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Biographical Note

Laura Hinkley was born in Marcus, Iowa, in 1875. She earned a B.A. at Cornell College and then worked as an author. She died in 1949.

C. Pummer and J. Roethler, August 2004

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Scope and Contents

Notes and Manuscripts regarding Hinkley's books Ladies of Literature and The Stevensons: Louis and Fanny.

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Acquisition and Processing Information

These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Laura Hinkley and her sisters between 1947 and 1953.

Guide posted to Internet: August 2004

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Box Contents List

Box 1 Ladies of Literature Correspondence, 1946 -- 1947 Notes First draft typescript -- with revisions [2 folders] Index. Typescript and galley proof -- with revisions Printer's typescript -- with revisions [2 folders] Box 2 Ladies of Literature, cont. Printer's typescript carbon Galley proof -- August 4, 1946 Galley proof -- August 4, 1946 -- duplicate Galley proof -- September 27, 1946

Title page from Ladies of Literature

 

BOX 3

The Stevensons: Louis and Fanny

Notes

First typescript -- with revisions [2 folders]

Publisher's typescript -- with revisions [2 folders]

Draft of front material

Dummy proof of front material

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