TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Biography of Dorothy James Roberts
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Incoming Correspondence, 1930-1990
Series 2: Outgoing Correspondence, 1946-1987
Series 4: Works, etc., 1932-1989
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Inventory of the Dorothy James Roberts Papers, 1932-1990
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Alexandra Zukas, 2010. ©2010. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Roberts, Dorothy James, 1903-1990 |
| Title | Dorothy James Roberts Papers |
| Dates | 1932-1990 |
| Extent | 7 linear ft. (15 boxes, 1 oversize box) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, journals, unpublished manuscripts, and publicity of Arthurian novelist Dorothy James Roberts. Papers also include speeches, unpublished poetry, reviews of published works, and photographs of Roberts and her home. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS Roberts |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 30 12 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Dorothy James Roberts Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Dorothy James Roberts, 1969-1988, Elizabeth Paschal, 1990-2003, and Robert J. Clarkson, 1996.
Processed by
Alexandra Zukas, 2010.
Access
The Dorothy James Roberts Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Dorothy James Roberts Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Dorothy James Roberts
American novelist of Arthurian, Irish, Icelandic, and contemporary fiction.
Dorothy James Roberts was born to West Virginia oil producer James A. Roberts and his wife, Anna Rogers Roberts, on September 5, 1903. Although raised in Ohio, Roberts attended undergraduate school at Barnard College in New York, and later graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, where she studied medieval literature. Prior to publishing her first novel, Roberts worked as a personal assistant, administrative assistant, and teacher of Anglo-Saxon literature.
Roberts began publishing in 1942, when she released More Than You Promise, a joint effort with author Kathleen Smallzried detailing the history of the Studebaker Corporation. Roberts then moved into fiction, publishing her first novel, A Man of Malice Landing, in 1943. By 1964, Roberts had produced fourteen published novels (with one, If a Body Kill a Body, under pseudonym Peter Mortimer). A number of these were based on Arthurian legends, although Roberts also wrote Irish and Icelandic historical fiction, as well as producing contemporary American fiction.
Roberts retired to Palo Alto, California, with Elizabeth Paschal in 1964. She remained active during her retirement, engaging in hobbies such as embroidery and the study of the Japanese language. While she did not publish after 1964, she continued to produce many unpublished manuscripts until her death in February 1990; these most notably include a series of analytical essays about Shakespeare's plays, a novel based on Greek mythology, and her memoirs.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence, journals, and unpublished manuscripts of Dorothy James Roberts, 1932-1990.
Includes extensive correspondence between Roberts and Bob Clarkson, Richard and John Contiguglia, Elizabeth Paschal, and Joe Tucker on the art of writing. Additionally includes a number of reader letters on the publication of A Man of Malice Landing in 1943. Collection also includes a large number of unpublished manuscripts written following Roberts's relocation to Palo Alto, California during her retirement in 1964. These manuscripts, written during the last 25 years of Roberts's life, include an analysis of Shakespeare's plays, a fiction novel based on Greek mythology, and Roberts's memoirs.
There are also copyright records, as well as research notes, poetry, speeches, photographs, and a recorded radio interview.
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Incoming Correspondence, 1930-1990. Box(es) 1
- Series 2: Outgoing Correspondence, 1946-1987. Box(es) 2
- Series 3: Journals, 1946-1987. Box(es) 3-4
- Series 4: Works, etc., 1932-1989. Box(es) 5-13
- Series 5: Publicity and Reviews, 1943-1966. Box(es) 14
- Series 6: Audiovisual1958-1982. Box(es) 15
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Clarkson, Bob
- Roberts, Dorothy James, 1903-1990
- Roberts, Dorothy James, 1903-1990 -- Correspondence
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II
- Smallzried, Kathleen Ann, 1909-
Subjects
- Arthurian romances
- Authors, American
- Authorship
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950
- Correspondence -- 1951-2000
- Manuscripts, American
- Sound recordings -- 1951-2000
- Women authors, American -- 20th century
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Container List
Series 1: Incoming Correspondence, 1930-1990 |
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| Contains correspondence received by Roberts between 1930 and her death in 1990. Includes significant correspondence from Bob Clarkson, with whom Roberts extensively discussed the art of writing, and with Richard and John Contiguglia, with whom she discussed the study of Shakespeare conducted during her retirement. Additionally includes correspondence with her editor, Alan Williams, condolences sent to Elizabeth Paschal upon Roberts's death, and reader letters written to her after the 1943 publication of A Man of Malice Landing. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1-6 | Clarkson, Bob, n.d., July 30, 1979-Aug. 27, 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Clarkson, Eleanor, n.d., Sept. 29, 1986-May 21, 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Condolences-Letters sent to Elizabeth Paschal, Feb. 27, 1990-Aug. 20, 1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9-11 | Contiguglia, Richard and John, Mar. 7, 1977-Feb. 17, 1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Day, Beverley, 1969-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Eugene Field Society, Nov. 18, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Fallowfield, Julie, Dec. 22, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Fisher, John, Nov. 11, 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Furata, Atsuhiro, Dec. 20,1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Gist, Margaret A., July 25, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 17a | Gottlieb, Howard (Boston University), re: disposition of Roberts' papers, 1968, 1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Henderson, Karen, May 18, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Kawakatsu, Chiyoko, n.d., c. 1977-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Kinsey, Ruth, c. 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Leach, Anne, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Meredith, M., 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Pen and Brush, Sept. 27, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Ransom, Owen, Nov. 7, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Reader letters, Sept. 8-Sept. 17, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Roberts, Anna Rogers, May 2, 1934 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Roberts, Lewis, c. 1930-1935 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Robison, Helen and Jesse, n.d., Dec. 6, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Rogers, Sarah Page, Apr. 17, 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Schleuter, Olga, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Tanselle, Tom, 1968, 1984-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Thompson, Myra, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Tsuji, Mari and Masa, c. 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Tucker, Joe, Sept. 7, 1946 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Unknown, Oct. 6, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Unknown, Apr. 14, 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Unknown, "David," Sept. 29, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Unknown, "Michiko," n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Vinson, Esther, Sept. 5, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Wales, Julie Grace, n.d., Mar. 26, 1955-Jan. 20, 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | Waxler, William, Jan. 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | Weeks, Charlotte, Apr. 11, 1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | Williams, Alan (regarding Joseph Campbell), n.d., Mar. 12, 1962-Dec. 21, 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Yoken, M., July 25, 1983 | |||||||||
Series 2: Outgoing Correspondence, 1946-1987 |
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| Contains correspondence written by Roberts, including a number of letters to Bob Clarkson, Elizabeth Paschal, and Joe Tucker on the subjects of writing and artistic analysis. Additionally includes correspondence sent to editor Alan Williams regarding a lengthy critique of Joseph Campbell's Masks of God. Also present are letters written to James A. Roberts, Roberts's father. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | Calloway, Blanche, Jan. 25, 1970-Sept. 27, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 45a-45f | Clarkson, Bob (and Eleanor), 1979-1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | Contiguglia, John, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 46a | Gottlieb, Howard (Boston University), re: disposition of Roberts' papers, 1968-1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 47 | Paschal, Elizabeth ("Pete"), n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | Roberts, James A., n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 49 | Tanselle, Thomas, July 19, 1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 50 | Tucker, Joe, n.d., Sept. 28, 1951-Feb. 28, 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 51 | Unknown, "Tack," Sept. 16, 1946 | |||||||||
| 2 | 52 | Unknown, "Van," Sept. 12, 1987 | |||||||||
| 2 | 53 | Williams, Alan (in regards to Joseph Campbell's Masks of God), c. 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 54 | Yoken, M., c. 1983 | |||||||||
Series 3: Journals, 1946-1987 |
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| Contains bound journals with daily accounts of Roberts's retired life. Many of these journal entries pertain to Roberts's post-retirement literary pursuits and personal pursuits, such as embroidery, teaching creative writing, and learning the Japanese language, as well as her musings on contemporary movies and television. Many of the journals include annotated photographs. Series additionally includes a reading list, kept by Roberts between 1965 and 1975, and a journal from 1946 that contains clippings and Roberts's thoughts on current events, particularly the Nuremburg trials. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 3 | 55 | Journal, 1946 | |||||||||
| 3 | 56 | Reading list, July 9, 1965-Dec. 1, 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 57 | Journal, 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 58 | Journal, 1979 | |||||||||
| 3 | 59 | Journal, 1980 | |||||||||
| 4 | 60 | Journal, including extensive notes on King Lear and Richard II, 1981 | |||||||||
| Dated by Roberts, but written on pages printed 1982-1983. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 61 | Journal, including Japanese language exercises, 1982 | |||||||||
| 4 | 62 | Journal, including extensive notes on Hamlet, 1983 | |||||||||
| 4 | 63 | Journal, 1987 | |||||||||
Series 4: Works, etc., 1932-1989 |
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| Contains revisions of Roberts's manuscripts, the majority of these being unpublished manuscripts written during Roberts's retirement. Two of these manuscripts, Christmas 1910 and The Willing Slave, are largely autobiographical works. Additionally included in the series are poetry, writing exercises, speeches on the art of writing, and notes on research used while writing The Return of the Stranger and Fire in the Ice. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 5 | 64 | All the Uses of This World, on Hamlet and Richard II, c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 5 | 65 | Artificer, n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 66 | Bag of Gold, The., n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 67 | Careless People, The. (1 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 68 | Careless People, The. (2 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 69 | Careless People, The. (3 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 70 | Careless People, The. (4 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 71 | Careless People, The. (5 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 72 | Careless People, The. (6 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 73 | Careless People, The. (7 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 74 | Careless People, The., (8 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 75 | Careless People, The (9 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 76 | Careless People, The (10 of 10), c. 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | 77 | Character study: The Captain's Table, early 1970s | |||||||||
| 5 | 78 | Character study: Milton's Daughters, early 1970s | |||||||||
| 5 | 79 | Character study: Turkish Paste, early 1970s | |||||||||
| 5 | 80 | Christmas 1910 (1 of 5), n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 81 | Christmas 1910 (2 of 5), n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 82 | Christmas 1910 (3 of 5), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 83 | Christmas 1910 (4 of 5), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 84 | Christmas 1910 (5 of 5), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 85 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (1 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 86 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (2 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 87 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (3 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 88 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (4 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 89 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (5 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 90 | Cicero novel (unfinished) (6 of 6), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 91 | Copyright-Enchanted Cup, 1953-1981 | |||||||||
| 6 | 92 | Copyright-Launcelot, My Brother, 1954-1982 | |||||||||
| 6 | 93 | Copyright-Marshwood, 1976 | |||||||||
| 6 | 93a | Copyright-Return of the Stranger, 1986 | |||||||||
| 6 | 93b | Copyright-With Night We Banish Sorrow, 1988 | |||||||||
| 6 | 94 | Durable Fire, A.-Unprinted foreword, 1944 | |||||||||
| 6 | 95 | Earthly Twins, The., n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 96 | Enemies of Life (1 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 97 | Enemies of Life (2 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 98 | Enemies of Life (3 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 99 | Enemies of Life (4 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 100 | Enemies of Life (5 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 101 | Enemies of Life (6 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 102 | Enemies of Life (7 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 103 | Enemies of Life (8 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 104 | Enemies of Life (9 of 9), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 105 | First Accident, The., n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 106 | Love Affair, n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 107 | McD (verses only), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 108 | McD (1 of 6), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 109 | McD (2 of 6), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 110 | McD (3 of 6), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 111 | McD (4 of 6), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 112 | McD (5 of 6), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 113 | McD (6 of 6) n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 114 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (1 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 115 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (2 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 116 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (3 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 117 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (4 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 118 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (5 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 119 | Merlin's Alpha (unfinished) (6 of 6), late 1980s | |||||||||
| 7 | 120 | Mountain Journey, The., a discussion of the writing process, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 121 | Myth Papers, c. 1976 | |||||||||
| 7 | 122 | Past Into Future, Apr. 1951 | |||||||||
| 7 | 123 | Poetry-Annual Christmas letters (years 1942-1961, 1964-1973, 1979 removed to oversize), 1934-1989 | |||||||||
| 7 | 124 | Poetry-Mud Bricks from Asia Minor, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 125 | Poetry-Poems in bound volume with enclosed baseball flipbook, 1963 | |||||||||
| 7 | 126 | Poetry-Series of poems sent together in correspondence, n.d., Jan. 25, 1963-Oct. 13, 1964 | |||||||||
| 7 | 127 | Poetry-Series of unpublished poems originally gathered together and labeled "second rate" by Roberts, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 128 | Poetry-Space Capsule, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 129 | Poetry-Untitled, begins, "Just yesterday, as I was driving home...," (oversize) n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 130 | Poetry-Untitled, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 131 | Poetry-Untitled, to "My Libby," n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 132 | Report of Sir Thomas Malory's More D'Arthur (graduate paper), 1932 | |||||||||
| 7 | 133 | Research-Arthurian research and notes, Greek mythology family trees, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 134 | Research-Cicero, Book I (Cicero canon), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 135 | Research-Cicero, Book II (Sihler), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 136 | Research-Cicero, Book III (Plutarch), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 137 | Research-Cicero, Book IV (Plutarch), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 138 | Research-Cicero, Book V (Plutarch), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 139 | Research-Cicero, Book VI, c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 140 | Research-Cicero, Book VII (Marcus Brutus, Roman revolutions), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 141 | Research-Cicero, Book VIII (history of Rome, social life of Rome), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 9 | 142 | Research-Fire in the Ice, Book 1 (map removed to oversize), 1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 143 | Research-Fire in the Ice, Book 2, 1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 144 | Research-Fire in the Ice, Book 3, 1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 145 | Research-Fire in the Ice notes, c. 1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 146 | Research-Greek mythology, n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 147 | Research-Irish history notes (1 of 2), c. 1957 | |||||||||
| 9 | 148 | Research-Irish history notes (2 of 2), c. 1957 | |||||||||
| 9 | 149 | Research-King Lear notes, n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 150 | Research-Launcelot, My Brother notes, c. 1954 | |||||||||
| 9 | 151 | Research-Shakespeare file cards, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 152 | Research-State of West Virginia, for unpublished series, with note from Roberts, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 153 | Review of the 1949 ECA Report to Congress, printed in Digest Supplement, Mar. 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 154 | Rome, 50 B.C., n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 155 | Shades of Death, history of Burning Springs (1 of 2), c. 1945 | |||||||||
| 10 | 156 | Shades of Death, history of Burning Springs (2 of 2), c. 1945 | |||||||||
| 10 | 157 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (1 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 158 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (2 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 159 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (3 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 160 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (4 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 161 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (5 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 162 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (6 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 163 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (7 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 164 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (8 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 165 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (9 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 166 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (10 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 167 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (11 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 168 | Shakespeare Without Bifocals (12 of 12), early 1980s | |||||||||
| 10 | 169 | Sir (under pseudonym: Paul Horace Morton) (1 of 5), c. 1986 | |||||||||
| 10 | 170 | Sir (under pseudonym: Paul Horace Morton) (2 of 5), c. 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 171 | Sir (under pseudonym: Paul Horace Morton) (3 of 5), c. 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 172 | Sir (under pseudonym: Paul Horace Morton) (4 of 5), c. 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 173 | Sir (under pseudonym: Paul Horace Morton) (5 of 5), c. 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 174 | Sir Thomas Malory, Master, 1986 | |||||||||
| 11 | 175 | Some Thoughs About Art Inspired by Jacques Barzun's Essay on Richard Wagner, In the Book, Darwin Marx, and Wagner, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 176 | Speeches-Agents, Editors, and Publishers, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 176a | Speeches-Book People, 1989 | |||||||||
| 11 | 177 | Speeches-Demeter in Eleusis, c. 1970s | |||||||||
| 11 | 178 | Speeches-Page One, Chapter One, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 179 | Speeches-Story of Tristram and Ysolt (cut version), 1989 | |||||||||
| 11 | 180 | Speeches-Untitled, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 181 | Speeches-Untitled drafts on Shakespeare (with note from Elizabeth Paschal from original folder), c. 1989 | |||||||||
| 11 | 182 | Speeches-What Is a Book?, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 182a | Speeches-Writer's Conference Seminar lectures, Charleston, West Virginia, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 183 | Stolen Woman, The., 1987 | |||||||||
| 11 | 184 | They Told Me I Was Everything (1 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 185 | They Told Me I Was Everything (2 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 186 | They Told Me I Was Everything (3 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 187 | They Told Me I Was Everything (4 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 188 | They Told Me I Was Everything (5 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 189 | They Told Me I Was Everything (6 of 6), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 190 | Things Mortal and Unsure: A Search for Hamlet (1 of 5), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 191 | Things Mortal and Unsure: A Search for Hamlet (2 of 5), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 192 | Things Mortal and Unsure: A Search for Hamlet (3 of 5), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 193 | Things Mortal and Unsure: A Search for Hamlet (4 of 5), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 194 | Things Mortal and Unsure: A Search for Hamlet (5 of 5), c. 1978 | |||||||||
| 11 | 195 | Walking Shadow (original version) (1 of 2), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 196 | Walking Shadow (original version) (2 of 2), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 197 | Whips of the Tempest Seek Their Road Through You, 1989 | |||||||||
| 12 | 198 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (1 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 199 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (2 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 200 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (3 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 201 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (4 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 202 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (5 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 203 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (6 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 204 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (7 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 205 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (8 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 206 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (9 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 207 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (10 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 208 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (11 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 209 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (12 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 210 | Willing Slave, The. (memoir) (13 of 13), 1980s | |||||||||
| 12 | 211 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (1 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 212 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (2 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 213 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (3 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 214 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (4 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 215 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (5 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 216 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (6 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 217 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (7 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 218 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (8 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 219 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (9 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 220 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (10 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 221 | Window, The. (under pseudonym: D.E.I. Paget) (11 of 11), n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 222 | Writing exercises, 1973 | |||||||||
| 13 | 223 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (1 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 224 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (2 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 225 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (3 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 226 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (4 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 227 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (5 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 228 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (6 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 229 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (7 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 230 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (8 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 231 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (9 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 232 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (10 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 233 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (11 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 234 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (12 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 235 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (13 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 236 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (14 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 237 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (15 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 238 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (16 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 239 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (17 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 240 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (18 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
| 13 | 241 | Zeus's Ex-Wife (19 of 19), c. 1975 | |||||||||
Series 5: Publicity and Reviews, 1943-1966 |
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| Contains reviews and publicity materials pertaining primarily to Roberts's first published fiction novel, A Man of Malice Landing. Additionally included are reviews for A Durable Fire, The Enchanted Cup, Fire in the Ice, and The Mountain Journey. Series also holds the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Award, which Roberts received in 1945 for A Durable Fire. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 14 | 242 | Durable Fire, A.-Publicity-The Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Award, 1945 | |||||||||
| 14 | 243 | Durable Fire, A.-Review (written by Roberts's sister, Mary Carter Roberts, for the Washington Star, July 1, 1945 | |||||||||
| 14 | 244 | Enchanted Cup, The.-Review (in the Book-of-the-Month Club news), 1953 | |||||||||
| 14 | 245 | Fire in the Ice-Publicity 1966 | |||||||||
| 14 | 246 | Fire in the Ice-Reviews, 1961 | |||||||||
| 14 | 247 | Man of Malice Landing, A.-Publicity-Condensed version, Oct. 30, 1943 | |||||||||
| 14 | 248 | Man of Malice Landing, A.-Radio review transcript, 1943 | |||||||||
| 14 | 249 | Man of Malice Landing, A.-Reviews and publicity, 1943 | |||||||||
| 14 | 250 | Man of Malice Landing, A.-Reviews and publicity, 1943 | |||||||||
| 14 | 251 | Mountain Journey, The.-Review, June 1, 1947 | |||||||||
Series 6: Audiovisual 1958-1982 |
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| Series contains images of Roberts, her twin, Anne, and her Palo Alto home. Also present are images of orchids sent to her by two of her correspondents, Richard and John Contiguglia, and family friends. There is also a reel-to-reel recording of a 1958 WQXR interview in which Roberts participated following the publication of The Return of the Stranger. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 15 | 252 | Photographs of Roberts, her home, family, and friends, n.d., 1982 | |||||||||
| 15 | 253 | Return of the Stranger-Radio interview, Oct. 10, 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. | |||||||||||