Scope and Contents
The collection (1892-1968) contains correspondence including letters from publishers, manuscripts for anecdotes, poems, and short stories, legal documents related to Frank Condon, photographs and historical postcards, negatives, and a travel notebook of a trip to Mexico.
Correspondence is separated into incoming and outgoing sections. Incoming letters are arranged alphabetically by name or title of company, and includes letters from publishers (1914-1968). Outgoing letters are arranged by date, 1959-1968.
There are manuscripts for anecdotes, poems, and short stories, and some titles include drafts and final versions.
The collection also contains four deeds belonging to Frank Condon (1892-1910), Frank Condon's teaching contracts (1906-1910), other legal documents belonging to Miriam Condon, submission records for manuscripts by Miriam Condon sent to publishers, and Miriam Condon's travel notebook of a trip to Mexico, all in a folder labeled, "Miscellaneous."
Photographs were removed from the collection for preservation reasons and are stored under the call number, PH220. Photographs include prints, historical Oregon postcards, and negatives.
Dates
- 1892-1968
Creator
- Condon, Miriam L. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
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.
Extent
1 linear feet (1 container, 6 folders. )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Miriam L. Condon was a writer of stories for young people, and was possibly a relative of Frank Condon. The collection (1892-1968) contains correspondence including letters from publishers, manuscripts of anecdotes, poems, and short stories, legal documents, including deeds and contracts belonging to Frank Condon, photographs and historical postcards, negatives, and a travel notebook of a trip to Mexico.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Physical Description
6 folders, and 1 5x7 photograph box.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff in 1971, and Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Authors and publishers -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American -- Authorship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Condon, Frank, active 1892-1910
- Condon, Miriam L.
- Condon, Miriam L.
- Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mexico -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Negatives Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Photographic prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poetry Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcards Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Short stories Subject Source: Local sources
- Women Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Women authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Miriam L. Condon Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
