University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
4378 (Accession No. 4378-001)
Cone, Molly
Molly Cone papers
1870-2000s
12.74 cubic feet (14
boxes)
Collection materials
are in English.
Research files,
original manuscript, correspondence, and biographical materials related to
Molly Cone and her career as a writer
Molly Cone was an author of many books for children in addition to
Family of Strangers: Building a Jewish Community in Washington State.
Molly Lamken Cone was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1918 to a Latvian
immigrant family. She graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma, and
attended the University of Washington. She married Gerald (Jerry) Cone in 1939.
She wrote over 45 books, and received many literary awards, including
the selection of her children's book
Mishmash (published 1962) as one of the
100 best children's books by the
New York Times. The State of Washington
awarded Molly Cone the Washington Governor's Writers Award three times.
Molly Cone died in March 2016.
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 4378-001, Molly Cone papers, 1870-2003
- Accession No. 4378-002, Molly Cone papers, 1960s -2000s
Research files and original manuscript for
Family of Strangers, of which Molly Cone
was the head writer, with co-authors Howard Droker and Jacqueline Williams.
Family of Strangers is a history of the
Jewish community in Washington State published by Washington State Jewish
Historical Society in association with University of Washington Press. Also
included is an undated autobiographical sketch reprinted from "Something About
the Author."
Original manuscripts, book notes, correspondence, book reviews, Family
of Strangers correspondence, Jewish theme correspondence and stories, TV
scripts and adaptations, read aloud Bible stories, Jewish media, notes and
scripts for the Jewish Media Group & ADL, circa 1975; original draft
manuscript for “Paul David Silverman is a Father”; general correspondence,
1963-1977; royalty statements, 1960-1974, fan letters, videotaped interviews
with Jewish community leaders (for Jewish Federation), 1976; personal
scrapbook, biographical materials, and photos.
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Open to all users.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Donated by Molly Cone, 3/1/1991 and 10/27/2005
Cone's original books that were dontaed as part of accession 4378-002
were transferred to the Special Collections Historical Children's Literature
collection
- A Batch of Trouble, 1963
- A Promise is a Promise, 1964
- Annie Annie, 1969
- Call me Moose, 1978
- Come Back Salmon, 1992
- Crazy Mary, 1966
- Dance around the Fire, 1974
- Das Leere Haus, 1970
- Hear, O Israel (4 books in this series), 1971-1973
- Hello, Hello, Are you there, God?, 1999
- Hurrry Henrietta, 1966
- Leonard Bernstein, 1970
- Listen to the Trees Jews and the Earth, 1995
- Mishmash series (7 books), 1962-1982
- Number Four, 1972
- Only Jane, 1960
- Paul David Silverman is a Father, 1983
- Purim, 1967
- Reeney, 1963
- Simon, 1970
- Squishy, Misty, Dam and Muddy, 1996
- Stories of Jewish Symbols, 1963
- The Amazing Memory of Harvey Bean, 1980
- The Big Squeeze, 1984
- The Green Green Sea, 1968
- The House in the Tree, 1968
- The Jewish New Year, 1966
- The Jewish Sabbath, 1966
- The Mystery of being Jewish, 1989
- The Other Side of the Fence, 1967
- The Real Dream, 1963
- The Ringling Brothers,1971
- The Story of Shabbat, 2000
- The Trouble with Toby,1961
- Too Many Girls, 1960
- Who Knows Ten? Children's Tales of the Ten Commandment, 1965,
1998
- You Can't Make Me If I Don't Want To, 1971
Cone, Molly--Archives
Cone, Molly--Interviews
Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington),
Washington (State)--Sources
Women authors, American--Archives
Jewish authors--Archives
Sephardim--Washington (State)
Jews--Washington (State)
Jews in literature
Research (documents)
Manuscripts (documents)
Interviews
Video recordings
Scrapbooks
Personal correspondence
Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Jewish Americans
Literature
Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Accession No. 4378-001: Molly Cone papers, 1870-2003
1.57 cubic feet ( 2 boxes)
Scope and Content:
Research files and original manuscript for "Family of Strangers,"
of which Molly Cone was the head writer, with co-authors Howard Droker and
Jacqueline Williams. "Family of Strangers" is a history of the Jewish community
in Washington State published by Washington State Jewish Historical Society in
association with University of Washington Press. Also included is an undated
autobiographical sketch reprinted from "Something About the Author."
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info:
Bibliographic Source: Molly Cone, 1991-03-01 ; 2005-10-27
1/1
4378-001
Aberdeen
1929-1981
1/2
4378-001
Bellingham
1906-1998
1/3
4378-001
Centralia
1962-1991
1/4
4378-001
Ellensberg
1982-1998
1/5
4378-001
Everett
1970-2001
1/6
4378-001
Home Colony
1901-1990
1/7
4378-001
Marcus
1920-1983
1/8
4378-001
Olympia
1912-1995
1/9
4378-001
Port Townsend
1893-1988
1/10
4378-001
Republic
1907-1994
1/11
4378-001
Richland
1958-2003
1/12
4378-001
Seattle
1905-1997
1/13
4378-001
Sedro Wooley
1992
1/14
4378-001
Spokane
1892-1997
1/15
4378-001
Tacoma
1871-2001
1/16
4378-001
Walla Walla
1942-2001
1/17
4378-001
Sephardim 1 of 2
1966-1996
1/18
4378-001
Sephardim 2/2
1870-1997
1/19
4378-001
Research Materials A
1870-1997
1/20
4378-001
Research Materials B
1891-1999
1/21
4378-001
Research Materials D
1948-1995
1/22
4378-001
Research Materials E
1978-1994
1/23
4378-001
Research Materials F
1893-1992
1/24
4378-001
Research Materials G
1891-2001
1/25
4378-001
Research Materials H
1936-2001
1/26
4378-001
Research Materials I
1942-1998
127
4378-001
Research Materials J
1917-1996
1/28
4378-001
Research Materials K
1942-1985
1/29
4378-001
Research Materials L
1884-1999
1/30
4378-001
Research Materials M
1921-1996
1/31
4378-001
Research Materials N
1998
1/32
4378-001
Research Materials O
1939-1985
1/33
4378-001
Research Materials P
1936-1999
1/34
4378-001
Research Materials R
1936-1996
1/35
4378-001
Research Materials S
1933-1997
1/36
4378-001
Research Materials T
1985-2003
1/37
4378-001
Research Materials V
1984-1989
1/38
4378-001
Research Materials W
1984-2001
1/39
4378-001
Research Materials Y
1904-1996
1/40
4378-001
Molly Cone Index to Files
undated
2/1
4378-001
Historic Seattle calendar
1999
2/2-2/21
4378-001
Original manuscript of Family of Strangers and
autobiographical author sketch
circa 2003
Accession No. 4378-002: Molly Cone papers, 1930s -2000s
11.17 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Scope and Content:
Original manuscripts, book notes, correspondence, book reviews,
Family of Strangers correspondence, Jewish theme correspondence and stories,TV
scripts and adaptations, read aloud Bible stories, Jewish media, notes and
scripts for the Jewish Media Group & ADL, circa 1975; original draft
manuscript for “Paul David Silverman is a Father”; general correspondence,
1963-1977; royalty statements, 1960-1974, fan letters, videotaped interviews
with Jewish community leaders (for Jewish Federation), 1976, personal
scrapbook, biographical materials, photographs of Molly Cone.
Restrictions on Access:
No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info:
Gary Cone, 2017-06-06
1
4378-002
Biographical materials
1959-2000s
Scope and Content:
Photographs, autobiography, award lists, Stadium High yearbooks,
1935 and 1936; general correspondence, and royalty statements 1959-1974.
2-3
4378-002
Fan Letters and book reviews
1960-2005
Scope and Content:
Letters from elementary school students, clippings and articles
on Cone's published books and book reviews. Book talk notes.
4-5
4378-002
Scripts and short stories
1964-1970s
Scope and Content:
Adaptations, scripts for plays and TV, related correspondence,
manuscripts for short stories.
6-8
4378-002
Original manuscripts
Scope and Content:
Original manuscripts for short stories and larger works. Titles
include Paul David Silverman is a Father,
The Amazing Memory of Harvey T,
Read Aloud Bible Stories, Tic Tac Totem, and other stories. Several of the
manuscripts were submissions to publishers.
9
4378-002
Video and tape interviews
1970s-2000s
Scope and Content:
20 video tapes, 2 CDs on Molly Cone On Her
Writing, 3 CDS on Weaving Women's Words, 6
cassette tapes, and 1 record vinyl
10
4378-002
Scrapbook and books
1930-1988
Scope and Content:
Scrapbook, 1930s-1968;The Vision
Quest script, and 2 books titled Something About
the Author Autobiography Series.
11-12
4378-002
Scrapbooks
1960-2001
Scope and Content:
2 Scrapbooks, 1960-1970; 1974-2001