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Lorry Roberts Papers, 1989-1997

Overview of the Collection

Title
Lorry Roberts Papers
Dates
1989-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS 153
Summary
Correspondence, fan mail, advertising and publicity material, news clippings, and reviews of three books published by Roberts under the imprint of Legendary Publishing Company (Boise, Idaho).
Repository
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

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
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Historical Note

Lorry Roberts established Legendary Publishing Company in Boise, Idaho, in 1987. Her company specializes in Idaho authors, publishing one or two books per year.

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Content Description

The collection consists of correspondence, advertising, fan mail, publicity, news clippings, and reviews of four books she has published: Idaho Women in History, by Betty Penson-Ward (1991), The Leg and I, by Marcia Hoebel Porter (1990), Living With Teens and Enjoying Them Too, by Blossom Turk (1990), and The Nuremberg Funnel: Idaho-German Tales (1996), by George M. Klein. It also contains a marketing plan for Living With Teens created by students in a Marketing class at Boise State University and the typescript draft of The Nuremberg Funnel.

Forms part of the Idaho Writers Archive.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[item description], Lorry Roberts Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Lorry Roberts, Boise, Idaho, 1996 and 1997.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Lorry Roberts: Biographical sheet
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Idaho Women in History, by Betty Penson-Ward
    Dates: 1989-1993
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: The Leg and I, by Marcia Porter
    Dates: 1990-1993
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: The Leg and I, by Marcia Porter: Fan Mail
    Dates: 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Living With Teens, by Blossom Turk
    Dates: 1990-1992
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Living With Teens, by Blossom Turk: Marketing Plan
    Dates: 1927
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Biographical and photo
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Publicity and clippings
    Dates: 1996-1997
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Front matter
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: The Squeak from the Golden Gate
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Chapters (typescripts)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Chapters (typescripts)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: The Nuremberg Funnel, by George M. Klein: Miscellaneous
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, American
  • Literature
  • Publishers and Publishing

Personal Names

  • Penson, Betty
  • Porter, Marcia Hoebel
  • Turk, Blossom M.
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