Westin, Jean Eddy papers, 1974-1977

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Summary

Title:
Jeane Eddy Westin papers
Dates:
1974-1977
Creators:
Jeane Eddy Westin
Abstract:
Jeane Eddy Westin is a local author from the Sacramento area. The Westin papers collection consists of interviews on cassette tape and in printed form, several newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to her first book, Making Do: How Women Survived the 30s. The book was published in 1976 by Follett Publishing Company and features interviews with several women, some from Sacramento, who survived on little income during the Great Depression.
Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 archival boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeane Eddy Westin papers, MC 24, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers are comprised of both printed and recorded interviews by the author, newspaper clippings promoting the release of her book, and outgoing and incoming correspondence relating to the publication of Making Do. The printed interviews are organized alphabetically by interviewee last name, and are told to the author from the perspectives of different women growing up during the Great Depression and making do in hard times.

This collection is organized into three series:

  • Series 1. Interviews
  • Series 2. Printed Materials
  • Series 3. Correspondence

Biographical / historical:

Jeane Eddy Westin is a local author who has written articles for many popular magazines, such as Womens Day, Parade and Ms. Making Do: How Women Survived the 30s was her first book, published in 1976, and it features stories told by women she interviewed who were growing up during the Great Depression. Born in July of 1931, Jeane was a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors as well as the Womens Army Corps, where she worked as a cryptographer during the Korean War. Other works she has written include Love and Glory and Swing Sisters, both fictional stories set in the 1930s and 40s. She married Eugene Westin in Sacramento in April of 1962.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the Sacramento Public Library by the author in 1993.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Sacramento Room.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Allison Higgins
Date Prepared:
Copyright 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Allison Higgins. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: November 28, 2012.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Use of the described materials may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeane Eddy Westin papers, MC 24, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 264-2976
sacroom@saclibrary.org
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