Guide to the Susanna Valentine Mitchell Gammell papers
, 1896-1976
Brown University Library, Special Collections
Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
Published in 2010
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Susanna Valentine Mitchell Gammell papers |
| Date range: |
1896-1976 |
| Creator: |
Gammell, Susanna Valentine Mitchell |
| Extent: |
6 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
The Susanna Gammell papers is primarily comprised of manuscript drafts, notes, and typescripts of Gammell's writings. The types of materials include essays, novels, short stories, plays, poems, diaries, journals, speech material, and some correspondence. The collection also includes manuscript plays written by her father, Langdon Mitchell. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Brown University Library, Special Collections
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| Collection number: |
Ms. 89.18 |
Scope & content
The Susanna Gammell papers is primarily comprised of manuscript drafts, notes, and typescripts of Gammell's writings. The types of materials include essays, novels, short stories, plays, poems, diaries, journals, speech material, and some correspondence. The collection also includes manuscript plays written by her father, Langdon Mitchell.
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Arrangement
The Susanna Gammell papers are arranged in 23 boxes by type of material.
Biographical note
Susanna Valentine Mitchell Gammell was born in 1896 to playwright, Langdon Elwyn, and actress, Marian Lea Mitchell. She went on to marry William Gammell with whom she had three children. Gammell died in 1960.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are some fifty-year restrictions on access to the collection, as stipulated by the donor. The collection can only be seen by prior appointment because some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Susanna Valentine Mitchell Gammell Papers, Ms. 89.18, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: |
Brown University Library, Special Collections
Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The Susanna Valentine Mitchell Gammell papers were a gift to the Brown University Library from Gammell's daughter, Helena-Hope Gammell '48. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Brown Staff. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Mark Chepkwony
2010 April 16 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1-6 |
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Correspondence
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| Box 1, Folder 7-11 |
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Social notebooks and related personal papers.
Contents Note: Includes material relating to the Georgetown Citizens' Association.
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| Box 2, Folder 1-5 |
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Journal/diary
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1933-1942 |
| Box 2, Folder 6-7 |
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Journal/diary
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1941-1943 |
| Box 3, Folder 1-4 |
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Journal/diary
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1945-1946 |
| Box 3, Folder 5 |
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Journal/diary
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1951 |
| Box 3, Folder 6-8 |
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Travel/diary
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1953 |
| Box 4, Folder 1-5 |
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Journal/diary
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1951-1960 |
| Box 4, Folder 6-7 |
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Journal/diary
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| Box 5, Folder 1 |
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Essay, "For India"
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| Box 5, Folder 2-5 |
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French study notes and group presentation notes.
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| Box 5, Folder 6 |
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Speech material
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| Box 5, Folder 7-9 |
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Miscellaneous notes
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| Box 6, Folder 1-7 |
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Bright April Weather (novel)
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| Box 7, Folder 1 |
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Bright April Weather continued
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| Box 7, Folder 2-5 |
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Something Human (novel)
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| Box 8, Folder 1-5 |
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Something Human (continued)
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| Box 9, Folder 1-3 |
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Something Human (continued)
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| Box 9, Folder 4-5 |
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There Isn't Any Moral to this Story
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| Box 9, Folder 6 |
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A Singlet -- The Time
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1926 |
| Box 9, Folder 7 |
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It takes many millions of years
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| Box 9, Folder 8-14 |
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Thirty Silver Pence
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| Box 9, Folder 15-17 |
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Where your Treasure Is
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| Box 9, Folder 18-19 |
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A Lobster in Every Pot
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| Box 9, Folder 21 |
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Lord Byron had been dead ...
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| Box 9, Folder 22-23 |
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Too well-remembered
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| Box 10, Folder 1 |
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Not Weighing our Merits
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| Box 10, Folder 2-3 |
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People Can be Wrong
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| Box 10, Folder 4 |
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Mrs. Smith Gives a Childrens' Party
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| Box 10, Folder 5-6 |
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I dreamed that Greece might still be free
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| Box 10, Folder 9 |
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The Isosceles Triangle
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| Box 10, Folder 10 |
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Mrs. Smith does some more war-work
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| Box 11, Folder 1 |
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Make New Banners
Contents Note: Long, narrative poem relating to Columbus -- background for
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| Box 11, Folder 2-9 |
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Make New Banners (continued)
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| Box 12, Folder 1-10 |
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Make New Banners (continued)
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| Box 13, Folder 1-10 |
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Make New Banners (continued)
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| Box 14, Folder 1-9 |
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Make New Banners (continued)
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| Box 15, Folder 1-2 |
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Journey Taken By a Woman
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| Box 15, Folder 3-8 |
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Titled and untitled poems from her collected poems
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| Box 16, Folder 1-12 |
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Titled and untitled poems from her collected poems
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| Box 17, Folder 1-12 |
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Ttiled and untitled poems from her collected poems
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| Box 18, Folder 1-18 |
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Ttiled and untitled poems from her collected poems
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| Box 19, Folder 1-17 |
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Ttiled and untitled poems from her collected poems
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| Box 20, Folder 1-3 |
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Prologue to a Puritan Epic
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| Box 20, Folder 4 |
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Great Deliverance
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| Box 20, Folder 5-7 |
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The Bridge
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| Box 20, Folder 8 |
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Aristocratic Principle
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| Box 20, Folder 9 |
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Creeps (by David Freeman)
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| Box 20, Folder 10 |
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Notes and miscellaneous
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| Box 20, Folder 11 |
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Notes on the Borgias
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| Box 20, Folder 12 |
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Dialogue between Cesare and the Pope
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| Box 21, Folder 1-11 |
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Ambition
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| Box 22, Folder 1-4 |
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Notes, etc., towards various writing projects
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| Box 23, Folder 1 |
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AMs poem, "Cantata"
Contents Note: Author unidentified.
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1883 Apr-1889 Nov |
| Box 23, Folder 2-14 |
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Writings of Langdon Mitchell
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| Box 23, Folder 2-7 |
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Becky Sharp (play)
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| Box 23, Folder 3 |
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Men Dream of Gold (play)
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| Box 13, Folder 9-14 |
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The Adventures of Francois (play)
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| Box 24x |
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Photostats of source material relating to writings about Columbus and Spain.
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