manuscript box and 12 flat boxes
Collection Number
Coll 461
Summary
Dean Collins (1887-1969) was an Oregon journalist, writer and poet. The collection includes manuscripts, scrapbooks and memorabilia covering Collins' writing career as well as family correspondence and some financial records.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Collection includes sound recordings, moving images, and digital files to which access is restricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections and University Archives in advance and pay fees for reproduction services as necessary.

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Dean Collins (1887-1969) was a journalist, writer and poet. Collins was born in Dallas, Oregon to James and Mary Collins. He received a bachelor's degree from Dallas Oregon College in 1907, and went on to attend the University of Oregon, where he was awarded a master's degree in 1911. While studying at the University of Oregon, Collins served as editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald.

Following graduation, Collins found work as a columnist for the Portland Oregonian from 1911-1917 and the Portland Telegram from 1917-1918, and 1924 to 1925. He also worked on the publicity staff for the Universal Film Company from 1918 to 1921, both in Portland, Oregon and Hollywood. From 1931 to 1952, Collins served as a columnist, writer of radio scripts, and garden editor for the Portland Journal.

Throughout his career, Collins also wrote freelance plays, pageants, and radio scripts. He also served as an instructor for the Civic Theater School of Portland from 1932 to 1937, and a lecturer at the University of Oregon from 1938 to 1942.

After retiring, Collins moved to Sitka, Alaska to live with his daughter, where he lived until his death in 1969. He is buried in the Sitka Pioneer Cemetery.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes manuscripts, scrapbooks and memorabilia covering Collins' writing career as well as family correspondence and some financial records.

Manuscripts are primarily radio scripts for programs such as Dorothy Dix and Journal of the Air among others. There are also manuscripts of some books, stories, and poems by Collins.

Scrapbooks assembled by Dean Collins include clippings of works by Collins and others related to gardening, bird watching, and other topics.

There is also one box of photographs included in the collection consisting of photographs by C. C. Lewis of Monmouth, Oregon as well as some photographs of Dean, Julia, and Margaret Collins.

Other materials in the collection include newspapers, family correspondence, and some financial records of James Lawton Collins, Dean Collins' father.

Material is organized by accession.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • American newspapers--Oregon
  • Journalists--Oregon
  • Poets, American--Oregon
  • Radio programs--Oregon.
  • Radio scripts.

Corporate Names

  • Oregonian (Firm)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks