Ruth Adams Knight papers , 1937-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Knight, Ruth Adams, 1898-1974
Title
Ruth Adams Knight papers
Dates
1937-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 linear feet
Collection Number
Ax 784
Summary
Collection comprises correspondence; manuscripts including radio scripts, books, stories, and television scripts; tearsheets; and miscellaneous items associated with journalist and writer Ruth Adams Knight. Some of the items are carbon copies.
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.

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Ruth Adams Knight (1898-1974) was born in Defiance, Ohio. A writer from her early years, she enrolled in Toledo University and was one of a group of students recruited to work for the Toledo Times in 1918 due to the war. She went on to have a career as a journalist in Toledo; she continued this career from 1929 in New York City. There she became attracted to radio and became a prolific scriptwriter. She created the serial "Brave Tomorrow", and also wrote for shows such as "Cavalcade of America". At the same time she wrote non-fiction books, plays, and articles, and later returned to ficiton writing. She wrote adult novels such as Women must weep; and young adult novels such as Valiant comrades. By the 1950s she was also doing television scriptwriting. Married three times, she had two children.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection comprises correspondence; manuscripts including radio scripts, books, stories, and television scripts; tearsheets; and miscellaneous items associated with journalist and writer Ruth Adams Knight. Some of the items are carbon copies.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Radio authorship--United States
  • Television authorship--United States
  • Women authors, American--20th century
  • Women journalists--United States
  • Young adult literature--Authorship

Personal Names

  • Knight, Ruth Adams, 1898-1974

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence