ORU_Ax201.xml Guide to the Mary Collins Papers 1941-1953 Collins (Mary) papers Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Mary Collins papers Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948 Collins, Mary, 1908-1979 Ax 201 1.5 linear feet 1 container 1 record storage box 1941-1953 Mary Collins was an author of six mystery novels, all set in California. The collection contains correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, notes, and scrapbooks, 1941-1953. English . 1

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 Collins, Mary, 1908-1979 Collins, Mary, 1908-1979 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948 Collins, Mary, 1908-1979 California--Fiction Authors, American--20th century Women authors, American--20th century Detective and mystery stories, American--Authorship Literary agents--United States--Correspondence Authors, American--California Women authors, American--California American fiction--20th century Women Literature Correspondence Photographs Manuscripts for publication Mystery fiction Contracts Scrapbooks

Mary Collins was an author of mystery novels. "She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, her family moved to Berkeley, California when she was three years old. She attended public schools in Berkeley, Miss Burke's School in San Francisco, and—briefly—the University of California.

From 1941 to 1949, she published six mystery novels, all set in California."

[Source: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/sfmystery/extras/biographies.html]

The collection contains correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, notes, and scrapbooks, 1941-1953.

Correspondence is primarily with agents. There are folders of correspondence arranged by date and also by correspondent's name or title. Names and titles include Margot Johnson of A. S. Lyons, Inc. and Ann Watkins Inc.

Among the correspondence are seven letters from Gertrude Atherton, 1943 to 1947.

Scrapbooks contain clippings, reviews, photographs, and articles about Collins.

There are manuscripts for the titles Dog Eat Dog and Death Warmed Over.

Also available are contracts, agreements, and notes.

Guide to the Mary Collins Papers

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