The Inventory of the Virginia Sorensen Collection #201

The Inventory

of the

Virginia Sorensen

Collection

#201

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center 2sorens.v

SORENSEN, VIRGINIA #201 1965

Box 1

LOTTE'S LOCKET, Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. Publishers typescript copy with bolo. corr. and proof of 2 illustrations. (#1)

Typescript carbon of earlier draft, with VS's ANS (#2)

2 incomplete carbon typescripts (#3)

Ca. 18 proofs of illustrations, 2 book jackets, song "Happy Jim" in English·and Norwegian, newsclip, misc pages of manuscript and correspondence.

Research for background information for VS's works. Includes typescript and holograph notes (#4, 5) and misc. typescript pages and correspondence.

Reviews and articles (clipped) by VS 1940 1s (#6)

Box 2

"Little Lower Than The Angels" Mounted reviews, clippings etc. 1942, in scrapbook.

"Plain Girl" reviews, clippings, few letters 1963 (#1)

"The Ghost" 2 typescripts, and correspondence, random carbon typescript p. (#2)

"Neighbors" reviews, clippings, few letters 1948, proofs of cover art, publicity material. (#3)

"On The Star" reviews, clippings 1946, correspondence and photograph (#4)

"Evening and Morning" reviews, clippings 1949; includes review by VS (#5)

"House Next Door" reviews

"Wh.ere Nothing Is Long Ago"

Reviews, clippings 1963, book jacket, notes, correspondence (#6)

Proofs and Typescripts (publisher's copy) (#7 and 8)

Box 3

"Many Heavens" 1954 Printed reviews, correspondence, cover art (#1, 2)

"Miracle on Maple Hill" 1957 Newbery Award

Letters, clips, ALA program of award etc. (#3, 4) "Institute of General Semantics" 1946 Notes by VS for her part in the Workshop. Typescript and holograph (#5)

General Biographical material on VS, photographs, newsclips (#6)

"Proper Gods" reviews, etc. Includes LaFarge, Oliver TLS 1961 (#7)

Box 3/4

KINGDOM COME, Harcourt, 1960.

Typescript (#8 Box 4, #1) Reviews and letters (#2)

Box 4

Typescripts of short pieces (13) (#3)

"Sam Was a Man" Typescript 526 p. by Frederick Sorensen; biographical treatment of Sam Brannan. (#4, 5)

"Many Heavens" Typescript (#6, 7)

Articles in Magazines

"The Face" New Yorker May 25, 1963

"Newbery Award Acceptance" Horn Book Aug. 1957

"World in a Closet" Wilson Library Bulletin April 1958 2 copies

"To Jon from Astrid" Woman's Day Jan., 1944

"One Mile Five Foot Ten" Rocky Mt. Life March, 1948

Box 5

Correspondence 1942-64 (#1, 2)

About 90+ letters - fan, personal, and with publisher

Addenda: December 1966

AND IF I LAUGH

Box 5 Typescript with holo. corr. 312 p. with note of ex planation signed by V.S. (#3)

THE RIVER

Typescript of "version two" with holo. corr. 296 p. (#4)

Addenda: 1969

Sorensen, Virginia Eggertsen.

184 ALS and TLS to Mrs. Carol Reid Holt, 1926-1960.

The greater number of letters are written from American Fork, Utah and present a full and colorful narrative of VS's life as related to an intimate friend.

1926-1928 (#5, 6) Box 6 1929-1960 (#1-3)

Addenda: October 1970

Manuscripts

A. Novels

1. THE BOY WHO WENT AROUND THE CORNER.

August-September 1970. Typescript and carbon typescript with holo. corr., by author. Ca. 150 p. (#4)

2. KINGDOM COME. Harcourt, Brace, 1960.

a. Part I, first draft. Typescript with holo. corr., 134 p. (#5)

b. Holograph notes on folder. (#5)

c. Part I-V, later draft. Typescript and carbon typescript with holo. corr., Ca. 700 p. (#6, 7, 8)

Box 7 B. Short Stories. (#1) 1. "Death of the Faithful". Typescript with halo. corr., 5 p. 2. "The Mystic Key". Typescript with halo. corr., 9 p.

LETTERS from publishers. (#2) 1959, 1 TLS; 1970, 2 TLS.

Addenda: October 1971, May 1972

I. MANUSCRIPTS

A. Novels 1. AROUND THE CORNER. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971. a. Typescript, with printer's marks, 124 p. (#3)

b. Proofs (#4)

c. Galleys 2. Sam Brannan Novel, untitled and unpublished

a. Typescript, 377 p. (#5)

b. Outline, prefaces, and work sheets; holograph and typescript, 50 p. (#6)

B. Short Stories

1. "The Contribution of Livvy Graham". Type- script, 18 p. (#7)

2. "Johnny". Carbon typescript, 21 p. 3. "Quiet the Buffaloes". Typescript, 34 p. 4. · "The Story of Jiggs".

a. Typescript, 150 p.

Box 7 b. Carbon typescript, 150 p.

5. "The Visit". Typescript, 16 p.

Box 8 6. "Who's Got the Countess". (#1)

a. Typescript, 52 p.

b. Preliminary typescript sheets, 40 p., titled "Lola Montez in San Francisco".

c. Carbon typescript, 52 p.

C. Poetry

"My Poems", 199 poems by VS, selected by Mary Bradford. Carbon typescript, 200 p. (#2)

D. Non-fiction

1. "The Christmas Ship and the Gracious Life", Chapter I of an uncompleted book, pro posed title: THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICANS (#3)

a. Typescript, 33 p.

b. Two carbon typescripts, 33 p. each

2. Foreword to uncompleted THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICANS. Typescript, 2 p.

3. "History". Typescript, 2 p. ( #4)

4. "Of Americans and Travel". Typescript, 1 p.

5. "Prologue - the Precious Things". Type script and holograph, 6 p.

6. "Virginia Sorensen (1912- ) Autobiograph- ical Essay". Typescript, .3 p.

7. Untitled play. Typescript, 18 p.

II. SPEECHES AND LECTURES

1. "The Libraries in My Life". Library Dedica tion, Edmond, Okla., Feb. 9, 1969. Carbon typescript, 7 p. (#5)

2. "New Adages for Old". Boulder, CO,, July 1959. Typescript, 13 p.

Box 8 3. "Paul on Psychiatry and Law". Speech for Lawyers and Psychiatrists. Typescript, 6 p.

4. "Novels in My Life". Typescript, 5 p.

5. "Prize Speech". Okla. Writers of the Year Award, Tulsa, Okla., 1967. Typescript, 3 p. (#5)

6. "The Great Mosaic", Iowa State Association for Childhood Education, Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 6, 1959. Typescript, 5 p.

7. "Childhood Is a Strange Book", Lecture for Salt Lake City, June 20, 1966. Typescript, carbon typescript, and holograph, 20 p.

III. MEMOIRS

1. "Wesley Dennis - A Hail and Farewell". Typescript, 13 p. (#6)

2. "A Visit with Wesley Dennis on Wild Cat Mountain Farm"

a. Typescript, 2 p.

b. Carbon typescript, 2 p, c. Work sheets, typescript and holographc_ 3, Tape transcripts, of interviews with Wes Dennis. Typescript, 67 p., plus several TLS re the tapes, 1966-67

IV. MANUSCRIPTS BY OTHERS

A. Books

1. THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY, by William Peden. Houghton Mifflin Co,, Boston, 1964. Un bound printed copy with cover and dust jacket, dedicated to VS.

2. ADVENTURES WITH HORSES, by Wesley Dennis, outlines and several short chapters, Typescript, carbon typescript, and holograph, 20 p. (#7)

Box 8 B. Short Pieces (#8)

1. "Caprice - the 'cool' Rebellion", by Paul F.

Eggertsen. Photocopy typescript, 10 p.

2. "History of Jarvis Young Baker", by Lydia Baker Hogenson. Typescript and carbon typescript, 17 p. 3. "Journal of Simon P. Eggersen", by Achsa Eggerton Paxman. Typescript, 8 p. (#8)

4. "Life History of Our Father, John Nielson", compiled by May Nielson Anderson. Carbon typescript, 69 p.

5. "Life History of Jacob Frederick Sorenson", by Emma Baker Sorensen. Typescript, 5 p.

6. "Marilyn Springer Harris", author not named. Xerox, 10 p. (2 copies)

7. ''Mormons from Scandinavia, 1850-1900: A Shepherded Migration", by Willson Mulder. Carbon typescript, 47 p.

8. Excerpts from MY LITTLE BOY, by Carl Ewald, excerpted with introduction by Mildred Bruce. Typescript, 12 p.

9. "Ola Nillson Liljenquist and His Cooperative City", by William Mulder. Carbon type script, 12 p.

10. "My Conversion to Mormonism", by Carl Madsen. Carbon typescript, 20 p.

11. "On Looking at an Old Portrait", by Frederick Chester Sorenson. Types~ript, 4 p.

12. "Personal History - Emma Baker Sorenson". Typescript, 4 p.

13. "Us", by Marline Eggertson. Typescript, 2 p.

14. "Utah and its Writers - A Selective Bibli ography", by Mary Bradford, Xerox, 6 p.

C. Poetry (Students?) (#9) Author given when known

Box 8 1. "Annalise", Carbon typescript, 1 p.

2. "Bookmark for Your Mother Goose", by Robert Vance Largent. Carbon typescript, 2 p.

3. "The Days of Our Separation" Typescript, 1 p. (#9)

4. "Dropped from the Pocket of the Prodigal", Typescript and carbon typescript, 2 p.

5. "For You, Blue", by R.V. Largent. Carbon typescript, 1 p.

6. "Motive - May 1966", by Mr. Sayers. Holo graph, 1 p.

7. "Russia", by R. V. Largent. Carbon type script, 1 p.

8. "September 14, 1967" Typescript, 1 p.

9. "To Her from Us", by Alice Jean Treanor. Carbon typescript, 2 copies.

Box 9

V. NOTES AND RESEARCH MATERIAL

1. Notes on Mormon Church and Mormon settlers of Utah, including ancestors of VS. Holograph and typescript, c. 130 p. (#1)

2. Notes on Scandinavian countries, especially Denmark; includes notes on immigrants to U.S. and Hans Christian Andersen. Holo graph and typescript, c. 400 p. (#2-5)

Box 10 3. Miscellaneous notes for lectures, class work, new book ideas, writer's workshop, etc. Holograph and typescript~ c. 120 p. (#1, 2)

4. Two blue notebooks, holograph, containing notes on Mormonism in Western U.S., and European tour, ca. 150 p.

Package #1 5. Gray Metal Index Card Case containing holo graph and typescript notes on Mormon settlers and European trips, 400 p.

Box 10 6. "Sam Brannan Project" research and notes, compiled in folders under various headings: "Pictures"; "Genealogy"; "Ohio and Printing" (#3); "Mormonism" (#4); "Brooklyn and Horn Trip"; "New Hope, Green River, Donner Party"; "Yerba Buena"; (#4); "Associates"; "Gold Rush"; "Sacramento." (#5);

Box 11/12 "San Franciso to 1851"; "San Francisco to 1871"; "Vigilance"; "Calistoga"; "Lisa and Family"; "Biographies"; and other headings. (#1, 2, 3 and Box 12 #1) Incl. printed material, photos and holograph and type script notes, c. 850 p.

Box 12 7. "Lola Montez" research material (#2)

a. Chapter 5 of William Bolitho's TWELVE AGAINST THE GODS. Typescript, 6 p.

b. Holograph notes, c. 20 p.

8. LOTTE'S LOCKET reseach material (#2)

a. Untitled Danish manuscript, trans lated by Mrs. O.E. Andersen. Type script, c. 120 p.

b. 2 TLS, 1957 to U.S. from Mrs. Andersen, concerning the manuscript.

9. "The Most Incredible Thing", Notes for a proposed book on Hans Christian Andersen, Red Notebook, holograph and typescript, c. 120 p. (#3)

VI. PRINTED MATERIAL

A. Book Reviews by VS in New York Herald Tribune Book Review (#4)

1. WILDERNESS PASSAGE, by Forrester Blake, Random House. Oct. 4, 1953.

2. ISN'T ONE WIFE ENOUGH? April 11, 1954.

3. SAGE AND SADDLE, by Austin and Alta Fife, Univ. of Indiana Press. Nov. 25, 1956.

Box 12

B. Fiction by VS (#4) 1. "Happy", CHILDREN'S FRIEND, June-Sept. 1958, ' 2. "Worlds in a Closet", ULA NEWSLETTER, 1955-56.

C. Reviews of Works by VS, Ca. 75 items (#5)

Box 13 D. Publications which mention VS (#27, 28) ca. 100 items (#1, 2)

Boxes 13-17 E. Publications Used as Research Material by VS (Some with notes by VS)

1. c. 200 items, about Mormons in U.S.A., and Denmark, especially Hans Christian Andersen, mostly magazines.

Box 18 2. Esther Peterson Folder. Printed articles and clips re Esther Peterson, a relative of VS who was President Kennedy's Asst. Sec, of Labor, c. 50 items. Includes: (#1)

0-Peterson, Esther, TLS, Dec. 1, 1961; TLS, Sept. 19, 1962; Card signed

Mimeograph newsletters from Petersons in Sweden - 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

3. Oklahoma Folder. Newspaper clippings about a lecture tour in Oklahoma in 1962, c, 20 items (#2)

VII. CORRESPONDENCE (Mostly as arranged by VS)

A. Hellie and Tom Ferrill (#3)

1. Undated - 2 TLS; A ALS; 1 Card

2. 1946 - 2 Postcards

3. 1947 - 2 Postcards

4. 1948 - 1 TLS; 3 ALS; 10 Postcards; 1 CTL

5. 1949 - 5 ALS (#3)

Box 18 6. 1950 - 5 ALS; 7 Cards; 1 TLS 7. 1951 - 3 ALS; 3 TLS; 5 Cards 8. 1952 - 5 ALS; 1 TLS; 6 Postcards 9. 1953 - 2 TLS; 4 Postcards 10. 1954 - 3 ALS; 8 TLS; 4 Postcards 11. 1955 - 1 TLS; 1 ALS; 1 Postcard 12. 1956 - 1 Postcard; 1 ALS 13. 1957 - 1 Postcard 14. 1958 - 1 TLS B. "Correspondence with Dad and Mum and Bob Nightingale" 1. 1944 - 2 ALS (#4) 2. 1946 - 4 ALS; 1 CTL 3. 1947 - 2 TLS; 3 ALS 4. 1948 - 8 ALS 5. 1949 - 4 ALS; 2 TLS 6. 1950 - 12 ALS; 4 TLS 7. 1951 - 4 TLS; 3 ALS; 2 Telegrams

8. 1952 - 4 ALS 9. 1953 - 8 ALS; 1 CTL; 3 TLS; 1 Telegram 10. 1954 - 5 ALS; 2 TLS 11. 1955 - 6 ALS; 2 CTL (#5) 12. 1957 - 1 TLS 13. 1958 - 3 TLS; 4 ALS; 1 CTL 14. 1959 - 2 ALS; 3 CTL; 6 TLS; 1 Card 15. 1961 - 3 TLS; 1 ALS; 1 CTL

Box 18 16. 1962 - 1 CTL (#5) 17. 1963 - 3 TLS 18. 1964 - 1 TLS

19. 1969 - 2 TLS c. "Correspondence from Relatives" - "Paul and Maurine [VS's brother and wife], VS's brother Claude Eggertsen, Mary and Hal [brother and wife]" (#6)

1. 1948 - 1 ALS 2. 1949 - 1 TLS; 1 ALS

3. 1950 - 7 TLS

4. 1951 - 7 TLS; 6 ALS; 1 Postcard; 1 CTL

5. 1952 - 7 TLS; 1 ALS; 2 Postcards

6. 1953 - 5 TLS 7. 1954 - 1 TLS; 2 ALS 8. 1956 - 2 ALS

9. 1958 - 2 ALS; 1 TLS

10. 1959 - 2 TLS

11. 1963 - 2 ALS; 3 TLS; 2 CTL D. Anne Sayre (#7) 1. 1955 - 1 TLS 2. 1957 1 TLS

3. 1958 - 3 TLS; 1 ALS

4. 1960 - 5 TLS

5. 1961 - 1 TLS

6. 1963 - 1 TLS

7. 1967 - 1 TLS

Box 18 8. Undated - 8 TLS; 5 ALS

E. Anne Marie Smith (#8)

1. 1951 - 20 ALS

2. 1952 - 3 ALS

3. 1954 - 3 ALS

4. 1955 - 1 ALS

5. 1956 - 1 ALS

6. 1958 - 5 ALS

7. 1959 - 1 ALS

8. 1965 - 1 ALS

9. 1967 - ALS

10. Undated - 7 ALS F. Correspondence from "Gerry" (VS's sister) (#9)

Sept. 1945-Sept. 1963: 35 ALS; 3 TLS

Box 19 G. Correspondence - mostly from Beth (VS's daughter) and several other members of her family, Nov. 15, 1952-April 2, 1969 (#1)

TLS: 7; ALS: 64; Cards: 6

H. William Mulder, Feb. 2, 1954-Dec. 5, 1958 (#2)

TLS: 39

I. "Friends who had an important part in our lives", 1936-1963, c. 110 piec~s (#3) C! J. Bill Peden, Feb. 19, 1964-March 12, 1965 (#4)

ALS - 2; TLS - 4 K. MacDowell Colony, Jan. 1954-Feb. 1959 (Incl. is folder of printed pieces and photographs) (#5) 15 ALS; 26 TLS; 3 postcards, 1 CTL, incl.:

Box 19 C Avery, Milton, ALS, signed "Sally and Milton", "Thursday" (#5)

Q/ Baldwin, James, TLS, Dec. 2, 1954 Barati, George (Musical Dir. Honolulu Symphony Orchestra), TLS, Sept. 20, 1956

C, Carmer, Carl, TLS, Nov. 29, 1954

[:,.DeVoto, Bernard, ALS (Postcard), Dec. 10, 1940 (?)

['!,Eaton, Evelyn, TLS, April 23, 1957

C,Herbst, Josephine, TLS, Nov. 5, 1954 C,MacDowell, Marian (Mrs. Edward), 2 TLS, July

12, Aug. 24, 1954

d,Murray, Pauli, ALS, Sept. 15, 1954; TLS, Feb. 22, 1957

Nardi, Marcia, 3 TLS - Oct. 28, 1954, with birthday poem for Alec Waugh dated July 8; Nov. 28, 1954; Feb. 23, 1957

UOrgel, Irene, 4 TLS - Oct. 24, 1954; July 29, 1955; Oct. 27, 1955; Jan. 24, 1956

Read, Gardner and wife, ANS, "August 7", no year

Russo, Alexander, ALS, Feb. 10, 1957

Sorensen, Fred, ALS, Feb. 26, 1956

0 Stegner, Wallace, ALS, Dec. 20, 1954 0Strode, Hudson, 2 ALS (Postcards), Jan. 31, Nov. 30, 1954 C_,Sumner, Cid Ricketts, ALS, n.d. and ALS, Sept. 25, 1956, with photograph

C Sweeney, James Johnson, TLS, Mar. 30, 1956; TLS, Apr. 25, 1957

t__ Viereck, Peter, TLS, "Nov. 19"

~Waugh, Alec, ALS, Oct. 9, 1954

Box 19 Wood, Joseph, ALS, TLS, Jan. 31, Mar. 14, 1957

L. Helen Rich letters, 1948-1958 (many undated), c. 30 pieces (#6) M. Professional Friends, 1945-1967, c. 150 pieces (#7)

{]Avery, Milton, ALS, n.d.

Avery, Sally, ALS, "March 18", no year

Q,,Barrett, William E., TLS, Oct. 19, 1958; TLS, Nov. 22, 1958 Benchley, Margery (Mrs. Nathaniel), TLS, June 2

Cassel, Lili, 5 ALS - 1955

DeVoto, Avis ALS Jan. 4, 1956

QDeVoto, Bernard, ALS (Postcard), June 7, 1948

{1/Farrell, James T., 2 ALS, Feb. 10 and 13, 1959

Fisher, Vardis, TLS, postmarked June 20, 1953

Greaver, Harry and Hanne, 8 TLS, 1 ALS, 1956-1959

Gregerson, Al and Halfdan, 4 TLS, 3 ALS, 1962- 1964

C~Knopf, Alfred A., TLS, Nov. 29, 1948

C~La Farge, Oliver, TLS, May 17, 1950

C1✓0verstreet, Bonaro, ALS (Postcard), Oct. 30, 1951; TLS, Feb. 27, 1956 C/ Peden, Bill, 4 TLS, 1 Card, 1 ALS, 1964 C.s t egner, Wal lace, 4 TLS, 1950-19 54 N. Helen B. Delude (#8)

1. 1946 - 3 ALS

2. 1947 - 9 ALS

3. 1948 - 4 ALS

Box 19 4. 1949 - 2 ALS 5. 1950 - 3 ALS 6. 1951 - 5 ALS 7. 1952 - 5 ALS 8. 1953 - 5 ALS 9. 1954 - 1 ALS; 1 TLS 10. 1961 - 1 ALS; 1 TLS 11. 1963 - 1 TLS 12. 1964 - 1 ALS

13. 1968 - 2 TLS 14. Undated - 6 TLS; 2 ALS o. Harry and Hanne Greaver, 1955 (#9) TLS - 19, many with illustrations by Hanne, and 3 photographs Postcards - 2

16 small watercolors and drawings of Denmark

Box 20

P. Personal Correspondence - mostly from relatives, father, mother, sister Gerry; some children's fan letters (#1)

1. 1953 - 1 TLS 2. 1954 - 3 TLS; 1 ALS 3. 1955 - 1 TLS; 1 ALS; 4 Postcards 4. 1956 - 1 TLS 5. 1957 - 1 ALS; 1 TLS 6. 1958 - 1 TLS

7 . 1959 - 3 TLS

Box 20 8. 1961 - 4 TLS; 13 ALS; 2 CTL 9. 1963 - 11 ALS; 19 TLS; 1 CTL incl. (#2) L~Peterson, Esther (Ass't Sec. Labor), TLS, June 18, 1963

10. 1964 - 3 TLS; 5 ALS; 1 Telegram incl.

C-Chapman, Guy, TLS July 25, 1964

11. 1965 - 2 TLS

12. 1966 - 1 ALS; 1 CTL

13. 1967 - 1 ALS

14. 1968 - 2 TLS

15. 1969 - 1 TLS

16. Undated - 2 TLS; 5 ALS; 2 Telegrams, incl. Qwaugh, Alec, ANS, n. d • Q. European and Danish Correspondence. Mostly letters from VS in Europe to friends and relatives; also letters from Harald Toksvig; 1954-1959: (#3, 4)

29 TLS; 18 ALS; 31 Postcards incl, C,Van Doren, Irita, TLS, Jan. 29, 1959 R. Children's Fan Letters (#5, 6) 1. 1960 - 1 ALS

2. 1963 - 2 ALS

3. 1964 - 26 ALS; 1 TLS 4. 1965 - 17 ALS; 1 TLS 5. 1966 - 29 ALS 6. 1967 - 6 ALS 7. 1968 - 10 ALS

8. 1969 - 77 ALS; 3 TLS

9. Undated - 7 ALS

1 Q

Box 20 S. Business and Publishers Correspondence

1. "Reynal and Hitchcock", June 1945-May 1948; letters from the publishing firm and Henriette Herz, literary agent (#7) 150 TLS; 20 CTL incl. {1,Btegner, Wallace, TLS, Dec. 1, 1945 2. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Sept. 1941-Feb. 1945 (#8) 170 TLS; several ALS incl. CTKnopf, Alfred A., many letters

QKnopf, Blanche, TLS, Nov, 10, 1941

C,✓L e wi s , 0 s car ( Bo o k C1 u b o f Ca 1 . ) , TL S , Ju 1 y 6, 1942

Box 21 3. Scribners, Inc. July 1, 1945-Dec. 6, 1954; correspondence with editors about "The House Next Door" (#1) 51 TLS; 8 ALS; 3 Telegrams incl,

C,Cassel, Lili (Illustrator), letters

C.Dalgliesh, Alice, letters Chapter 1. Typescript, 18 p.

Outline, Typescript, 6 p.

4. New Yorker Magazine Aug. 25, 1954-Feb. 28·, 1956 (#2)

8 TLS; 1 ALS incl. Alpert, Hollis, letters

5. Guggenheim Foundation Apr. 5, 1946-Nov. 23, 1956 (#3)

32 TLS; 4 CTL incl.

C/Moe, Henry Allen - letters

Box 21 6. This Week Magazine, ~une 3, 1963-July 22, 1963 (#4) 2 TLS; 1 Xerox; 1 Telegram; 1 CTL 7. Harcourt, Brace and World, including letters from Ted Amussen, Denver Lindley, and Margaret McElderry 1946 - 1 TLS (#5) 1947 - 2 TLS 1948 - 11 TLS; 1 Telegram 1949 - 18 TLS; 1 Telegram; 2 CTL incl. {~Sandburg, Carl, CTLS, Dec. 8, 1949 1950 - 20 TLS, incl. C-Davison, Peter H., TLS, Dec. 21, 1950 1951 - 24 TLS; 1 ALS, incl. CDavison, Peter, TLS, Jan. 4, 1951 CMacinnes, Helen, to Denver Lindley, ALS, Dec. 16, 1951 1952 - 14 TLS; 1 Postcard (#6)

t2van Doren, Irita, TLS, Mar. 3, 1953 1953 - 73 TLS 1954 - 31 TLS; 1 ALS; 2 Telegrams, incl. Cassel, Lili, ALS, Oct. -4, 1954 1955- 21 TLS (#7) 1956 - 27 TLS; 1 Postcard

1957 - 14 TLS; 1 CTL; 1 Telegram 1958 - 8 TLS 8. Curtis Brown mostly with Naomi Burton and Edith Haggard

Box 21 1948 - 32 TLS (#8) 1949 - 18 TLS; 1 CTL 1950 - 17 TLS 1951 - 18 TLS 1952 - 25 TLS

1953 - 15 TLS 1954 - 21 TLS (#9)

1955 - 18 TLS; 2 Postcards 1956 - 18 TLS; 1 CTL 1957 - 22 TLS 1958 - 7 TLS; 1 CTL 9. Professional Correspondence with agent, publishers, etc., including Denver Lindley, Margaret McElderry, Dan Wickenden (incl. some bank statements, contracts), 1947- Box 21/22 1968, c. 500 pieces Box 21 (#10), Box 22 ( #1, 2) incl.

l;,Babcock, Frederic, TLS, Dec. 26, 1947 C_Burack, Abraham S., TLS, July 29, 1947; TLS, May 5, 1948

L~Dalgliesh, Alice, TLS, Mar. 7, 1955 C,Janeway, Elizabeth (Author's League of America), TLS, May 4, 1966

[~✓Van Doren, Irita, Telegram, June 1, 1950; TLS, Sept. 29, 1952; TLS, June 4, 1953; TLS, Mar. 4, 1954

Box 22 10. Bank statements, tax statements, royalty statements, etc., incl. correspondence 1956-1968, c. 50 items (#3)

11. Bank, tax, and royalty statements 1962, c. 60 items incl. 1961 Federal income tax.

Box 22 12. Bank, tax, and royalty statements, 1962-1964, c. 50 items (#5)

Incl.: Federal Income tax 1962 1964

13. Business papers: bills, receipts, and state ments, 1962-1967, c. 200 items, incl. (#6)

Federal Income tax 1966 1967

14. Miscellaneous business correspondence (World Publishers, etc.), 1944-1971, c. 75 items (#7)

Box 23 15. Miscellaneous correspondence with editors and publishers - some bank tax, and royalty statements 1958-1965, c. 50 items incl. (#1)

('.;,Van Doren, Irita, TLS, Apr. 6, 1959

Federal Income Tax 1959, 1960

16. Receipts, bills, travel tickets, expense accounts, lists, and royalty statements, 1932- (#2-5)

VIII. MEMORABILIA

Box 24

1. "Family Record" of .Frederick C. Sorensen. "To Frederick from Mother 25 Dec. 1953." Scrap book containing pictures and genealogy and copies of documents re Sorensen family. c'~ 2. Drawings by Wesley Dennis for his book ADVENTURES WITH HORSES. 13 drawings on paperboard. (#1) C:2.- 3. Tape cassettes of interviews with Wesley Dennis, 4 cassettes.

Box 25 4. Bronze Book, 1968 Central State College, Edmond, Okla. Yearbook, contains photos of VS who visited the campus

Box 25 5. Brigham Young University Diploma, 1934, when VS ·graduated

Box 25 6. VS' American Fork High School Diploma, 1929

7. High School Graduation Week Book, 1929

8. 6 photos of Sorensens of the nineteenth century (#1)

9. Six small photos of VS (#2)

10. 2 photos of MacDowell Colonists, incl. Alec Waugh and VS

11. 13 pictures from VS' daughter's wedding; also incl. newsclippings of wedding (#3)

12. (a) Large color photo of Indian State Choir (#4)

(b) Photo of Indians

(d) Large old photo of Danish University

13. VS' small diary from 1955, with a few holograph entries (#5)

14. Framed photo of family group

Box 26 15. 2 genealogical charts for Sorensen family

16. "Simon Baker and His Descendants", a compilation in book form of the Lineage of the Sorensen family

Package #2

17. Large Scrapbook. "Virginia's Voyage Through Indian Country", contains clippings and photos of her stay a~.Central State Univ. in Edmond, Okla., with Alec Waugh in 1968

18. 14 Large mounted photos of VS

Addenda: November 1975

I. MANUSCRIPTS

Box 26 A. Novel 1. THE MAN WITH THE KEY. Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1974.

a. Setting copy, typescript with printer's marks, 461 p. (Folder #1, 2) Box 27 b. Page proofs. Author's marked set. (#1) B. Article about VS's Mormon grandmother. 1. "Your September, 1975, Exponent II Is Very Good Reading ... ", Exponent l1. (news paper). Written 8/15/75, published some time November or December 1975. Type script with editor's marks, 4 p. (#2) C. Notes

Notes on various authors. Typescript with holo. corr. , 6 p.

II. MEMORABILIA

1. Telephone message from Mrs. Kelsey (Dallas Kenmare) Hotel Velasquez, Tangier. 9/1/67

2. Photo of VS and Albert Hauge (Danish author) III. PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE. 5/18/55 - 4/18/68. 4 postcards from VS; 2 ALS; 1 TL; 1 CTL incl.

Shirk, George H., lawyer, ALS 4/18/68 ALS

IV. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND CLIPPINGS 6 items on people or subjects of interest to VS. 1 9 5 3-1 9 6 6 ( # 3 ) ,,

Addenda: September 1981 I. MANUSCRIPTS

A. Novels 1. AROUND THE CORNER. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971.

Box 27 a. Typescript with halo. corr., 86 p. (#4)

b. Several drafts, typescript with halo. corr., and some carbon typescript, 174 p. (#5)

c. Notes, rough outlines, and sketches. Mostly typescript with some holo graph, 19 p. (#6)

d. Galleys, (#7)

2. F.E.R.A. PROJECT 43F-128. 1934-1935, unpub lished. "depression novel" Typescript with halo. corr., 181 p. with signed statement by VS. (#8)

3. THE MAN WITH THE KEY. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1974.

a. Carbon typescript with some halo. corr., 453 p. and 2 preliminary pages. (with original title NOBODY EXCEPT SOMEBODY) (#9)

Box 28 b. Carbon typescript, 453 p. and 2 prelim . inary pages, and halo. corr. sheet. (with original title NOBODY EXCEPT SOMEBODY). (#1)

c. Page Proofs (#2)

d. Proof of Book Jacket

4. Drafts for several different novels, Ca. 540 p. typescript with extensive halo. corr., with ca. 10 p. holograph and 10 p. holo graph in 8" x 11" spiral notebook (#3, 4, 5)

B. Short Story

"Puppy Love." 1930. Typescript, 11 p. (#6)

C. Poetry

199 poems by VS, collected by Mary Bradford. Typescript, 200 p. (#7)

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II. NOTES

83 items typescript, 92 items holograph, 6 p. of sketches (#1, 2)

III. PRINTED MATERIAL

A. Magazines Ca. 1966-1972

Used as research, includes articles from such magazines as Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Life, and Look. W magazines and 38 tearsheets (#3, #4, #5)

B. Newspapers

1. Articles about VS and husband, Alec Waugh 4 articles, some in duplicate. Ca. 1963- 1965. (#6)

2. Articles of interest to VS, used for research, from such newspapers as The Rocky Mountain Herald, The Island Sun (Virgin Islands), and The New York Times. Ca. 1952-1972

21 newspapers (#7)

Box 30 105 tearsheets of articles (#2, #3)

C. Advertisements for VS' novels

Booklet and newsletters printed by publisher, 4 pieces (#4)

D. Booklets, Newsletters, Brochures, and other printed material

Includes such topics as jazz, and'West Indian islands. 63 miscellaneous pieces (#5), 10 booklets, brochures and travels (#6)

IV. CORRESPONDENCE

A. Business Correspondence (mostly from agents and publishers)

1949-1969 6 TLS (#7)

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Box 30 1970-1971 36 TLS, ALS, CTL (#8)

1972-1973 43 TLS, ALS (#9) 1974-1975 36 TLS, 2 TLS photocopies incl.: C C- Straus, Roger W. Jr. to Alec Waugh TLS March 8, 1974 (#10)

1976-1977 20 TLS (#11)

1978-1980 4 TLS (#12) Box 31

B. Fan Mail

Mostly letters from children, Ca. 1974-1976.

36 ALS incl.:

C,Little, Jean (Canadian author) TLS May 29, 1966. (#1)

C. Personal Correspondence

1945-1980, c. 115 pieces 1949-1974 (#2) 1975-1980 (#3)

Including: in alphabetical order: (#4)

C,Addams, Charles; ALS, March 8, 1974

OBarnes, Harry Elmer; TLS, May 31, 1949

Benchley, Marjorie and Nathaniel ALS March 4, 1974 (signed by Marjorie)

[2-,Benchley, Nathaniel TLS June 24, 1974

0Bowles, Paul TLS, June 16, 1973

Cooke, Jane and Alistair ALS (signed by Jane) n.d.

Gowrie, Lady Xandra; 2 ALS, December 30, 1972, Jan. 17, 1973, and invitation to Yacht Club de Tangier n.d.

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Box 31 Jameson, Storm (signed Margaret) TLS July 28, 1974 {:/Liddell, Viola (Alabama writer) ALS May 11, 1949 C'I_ {! Lindsay, Kenneth (English) ALS to Alec Waugh Apr. 3, 1974; ALS to VS, June 1, 1974

{! Morris, Edita, 4 TLS, May 25, June 13, 1972, March 1, June 12, 1973

LJ,Morris, Ira, ALS December 16, 1971, TLS Feb. 8, 1972

Ostrode, Hudson, ALS on postcard postmarked June 20, 1945

0Sumner, Cid Ricketts, ALS Sept. 26, 1969, TLS (n.d.) Walking Stick, Kay, ALS, March 29, 1971 D✓ welty, Eudora; ALS n.d.

UWilder, Thornton; ALS May 11, 1971

D. Letters from Virginia Sorensen, mostly CTL, 34 pieces (#5)

V. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSPARENCIES

Color Slides: (#6)

A. Kay Walking Stick's painting "For Those Who Fly" ( 1971)

B. Personal photographs of VS and fr~end, Ca. 1966, 3 slides

C. Photograph VS calls "My reaction to 60 1 s unrest," ca. 1968

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SORENSEN, VIRGINIA Addenda: May, 1988 Box 31 I. MANUSCRIPTS OF LECTURES ABOUT VS (#7) A. "The Secret Sharers: Utah's Women Writers", by Mary Bradford. Carbon typescript with some halo. corr., 32 p. Includes program. B. "Samuel Brannan and Virginia Sorensen: An Aborted Literary Encounter", by Newell G. Bringhurst. Photocopy typescript, 21 p. Includes VS's CTLS to NB, 5/24/88.

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I. Correspondence. A. Personal. Box 32 1 Includes ALS, TLS, occasion cards. a. 1955. b. 1957-1958. C. 1960. d. 1961. e. 1962. f. 1963. g. 1964. h. 1965. 1. Various: 1930's, 1969, 1971-1991. J. "Verses." k. "After marriage-Tangiers." Box 34 1. 1932-1982. Box 39 m. 1988. 2 1 ALS from VS to Evelyn Waugh. 3 1 TLS from Evelyn Waugh to VS. 07/31/85. 4 1 AL form VS to "Paul." 5 1 birthday card from Mary B. to VS. 6 2 AL from VS to her mother (verse). 1947. 7 1 AL from VS to her father (poem." 8 1 AL from VS to "Karl" (located in green notebook). 9 14 TLS (photocopies). 1950-1974. B. Professional. 1 To VS from: a. 1 ALS, "Gary." b. 1 TNS, Joan Nay. 10/24/88. c. 1 TLS, Josephine Pullein-Thompson. 11/02/82. 2 From VS to: a. 1 TLS, Joyce Nakamura. b. 2 TLS, John Sillito. No date, 10/28/88. c. AL, Neila Seshashari. Box 33 C. Miscellaneous. 1 Includes ALS, TLS, various cards. a. 1954-1991. Box 37 b. September 1946-January, 1980. Box 35-36 c. To VS form various. Including Alec Waugh.

II. Printed materials. Box 32 A. Newspaper clippings from various publications, 1975-1976 (includes TLS, 1955). Box 33 B. Newspaper clippings from various publications, various book covers. Box 37 C. 14 newspaper clippings. June 28, 1962-October 13, 1983. D. Articles, programs, literary journals, and brochures. 1 "Constitution and By-laws." 24 pg. 01/18/30. 2 "A Functional Core for the Basic Communications Course." 12 pg. 1946 (2 copies). 3 "The Basic Communications Course." Text excerpts. 4 pg. 4 "Image of Zion." 20 pg. 1956. 5 "Journal of Discourses." (photocopy) 8 pg. 1858. 6 "Book Reviews." 1 pg. 7 "The Articles of Faith." 1 pg. (2copies). 8 "The Boston Poet-Laureate." 20 pg. 9 "First Presbyterian Church." 4 pg. no date. 10 "Lore of Faith and Folly." 1971. 11 "Alice Louise Reynolds Lecture." 8 pg. 1988. 12 "Christ in America." 6 pg. no date. 13 "The Mormon Question." 17 pg. 1956. 14 "Journal of Mormon History." 22pg. reprint from 1977. 15 "The Auburn Review." 16 "Montevelo Review." 62 pg. 17 "Mo1monism is a Dynamic Faith." no date. 18 "1982 sunstone theological Symposium." 1982. 19 "Edinborough Highschool Commencement May 25, 1954. 20 "Sir Walter Raleigh's Marriage." 92 miscellaneous pg. 21 "Book Reviews." 4 pg. no date. 22 "''History of Utah." 17 pg. no date. 23 "Among the Mormons." book cover. 24 "Tomorrow is Yesterday." poem. 1 pg. 25 "In Steel and Stone." poem on cardboard. 2 pg. Box 39 26 "Converations with Virginia Sorenson Waugh." By Mary E. Kenyon (includes photographs). Box 37 E. Rocky Mountain Herald. 27 editions. August 1958- September, 1972. Box 39 F. Newspaper clippings from various publications. Box 36 G. Newspaper and magazine articles, brochures, newsletters, maps, pamphlets and catalogs. 8 folders.

III. Manuscripts. A. Notes. Box 32 1 Re: Christopher Sykes' biography of Evelyn Waugh, 11 pg. Box 37 2 Miscellaneous. Typescript, holograph. 52 pg. Box 39 3 Autobiographical notes. Box 37 B. "Pedigree and Archive Charts." Typescript, computer script. 45 pg. C. "Symposium of Mormon Culture." Typescript, 23 pg. Box 39 D. Various poems. Holograph. E. Miscellaneous, untitled pages. Holograph. F. "The Waiting Bench." Typescript with holograph corrections. Box 38 G. "It May Clean Up." Typescript with holograph corrections. 5 pg. H. "A Home In Earnest." Typescript with holograph corrections. 4 pg. I. "You Can Go Home Again." Holograph (notebook). J. Untitled segments and notes. Typescript, holograph. K. "In Praise of Hands." Typescript. 4 pg. L. 1 notebook and loose leaf pages of various plot outlines/ideas. Box 36 M "Red Indian-Vashti' s Story."

IV. Photographic materials. A. Prints. Box32 1 Babe Ruth. 1 photocopy print. Box 33 2 40 black and white/color. Box 39 3 11 black and white/color. Box 36 4 multiple prints. V. Personal memorabilia. Box 33 A. Wedding notice for Alec Waugh. Box 37 B. "My Book of Remembrance." Scrapbook, 75 pg. C. Journal. 100 pg. 1949. D. Notebook. 1933-1957 E. Daybook (gift given on 06/29/28). 100 pg. Box 38-39 F. 5 journals. Box 36 G. Various invitations, notes. H. Passports and identification cards.

VI. Miscellaneous. Box 32 A. Prayer book. Box 37 B. Account book (gift, 1948). 200 pg. C. Lineage of Mayflower descendants. 5 pg. D. Three ring binder, 150 pg. Box 36 E. Genealogical materials. F. Various sketches. Box 35 G 17 calendars, date books and address books. Sorenson, Virginia #201 Mid-1990s ;~ . Preliminary Listing

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I. Coffespondence. A. Files; may include printed materials. 1. "Helen Letters - A Few, 1949 Mostly To the End of the Seventies." [F. 1] 2. "1950s to Death in 1977, Gerry's Letters." 3. "1964," includes: [F. 2] a. Waugh, Alec. (i) 19 ALS, 4 postcards, 1 card to VS, 1964. (ii) Telegram to "Lt. Sorenson," 1964. (iii) ALS to "Susie," 1964. 4. "1968," includes: a. Waugh, Aleo. 13 ALS, 2 postcards to VS, 1968. 5. "1970, 71, 72, Letter-Alec's and V's," includes: [F. 3] a. Waugh, Alec. (i) 2 ALS to VS, 1970. (ii) 9 ALS to VS, 1971. (iii) 10 ALS to VS, 1972. (iv) 7 ALS to VS, n.d. 6. "1973, Alec [Waugh]'s and V[S]'s letters to and from MacDowell," includes: [F. 4] a. Waugh, Alec. 23 ALS to VS. 7. "1975 -Beth's Accident- Visit to Helen in Seattle, 1976 -A's letter, May B," includes: [F. 5] a. Waugh, Alec. (i) 61 ALS to VS, 1975. (ii) ALS to "MacDowell," 1975. (iii) 2 telegrams to Lt. Anderson Waugh, 1975. 8. "1977, both V's and A's letters," includes: [F. 6] a. Waugh, Alec. 18 ALS to VS, 1974. 9. "Of Macdowell Colony," 1971-1972, includes: a. Waugh, Alec. ANS to VS, n.d. 10. Untitled, re: Alec Waugh, 1969-1975, includes: [F. 7] a. Waugh, Alec. (i) 9 ALS to VS, 1969-1975. (ii) 4 ANS to VS, 1972, n.d. (iii) 11 cards to VS, n.d. 11. Untitled, re: Thomas Hornsby Ferri!, 1949-1981, includes: a. Ferri!, Thomas Hornsby. (i) 10 TLS to VS, 1967-1981.

Sorenson, Virginia (1990s) Page 1 of 3 (ii) 4 ALS to VS, 1949-1981, n.d. (iii) TNS to VS, n.d. (iv) ANS to VS, 1981. (v) Postcard to VS, 1948. B. General, includes letters from children and colleagues re: personal life, writing; may include printed materials, photographs, memorabilia, TLS, ALS, TNS, ANS, 1. 1933. [F. 8] 2. 1946. 3, 1951. 4. 1952. 5, 1953. 6. 1954. [F. 9] 7. 1955. 8. 1957. 9, 1958. 10. 1962. 11. 1964. 12. 1965. 13. 1967. 14. 1971, includes: a. Ferril, Thomas Hornsby. TLS to VS, 12/20/71. 15. 1978, includes: a. Waugh, Alec. 2 cards to VS, 2/17/78, n.d. 16. 1981. 17. 1983. 18. 1985, includes: a. Ferril, Thomas Hornsby. ALS to VS, 8/17/85. 19. 1986. 20. Undated, includes: [F. 10] a. 2 black and white prints of Alec Waugh and Virginia Sorenson. b. Invitation to the birthday celebration of Queen Elizabeth II of England. c. ALS from Thomas Hornsby Ferril to VS. d. Card from Thomas Hornsby Ferril to VS. e. Invitation from the Earl and Countess of Huntingdon to Alec Waugh and VS to the wedding of their daughter. f. 2 ANS from Alec Waugh to VS.

II. Printed Materials. A. General, includes magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, blank greeting card, booklet, newsletter, newspapers, sheet music, 1968- 1977. [F. 11]

Sorenson, Virginia (1990s) Page 2 of 3 III. Professional Materials. A. General, includes notes re: Thomas Hornsby Ferril, party plans, biographical information re: Emily Dickenson, n.d. [F. 12]

IV. Manuscripts. A. General, includes poem "Ages," biographical sketch of Thomas Hornsby Ferril, essay re: Hans Christian Andersen in Tangier; includes printed materials.

V. Photographs. A. 6 black and white prints re: friends at a luncheon and portrait of J.E. Daniels, Jr. B. Sepia print of "Kremmling," Colorado landscape.

VI. Research Materials. A. Untitled file re: Germany and Denmark in the 1900s; includes holograph notes, black and white print of unidentified woman, printed prayer booklet. [Env. 1]

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