A Guide to the Eugene Manlove Rhodes Collection Rhodes, Eugene Manlove. 6316-b

A Guide to the Eugene Manlove Rhodes Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6316-b


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
6316-b
Title
Eugene Manlove Rhodes Collection 1936-1937
Extent
12 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Eugene Manlove Rhodes Collection, Accession 6316-b, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17 ] 1966 Apr 4

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Carl Brandt
  • Eugene Manlove Rhodes
  • Harry Herbert Knibbs
  • MacKinlay Kantor
  • Mary Davison Rhodes
  • Walter D. Edmonds
  • William Gerard Chapman
  • William Gerard Chapman
  • [William Gerard] Chapman

Item Listing

Letters
  • Mary Davison Rhodes to [William Gerard] Chapman
    1936 Oct 26
    ALS, 2 p.

    [Writes at the behest of Harry Herbert Knibbs regarding short stories written by Eugene Manlove Rhodes , her late husband; lists several that had been published in McClure's Magazine : " His Father's Flag , " " Beyond the Desert , " " The Long Shift , " " Ragged Twenty-Eighth , " " Sealed Orders , " " Line of Least Resistance "; in Red Book : " The Miracle , " " The God from the Machine , " " The Bird in the Bush , " " The Brave Adventure , " " The Enchanted Valley "; in Pacific Monthly : " Lex Talionis " and " Bell the Cat "; in Everybody's : " The Awaited Hour "; in All Story : " On Velvet , " " Neighbors , " " An Interlude , " " Wildcat Thompson , " " The Fool's Heart , " as well as many in Out West ; apologizes for being unable to provides information on dates of publication and reprints.]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1936 Oct 28
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [Indicates interest in those stories of Eugene Manlove Rhodes which are available for reprint; details his efforts to ascertain which ones are; states his intention to make on offer for second serial rights.]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1936 Nov 11
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [Discusses serial rights and syndicate rights to 5 stories appearing in Red Book : " The God from the Machine , " " The Bird in the Bush , " " The Enchanted Valley , " " The Miracle " and " The Brave Adventure . "]

  • Mary Davison Rhodes to William Gerard Chapman
    1936 Nov 13
    ALS, 3 p.

    [Indicates that Eugene Manlove Rhodes kept no records, but thinks " The Perfect Day " from McClure's was the only story syndicated; expresses hope that " The Brave Adventure " can be published as a book as its heroine is "our baby who died" and Rhodes wished to "preserve her little baby life"; agrees to sell the rights to 3 stories mentioned in previous letter.]

  • Mary Davison Rhodes to William Gerard Chapman
    1936 Nov 16
    TL, 1 p.

    [States that the manuscript of " The Brave Adventure " is in California , and that she will obtain the typewritten copy if rights are obtained from Red Book ; mentions that the publication date of " The Bird in the Bush " was April, 1917; intends to pursue " The Brave Adventure " proposition with Brandt and Brandt ; mentions her departure the following day to Boston for eye surgery.]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1936 Nov 20
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [Discusses continued efforts to obtain syndicating rights to the stories held by Red Book ; encourages her to pursue effort to interest Brandt and Brandt in [" The Brave Adventure "]; cites the success of other Civil War novels: Guns Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds , Long Remember and Arouse and Beware by MacKinlay Kantor as well as Gone With the Wind . ]

  • Mary Davison Rhodes to William Gerard Chapman
    1936 Dec 13
    ALS, 2 p.

    [Thanks him for advice on publishing " The Brave Adventure " and for his concern about her eye surgery which was not entirely successful; mentions her efforts to get publication dates of the available stories.]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1936 Dec 15
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [Comments on her surgery, his search for publication dates to stories, and his hope that " The Brave Adventure " will find a publisher.]

  • Mary Davison Rhodes to William Gerard Chapman
    1937 Jan 13
    ALS, 4 p.

    [States that she had "rescued" " The Brave Adventure " from California and sent it to Brandt and Brandt with his comments; describes her continuing medical treatment and states that because of it she will not be able to type " The Bird in the Bush " for him as planned.]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1937 Jan 15
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [Wishes her well in finding a publisher for " The Brave Adventure " and continued improvement in her vision; states his opinion that " The Bird in the Bush " is not suitable for present day magazines due to its length.]

  • Mary Davison Rhodes to William Gerard Chapman
    1937 Feb 4
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Encloses a letter from Mr. Brandt; expresses her lack of understanding of his "viewpoint"; states her intention to submit the story to Harcourt and Brace . ]

  • William Gerard Chapman to Mary Davison Rhodes
    1937 Feb 6
    TL (carbon), 1 p.

    [States his view that she would do well to send " The Brave Adventure " to Harcourt, Brace, and Company in spite of Carl Brandt 's letter which he returns.]