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NTE2cg226.xml Guide to the Evelyn Hawes Papers 1888-1975 Hawes (Evelyn) Papers Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2026 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2026 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 226 Hawes, Evelyn (Evelyn Johnson), 1915-1994 Evelyn Hawes Papers 1888-1975 14 Linear feet of shelf space 28 Boxes This collection consists primarily of literary manuscripts, galley proofs, printed materials, and correspondence related to Evelyn Hawes' writing projects, including her books Proud Vision (1964), The Happy Land (1965), A Madras-Type Jacket (1967), and Six Nights a Week (1971). Collection materials are in English

Author Evelyn Johnson Hawes was born in Colville, Washington to W. Lon Johnson and Iva (Dickey) Johnson. She attended Washington State University and the University of Washington, receiving her bachelor's degree from UW in 1936.

Hawes taught writing as member of the faculty at several institutions, including the University of Washington, the University of Cincinnati, Canisius College, Amherst Central Adult School, and the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Hawes' published works include many articles and stories, and several books: They Also Serve (1943), Proud Vision; the History of the Buffalo General Hospital: The First Hundred Years (1964), The Happy Land (1965), Boys Are All Right, Butà (1965), A Madras-type Jacket (1967), and Six Nights a Week (1971).

This collection consists primarily of literary manuscripts, galley proofs, printed materials, and correspondence related to Evelyn Hawes' writing projects, including her books Proud Vision (1964), The Happy Land (1965), A Madras-Type Jacket (1967), and Six Nights a Week (1971). Other materials include correspondence and other documentation related to Hawes' participation in the National League of American Pen Women, along with some personal and family items, and some correspondence related to her teaching.

When processing of this collection was completed in 2005, the existing order was generally maintained. Because the papers were received in separate accessions, there are some overlapping sequences in the "Correspondence" series. The "Miscellaneous Correspondence" and "Miscellaneous" subseries were created during processing to facilitate access to unsorted or unidentified materials.

This collection is open and available for research use.

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Evelyn Hawes Papers, 1888-1975 (Cage 226)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Evelyn Hawes donated this collection of her literary papers to the Washington State University Libraries in 1969 and 1970.

The collection was partially processed shortly after it was acquired; processing was completed by Cheryl Gunselman, Manuscripts Librarian, in 2005.

Preliminary Guide to the Evelyn Hawes and Lon Johnson Papers, 1908-1985 (MSSM 016)

William Lon Johnson Papers, 1912-1967 (Cage 195)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Hawes, Evelyn (Evelyn Johnson), 1915-1994 -- Archives Caldwell, Taylor, 1900-1985 Johnson, W. Lon, 1882-1967 National League of American Pen Women Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives Literature 1 Correspondence 1921-1975, undated 1.1 Miscellaneous correspondence 1948-1972, undated 1 1 Taylor Caldwell 1959 1 2 Foreign exchange students 1957 1 3 Peggy Griffenhagen 1962-1971 1 4 Nat Hawes 1948-1949 1 5 Sloan Wilson 1955-1958 Miscellaneous correspondence 1 6 1948-1949, undated 1 7 1950-1953 1 8 1954-1956 1 9 1957-1959 1 10 1960-1969 1 11-13 1967-1972 1.2 Correspondence 1921-1975 2 14 Amherst Central Senior High School, Adult Education 1957-1961 2 15 Canisius College 1951-1955 2 16-18 Chi Omega 1950-1967 Ann Elmo Agency 2 19 1955-1968 2 20-22 1959-1964 2 23 Charles Ferguson 1964-1965 3 24-26 Harcourt, Brace and World 1964-1967 3 27 Hawes Christmas letters 1966-1968 3 28 W. Lon Johnson 1948-1967 3 29 Betty Lowman 1938-1939 3 30 Ripley's 1941 W.S. Wabnitz and Rachel Wabnitz 3 31-32 1951-1954 3 33 1961-1966 3 34 1965-1970 3 35 1971-1975 Personal 4 36 1951-1952 4 37-42 1967-1968 4 43-44 1968-1970 5 45-46 1965-1969 5 47 Johnson family 1921-1940 5 48 Childhood and undated circa 1920s-1930s Book promotion 5 49 Tacoma 1965 5 50 Cincinnati 1965 5 51 Travel 1965-1967 Magazine correspondence 5 52 Aero-Mayflower (article on moving) 1959-1961 5 53 American, Seventeen, Holland's, Parents, etc. 1950-1957 5 54 Colliers, Companion, McCall's, Thomas Y. Crowell Co. 1950-1964 5 55-57 Ann Elmo (agent) 1952-1959 6 58-60 Charles Ferguson (editor, The Reader's Digest), Robert Lescher 1958-1965 Ladies' Home Journal (and various book publishers) 6 61-62 1950-1958 6 63 1958-1963 6 64 Parents Magazine, Eldorado, Reader's Digest, The Writer, etc 1957-1964 6 65 Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar (primarily printed rejection notices) undated Saturday Evening Post 6 66-67 1950-1955 6 68 1960-1961 6 69 Miscellaneous small magazines 1951 6 70 Publishers 1949-1954 6 71 Miscellaneous 1949-1955 Fan letters 7 72-76 Fan letters, replies to publicity, letters regarding The Happy Land 1965-1969 7 77-80 Fan letters 1965 8 81-85 Personal and fan letters 1962-1975 General 1964-1969 9 86 1964-1967 9 87-88 1967 9 89-90 1968 9 91 1969 9 92-95 General 1967 1.3 Subject files 1944-1972 9 96 Amherst Eight O'clock Club undated 9 97-98 High school fraternities and sororities 1950-1957 National League of American Pen Women 10 99 Awards chairman 1970-1972 10 100 Banquet 1970-1972 10 101 Book review and correspondence, Marion Benasutti 1965-1966 10 102 Contest rules 1970-1971 10 103-104 Contest winners 1972 10 105 Fiction contest: Pompea, Mudra 1970-1972 10 106 General correspondence 1954-1966 10 107 Invitations and inquiry letters 1971-1972 10 108 Non-fiction: Alice Partridge 1970 10 109 Juveniles: LeVee 1970-1972 10 110 Letters, biennial 1972 11 111 Letters contest 1972 11 112 Letters prize awards 1970-1972 11 113 Willa Low, Convention Salt Lake 1968-1972 11 114 Elizabeth Rider Montgomery reports 1972 11 115 Poetry 1970-1972 11 116-117 President, Letters banquet 1970-1972 11 118 Publications 1971-1972 11 119 Report (addenda), Pen Women Award Funds 1972 11 120 Roster chairman, The Pen Woman, Lee Waldrop 1970-1972 11 121 "Sometimes I Write" (article) 1971-1972 11 122-124 Western New York Branch achievements 1970-1973 12 125 Winners (outgoing letters), 7 February 1972 12 126 Workshops, Sarah Brock 1970-1972 12 127 Miscellaneous 1964-1968 12 128 Miscellaneous, circa 1950s 12 129 Plywood 1944 2 Miscellaneous and unidentified materials 1888-1968 13 130 Miscellaneous 1945-1968, undated News clippings 13 131 circa 1930s-1950s 13 132-134 1964-1967 13 135 Radio interview 1949 13 136 Reviews Memorabilia 13 137 Junior high school pictures and activities circa 1920s 13 138 Family diplomas and miscellaneous items 1888-1935 13 139 Miscellaneous 1932-1935 13 140 Programs and cards 1908-1935 13 141 Scrapbook 13 142 Skookum (yearbook of Colville High School) 1929, 1931 14 143-144 Photographs 3 Manuscripts and book files 1929-1971, undated 3.1 Miscellaneous or unlabeled manuscripts 1929-1930, undated 14 145-147 Journal 1929-1930 14 148 Judy Brown article, handwritten copy undated 14 149 Young Marrieds in Australia undated 14 150 Miscellaneous or unidentified manuscripts undated 14 151-154 Rough drafts undated 3.2 Manuscripts and galley proofs (books and articles), printed material 1936-1971, undated A Madras-Type Jacket 15 155-158 Manuscript and galley proof as returned from Harcourt, Brace, and World 1966-1968 15 159-161 Manuscript, Harcourt-Brace, Don's corrections undated 15 162-164 First draft 1966, undated 16 165-167 Redbook 1966 16 168 Typewritten corrections 1966 16 169-172 Second draft, page proofs 1967 16 173 "I Loved the Way You Described Aunt Mary" (drafts, correspondence, printed version) 1967-1969 The Happy Land 16 174 Page proofs undated 16 175 Extra pages 1964 17 176-179 Where Is Eldorado? (earlier title), original of revision 1963 17 180-182 Play undated 17 183-185 Final manuscript undated 18 186-189 Long version, before cut 1964 18 190 Galley proofs undated 18 191-192 Marked galleys, final typed version undated 18 193-196 Uncorrected manuscript 1964 19 197 "False starts" undated 19 198-201 Where Is Eldorado?, work on revising undated 19 202-205 The Happy Land (Where Is Eldorado?), corrected manuscript, June 1964 19 206-207 Corrections (typed), final 1964 July 20 208 Corrections (typed), final 1964 July 20 209 Reviews, publicity 1965, undated 20 210 Correspondence 1964-1965 20 211 Unlabeled revisions undated 20 212-214 Eldorado cuttings (back from Harcourt) 1964 June 20 215-216 Eldorado fragments, 1961 beginnings 1961, undated 20 217 "What Price Conformity?" undated 20 218 "Who Am I?" undated 20 219 "Dream of a Far Land" undated 20 220 "There Is a Season" (4 versions) 1969, undated 20 221 "Skeleton at the Feast," miscellaneous 1968, undated 21 222-223 Book reviews circa 1950s-1960s 21 224-227 "My Dear Friend--My Son," research notes plus final manuscript 1960 21 228 "Apocalypse" 1964 February Proud Vision 21 229 Galley proof 1964 July 21 230-233 Original manuscript undated 22 234 "School Daze" 1961 22 234 "What Price Conformity?" 1961 22 235 "Detroit, Where Are You?" undated 22 235 "How Can I Explain Seattle?" undated 22 235 "Dream of a Far Land" undated 22 235 "There Is a Season" undated 22 236 "Dream of a Far Land," revision 1962 22 237 "Dream of a Far Land" undated 22 238 "Who Am I?" undated 22 238 "Bald Knobbers" (fragment) undated 22 239-240 "Who Am I?" undated 22 241 "Detroit, Where Are You?" undated 22 242 "Apocalypse" revision March 1964 22 243 Short stories (later incorporated into The Happy Land) undated 22 244-245 "There Is a Season" 1962, undated 22 246 "The Choice" undated 22 247 "Never So Again" undated 22 247 "So You Want to Go to College" undated 22 248 "On the Move: Home Again" undated 22 249 "Danger! College Freshmen!" 1959 23 250 "The Defense Rests" undated 23 251 "Too Young to Retire: Jobs for Older Women" undated Proud Vision 23 252-255 Original manuscript undated 23 256-260 Research notes, related documentation 1962-1965, undated 23 261 Research notes, manuscript circa 1962 24 262 Research notes, manuscript circa 1962 24 263-265 Drafts undated 24 266-267 Buffalo General Hospital, original copy undated 24 268 "Just to Love" undated 24 269 Published stories undated 24 270 "The Gray Man" (revised to "The Long Night") 1951-1952 24 271 Holland's 1950-1952 25 272 "Sins of the Fathers" 1954 25 273-278 Short stories, articles 1949-1961, undated Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo 25 279 Correspondence 1969 25 280-283 Final manuscript, corrections 1969 26 284-287 Drafts undated 26 288-289 "They Also Serve" (radio scripts and play) undated "Once a Minute" 26 290 Correspondence 1943-1944 26 291-293 Drafts, manuscripts undated 26 294 Short stories undated 26 295 Miscellaneous undated Six Nights a Week 27 296 Galley proofs 1971 27 297 Corrected galleys 1971 27 298-300 Final manuscript, correction notes 1971 27 301-303 Fan letters 1971-1973 28 304 "I Promise Thee" undated Magazines containing published material 28 305 1936-1950 28 306 1952-1959 28 307 1961-1967 28 308 1967-1969 4 Administrative files 1965-1972 28 309-313 Correspondence (primarily between Hawes and Earle Connette) 1965-1972 28 314 Biographical information circa 1970s 28 315 Processing file

Iincludes Hawes' listings of materials shipped to WSU, and processing notes regarding preliminary arrangement.