Series VI. Emeline Clark Roche Papers: Jane Cowl

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1938

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1988

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{"value"=>"Series VI. Emeline Clark Roche Papers: Jane Cowl"}

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{"value"=>".4 lin. ft. (1 box)", "format"=>"simple"}

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{"value"=>"<p>The series includes letters to Ms. Roche from Jane Cowl's associates, such as Jane Murfin, with reminiscences about her life and career, plans for her memorial service, and discussions about the purchase of her possessions at auction and their subsequent distribution to friends.</p> <p>A number of documents shed light on Ms. Cowl's career and personal history. The most extensive of these consists of correspondence about a proposed biography of Jane Cowl with working draft chapters. The biography was to be written by Frank P. Morse who first met Ms. Cowl when she was seventeen. Emeline Roche provided extensive comments on the contents of the chapters based on her own research. Ms. Roche and Mr. Morse entered into a series of letters providing detailed information on Jane Cowl's life and colleagues.</p>"}

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1938

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1988

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1938

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1. Correspondence of Jane Cowl and Emeline Roche
2. Correspondence of "Bertie" Burton and Emeline Roche
3. Correspondence of Jane Murfin and Emeline Roche
4. Letters to Emeline Roche from correspondents, "A-G"
5. Correspondence of Emeline Roche with correspondents "H-V"
6. Correspondence of Emeline Roche with correspondents "W-Y"
7. Correspondence and other papers of Emeline Roche
8. Ephemera from the memorial service for Jane Cowl
9. Correspondence and other papers on purchasing Jane Cowl's estate
10. Interview with Jane Cowl by Hal Algyer
11. Research material on Jane Cowl
12. Correspondence and drafts of Richard King
13. Correspondence of Frank P. Morse and Emeline Roche
14. Notes from Tony Gray, editor, and Emeline Roche
15. Typescript drafts by and about Jane Cowl
16. Drafts of "Half Hour, Please, Miss Cowl," by Frank P. Morse
17. Clean carbon typescript of "Half Hour, Please, Miss Cowl," by Frank P. Morse
18. Drafts, "Add Second Installment" by Frank P. Morse
19. Drafts called "Third Installment" by Frank P. Morse
20. Typescript section of biography consisting of transcriptions of letters from Joseph V. Reed to Cowl
21. Drafts called "Fifth Installment" by Frank P. Morse
22. Miscellaneous drafts from Morse's biography of Jane Cowl