Mary Ellen Chase - The Prophets for the Common Reader manuscript

Collection

Identifier: Mss001

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains a partial manuscript for "The Prophets for the Common Reader" handwritten in a spiral notebook (41 leaves), 1 TLS from Mrs. Bruce B. (Gwendolen) Dayton to Edward Stanford, July 3, 1967, and 1 ALS by Mary E. Chase (no addressee) dated August 18, 1962 (1 leaf each)

Dates

Creation: 1962

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open and available for use in the Andersen Library Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use

Biographical Note

Mary Ellen Chase was an American educator and writer. Born in Blue Hill, Maine, Chase graduated from the University of Maine in 1909. Chase received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota in 1922, where she also worked as an assistant professor from the years 1922 to 1926. From 1926 until her retirement in 1955, Mary Ellen Chase worked as a professor of English at Smith College in Massachusetts. She wrote numerous novels, including Mary Peters, Silas Crockett, Windswept, and Edge of Darkness, often using her birthplace of Maine as the setting. She wrote many additional works including a biography, biblical studies, and children’s books. Chase passed away in 1978 in Northampton, Massachusetts.

The information in this note is from the following sources:

“Mary Ellen Chase.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed January 11, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Ellen-Chase.

“Mary Ellen Chase.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 4, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Chase.

Extent

1 folder (.25 cubic feet)

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains a partial manuscript for "The Prophets for the Common Reader" handwritten in a spiral notebook plus two letters and a copy of the published book.