Guide to the Edith R. Mirrielees Papers
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC1028
Creator:
Mirrielees, Edith R. (Edith Ronald), 1878-1962.
Title: Edith R. Mirrielees papers
Dates: 1863-1964
Physical Description:
0.5 linear foot
Summary: Primarily personal correspondence with former students and friends regarding their writings and her life at Stanford. Also
includes naturalization and citizenship papers of her father, James Mirrielees, and her own birth certificate. Correspondents
include Bernard De Voto, Wallace Stegner and Harry Bush.
Language(s): The materials are inEnglish.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Mirrielees was Professor of English at Stanford 1909-1944, emeritus 1944-1962.
Description of the Collection
Collection primarily contains personal correspondence with former students and friends regarding their writings and her life
at Stanford, along with naturalization and citizenship papers of her father, James Mirrielees, and her own birth certificate.
Correspondents include Avis De Voto, Bernard De Voto, Mary Stegner, Wallace Stegner, and Harry Bush.
Access Terms
Bush, Harry.
De Voto, Avis
De Voto, Bernard Augustine, 1897-1955.
Mirrielees, Edith R. (Edith Ronald), 1878-1962.
Mirrielees, Edith R., (Edith Ronald), 1878-1962.
Mirrielees, James.
Stanford University. Dept. of English--Faculty.
Stegner, Mary
Stegner, Wallace Earle, 1909-1993
Authors.
College teachers.
English language --Study and teaching.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence, incoming and outgoing, including Catherine Drinker Bowen (Kitty), Mr. Frantz, Mrs. Bernard de Voto (Avis),
Mary Stegner, and Wallace Stegner
1915-1962
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence with Bernard de Voto
1938-1955
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence, outgoing to Harry Bush (cousin)
1959-1960
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence, outgoing to Julie Sloane
1950-1962
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence, outgoing to Jess Treat
1919
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence of Harry Bush re the death of Mirrielees and the donation of her papers
1962-1963
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence, incoming to Dorothy Rich, re Mirrielees' death and Memorial Resolution
1962-1964
Box 1, Folder 8
Correspondence of Leon Selzer re Mirrielees' death
1962
Box 1, Folder 9
Article: "Dear Young Writer," in THE WRITER
1962 Aug.
Box 1, Folder 10
Articles - retirement and obituaries
1944-1962
Box 1, Folder 11
Miscellaneous papers, includng Edith Mirrielees' birth certificate and certificate of discharge and naturalization papers
of her father James Mirrielees
1863-1951
