Helen McKelvey Oakley papers, 1963-1967
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oakley, Helen McKelvey, 1906-2003
- Title
- Helen McKelvey Oakley papers
- Dates
- 1963-1967 (inclusive)19631967
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 217
- Summary
- The collection, An Alphabet of Christmas Words, spans the years 1963-1967. Included in the collection are preliminary research notes, early drafts, manuscript, galley proofs, mock-up, and three copies of the printed booklet, two signed by the author; also, correspondence with the publisher Oxford University Press and letters commenting on the booklet.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
"An Alphabet of Christmas Words" is a Christmas keepsake booklet published by Oxford University Press in 1966. It was written by author Helen McKelvey Oakley and illustrated by Ursula Seuss.
Helen McKelvey Oakley was born in 1906 in New York, New York to Ralph Huntington McKelvey and Helen A. Fairchild. In 1928, she completed a degree from Bryn Mawr College; the following year, she founded a bookstore in New York City, which she worked at for twelve years. In August 1938, she married Walter T. Oakley, with whom she moved to Manhasset, New York and had two daughters. In her later career, she wrote and published several books. Under the name Helen Oakley, she published The Horse on the Hill (1957); The Ranch by the Sea (1959); The Enchanter's Wheel (1962); and Freedom's Daughter (1968). In 1966, as Helen McKelvey Oakley, she published the booklet An Alphabet of Christmas Words through Oxford University Press. As Helen McK. Oakley, she published the booklet "Christopher Morley on Long Island" (1967), and the biography "Three Hours for Lunch: The Life and Times of Christopher Morley" (1976). She died in Manhasset, New York in 2003.
Content Description
The collection, An Alphabet of Christmas Words, spans the years 1963-1967. Included in the collection are preliminary research notes, early drafts, manuscript, galley proofs, mock-up, and three copies of the printed booklet, two signed by the author. The collection also includes correspondence between author, Helen McKelvey Oakley, and her publisher, Oxford University Press, as well as letters from readers and colleagues commenting on the booklet.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
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Series 1: An Alphabet of Christmas Words
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Description: Correspondence: OUP21 items : Contains correspondence with the publisher Oxford University Press.Dates: 19 December 1963-9 August 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Correspondence: Comments on the Book17 items : Contains newspaper clippings and correspondence from readers commenting on the booklet.Dates: 10 December 1966-13 February 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Preliminary Notes46 items : Contains preliminary notes, research, and writings for the booklet.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Notes for 1st Draft64 items : Contains early draft of the booklet with notes and edits.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Final Manuscript, Unconnected Carbon35 items : Contains final draft of the booklet, with minor notes and edits.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Final Manuscript with Publisher's Corrections and Annotations35 items : Contains final draft of the booklet, with publisher's notes and copyedits.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Galley Sheet6 items : Contains galley sheets of the booklet with copyedits.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Mock-up1 item : Contains mock-up for the booklet.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Printed Copies3 items : Contains three final printed copies of the booklet, two signed by the author.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Subject Terms
- Books
- Correspondence
- research (function)
