Eleanor H. Porter Collection 1903-1936

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
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Preferred citation:

Papers of Eleanor H. Porter, Accession #11109, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Creator:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Papers of Eleanor H. Porter, Accession #11109, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains manuscript and typescript drafts, frequently with pencilled corrections, and/or printed versions of over 30 short stories and the serialized novel "Money, Love and Kate" as well as galley sheets for "Mary Marie."

Topics in her correspondence include bookings for the play "Dawn"; royalties; Swedish translation of "Oh, Money! Money!" the dramatization of "Just David"; a controversy over property rights to the name "Pollyanna"; her books A Minstrel of the Hills, Money, Love and Kate, The Nickel, and The Story of Marco Polo; copyright to her short stories; and motion picture rights to "Sister Sue."

There is also correspondence of John Lyman Porter as executor of her estate.

In addition the collection contains legal papers including book contracts and a copy of her will; photographs of Porter and of Fred C. Hodgman; photograph albums of vacation and nature scenes and printed miscellaney.

[the list of bookings includes the theater, city, and play date for Dawn ; other topics in this folder include royalties, dedication of the book, and requests for Porter's autograph from the publisher]

[includes a fan letter concerning Just David , letters from Eleanor H. Porter(carbons), R. N. Linscott, Roger L. Scaife, Ferris Greenslet, and letters about the Swedish translation of Oh, Money! Money! ]

[includes letters from Eleanor H. Porter(carbons), Ferris Greenslet, Roger L. Scaife, A. F. Houghton(copy), George C. Tyler, Warren E. Benson, and Grace LaSalle; and also discusses sharing the cost of legal representation over the controversy with The L.C. Page and Companyinvolving property rights over the name "Pollyanna" (1916 Apr 21, 27, May 5, 6); and the success of Pollyanna as a play (1916 Jun 5)]

[includes letters from P. W. Hansl, editor of The Circle Magazine , Lewis E. Orcuttof The Thwing Company, Eric Schulerof The Author's League of America, and typed letter signed from Eleanor H. Porter, April 30, 1915, to Edward H. Warren, concerning the copyright to "A Minstrel of the Hills"]

[includes letters from Thomas Newell Metcalf, Lilian D. Rice, Perriton Maxwell, fiction editor of The Modern Priscilla , Eleanor H. Porter (carbons), John Lyman Porter, and Edward H. Warren, Henry W. Newhall; and discusses changing the title of "Snowball of the Fates" (1920 Mar 8 & 10; April 21) the magazine's error in describing the story as her final work (1920 Aug 3, 6, 23, 30); and the motion picture rights to the story (1922 Oct 16,21, 23 & 31)]

[includes letters from Leon E. Dadmun, Atlas Film Corporation, and Eleanor H. Porter (carbons) about making a serial picture based on her script which was prevented by war conditions]

[includes letters from Frances V. Warner, John Phillips, Hollis Corbin, Lilian D. Rice, Elizabeth Jordan, Eleanor H. Porter (copy May 17, 1913), Frederick A. Stokes, Ralph T. Hale, Russell Doubleday, H. J. Jenkins, Robert Hardy, Rutger Jewett, Elizabeth Ansley, Christopher D. Morley(1915 Mar 6, May 26, Oct 1, 7; 1916 Mar 30), and Albert A. Boyden; and mentions the following short stories, "Because of Tiglath-Pileser," "The Man Who Fought At Home," "Angelus and Others," and "Lily Ann"]

[includes letters from Lilian D. Rice, Robert J. Shores, Verne H. Porter, Lillian Soskin, Amos R. Wells, Walter H. Baker, James E. Tower, E. V. Durling, Webb Waldron, Ethel M. Colson, Elizabeth Jordan, Eleanor H. Porter(carbons), Erich Brandeis, John T. Faris, John F. Ancona, Frank Howard Clarkfor Willis & Inglis Motion Picture and Theatrical Enterprises, and Edward Hemmer; also includes correspondence of John Lyman Porterwith publishers and others as the executor of Eleanor Porter's estate following her death in 1920]

[letters to magazines arranged alphabetically according to the title of the magazine include The American Magazine , The Arena , The Argonaut , The Author's League of America, The Century , Christian Endeavor World , The Christian Herald , Collier's Weekly , The Comrade , The Congregationalist and Christian World , The Cosmopolitan Magazine , Countryside Magazine , The Criterion , The Designer , The Editor , The Farmer's Wife , Harper's Bazaar , Holland's Magazine , Home Progress Magazine , The Housewife , Judge , The Ladies Home Journal , Leslie's Weekly , and Lippincott's Magazine ]

[letters to magazines include McBrides's Magazine , McCall's Magazine , The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, Metropolitan Magazine , Mother's Magazine , The Frank A. Munsey Company, Needlecraft , The New England Magazine , Pearson's Magazine , The People's Home Journal , Pictorial Review , The Pilgrim , The Pittsburgh Bulletin , Red Book Magazine , Scribner's Magazine , Short Stories , Smith's Magazine , The Springfield Republican , Street and Smith Publishers, The Suburban , Ten Story Book , Vogue , Watson's Magazine , Woman's Home Companion , The World , Young's Magazine , Youth's Companion ]

[letters include those from Paul R. Reynolds, John Lyman Porter, Sol Lesser, Frederick H. Chase, and Edward H. Warren, all discussing the motion picture rights and possible deals concerning its production]

[letters include a typed letter signed from Eleanor H. Porter, December 8, 1911, responding to a request for personal information]

[includes book contracts, a printed copy of her will, and blank legal forms]

Acquisition information:
Purchase 1993 October 20
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
ca. 617 items