A Guide to the Eleanor H. Porter Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 11109
University of Virginia Library
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Preferred Citation
Papers of Eleanor H. Porter, Accession #11109, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
Purchase 1993 October 20
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Scope and Content
The collection contains manuscript and typescript drafts, frequently with pencilled corrections, and/or printed versions of over 30 short stories and the serialized novel "Money, Love and Kate " as well as galley sheets for "Mary Marie. "
Topics in her correspondence include bookings for the play "Dawn "; royalties; Swedish translation of "Oh, Money! Money! " the dramatization of "Just David "; a controversy over property rights to the name "Pollyanna "; her books A Minstrel of the Hills , Money, Love and Kate , The Nickel , and The Story of Marco Polo ; copyright to her short stories; and motion picture rights to "Sister Sue. "
There is also correspondence of John Lyman Porter as executor of her estate.
In addition the collection contains legal papers including book contracts and a copy of her will; photographs of Porter and of Fred C. Hodgman; photograph albums of vacation and nature scenes and printed miscellaney.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- A. F. Houghton
- Albert A. Boyden
- Amos R. Wells
- Christopher D. Morley
- E. V. Durling
- Edward H. Warren
- Edward Hemmer
- Eleanor H. Porter
- Elizabeth Ansley
- Elizabeth Jordan
- Eric Schuler
- Erich Brandeis
- Ethel M. Colson
- Ferris Greenslet
- Frances V. Warner
- Frank Howard Clark
- Fred C. Hodgman
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Frederick H. Chase
- George C. Tyler
- Grace LaSalle
- H. J. Jenkins
- Henry W. Newhall
- Hollis Corbin
- James E. Tower
- John F. Ancona
- John Lyman Porter
- John Phillips
- John T. Faris
- Leon E. Dadmun
- Lewis E. Orcutt
- Lilian D. Rice
- Lillian Soskin
- P. W. Hansl
- Paul R. Reynolds
- Perriton Maxwell
- R. N. Linscott
- Ralph T. Hale
- Robert Hardy
- Robert J. Shores
- Roger L. Scaife
- Russell Doubleday
- Rutger Jewett
- Sol Lesser
- Thomas Newell Metcalf
- Verne H. Porter
- Walter H. Baker
- Warren E. Benson
- Webb Waldron
Item Listing
- Box 1
"According to Rule" by Eleanor H. Porter , 10 p., in The Housewife , with pencilled corrections and changes1907TMsS
- Box 1
"According to Rule" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Housewife , pages 6-71907 NovPrinted
- Box 1
"An Accusative Suit Case" by Eleanor H. Porter, in 10 Story Book , pages 44-471908 JanPrinted
- Box 1
"As Tom Saw It" by Eleanor H. Porter, 9 p., in The Christian Herald , with pencilled corrections and changes1904TMsS
- Box 1
"As Tom Saw It" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Christian Herald, pages 125-1261904 FebPrinted
- Box 1
"The Atonement of Hustler Joe" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Tom Watson's Magazine , pages 145-1791905 AprPrinted
- Box 1
"Because of Tiglath-Pileser" by Eleanor H. Porter, 9 p., with pencilled corrections and changesn.d.TMsS
- Box 1
"Beyond the Stars" by Eleanor H. Porter, 11 p., in Smith's Magazine , with pencilled corrections and changes1909TMsS
- Box 1
"Beyond the Stars" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Smith's Magazine , pages 833-8381909 AugPrinted
- Box 1
"Bones of Contention" by Eleanor H. Porter, 7 p., in The Pittsburgh Bulletin , with pencilled corrections and changes1904TMsS
- Box 1
"Bones of Contention" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Pittsburgh Bulletin , page 61904 JanPrinted
- Box 1
"By Aid of Helen Henrietta" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Christian Herald , pages 752-753, 759-7601913 AugPrinted
- Box 1
"The Cat That Played Cupid" by Eleanor H. Porter, 18 p., in New England Magazine , with pencilled corrections and changes1905TMsS
- Box 1
"The Cat That Played Cupid" by Eleanor H. Porter, in New England Magazine , pages 461-4671905 JunPrinted
- Box 1
"The Cheering Up of Miss Dearing" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Congregationalist and Christian World , pages 727-7281913 NovPrinted
- Box 1
"The Difference" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine , page 32, in the back of the magazine with the advertisements1903 MayPrinted
- Box 1
"The Fall of a Kitchen Barometer" by Eleanor H. Portern.d.Printed
- Box 1
"The Flagging of 688" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Young's Magazine , pages 352-3571912 JunPrinted
- Box 1
"For Mikey" by Eleanor H. Porter, pages 11-19n.d.AMs
- Box 1
"For Mikey" by Eleanor H. Portern.d.3 Printed
- Box 1
"For Miss Rachel -- A Thanksgiving" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Housewife , pages 3-41909 NovPrinted
- Box 1
"How Patsey Went to Mont-Lawn" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Christian Herald , pages 795-7961916 Jul 5Printed
- Box 1
"Illustrated Proverbs" by Eleanor H. Portern.d.Printed
- Box 1
"In the Face of Tradition" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Smith's Magazine , pages 78-841911 AprPrinted
- Box 1
"Keziah" by Eleanor H. Porter, in New England Magazine , pages 723-7271904 AugPrinted
- Box 1
"Lily Ann" by Eleanor H. Porter, 11 p., with pencilled corrections and changesn.d.TMsS
- Box 1
"Little Pard" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Smith's Magazine , pages 411-4181909 JunPrinted
- Box 1
"The Man Who Fought At Home" by Eleanor H. Porter, 12 p., with pencilled corrections and changesn.d.TMsS
- Box 2
Mary Marie by Eleanor H. Porter, 146 sheets1920galleys
- Box 2
Miss Billy Married by Eleanor H. Porter, Partial Draft, Miscellaneous Pagesn.d.AMs
- Box 2
"Money, Love and Kate" by Eleanor H. Porter, 137 pages, published as a serial in The Modern Priscilla , formerly titled "A Snowball of the Fates," with pencilled corrections and changesca. 1920TMs
- Box 2
"On the Trail of the Intangible" by Eleanor H. Porter, 21 p., in Cosmopolitan, with pencilled corrections and changes1906TMsS
- Box 2
"On the Trail of the Intangible" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Cosmopolitan , pages 21-301906 MayPrinted
- Box 2
"Polly's Day of Fun" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Congregationalist and Christian World , pages 195-1961903 Aug 8Printed
- Box 2
"Polly's Day of Fun" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Congregationalist and Advance , page 2651918 SepPrinted
- Box 2
"A Snowball of the Fates" by Eleanor H. Porter, published as a serial in 1920 in The Modern Priscilla under the title of Money, Love and Kateca. 1920AMs & TMsS
- Box 2
"Strayed" by Eleanor H. Porter, 8 p., in Pearson's , with pencilled corrections and changes19052 TMs
- Box 2
"Strayed" by Eleanor H. Porter, in Pearson's , pages 302-3041905Printed
- Box 2
"Tangled" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Blue Book Magazine , pages 1022-10461908 MarPrinted
- Box 2
"The Twins' Journey" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Comrade , in six parts1911-1912Printed
- Box 2
"A Vacation Exchange" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Comrade , in seven chapters1910 Jun-JulPrinted
- Box 2
"When Beth Came Home" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Christian Herald , pages 217, 222, 225-2261914 Mar2 Printed
- Box 2
"When Grandma Took to Tangoing" by Eleanor H. Porter, in The Ladies Home Journal , pages 5 and 551915 AugPrinted
- Box 3
Correspondence re Dawn Bookings (with Houghton Mifflin Company )1918-192033 items
[the list of bookings includes the theater, city, and play date for Dawn ; other topics in this folder include royalties, dedication of the book, and requests for Porter's autograph from the publisher]
- Box 3
Correspondence with Houghton Mifflin Company1917-192015 items
[includes a fan letter concerning Just David , letters from Eleanor H. Porter (carbons), R. N. Linscott , Roger L. Scaife , Ferris Greenslet , and letters about the Swedish translation of Oh, Money! Money! ]
- Box 3
Correspondence re the Just David dramatization1916-192454 items
[includes letters from Eleanor H. Porter (carbons), Ferris Greenslet , Roger L. Scaife , A. F. Houghton (copy), George C. Tyler , Warren E. Benson , and Grace LaSalle ; and also discusses sharing the cost of legal representation over the controversy with The L.C. Page and Company involving property rights over the name "Pollyanna" (1916 Apr 21, 27, May 5, 6); and the success of Pollyanna as a play (1916 Jun 5)]
- Box 3
Correspondence re "A Minstrel of the Hills"1910 & 191514 items
[includes letters from P. W. Hansl , editor of The Circle Magazine , Lewis E. Orcutt of The Thwing Company , Eric Schuler of The Author's League of America , and typed letter signed from Eleanor H. Porter, April 30, 1915, to Edward H. Warren , concerning the copyright to "A Minstrel of the Hills"]
- Box 3
Correspondence re Money, Love and Kate , including Eleanor H. Porter's Early Records re the manuscript1910-1911, 1919-192234 items
[includes letters from Thomas Newell Metcalf , Lilian D. Rice , Perriton Maxwell , fiction editor of The Modern Priscilla , Eleanor H. Porter (carbons), John Lyman Porter , and Edward H. Warren , Henry W. Newhall ; and discusses changing the title of "Snowball of the Fates" (1920 Mar 8 & 10; April 21) the magazine's error in describing the story as her final work (1920 Aug 3, 6, 23, 30); and the motion picture rights to the story (1922 Oct 16,21, 23 & 31)]
- Box 3
Correspondence re "The Nickel"1917-192015 items
[includes letters from Leon E. Dadmun , Atlas Film Corporation , and Eleanor H. Porter (carbons) about making a serial picture based on her script which was prevented by war conditions]
- Box 3
Correspondence with Publishers1905-191572 items
[includes letters from Frances V. Warner , John Phillips , Hollis Corbin , Lilian D. Rice , Elizabeth Jordan , Eleanor H. Porter (copy May 17, 1913), Frederick A. Stokes , Ralph T. Hale , Russell Doubleday , H. J. Jenkins , Robert Hardy , Rutger Jewett , Elizabeth Ansley , Christopher D. Morley (1915 Mar 6, May 26, Oct 1, 7; 1916 Mar 30), and Albert A. Boyden ; and mentions the following short stories, "Because of Tiglath-Pileser," "The Man Who Fought At Home," "Angelus and Others," and "Lily Ann"]
- Box 3
Correspondence with Publishers1916-193663 items
[includes letters from Lilian D. Rice , Robert J. Shores , Verne H. Porter , Lillian Soskin , Amos R. Wells , Walter H. Baker , James E. Tower , E. V. Durling , Webb Waldron , Ethel M. Colson , Elizabeth Jordan , Eleanor H. Porter (carbons), Erich Brandeis , John T. Faris , John F. Ancona , Frank Howard Clark for Willis & Inglis Motion Picture and Theatrical Enterprises , and Edward Hemmer ; also includes correspondence of John Lyman Porter with publishers and others as the executor of Eleanor Porter's estate following her death in 1920]
- Box 3
Correspondence with Short Story Magazines re copyright to Eleanor H. Porter's stories (A-L)1907-191976 items
[letters to magazines arranged alphabetically according to the title of the magazine include The American Magazine , The Arena , The Argonaut , The Author's League of America , The Century , Christian Endeavor World , The Christian Herald , Collier's Weekly , The Comrade , The Congregationalist and Christian World , The Cosmopolitan Magazine , Countryside Magazine , The Criterion , The Designer , The Editor , The Farmer's Wife , Harper's Bazaar , Holland's Magazine , Home Progress Magazine , The Housewife , Judge , The Ladies Home Journal , Leslie's Weekly , and Lippincott's Magazine ]
- Box 3
Correspondence with Short Story Magazines re copyright to Eleanor H. Porter's stories (M-Y)1907-191863 items
[letters to magazines include McBrides's Magazine , McCall's Magazine , The McClure Newspaper Syndicate , Metropolitan Magazine , Mother's Magazine , The Frank A. Munsey Company , Needlecraft , The New England Magazine , Pearson's Magazine , The People's Home Journal , Pictorial Review , The Pilgrim , The Pittsburgh Bulletin , Red Book Magazine , Scribner's Magazine , Short Stories , Smith's Magazine , The Springfield Republican , Street and Smith Publishers , The Suburban , Ten Story Book , Vogue , Watson's Magazine , Woman's Home Companion , The World , Young's Magazine , Youth's Companion ]
- Box 3
Correspondence re Sister Sue1920-192324 items
[letters include those from Paul R. Reynolds , John Lyman Porter , Sol Lesser , Frederick H. Chase , and Edward H. Warren , all discussing the motion picture rights and possible deals concerning its production]
- Box 3
Correspondence re The Story of Marco , including royalty statements from the Methodist Book Concern and a synopsis of the book1911-192546 items
[letters include a typed letter signed from Eleanor H. Porter, December 8, 1911, responding to a request for personal information]
- Box 3
Legal Papers of Eleanor H. Porter1910-192112 items
[includes book contracts, a printed copy of her will, and blank legal forms]
- Box 3
Notes re the Publication of Eleanor H. Porter's Short Stories and Books, kept by the authorn.d.ca. 20 items
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Photographs of Eleanor H. Porter (sepia)n.d.4 items
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Photographs of Fred C. Hodgman (sepia)n.d.8 items
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Photograph Albums - Vacation & Nature Scenesn.d.14 items
- Box 3
Printed Material re Eleanor H. Porter1902-19207 items