ORU_Ax376.xml Guide to the Vera Henry Papers 1949-1967 Henry (Vera) Papers Tanya Parlet 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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Vera Henry papers Lenniger Literary Agency Margolis, Edith Henry, Vera, 1909-1987 Ax 376 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1949-1967 Vera Henry (1909-1987) was a writer of short stories, including confession stories, and was represented by the Lenniger Literary Agency. The collection (1949-1967) contains manuscripts of twenty-two short stories, and correspondence with Edith Margolis of the Lenniger Literary Agency. 1 container English . 1

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 Henry, Vera, 1909-1987 Henry, Vera, 1909-1987 Lenniger Literary Agency Women authors, Canadian--20th century Children's literature, Canadian--Authorship Authors, Canadian--20th century Canadian fiction--20th century--Authorship Authors and publishers--Correspondence Short stories--Authorship Confession stories--Authorship Women Drafts (documents) Correspondence Manuscripts for publication Short stories

Vera Henry (1909 - ) was born in Forest, Ontario, Canada. Henry graduated high school when she was fourteen. She became a writer of short stories, including confession stories.

Henry was published in confession magazines (or love pulps) beginning in 1943, and in other women's magazines, beginning in 1944. She was represented by the Lenniger Literary Agency.

Since 1962, Henry has been a staff member of the Oakland University Writer's Conference, and is an editorial associate with the Writer's Digest.

Correspondence is separated into outgoing and incoming sections.

Outgoing letters are organized alphabetically, and are from 1954.

Incoming letters (over 180) are organized by date, 1949 to 1958, and include letters from Edith Margolis of the Lenniger Literary Agency.

The manuscripts of short stories contain drafts with corrections. There is also a copy of one children's book by Henry titled, Ong, The Wild Gander, a book about a young girl and her pet, a wild Canadian goose.

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