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Edith Wherry Muckleston papers , 1858-1961
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wherry, Edith, 1876-1961
- Title
- Edith Wherry Muckleston papers
- Dates
- 1858-1961 (inclusive)18581961
- Quantity
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7.5 linear feet, (15 containers)
- Collection Number
- Coll 264
- Summary
- Edith Wherry Muckleston (1876-1961) was an author who spent her childhood in Peking, China with her missionary parents. The collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and Chinese manuscripts and artifacts.
- Repository
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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
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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Edith Wherry Muckleston (1876-1961) was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to parents John Wherry and Sara Ellen Brandon. Her parents were both missionaries who lived in Peking, China where Muckleston lived from age two to sixteen. Muckleston attended college at Wellesley (1898-1900), Stanford (1900-1901), the Sorbonne, and she received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1907. Muckleston is the author of such celebrated novels as "The Red Lantern," (1911) "The Wanderer on a Thousand Hills," (1917) and "The Jade Mountain" (1925), all set in China. "The Red Lantern" was made into a film in 1919. She married Harold Muckleston in 1911 and together they had three daughters. Edith Muckleston died in 1961.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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| Guide to the Edith Wherry Muckleston Papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American fiction--20th century--Authorship
- American fiction--Women authors
- Authors, American--20th century
- China--Fiction
- Missionaries--China
- Missions, American--China
- Women authors, American--20th century
Personal Names
- Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
- Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
- Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962
- Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
- Wherry, Edith, 1876-1961
- Wherry, Edith, 1876-1961
Family Names
Geographical Names
Form or Genre Terms
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet.
2011
