Scope and Contents note
The collection consists largely of manuscripts of children's short stories written by Hammond. The typed manuscripts, housed in two boxes, are divided into the series: Dogs Worthy of Mention, Mr. McGregor, Thomas McKat, and miscellaneous manuscripts.
Dates
- 1928-1938
Creator
- Hammond, Eleanor, 1890-1950 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Eleanor Hammond (1890-1950), Oregon poet and author, was born in Oakland, California. She contributed her work to various publications including Child Life, Play Mate, American Mercury, Junior World and the Oregonian.
Ms. Hammond was closely associated with a group of commercially successful Oregon authors, who often critiqued each other's work. They repeatedly signed up for a creative writing course taught by Mabel Holmes Parsons as a university extension course through the University of Oregon, and used this as a forum for comment and criticism. The group included Borghild (Peggy) Lee, Ethel Romig Fuller and Queene Lister Ryan.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Eleanor Hammond (1890-1950), Oregon poet and author, was born in Oakland, California. She contributed her work to various publications including Child Life, Play Mate, American Mercury, Junior World and the Oregonian. The collection consists of various manuscripts, including: Dogs Worthy of Mention, Mr. McGregor, Thomas McKat, and miscellaneous manuscripts.
Arrangement note
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series: Manuscripts
Series: Miscellaneous
General Physical Description note
2 containers
Processing Information note
Collection processed by processing staff, March 1982.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Children and Youth Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Children's literature, American -- Authorship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American -- Authorship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Literature Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Women Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Women authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Eleanor Hammond Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by processing staff
- Date
- ©2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
