mss001 The prophets for the common reader (manuscript) University of Minnesota Libraries

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EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski, October 2004 English Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887-1973. The prophets for the common reader (manuscript) 1962 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collections, Manuscripts Division [mss] 1 folder (.25 cubic feet) The collection contains a partial manuscript for "The Prophets for the Common Reader" handwritten in a spiral notebook plus two letters and a copy of the published book. Mss 1 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in Manuscripts Division reading room.

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Mary Ellen Chase Manuscript (Mss 1), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

Donated by Mrs. Bruce Dayton in 1967.

Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Archives staff.

Biographical Note

Mary Ellen Chase was an American educator and writer. She was born in Blue Hill, Maine and graduated from the University of Maine in 1909. Many of her works were set in Maine and include a biography, novels, biblical studies, and children’s books.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains a partial manuscript for "The Prophets for the Common Reader" handwritten in a spiral notebook (41 leaves), 1 TLS from Mrs. Bruce B. (Gwendolen) Dayton to Edward Stanford, July 3, 1967, and 1 ALS by Mary E. Chase (no addressee) dated August 18, 1962 (1 leaf each)

Index Terms

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Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887-1973 Bible. O.T. Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

Spiral-bound notebook, handwritten in pencil: "'The Prophets for the Common Reader,'" by Mary Ellen Chase, to be published in the autumn of 1963." Typed letter to Dr. Edward Stanford from Gwendolen B. Dayton (Mrs. Bruce B. Dayton), 3 July 1967 Handwritten note signed by Chase: "This is the first (and probably unreadable!) draft of my book 'The Prophets for the Common Reader...'" One copy of the published volume, The Prophets for the Common Reader, published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1963.