Robert and Martha Wells Lewis Papers, 1889-2009 (bulk 1941-2009)

Container Title
Series: Creative and Historical Writings
Short stories and historical articles
Box   3
Folder   5
“Flunked Out-and Him a Professor”: manuscript, 1933
Box   3
Folder   6
Historical marker texts, 1971-1979
Box   3
Folder   7-8
Journalistic articles, 1972-1993
Box   3
Folder   9
Literary and historical articles, 1956-1992
Box   3
Folder   10
“The Problem at Peshtigo” article, 1958
Box   3
Folder   11
“Saint John Church Bicentennial”: manuscript, 1976
Box   3
Folder   12
Short stories, 1970-1986
Box   3
Folder   13
“Ten Targets for the Novel” article, 1958-1961
Box   3
Folder   14
“Twenty Million Men for Sale”: manuscript, 1933
General novel files
Box   4
Folder   1
Clippings, 1953-1958
Box   4
Folder   2
Contracts, 1970-1974
Box   4
Folder   3
Copyright renewal correspondence, 1981-1985
Box   4
Folder   4
Writing courses and contest judging correspondence, 1955-1959
Us Incorporated
Congratulatory correspondence
Box   4
Folder   5
1951-1952
Box   4
Folder   6
1953-1956
Box   4
Folder   7
Correspondence, 1953-1955
Box   4
Folder   8-9
Early drafts and original manuscript, circa 1946-1952
Box   4
Folder   10
International and film rights correspondence, 1953-1957, 1987
Box   5
Folder   1
Library distribution correspondence, 1953-1954
Box   5
Folder   2-3
Master copy and notes, circa 1946-1952
Box   5
Folder   4
Membership in Script Reactors writers' group, 1950-1953
Box   5
Folder   5
Publication acceptance clippings, 1952-1956
Box   5
Folder   6
Publication rejection correspondence, 1946-1951
Box   5
Folder   7
Publisher's correspondence, 1953-1959
Box   5
Folder   8
Reviews, 1952-1953
Box   5
Folder   9
Speech to Arabut Ludlow Memorial Library, 1955
Box   5
Folder   10
Speech to Southern Wisconsin Teachers' Association, 1955
Box   5
Folder   11
Speech to veterans' hospital, 1955
Box   5
Folder   12
Speeches and broadcasts, 1953-1954
The Landlooker
Box   5
Folder   13
Congratulatory correspondence, 1957-1958
Box   6
Folder   1
Correspondence, 1960-1966
Box   6
Folder   2
Cuts, drafts, notes and research, circa 1955-1957
Box   6
Folder   3-5
Early drafts, 1955-1957
Box   7
Folder   1
Listings and letters, 1960-1969
Box   7
Folder   2
Membership in Creative Wisconsin, 1957-1960
Box   7
Folder   3
Membership in Friends of American Writers, 1958
Box   7
Folder   4
Memberships, 1957-1959
Box   7
Folder   5
Novel summary, 1994
Box   7
Folder   6
Paperback promotion correspondence, 1970, 1991-1992
Box   7
Folder   7
Publisher's correspondence, 1956-1961
Box   8
Folder   1
Publisher's manuscript, circa 1957
Box   8
Folder   2
Research on 1871, 1955-1956
Box   8
Folder   3
Research on carriages, 1955-1957
Box   8
Folder   4
Research on facial hair, 1955
Box   8
Folder   5
Research on harnesses, 1864-1866, 1955-1957
Box   8
Folder   6
Research on passenger pigeons, 1947, 1955-1959
Box   8
Folder   7
Research on Peshtigo, Wisconsin, 1870-1871, 1954-1956
Box   8
Folder   8
Research on railroads, 1953-1956
Box   8
Folder   9
Research on the Great Fires of 1871, 1871, 1944, 1946, 1953
Box   8
Folder   10
Research on the Peshtigo Fire, 1955-1956
Box   8
Folder   11
Research on the Wisconsin Dells, 1953-1956
Box   8
Folder   12
Research on Wisconsin lumbering, 1953-1957
Box   8
Folder   13
Reviews and mentions, 1958-1959
Box   8
Folder   14
Speeches, 1959-1951
Box   8
Folder   15
State Historical Society history award, 1958-1959
Box   8
Folder   16
Student essays about the novel, 1993
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Working draft, 1955-1957
Go Away Thunder
Box   9
Folder   3-5
Alternate chapter drafts, 1964-1971
Box   9
Folder   6-8
Beaver Brandy Beads and Bells: manuscript, circa 1964
Box   10
Folder   1
Book plans, notes and research, 1971-1976
Box   10
Folder   2
Correspondence, 1972-1974
Box   10
Folder   3-6
Early drafts and manuscripts, 1964-1971
Box   10
Folder   7
Final chapter discards, circa 1971
Box   10
Folder   8
Indian clippings, 1966-1975
Box   10
Folder   9
Menominee monastery occupation clippings, 1975
Box   10
Folder   10
“The Novel as a Vehicle to Tell the Story of the Menominee Indians” article, 1974
Box   10
Folder   11
Promotion, 1970-1974
Box   11
Folder   1-2
Publisher's manuscript, 1964-1971
Box   11
Folder   3
Reference sources, 1964-1971
Box   11
Folder   4-5
Research files, 1964-1971
Box   11
Folder   6
Speech to Capitol District Librarians' spring meeting, 1977
Box   11
Folder   7
Speech to Wisconsin Junior Academy Prose Workshop, 1976
Box   11
Folder   8
Speeches, 1972-1973