A Guide to the Papers of Mary Johnston
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Accession number 3588
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Papers of Mary Johnston, Accession #3588, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Papers of Mary Johnston were deposited by Elizabeth Johnston November 1, 1960 and became the property of the University of Virginia when she died.
Biographical/Historical Information
Mary Johnston was born November 21, 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia to Elizabeth Alexander Johnston from Moorefield, West Virginia and John W. Johnston, lawyer and railway executive, of Botetourt County, Virginia. Mary Johnston, the oldest of six children, was followed by Eloise Johnston, Anne Johnston, John Johnston, Walter Johnston, and Elizabeth Johnston; the first and last two siblings lived most of their adult lives with Mary Johnston until her death, and they are mentioned frequently in these papers.
The family moved to Birmingham, Alabama in 1886 and, except for a brief period spent in New York City around 1893 remained in Birmingham until 1902 when they moved to Richmond, Virginia. Elizabeth Alexander Johnston died in 1889 soon after the birth of her last child. John W. Johnston, a Confederate soldier and cousin to General Joseph E. Johnston, died in 1905, and soon thereafter Mary Johnston became critically ill, hovering close to death for nearly a year. Although she recovered and lived until 1936, she was plagued with horrible headaches and ill health most of her life. In 1912 Mary Johnston and Eloise Johnston bought land and built a home, "Three Hills," in Warm Springs, Virginia; this remained the Johnston family home until Elizabeth Johnston's death in the 1960's.
Mary Johnston was not formally educated but apparently did a great deal of undirected reading in her youth, particularly of literature, history, philosophy, and science. She loved nature and, as a young adult, travelled frequently in Europe. She began writing in 1893, and her novel, Prisoner of Hope, which appeared in 1898, was her first publication. Houghton, Mifflin and Co. published her novels until she changed to Harpers in 1918; in 1922 she moved to Little-Brown and Co. Her literary agent was Carl Brandt. Mary Johnston published twenty-three novels--the earlier ones such as To Have and To Hold, Audrey, Sir Mortimer, Lewis Rand, and The Long Roll were the most popular--one play, The Goddess of Reason; one historical work, The Pioneers of the Old South; and numerous short stories.
In addition to her literary and feminist activities, Mary Johnston was a self-declared pacifist in World War I and worked for peace through various organizations. She also had a great interest in socialism, although she never joined the Socialist Party. In later years she studied theosophy with much enthusiasm.
Scope and Content
The Papers of Mary Johnston consists of ca. 4000 items, including correspondence (both personal and professional), literary manuscripts, dramatic adaptations, diaries, accounts and cashbooks, photographs, speeches and news clippings.
Arrangement
The correspondence with family, friends, agents, and publishers has been arranged alphabetically by the correspondents; this correspondence comprises the first seven boxes. The miscellaneous family, suffrage and other correspondence is in chronological order and occupies boxes 8-10. Boxes 11-19 contain the manuscripts of stories, novels, and dramatic adaptations and have been arranged alphabetically by title. The diaries and copies of diaries are arranged chronologically in boxes 20 and 21. In boxes 21-22 are are rough drafts of the biography compiled by her sister from Mary Johnston's diaries and unfinished autobiography. Box 23 contains genealogical material, and boxes 24-25 contain accounts and cashbooks. In box 26 are contracts and other legal papers, as well as photographs. Box 27 holds manuscripts of speeches on suffrage, labor, books and the Civil War, and box 28 contains miscellaneous personal articles. The remainder of box 28 and boxes 29-32 contain news-clippings collected by John W. Johnston, Mary Johnston, and Elizabeth Johnston; these clippings are about local Virginia news in the late 1800's, the suffrage movement, the peace movement, and Mary Johnston's novels.
Contents List
- Box 1
Jane Addams with Mary Johnston1915; 19171 lettergram ; 1 TL
- Box 1
Viola Allen to Mary Johnston1901-19034 ALS
- Box 1
American Play Company to Mary Johnston19167 TLS
- Box 1
Joseph Ames to Mary Johnston1911-1913; 19347 TLS
- Box 1
Stringfellow Barr to Mary Johnston19321 TLS
- Box 1
Francis L. Berkeley to Elizabeth Johnston1946-1947; 1950; 195510 TLS
- Box 1
Alice Stone Blackwell to Mary Johnston1910-19144 ALS
- Box 1
Ernest F. Boddington with Mary Johnston1900-190213 TLS ; 46 ALS ; 7 TL
- Box 1
Ernest F. Boddington with Mary Johnston and Major John W. Johnston1903-19048 ALS
- Box 1
Ernest F. Boddington with Mary Johnston's sister and lawyers19051 AL ; 1 TLS ; 2 TL
- Box 1
Ernest F. Boddington with Mary Johnston19151 ALS
- Box 1
Edward Bok to Mary Johnston1902-19104 TLS ; 1 ALS
- Box 1
C. L. Bouve to John W. Rumsey, concerning copy rights on Mary Johnston's novel1940 Aug 141 ALS
- Box 1
Claude Bragdon to Mary Johnston19211 ALS
- Box 1
Carl Brandt with Mary Johnston19208 TLS
- Box 1
Zelma Brandt and Carl Brandt with Mary Johnston1921-192231M TLS
- Box 1
Carl Brandt to Mary Johnston19231 TLS
- Box 1
Zelma Brandt to Mary Johnston19243 TLS
- Box 1
Zelma Brandt and Carl Brandt to Mary Johnston1925;19275 TLS
- Box 1
Carl Brandt with Mary Johnston192810 TLS
- Box 1
Zelma Brandt and Carl Brandt to and with Mary Johnston19299 TLS
- Box 1
Carl Brandt with Mary Johnston1931-193239 TLS ; 2 TL (copies)
- Box 1
Zelma Brandt and Carl Brandt to and with Mary Johnston1933-193634 TLS
- Box 1
Carl Brandt with Eloise Johnston1936-194145 TLS ; 8 TL ; 2 TL (drafts)
- Box 1
Van Wyck Brooksto Mary Johnston19331 ALS
- Box 1
Taylor Burke to Eloise Johnston19372 TLS
- Box 1
Struthers Burt to Mary Johnston19341 ALS
- Box 1
Thornton Butterworth to Mary Johnston19351 TLS
- Box 1
Richard E. Byrd to Mary Johnston19114 ALS
- Box 1
James Branch Cabell to Mary Johnston1916; 19192 TLS
- Box 1
Stuart Chase to Mary Johnston19351 TLS
- Box 1
J. H. Claiborne to Mary Johnston19201 TLS
- Box 1
Lucy Coleman to and with Mary Johnston1904; 19066 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 1
Confederate Chapters to Mary Johnston1899; 1905; 1907; 191010 ALS ; 6 TLS
- Box 1
Jessie Benton Cooke to Mary Johnston1921-19222 ALS
- Box 1
Ray Costelloto Mary Johnston19106 ALS
- Box 1
Catherine Cushing to and with Eloise Johnston1936; 19405 TLS ; 6 ALS
- Box 2
Elliot Dangerfield to Mary Johnston1904; 1906; 19113 ALS
- Box 2
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.to Elizabeth Johnston19501 TLS
- Box 2
Rebecca Harding Davisto Mary Johnston1904-190827 ALS
- Box 2
Margaret Deland to Mary Johnston1898; 1919; 19263 ALS
- Box 2
Theodore Dreiser to Mary Johnston19102 TLS
- Box 2
B. M. Dutton with Mary Johnston19112 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 2
Ada Dwyer to Mary Johnston1906-19072 ALS
- Box 2
Max Eastman to Mary Johnston19121 TLS ; 1 ALS (frag.)
- Box 2
Virginia Randolph Ellett to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 2
Equal Suffrage League of Virginiawith Mary Johnston19202 TLS
- Box 2
John Farrington to Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 2
Annie Fieldsto Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 2
John Finley to Mary Johnston19005 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 2
Hamilton Fish to Mary Johnston19171 TLS
- Box 2
Sir Forbes-Robertson to Mary Johnston19121 ALS
- Box 2
Harriet Ford to Mary Johnston1902-1908; 1910; 191439 ALS
- Box 2
Harold Freedman to Mary Johnston19261 TLS
- Box 2
Zona Gale to Mary Johnston1915; 19207 ALS
- Box 2
R. L. Giffen to Mary Johnston19153 TLS
- Box 2
Jeannette L. Gilderwith Mary Johnston1899-19008 TLS ; 1 TL
- Box 2
Charlotte Perkins Gilman to Mary Johnston1911-1917; 19234 ALS
- Box 2
Ellen Glasgow to Mary Johnston1904-1908; 1914; 1935-193621 ALS
- Box 2
Arthur Goodrich to Eloise Johnston19361 ALS
- Box 2
Armistead C. Gordon to Mary Johnston19201 ALS
- Box 2
Blanche Grant to Mary Johnston19351 TLS
- Box 2
Ferris Greenslet to and with Mary Johnston1909-1917165 TLS ; 5 ALS ; 17 TL
- Box 3
Ferris Greenslet to and with Mary Johnston1921-1922; 1925-192813 TLS ; 3 TL ; 1 ALS
- Box 3
Ferris Greensletfrom Mary Johnston19292 TL (drafts)
- Box 3
Ferris Greenslet to Mary Johnston1930-1932; 1935-19366 TLS
- Box 3
Ferris Greenslet with Eloise Johnston19366 TLS
- Box 3
James K. Hackett to Mary Johnston19011 TL
- Box 3
Harper and Brothers to and with Mary Johnston1902-1905; 1907; 191045 TLS
- Box 3
Harper and Brothers to Eloise Johnston19361 TLS
- Box 3
Bertram Harrisonand Carl Brandt with Mary Johnston19317 TLS
- Box 3
Henry Sydnor Harrison to Mary Johnston1907; 1909-1910; 1912-19134 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 3
James A. Harrison to Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 3
Archibald Henderson to Mary Johnston19211 ALS
- Box 3
Burton J. Hendrick to Mary Johnston1922; 19372 ALS
- Box 3
Burton J. Hendrick to Eloise Johnston19371 ALS
- Box 3
Houghton Mifflin and Co. to and with Mary Johnston1898-1908; 1933239 TLS ; 36 ALS ; 6 TL
- Box 3
Houghton Mifflin and Co. to Eloise Johnston19371 TLS
- Box 4
Coralie Johnstonfrom Mary Johnston18981 ALS
- Box 4
Coralie Johnston to Mary Johnston1900-1902; 1905; 190927 ALS
- Box 4
Elizabeth Johnston with Mary Johnston19062 TL
- Box 4
Elizabeth Johnston with Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission19561 TLS ; 1 TL
- Box 4
Elizabeth Johnston with Carlie Ely19571 ALS
- Box 4
Birthday notes from "Ea" [Eloise Johnston]to "Day" [Mary Johnston][1920 and 19 Nov 21]2 items
- Box 4
Eloise Johnston with Mary Johnston19243 TL
- Box 4
Major John W. Johnstonfrom Mary Johnston[1902]1 ALS
- Box 4
Major John W. Johnstonletters concerning the Civil War1861; 1865; 19033 TL (copies)
- Box 4
Major John W. Johnston- condolences on death of; addressed to Mary Johnston190523 ALS ; 2 TLS
- Box 4
Alice Kauler to Mary Johnston19021 TLS
- Box 4
Basil King to Mary Johnston1920-19222 ALS
- Box 4
Bernadine Kisse to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 4
J. Krishnamurtito Mary Johnston19261 ALS
- Box 4
Otto Kyllman to and with Mary Johnston1900; 1902-1918; 192028 ALS ; 97 TLS ; 15 TL
- Box 4
Fola La Follette to Mary Johnston19102 ALS
- Box 4
Liebler and Co.with Mary Johnston19141 ALS
- Box 4
Judge Ben B. Lindsay to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 4
Martha Shepard Lippincott to Mary Johnston1900; 1902-1903; 19088 ALS
- Box 4
Little, Brown and Co. to Mary Johnston1931; 19332 TLS
- Box 4
Little, Brown and Co. to Eloise Johnston19362 TLS
- Box 5
George Barr McCutcheon to Mary Johnston1909; 1912; 19164 ALS
- Box 5
Marian MacDowell to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 5
Elisabeth Marbury to and with Mary Johnston1899; 1900-1901; 1908; 191444 TLS ; 11 ALS ; 12 TL
- Box 5
Julia Marlowe to Mary Johnston and Houghton Mifflin and Co.1900-19012 ALS
- Box 5
Julia Marlowe to and with Mary Johnston1907-19092 TLS ; 6 ALS ; 1 TL ; 3 Telegrams
- Box 5
Julia Marlowe Southern to Mary Johnston19152 ALS
- Box 5
Lucy Stone Masonfrom Mary Johnston1923-19303 copies made for the "Life"
- Box 5
Margaret Meredith to Mary Johnston19047 ALS
- Box 5
Wyndham Meredithwith Mary Johnston19084 TLS
- Box 5
Nannie J. Minor to Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 5
Mary Morgan to Mary Johnston1900-190326 ALS
- Box 5
Mary Morganand Nina Morgan to Mary Johnston1905-19069 ALS
- Box 5
Nina Morgan to Mary Johnston19071 ALS
- Box 5
Senator John T. Morgan to Mary Johnston1900; 1902-1905; 1909-191019 ALS
- Box 5
Myrtis Morgan to Eloise Johnston19361 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 5
Mary Munford to and with Mary Johnston1917-19193 TLS ; 1 TL
- Box 5
Meredith Nickelson to Mary Johnston1910-19112 ALS ; 1 TLS
- Box 5
A. R. Orage to Mary Johnston1926-193312 ALS
- Box 5
Jessie Orage to Mary Johnston1934Telegram ; Printed Announcement
- Box 5
Thomas M. Osborne to Mary Johnston19151 TLS
- Box 5
Grant Overton to Mary Johnston19222 TLS
- Box 5
Alice Page to Mary Johnston19006 ALS
- Box 5
Arthur Page to Mary Johnston19221 TLS
- Box 5
Thomas Nelson Page to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 5
Walter Hines Page to Mary Johnston1899-1900; 1902-1903; 190719 ALS ; 4 TLS ; 3 TL
- Box 5
Albert Bigelow Paine to Mary Johnston1899-19014 ALS
- Box 5
Bliss Perry to and with Mary Johnston1899-19015 ALS ; 23 TLS ; 1 TL
- Box 5
A. H. Plecker to Mary Johnston19021 ALS
- Box 5
Ernest Poole toand from Mary Johnston19181 TLS ; 1 ALS
- Box 5
Roger A. Pryor to Mary Johnston19091 ALS
- Box 6
Paul R. Reynoldsto and with Mary Johnston1901-1907; 1909; 1914; 19172 ALS ; 36 TLS ; 4 TL ; 1 Telegram
- Box 6
Richmond Times-DispatchEditor from Mary Johnston19171 ALS
- Box 6
William T. Rigby to Major John W. Johnston1902; 19042 ALS ; 3 TLS w/enc; 1 TL
- Box 6
William T. Rigby to Mary Johnston1905; 1907; 1909-19105 TLS ; 1 ALS ; 1 TL
- Box 6
Kate Douglas Riggsto Mary Johnston19051 ALS
- Box 6
Eleanor Robson to Mary Johnston19023 ALS
- Box 6
Eleanor Robson to Mary Johnston[1903]-[1904]31 ALS
- Box 6
Eleanor Robson to Mary Johnston19054 ALS
- Box 6
Anna Katherine Green Rohlfsto Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 6
John Rumseywith Mary Johnston[1914]-19157 TLS ; 4 TL ; 7 TL (drafts); 1 TL (frag.); 1 Telegram
- Box 6
John W. Rumseywith Eloise Johnston1940-19414 TLS ; 3 TL (drafts)
- Box 6
Ada Dwyer Russell to Mary Johnston1903; 19063 ALS
- Box 6
Roger Scaife to Mary Johnston19341 TLS
- Box 6
Horace Scudder to Mary Johnston18993 ALS
- Box 6
Ellery Sedgwick to Mary Johnston1901; 1909-1910; 1912; 19165 ALS ; 4 TLS
- Box 6
Ellery Sedgwick to Mary Johnston; Eloise Johnston to Ellery Sedgwick19362 TLS
- Box 6
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw to Mary Johnston; Fred R. Kirby to Anna Howard Shaw19102 ALS
- Box 6
The Anna Howard Shaw Annuity Fund- letter to Mary Johnstonrequesting her participation19171 TLS
- Box 6
Edward Shelton to Mary Johnston[1933]2 TLS
- Box 6
Lizzie K. Sherrard to Mary Johnstonn.y. Sep 81 ALS
- Box 6
May Sinclair to Mary Johnston[1904]; 1907; [1912]4 ALS
- Box 6
E. H. Sothern to Mary Johnston19121 ALS
- Box 6
Ray [Costello] Strachey to Mary Johnston19161 ALS
- Box 6
Evelyn Thomsomfrom Mary Johnston1920-1936104 TL (copies)
- Box 7
Julia Tutwiler to and with Mary Johnston1914-19167 TLS ; 5 TL
- Box 7
Alice Tyler to Mary Johnston1910; 191211 ALS ; 2 TLS
- Box 7
George Tyler to and with Mary Johnston1900-1903; 190523 TLS ; 3 AL ; TL frag.; 4 Telegrams
- Box 7
Edward Valentine to Mary Johnston19004 ALS
- Box 7
Lila Valentine to and with Mary Johnston1903; 19104 ALS
- Box 7
Lila Valentinewith Mary Johnston and Eloise Johnston1912-19133 ALS ; 1 TL ; 2 AL (frag)
- Box 7
Lila Valentinewith Mary Johnston1915-19162 ALS ; 1 TL ; TL frag.
- Box 7
Henry Van Dyke to Mary Johnston19001 ALS
- Box 7
University of Richmond Library to Elizabeth Johnston19511 TLS
- Box 7
University of Virginia- Invitation to 100th Anniversary of Founding of University of Virginia1920-19211 ALS
- Box 7
Virginia Historical Society to Mary Johnston1899Printed letter, signed
- Box 7
Edward Wagenknecht to Mary Johnston1931-19325 TLS
- Box 7
Edward Wagenknecht to Mary Johnston1934-19354 TLS
- Box 7
Edward Wagenknecht with Eloise Johnston19371 TLS ; 1 TL
- Box 7
Dugald Stewart Walker to Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 7
Galbraith Welch to and with Mary Johnston1915-19169 TLS ; 4 TL
- Box 7
Roberta Wellford to Mary Johnston and Eloise Johnston191010 ALS ; 1 TLS ; 1 APCS
- Box 7
Roberta Wellford to and with Mary Johnston1912;1919; n.d.3 ALS
- Box 7
Roberta Wellford, miscellaneous letters19363 ALS
- Box 7
Stanley Weyman to Mary Johnston19111 ALS
- Box 7
Walter White to Mary Johnston; Albert Spingarn to Mary Johnston19231 TLS ; 1 ALS
- Box 7
Walter White to Mary Johnston1935 Dec; 1936 Jan2 TLS
- Box 7
Ellen Whitney to Mary Johnston1900-1908; 191644 ALS ; 1 ALS frag; 7 AL frag.
- Box 7
Kate Douglas Wiggin to Mary Johnston1901; 19083 ALS
- Box 7
Louise Collier Wilcoxto Mary Johnston19101 ALS
- Box 7
College of William and Mary to Mary Johnston19191 TLS
- Box 7
James Southall Wilson to Mary Johnston19312 TLS
- Box 7
Mary E. Woolley to Mary Johnston19152 ALS
- Box 7
N. C. Wyeth to Mary Johnston1910-191212 ALS ; 1 ALS frag; 1 Telegram
- Box 7
Elinor Wylie to Mary Johnston19261 ALS
- Box 7
Yale University Pressto Mary Johnston1918-19193 TLS
- Box 7
Stark Young to Mary Johnston19362 TLS
- Box 8
Women's Suffrage, miscellaneous correspondence to and from Mary Johnston1910-1913; 1915-1917ca. 159 items
- Box 8
Correspondence re the Bell and Johnston families1827; 1862; 1864; 1891; 1902; 19356 items
- Box 8
Miscellaneous correspondence with Mary Johnstonre: Peace movement1916-19195 TL
- Box 8
Miscellaneous correspondence from editors to Mary Johnston189928 items
- Box 8
Miscellaneous correspondence requesting right to dramatize To Have And To Hold19004 TLS ; 1 ALS
- Box 8
Miscellaneous invitations for social affairs or for membership in organization1910-1917ca. 20 items
- Box 8
Miscellaneous Correspondence with Mary Johnstonabout War stories1912-191912 items
- Box 8
Miscellaneous Correspondence with Eloise Johnston and Elizabeth Johnston1951; 1955; 19592 items
- Box 8
Correspondence from miscellaneous publishers to Elizabeth Johnston19534 ALS
- Box 8
Miscellaneous Correspondence concerning a Musical version and program for To Have and To Hold19551 TLS ; 2 TL (copies)
- Box 8
Miscellaneous Correspondence with Mary Johnston1898-1900122 items
- Box 9
Miscellaneous Correspondence with Mary Johnston1900-1906ca. 433 items
- Box 10
Miscellaneous Correspondence with Mary Johnston1907-1923; 1927; 1929-1932;1934-1936ca. 325 items
- Box 11
List of Short Stories - published and unpublishedn.d.AMs and TMs
- Box 11
The Abbe1909AMs and TMs
- Box 11
"Added Space" - published short storyn.d.2 TMs and TMs frag.
- Box 11
"The Angel" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 11
"The Attic Room" - published short story[1935]2 TMs
- Box 11
Audrey - newspaper clippings about the novel1900-190275 clippings
- Box 11
Audrey - newspaper clippings re dramatization of Mary Johnston's novel1902-1903202 clippings
- Box 11
Audrey - fragment of book[1904]TMs
- Box 11
"The Baptizing" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 11
"Black Lace" - published short story1928TMs
- Box 11
"The Blue Dress" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 11
"Broomsedge House" - unpublished short storyn.d.2 TMs
- Box 11
"The Buccaneer" - published short story19282 TMs
- Box 11
"Buried Silver" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 12
The Case of Fanny Nethaway - chapters 2, 3, unpublished and unfinishedn.d.TMs (carbon)
- Box 12
"The Choice" - unpublished short story[1922]TMs (carbon)
- Box 12
"The Church Festival" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 12
"Courtship of Pocahontas"[1931]TMs
- Box 12
"The Dark Princess" (or "Powhatan's Laughter" ) - unfinished[1931]TMs
- Box 12
Drury Randall1934Galley Proofs w/autograph corrections
- Box 12
The Elephantn.d.TMs
- Box 12
"Elephants Through the Country" - published short storyn.d.TMs
- Box 12
"The End of the World" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 12
The Far Country - unpublished, unfinished novel, chapters 1-201935TMs w/autograph corrections, autograph notes
- Box 13
The Far Country - unpublished, unfinished novel, chapters 21- 30, notes1935TMs w/autograph corrections, autograph notes
- Box 13
The Far Country - unpublished unfinished novel, chapters 1- 25 - duplicate copy1935TMs (carbon)
- Box 13
"Gettysburg" - published article1912AN
- Box 13
Reprint from "The Long Roll"1912Printed matter
- Box 13
"The God from the Machine" - unpublished short storyn.d.2 TMs
- Box 13
"Great Aunt Aurelia" - published short story[1928]TMs (carbon)
- Box 13
"Hagar" - Author's note for chapter 10[1912]TMs frag.
- Box 13
"If a Weasel Crosses Your Path" - published short story1932TMs (carbon)
- Box 13
"Jack O'Lantern" - unpublished short storyn.d.2 TMs (carbon)
- Box 13
"The Laboratory" - a poemn.d.AMs
- Box 13
Lewis Rand - published novel, chapters 1-51907AMs
- Box 14
Lewis Rand - published novel, chapters 6-8; 10-19; 221907AMs
- Box 14
Early drafts of Lewis Randn.d.TMs
- Box 14
Early drafts of Lewis Randn.d.AMs
- Box 15
Notes for Lewis Randn.d.TMs
- Box 15
Notes for Lewis Randn.d.AMs and notebook
- Box 15
The Long Roll - author's note[1908]AMs , TMs and notebook
- Box 15
The Long Roll - illustrations pertaining to19102 items
- Box 15
The Long Roll1911TMs frag.
- Box 15
"The Lost Doll" - unpublished short storyn.d.2 TMs
- Box 15
"The Mockingbird" - published short story1928TMs
- Box 15
"Nemesis" - published in The Century Magazine1923Printed material
- Box 15
"One Night" - published short story1920 Jul 252 TMs
- Box 15
"Ponce de Leon" - unpublished blank verse narrativen.d.2 TMs
- Box 15
"The Prodigal Son" - unpublished short story1933TMs
- Box 15
Quest - unpublished unfinished novel[1934]TMs
- Box 16
Quest - unpublished, unfinished novel[1934]TMs
- Box 16
"The River James" - published poem1923TMs and The Reviewer
- Box 16
Roger Sarre and Dona Maria - unpublished, unfinished novel, chapters 1-17n.d.TMs
- Box 16
"The Ships Sailed Up the Stream"[1931]TMs
- Box 16
Sir Mortimer - published novel1903Author's Proof
- Box 16
Sir Mortimer - incomplete preliminary draft of the published novel[1903-1904]AMs
- Box 17
Sir Mortimer - published novel1903AMs
- Box 17
Sir Mortimer - incomplete draft of published novel1903TMs
- Box 17
Sir Mortimer - published novel1903TMs
- Box 17
Sir Mortimer - incomplete draft of published novel1903TMs
- Box 17
Sir Mortimer - published novel, miscellaneous chapters1903TMs
- Box 18
"That Cold" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 18
"Tiger Lady" - unpublished short storyn.d.TMs
- Box 18
"Tobacco" - published in Virginian Adventure Series[1931]TMs
- Box 18
"The Travelling Tutor" - unpublished, unfinished short storyn.d.TMs notes
- Box 18
"The Tree" - published short story[1922]TMs (carbons)
- Box 18
"The Two Business Men" - published short story[1928]TMs
- Box 18
"The Valentine" - unpublished short story[1933]3 TMs
- Box 18
"The Voices" - unpublished short story[1933]1 TMs and 2 carbons
- Box 18
"The Witch and the Magician" - unpublished storyn.d.TMs and TMs (carbon)
- Box 18
"The Woman's War" - published article[1910]TMs
- Box 18
Notebook for Albemarle County, includes sketches entitled "The House on the Shore," and "The Goddess of Reason"ca. 1900-1910AMs
- Box 19
Lewis Rand - 1st Act of projected but uncompleted dramatization of Mary Johnstonnovel by Mrs. Cushingham1936TMs
- Box 19
Prisoners of Hope - Play adapted from Mary Johnston's novel by Ernest F. Boddington and W. L. Lockwood1900TMs
- Box 19
Prisoners of Hope - Dramatization of Mary Johnston's novel by Ernest F. Boddington and W. L. Lockwood, acts I and II1900TMs
- Box 19
Prisoners of Hope - Dramatization of Mary Johnston's noveI by Ernest F. Boddington and W. L. Lockwood, acts III and IV1900TMs
- Box 19
To Have and To Hold - Play, adaptation from Mary Johnston's novel by Ernest F. Boddington1902TMs
- Box 19
To Have and To Hold - Play, dramatization from Mary Johnston's novel by Ernest F. Boddington1902TMs
- Box 20
Diaries of Mary Johnston1906-ca. 19297 volumes
- Box 21
Copies of Mary Johnston's diary entries; typed by Elizabeth Johnstonfor a future biographer's use1906TMs
- Box 21
Copies of Mary Johnston's diary entries, 8 folders1907-1912TMs
- Box 21
Biographical sketches for publishers and the pressn.d.2 TMs w/carbons
- Box 21
Preliminary rough draft of biography of Mary Johnstonorganized and written by Elizabeth Johnston; unpublished; Book I, Part I - "Childhood" - taken from Mary's unfinished autobiography1953TMs
- Box 21
Preliminary draft of biography of Mary Johnston; Book I, Part II - "Youth" taken from Mary's unfinished autobiography1953TMs
- Box 22
Preliminary rough draft of biography of Mary Johnston; Book I, Part III "Maturity" - taken from Mary Johnston's unfinished autobiography1953TMs
- Box 22
Two later drafts of biography; Book I, Part I1953TMs
- Box 22
Two later drafts of biography; Book I, Part II1953TMs
- Box 22
Two later drafts of biography; Book I, Part III1953TMs
- Box 22
Later draft of biography; Book II, Parts I and II1953TMs
- Box 22
Miscellaneous drafts later used in biographyn.d.TMs
- Box 22
"The World and Mary Johnston" published article by Edward Wagenknecht1931TMs (copies)
- Box 23
"Mary Johnston - 1870-1936" by Arthur Goodrich19362 AMsS ; TMs (copy); 2 clippings
- Box 23
Genealogical material on the Nash , Bell , Johnston families including typescript copies of wills, obituaries collected by Charles Johnston1737-1929
- Box 23
Notebook containing genealogical information on the Johnston family1875
- Box 23
Papers re: Buchanan, Virginia, Mary Johnston's birthplacen.d.8 items
- Box 23
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on John W. Johnston and other Confederateofficerspost-1905
- Box 23
Genealogical material re: Johnston family , including two newsclippings of relatives' obituaries written by C. F. Johnston and sketches of John W. Johnston's lifen.d.
- Box 23
Newsclippings, postcard re: Three Hills, Mary Johnston's home in Warm Springs, Virginian.d.
- Box 24
American Play Company accounts with Mary Johnston1916-1918; 1920-192123 items
- Box 24
Ernest F. Boddington accounts with Mary Johnston19023 items
- Box 24
Stuart Bowe, Attorney, accounts with Mary Johnston19021 item
- Box 24
Brandt and Kirkpatrick accounts with Mary Johnston19202 items
- Box 24
Brandt and Brandt accounts with Mary Johnston1925-1929; 1931-193639 items
- Box 24
Carl Brandt accounts with Eloise Johnston1936-19372 items
- Box 24
Brandt and Brandt accounts with Elizabeth Johnston19581 item
- Box 24
Archibald Constable and Company accounts with Mary Johnston1899-1909; 1911; 1913-191595 items
- Box 24
Harper and Brothersaccounts with Mary Johnston1907-1908;1916; 19229 items
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company accounts with Mary Johnston1899-1908;1910-1912; 1914-1917; 1927; 192891 items
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Liebler and Company accounts with Mary Johnston190241 items
- Box 25
Liebler and Company accounts with Mary Johnston and Ernest F. Boddington190212 items
- Box 25
Liebler and Company accounts with Mary Johnston and Harriet Ford19026 items
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Liebler and Company accounts with Mary Johnston1903-1906; 1908; 1910ca. 146 items
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Elisabeth Marbury accounts with Mary Johnston19002 items
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Elisabeth Marbury accounts with Ernest F. Boddington19013 items
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Elisabeth Marbury accounts with Mary Johnston19141 item
- Box 25
Shubert Theatrical Company accounts with Mary Johnston19093 items
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Account book1899-19051 item
- Box 25
Miscellaneous financial records of Mary Johnston1905; 1912; n.d.8 items
- Box 25
Account book of income of Mary Johnstonfrom her writing; also includes list of books read, letters written, magazine subscriptions1913-19371 item
- Box 25
Cash book of Mary Johnston1913-19401 item
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Cash book1925-19301 item
- Box 26
Business Papers re: Mary Johnston's estate1936-1940
- Box 26
Personal business papers of Elizabeth Johnstonca. 1955-195814 items
- Box 26
Archibald Constable and Company- Contract for Audrey19011 item
- Box 26
Liebler and Company- Contract with Mary Johnstonfor Audrey1901ca. 5 items
- Box 26
Harper and Brothers- Contract for Sir Mortimer19022 items
- Box 26
Archibald Constable and Company- Contract for Sir Mortimer19031 item
- Box 26
Eloise Johnston- Power of Attorney from Mary Johnston19051 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for The Goddess of Reason19071 item
- Box 26
Julia Marlowe- Contract for right to produce The Goddess of Reason19085 items
- Box 26
Archibald Constable and Company- Contract for The Long Roll and Cease Firing19101 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for The Long Roll19111 item
- Box 26
Archibald Constable and Company- Contract for English edition of Cease Firing19111 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for Cease Firing19121 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for Hagar19131 item
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Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for The Witch19141 item
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Irving Dittenhoeffer- Assertion of Motion Picture rights to Audrey19151 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for The Fortune of Garin19151 item
- Box 26
Irving Dittenhoeffer- Agreement for extension of motion picture production of Audrey19161 item
- Box 26
Harper and Brothers- Contract for Foes19181 item
- Box 26
Butterworth Limited- Contract for English rights to 149219221 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for Croatan19221 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for novel following Croatan19241 item
- Box 26
Butterworth Limited- Contract for English publication of The Slave Ship19251 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for The Great Valley19251 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for The Exile19261 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for re-publishing of four novels19261 item
- Box 26
H. Christiansen- Contract for translation of The Slave Ship into Danish19291 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for The Hunting Shirt19312 items
- Box 26
Butterworth Limited- Contract for English rights to Hunting Shirt19311 item
- Box 26
Little Brown and Company- Contract for Delicia Allen19321 item
- Box 26
Houghton Mifflin and Company- Contract for "School Edition" of To Have and To Hold19331 item
- Box 26
Butterworth Limited- Contract for Drury Randall19351 item
- Box 26
Caroline Cushingand Eloise Johnston- Contract for the dramatization of Lewis Rand19402 items
- Box 26
Photographs of Mary Johnston, her friends, family, her travelsn.d.35 items
- Box 26
Photographs - to be used as illustrations in Mary Johnston's booksn.d.5 items
- Box 26
Miscellaneous prints, 3 of which are etchingsn.d.8 items
- Box 27
Suffrage Speeches[19l0]13 TMs
- Box 27
Speeches re: Women's Suffrage, eugenics, labor rights for women[1910-1911]11 TMs
- Box 27
Suffrage speeches[1910-1911]12 TMs
- Box 27
Fragments, notes, speeches[1910]TMs
- Box 27
Suffrage, labor speeches[1910-1911]23 TMs
- Box 27
Suffrage speeches[1910-1912]31 TMs
- Box 27
Notes, fragments, speeches[1910]TMs
- Box 27
"The Character of Lee" - a speech by Mary Johnston[1932]TMs
- Box 27
Speeches re: reading and writing books[1934]10 TMs
- Box 27
Speech for Confederate Veteransand Kiwanis Club[1934]2 TMs
- Box 27
"Virginia" - a speech[1935]TMs
- Box 27
Alpha Kamma Gammaspeech[1935]2 TMs
- Box 27
Women's Suffrage - notes for speechesn.d.AMs
- Box 27
Notes for a travel speechn.d.TMs
- Box 27
Lecture for Women's Suffragen.d.TMs
- Box 28
Scrapbook consisting of famous quotations written in the hands of Mary Johnston's friends, including Ellen Glasgowand Walter Hines Pagen.d.1 item
- Box 28
Miscellaneous notes, quotations in author's handn.d.
- Box 28
Notebook containing French, miscellaneous notesn.d.1 item
- Box 28
Miscellaneous personal itemsn.d.21 items
- Box 28
Notes on "texture" in unidentified handn.d.1 item
- Box 28
Items commemorating the death of Mary Johnston1936ca. 18 items
- Box 28
Newspapers re: end of WWII1945 May 83 items
- Box 28
Printed material1922; 1929; 1936; 1946; n.d.7 items
- Box 29
Newspapers collected by John W. Johnston1847-1877ca. 20 items
- Box 29
Clippings, pamphlets re: peace movement, amnesty, Socialist Party1913-1920ca. 20 items
- Box 29
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage1909-1920ca. 50 items
- Box 29
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage and Mary Johnston1909-191125 items
- Box 29
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage, collected by Mary Johnston1911-191342 items
- Box 29
Clippings re: Co-education at University of Virginia19126 items
- Box 29
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage and Mary Johnston1912-191466 items
- Box 30
Woman's Suffrage Award - Honor Roll Member National American Woman Suffrage Association19201 item
- Box 30
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage; collected by Mary Johnstonn.d.81 items
- Box 30
Printed matter - "Women's Hour" by Charlotte Perkins Gilmann.d.1 item
- Box 30
Clippings re: Women's Suffrage and Mary Johnstonn.d.13 items
- Box 30
Printed matter - Women's Suffrage pamphlets collected by Mary Johnstonn.d.ca. 10 items
- Box 30
Printed matter - Women's Suffrage pamphlets collected by Mary Johnstonn.d.ca. 30 items
- Box 30
Printed matter re: Women's Suffragen.d.ca. 30 items
- Box 30
Printed matter - Critical and descriptive articles re: Mary Johnston's novelsn.d.6 items
- Box 30
Clippings re: Prisoners of Hope18984 items
- Box 30
Clippings re: To Have and To Hold1900; 195587 items
- Box 30
Clippings re: Sir Mortimer1904170 items
- Box 31
Clippings re: Lewis Rand1908200 items
- Box 31
Clippings and programs re: Goddess of Reason, a play190933 items
- Box 31
Clippings re: Cease Firing191210 items
- Box 31
Clippings re: The Long Roll191262 items
- Box 31
Clippings re: Hagar1913244 items
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Clippings re: Hagar1913l00 items
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Clippings re: The Witch1914ca. 255 items
- Box 32
Clippings re: The Fortunes of Garin1915133 items
- Box 32
Clippings re: The Wanderers191712 items
- Box 32
Clippings re: Michael Forth19208 items
- Box 32
Clippings re: 1492192228 items
- Box 32
Clipping re: Sweet Rocket19251 item
- Box 32
Printed matter - Miscellaneous pamphletsn.d.ca. 15 items
- Box 32
Miscellaneous topics of interest to Mary Johnstonn.d.ca. 45 items