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Mildred Jordan Papers, MS-008, 1901-1982
Biographical/Historical Note Mildred Arline Jordan was born in Chicago on March 18, 1901, and passed away in Reading, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1982. She was the daughter of Charles and Adelaide Jordan. While attending summer school at Northwestern University she met Jeremiah Lee Bausher, and they married in 1923. She was a graduate of Wellsley College, and he, Dartmouth College.
She had a passion for writing and her first novel, One Red Rose Forever, was published in 1941. Most of her works were novels, one of which became a play, Apple in the Attic. In addition she also wrote for children including The Shoo-fly Pie. Her final book, her only non-fiction work, was The Distelfink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Scope and Content This collection mainly consists of the author's literary manuscripts, and letters from family, friends, publishers, and it includes fan mail. There are also scrapbooks of collected materials concerning her works.
Arrangement Materials are organized into five series: [1] Biographical, [2] Published and Unpublished Works, [3] Correspondence, and [4] Related Materials. Series 1 primarily relates to her life at Wellesey College and Reading, PA. Series 2 contains various versions of manuscripts through the writing stage. Series 3 is mostly letters received from fans, family, friends, and publishers, and there are several carbon copies of letters that the author had sent. Series 4 contains scrapbooks with materials that Mildred Jordan had collected related to her works and other materials related to her life. |
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Box 1
Series 1: Biographical Series, 1920s-1980s
Folder 1: Wellesley College, 1920s-1970s
Folder 2: Bookends, 1987
Friends of the Reading-Berks Public Libraries: "Saluting Mildred Jordan"
Series 2: Published and Unpublished Works Series, 1940s-1970s
Sub-Series 1: Novels Sub-Series, 1940s-1970s
Folder 3: One Red Rose Forever, research notes and materials, 1930s-1941
Folder 4: One Red Rose Forever, front matter and duplicate proof, 1930s-1941
Folder 5: One Red Rose Forever, early manuscript, partial, chapters 1-7, 1940
Folder 6: One Red Rose Forever, chapter 10, edited, 1941
Folder 7: One Red Rose Forever (A), manuscript, pages 1-301, 1941
Folder 8: One Red Rose Forever (B), manuscript, pages 302-612, 1941
Folder 9: One Red Rose Forever, promotional materials from publisher, Knopf, 1941
Folder 10: Sheet music, One Red Rose Forever, 1941
Folder 11: One Red Rose Forever, related materials, 1940-1941
Folder 12: Apple in the Attic, manuscript, 1942
Folder 13: Apple in the Attic, revised manuscript, 1942
Folder 14: Apple in the Attic, author's proofs, 1942
Folder 15: Apple in the Attic, promotional materials for the book, 1942
Folder 16: Apple in the Attic, playscript, 1960s
Folder 17: Apple in the Attic, playscript, 1960s
Folder 18: Apple in the Attic, playscript, 1960s
Folder 19: Apple in the Attic, playscript, 1960s
Folder 20: Apple in the Attic, revised playscript, 1960s
Folder 21: Apple in the Attic, promotional materials for the play, 1960s
Folder 22: Apple in the Attic, revised playscript for Totem Pole Playhouse, May, 1962
Folder 23: Apple in the Attic, revised playscript, after production at the Totem Pole Playhouse, September, 1962
Folder 24: Apple in the Attic, photographs from the production of the play at the Allenberry Playhouse, Boiling Springs, PA, 1960s
Folder 25: Apple in the Attic, related materials, 1960s
Box 2
Folder 26: Asylum for the Queen, synopsis of the novel, 1940s
Folder 27: Asylum for the Queen, revision notes, 1940s
Folder 28: Asylum for the Queen, revision suggestions by Harold Strauss, 1940s
Folder 29: Asylum for the Queen, page fragments, 1940s
Folder 30: Asylum for the Queen, original manuscript (partial) typescript, 1940s
Folder 31: Asylum for the Queen, revised manuscript, a (partial), 1940s
Folder 32: Asylum for the Queen, revised manuscript, b (partial), 1940s
Folder 33: Asylum for the Queen, revised manuscript, (partial), 1940s
Folder 34: Asylum for the Queen, revised manuscript, (partial), 1940s
Folder 35: Asylum for the Queen, revised copy, chapters 1-24, 1940s
Folder 36: Asylum for the Queen, revised copy, chapters 25-the end, 1940s
Folder 37: Asylum for the Queen, related materials, 1940s
Box 3
Folder 38: Miracle in Brittany, manuscript copy, Pat I: "The Star", 1940s
Folder 39: Miracle in Brittany, manuscript copy, Pat II: "The Storm", 1940s
Folder 40: Miracle in Brittany, manuscript copy, Pat III: "The Stranger", 1940s
Folder 41: Miracle in Brittany, galley proofs, 1940s
Folder 42: Miracle in Brittany, book cover, 1950
Folder 43: Echo of the Flute, research materials, 1950s
Folder 44: Echo of the Flute, notes and outline, 1950s
Folder 45: Echo of the Flute, original manuscript, part I, 1950s
Folder 46: Echo of the Flute, original manuscript, part II (partial), chapters 8-18, 1950s
Folder 47: Echo of the Flute, original manuscript, part III, 1950s
Folder 48: Proud to be Amish, manuscript, 1960s
Folder 49: Proud to be Amish, original manuscript, 1960s
Folder 50: Proud to be Amish, working manuscript, 1960s
Folder 51: Proud to be Amish, glossary revisions, 1960s
Box 4
Sub-Series 2: Non-Fiction Sub-Series, 1970s
Folder 52: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, research material, 1970s
Folder 53: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, comments by various authors, 1970s
Folder 54: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, revised manuscript, 1970s
Folder 55: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, partial manuscript, 1970s
Partial manuscript submitted to Maurice Crain, literary agent
Folder 56: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, manuscript, chapters 1-8, 1970s
Manuscript sent to Crown Publishers for editing
Folder 57: The Distlefink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch, manuscript, chapters 9-18, 1970s
Manuscript sent to Crown Publishers for editing
Sub-Series 3: Unpublished Sub-Series
Folder 58: Queen of Hearts, unfinished manuscript, n.d.
Partial manuscript of a novel, handwritten, set in the years 1913-1917
Folder 59: Bella Bellissima, research notes and outlines, 1960s
The original title of this unpublished novel was Lire from Heaven
Folder 60: Bella Bellissima, manuscript, carbon copy, 1960s
Folder 61: Two Bites of a Cherry, original manuscript (unpublished novel), Part I, "The Kettle", ca. 1960
Folder 62: Two Bites of a Cherry, original manuscript, (unpublished novel), Part II, "Configuration", ca. 1960
Folder 63: Two Bites of a Cherry, original manuscript, (unpublished novel), Part III, "Image in a Mirror", ca. 1960s
Folder 64: Two Bites of a Cherry, original manuscript, (unpublished novel), Part IV "Karma", ca. 1960
Folder 65: Two Bites of a Cherry, original manuscript, (unpublished novel), Part V, "Darshan", ca. 1960s
Box 5
Folder 66: Two Bites of a Cherry, revised manuscript, (unpublished novel), odd pages of Part II, ca. 1962
Folder 67: Two Bites of a Cherry, revised manuscript, partial, (unpublished novel), Part III, ca. 1962
Folder 68: Two Bites of a Cherry, revision of Part III, (unpublished novel), Fall, 1962
Folder 69: Two Bites of a Cherry, discarded pages from Part III, (unpublished novel), ca. 1962
Folder 70: Two Bites of a Cherry, revision notes, (unpublished novel), ca. 1961
Folder 71: Two Bites of a Cherry, rejection letter from Knopf, 1961
Folder 72: The Wonderful Cornelia, manuscript A, pages 1-139 (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 73: The Wonderful Cornelia, manuscript B, pages 140-341 (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 74: The Wonderful Cornelia, manuscript A, pages 1-245 (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 75: The Wonderful Cornelia, manuscript B, pages 246-end (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 76: The Wonderful Cornelia, revised manuscript (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 77: The Wonderful Cornelia, notes (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 78: The Wonderful Cornelia, revised manuscript A, pages 1-199 (unpublished novel), 1960s
Folder 79: The Wonderful Cornelia, revised manuscript B, pages 200-the end (unpublished novel), 1960s
Box 6
Folder 80: The Wonderful Cornelia, working playscript A, (unpublished play), 1960s
Folder 81: The Wonderful Cornelia, working playscript B, (unpublished play), 1960s
Folder 82: The Wonderful Cornelia, playscript sent to Annie Laurie Williams, Inc. NY, NY, 1954
Folder 83: The Wonderful Cornelia, playscript from Annie Laurie Williams, Inc., Ny, NY (unpublished play), abt. 1954
Folder 84: The Wonderful Cornelia, revised playscript (unpublished play), 1963
Revised playscript from which script was typed to submit to Patch, February, 1963.
Folder 85: The Wonderful Cornelia, several pages of play version (unpublished play), 1960s
Folder 86: The Wonderful Cornelia, discarded pages from the play (unpublished play), 1960s
Folder 87: The Wonderful Cornelia, critiques of the play (unpublished play), 1963
Folder 88: Bric-a-Brac, manuscript (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 89: Bric-a-Brac, notes (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 90: The Hickory Stick, Prelude, 1903-1916 (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 91: The Hickory Stick, old prelude, (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 92: The Hickory Stick, revision of old prelude, (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 93: The Hickory Stick, Interlude, (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 94: The Hickory Stick, original last chapter, (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 95: The Hickory Stick, Book 1, chapters 1-9(1916-1921) (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 96: The Hickory Stick, Book 2, chapters 1-9 (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 97: The Hickory Stick, Book 2, chapters 10-18 (unpublished novel), n.d.
Folder 98: Vestibule to Heaven: A Musical Fantasy, playscript (unpublished play), n.d.
Sub-Series 4: Short Story Sub-series
Folder 99: Three short stories published in "The Home-Maker", February, 1921
Box 7
Sub-Series 4: Juvenile Literature Sub-series
Folder 100: The Shoe-Fly Pie, notes for story and outline, 1942-1944
Folder 101: The Shoe-Fly Pie, a note by the author, 1942-1944
Folder 102: The Shoe-Fly Pie, glossary, 1942-1944
Folder 103: The Shoe-Fly Pie, galley proofs, 1942-1944
Folder 104: The Shoe-Fly Pie, manuscript copy, 1942-1944
Folder 105: The Magic Circle, notes (unpublished novel), 1960s-1970s
Folder 106: The Magic Circle, draft (unpublished novel), 1960s-1970s
Folder 107: The Magic Circle, manuscript, chapters 1-4 (unpublished novel), 1960s-1970s
Folder 108: The Magic Circle, revised manuscript (unpublished novel), May, 1972
Carbon copy of revision sent to Marilyn
Folder 109: The Magic Circle, revision (unpublished novel), 1960s-1970s
Folder 110: Poetry, verses, 1965
Folder 111: Poetry, "The Magic Wand", 1967
Box 8: Correspondence, 1932-1942
Series 3: Correspondence Series, 1932-1981
Folder 112: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 113: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 114: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 115: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 116: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 117: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 118: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 119: Letters written by Mildred Jordan, 1939-1956
Folder 120: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 121: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 122: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 123: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 124: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 125: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 126: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 127: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 128: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 129: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Folder 130: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1932-1942
Box 9: Correspondence, 1942-1959
Folder 131: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 132: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 133: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 134: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 135: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 136: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 137: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 138: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 139: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 140: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 141: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 142: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 143: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 144: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 145: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 146: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Folder 147: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1942-1959
Box 10: Correspondence, 1960-1981
Folder 148: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 149: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 150: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 151: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 152: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 153: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 154: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 155: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 156: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 157: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 158: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 159: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 160: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 161: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 162: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 163: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 164: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 165: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Folder 166: Letters received by Mildred Jordan, 1960-1981
Box 11: Related Materials, 1923-1981
Folder 167: Calendar of submissions to various publishers, 1923-1940
Folder 168: Information about theaters, n.d.
Folder 169: Certificate of appreciation from the Junior League of Reading, 1974
Folder 170: Candidates for the Distinquished Daughters of Pennsylvania, 1977
Folder 171: Albright College diploma, honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1979
Folder 172: Camp MEO: A Camp for Weary Mothers, 1981
Folder 173: Leaflets, placemats, newspaper clippings
Box 12: Galley proof for Apple in the Attic, 1942
Box 13: Galley proofs for Echo of the Flute, 1958
Box 14: Scrapbooks, 1940s-1960s
The author's scrapbooks pertaining to One Red Rose Forever (1941), The Shoo-fly Pie (1944), "I Won't," said the King (1945), Echo of the Flute (1958), and Proud to be Amish (1968).
Box 15: Scrapbook, 1940s-1960s
Scrapbook pertaining to Apple in the Attic, novel and the play.