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Finding Aid for the Sarah Ricketts Collection of Jane Merchant Material, 1937-1992


MS-2057

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Erin Lawrimore, September 20, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Sarah Ricketts Collection of Jane Merchant Material

Date/Date Range :    1937-1992

Extent: 25.5 linear feet

Abstract:
The Sarah Ricketts Collection contains materials collected while researching and writing A Window on Eternity, the biography of inspirational poet Jane Merchant, who suffered from the incapacitating disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Call number: MS-2057

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was a gift from Sarah Jorunn Oftedal Ricketts.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Sarah Ricketts Collection of Jane Merchant Material, MS-2057. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of four series:

  1. Series I: Correspondence
  2. Series II: Research Materials
  3. Series III: Drafts
  4. Series IV: Publication Materials

Biography / History

Jane Hess Merchant was born in 1919 and died in 1972. She was confined to her bed at age twelve from the congenital bone disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which also caused her to go deaf at age twenty-three. From her bedroom, she was able to write more than 3,000 poems, more than 2,000 letters, and dozens of prose pieces. Sarah Jorunn Oftedal Ricketts was born in Norway in 1933 and is that author or ghostwriter of more than 20 books.


Collection Scope and Content Note

The Sarah Ricketts Collection of Jane Merchant Material spans the years 1937-1992. The papers are primarily materials collected by Ricketts during the research and writing of the biography, A Window on Eternity, on inspirational poet Jane Merchant. The collection includes Merchant's voluminous correspondence, excerpts from her diary, and scrapbooks of her published and unpublished poetry. Also included are the various drafts of Ricketts' book. See also MS 333 Jane Merchant Literary Manuscript Collection, 1954-1963, which contains the manuscript version for six of Merchant's books.

Subject Terms

  • Poets, American -- Tennessee -- Knoxville.
  • Poets, American -- 20th Century -- Biography.
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- Patients -- United States.
  • Ricketts, Sarah Jorunn Oftedal, 1933- .
  • Merchant, Jane, 1919-1972.
  • Authors, American -- Tennessee.
  • American literature -- Women authors.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence
   

Subseries A: Merchant's Correspondence
Box   1     Folder   1    
Arneson, Carl, 1959-1971.
Box   1     Folder   2    
Arnold, June, 1947-1972.
Box   1     Folder   3    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Arnold correspondence.
Box   1     Folder   4    
Barton, Dorothy Carol, 1950-1972.
Box   1     Folder   5    
Connor, Bruffie, 1954-1967.
Box   1     Folder   6    
Connor, Bruffie, 1968, January - June.
Box   1     Folder   7    
Connor, Bruffie, 1968, July - December.
Box   1     Folder   8    
Connor, Bruffie, 1969, January - March.
Box   1     Folder   9    
Connor, Bruffie, 1969, April - December.
Box   1     Folder   10    
Connor, Bruffie, 1970, January - June.
Box   1     Folder   11    
Connor, Bruffie, 1970, July - December.
Box   1     Folder   12    
Connor, Bruffie, 1971, January - June.
Box   1     Folder   13    
Connor, Bruffie, 1971, July - December.
Box   1     Folder   14    
Connor, Bruffie, 1972.
Box   1     Folder   15    
Dycus, Webb, 1949-1971.
Box   1     Folder   16    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Dycus correspondence.
Box   1     Folder   17    
Emans, Elaine.
Box   1     Folder   18    
Ervin, Corinne Martin, 1936-1967.
Box   1     Folder   19    
Fisher, Gerald, 1957-1964.
Box   1     Folder   20    
Fredrick, Dorothy.
Box   1     Folder   21    
Gudnason, Kay, 1957.
Box   1     Folder   22    
Gudnason, Kay, 1958.
Box   1     Folder   23    
Gudnason, Kay, 1959.
Box   1     Folder   24    
Gudnason, Kay, 1960.
Box   1     Folder   25    
Gudnason, Kay, 1961.
Box   1     Folder   26    
Gudnason, Kay, 1962.
Box   1     Folder   27    
Gudnason, Kay, 1963.
Box   1     Folder   28    
Gudnason, Kay, 1964.
Box   1     Folder   29    
Gudnason, Kay, 1965.
Box   1     Folder   30    
Gudnason, Kay, 1966.
Box   1     Folder   31    
Gudnason, Kay, 1967.
Box   1     Folder   32    
Gudnason, Kay, 1968.
Box   1     Folder   33    
Gudnason, Kay, 1969-1972.
Box   1     Folder   34    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Gudnason correspondence.
Box   1     Folder   35    
Hunt, Ruth, 1952-1969.
Box   1     Folder   36    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Hunt correspondence.
Box   2     Folder   1    
Kerr, Shirley, 1953-1956.
Box   2     Folder   2    
Kerr, Shirley, 1957-1959.
Box   2     Folder   3    
Kerr, Shirley, 1960-1962.
Box   2     Folder   4    
Kerr, Shirley, 1963-1964.
Box   2     Folder   5    
Kerr, Shirley, 1965.
Box   2     Folder   6    
Kerr, Shirley, 1966.
Box   2     Folder   7    
Kerr, Shirley, 1967.
Box   2     Folder   8    
Kerr, Shirley, 1968.
Box   2     Folder   9    
Kerr, Shirley, 1969.
Box   2     Folder   10    
Kerr, Shirley, 1970.
Box   2     Folder   11    
Kerr, Shirley, 1971.
Box   2     Folder   12    
Kerr, Shirley, and Pat Lassen correspondence.
Box   2     Folder   13    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Kerr correspondence.
Box   2     Folder   14    
Lassen, Pat. Poetry mailed to Merchant.
Box   2     Folder   15    
Lassen, Pat, 1966-1968.
Box   2     Folder   16    
Lassen, Pat, 1969-1972.
Box   2     Folder   17    
Lidner, Irma, 1971.
Box   2     Folder   18    
Noble, Gurre, 1957.
Box   2     Folder   19    
Noble, Gurre, 1958.
Box   2     Folder   20    
Noble, Gurre, 1959.
Box   2     Folder   21    
Noble, Gurre, 1960.
Box   2     Folder   22    
Noble, Gurre, 1961.
Box   2     Folder   23    
Noble, Gurre, 1962-1968.
Box   2     Folder   24    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Noble correspondence.
Box   2     Folder   25    
Reynolds, Ruth Carolyn, 1942-1947.
Box   3     Folder   1    
Reynolds, Ruth Carolyn, 1948-1952.
Box   3     Folder   2    
Reynolds, Ruth Carolyn, 1953-1970.
Box   3     Folder   3    
Reynolds, Ruth Carolyn, 1971.
Box   3     Folder   4    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Reynolds correspondence.
Box   3     Folder   5    
Stanford, Eleanor.
Box   3     Folder   6    
Stanton, Margaret.
Box   3     Folder   7    
Thompson, Dorothy, 1963-1966.
Box   3     Folder   8    
Thompson, Dorothy, 1967-1974.
Box   3     Folder   9    
Venable, Eva, 1950.
Box   3     Folder   10    
Venable, Eva, 1951, January - June.
Box   3     Folder   11    
Venable, Eva, 1951, July - December.
Box   3     Folder   12    
Venable, Eva, 1952.
Box   3     Folder   13    
Venable, Eva, 1953.
Box   3     Folder   14    
Venable, Eva, 1954.
Box   3     Folder   15    
Venable, Eva, 1955.
Box   3     Folder   16    
Venable, Eva, 1956-1959.
Box   3     Folder   17    
Venable, Eva, 1960-1967.
Box   3     Folder   18    
Venable, Eva, 1968-1971.
Box   3     Folder   19    
Sarah Ricketts' index on Venable correspondence.
Box   3     Folder   20    
Washer, Betty, 1938-1972.
Box   3     Folder   21    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Washer correspondence.
Box   3     Folder   22    
Winter, Frances, 1959.
Box   3     Folder   23    
Winter, Frances, 1960.
Box   3     Folder   24    
Winter, Frances, 1961.
Box   3     Folder   25    
Winter, Frances, 1962-1963.
Box   3     Folder   26    
Winter, Frances, 1964-1965.
Box   3     Folder   27    
Winter, Frances, 1966-1967.
Box   4     Folder   1    
Winter, Frances, 1968-1969.
Box   4     Folder   2    
Winter, Frances, 1970-1971.
Box   4     Folder   3    
Sarah Ricketts' index to Winter correspondence.
Box   4      
[Note: See Box 16 for a subject index to Merchant's correspondence.]
   

Subseries B: Sarah Ricketts' Correspondence
Box   4     Folder   4    
Abingdon Press, 1978.
Box   4     Folder   5    
Abingdon Press, 1979.
Box   4     Folder   6    
Abingdon Press, 1980.
Box   4     Folder   7    
Abingdon Press, 1981.
Box   4     Folder   8    
Abingdon Press, 1982.
Box   4     Folder   9    
Abingdon Press, 1982.
Box   4     Folder   10    
Abingdon Press, 1983.
Box   4     Folder   11    
Abingdon Press, 1984.
Box   4     Folder   12    
Abingdon Press, 1985.
Box   4     Folder   13    
Abingdon Press, 1986.
Box   4     Folder   14    
Abingdon Press, 1987.
Box   4     Folder   15    
Abingdon Press, 1988.
Box   4     Folder   16    
Abingdon Press, 1989.
Box   4     Folder   17    
Arneson, Carl.
Box   4     Folder   18    
Arnold, Gordon Mrs.

Box   4     Folder   19    
Barton, Dorothy.
Box   4     Folder   20    
Bean, Wallen Rev.
Box   4     Folder   21    
Bird, Frank.
Box   4     Folder   22    
Bleeding, Josephine.
Box   4     Folder   23    
Chilcote, Thomas.
Box   4     Folder   24    
Connor, Bruffie.
Box   4     Folder   25    
Dycus, Webb.
Box   4     Folder   26    
Eng, Steve.
Box   4     Folder   27    
Ervin, Corrine.
Box   4     Folder   28    
Fisher, Gerald.
Box   4     Folder   29    
Geisman, Gemma.
Box   4     Folder   30    
Graham, Ruth Bell
Box   4     Folder   31    
Gudnason, Kay.
Box   4     Folder   32    
Houde, Tess.
Box   4     Folder   33    
Hunt, Ruth.
Box   4     Folder   34    
Jeans, Marylu Terral.
Box   4     Folder   35    
Jones, Margaret Jean.
Box   4     Folder   36    
Justus, May.
Box   4     Folder   37    
Kerr, Shirley.
Box   4     Folder   38    
Lassen, Pat.
Box   4     Folder   39    
Lidner, Irma.
Box   4     Folder   40    
Merchant, Elizabeth.
Box   4     Folder   41    
Mergard, Jean.
Box   4     Folder   42    
Noble, Gurre.
Box   4     Folder   43    
Reynolds, Ruth.
Box   4     Folder   44    
Robbins, Kathryn W.
Box   4     Folder   45    
Rodgers, Patricia.
Box   4     Folder   46    
Rowley, Bernice.
Box   4     Folder   47    
Samson, Ann.
Box   4     Folder   48    
Snowden, Rita.
Box   4     Folder   49    
Stanford, Eleanor.
Box   4     Folder   50    
Sterchi, Gordon.
Box   4     Folder   51    
Thompson, Dorothy.
Box   4     Folder   52    
Thompson, Mildred.
Box   4     Folder   53    
Venable, Eva.
Box   4     Folder   54    
Washer, Betty.
Box   4     Folder   55    
Winter, Frances.
Box   4     Folder   56    
Miscellaneous correspondence.
   

Series II: Research Materials
   

Subseries A: Merchant's Poetry.
Box   4     Folder   57    
Index to Merchant's poetry in manuscript.
Box   5     Folder   1    
Alphabetical index to Jane Merchant poetry.
Box   5     Folder   2    
Chronological index to Jane Merchant poetry.
Box   5     Folder   3    
Alphabetical index to Jane Merchant's ten poetry scrapbooks.
Box   5     Folder   4    
Prayer poems and Christmas verses.
Box   5     Folder   5    
Little Verses, 1937-1951.
Box   5     Folder   6    
Merchant's poetry scrapbook for Eva Venable, 1938-1950.
Box   5     Folder   7    
Verses in manuscript by Jane Merchant, Vol. 1, 1949-1971.
Box   5     Folder   8    
Verses in manuscript by Jane Merchant, Vol. 2, 1939-1963, from magazines that weren't copyrighted.
Box   6     Folder   1    
Verses in manuscript by Jane Merchant, Vol. 3, 1946-1968.
Box   6     Folder   2    
Verses in manuscript by Jane Merchant, Vol. 4, 1946-1966.
Box   6     Folder   3    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 1.
Box   6     Folder   4    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 2, September 1951 - December 1954.
Box   6     Folder   5    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 3, December 1954 - December 1957.
Box   6     Folder   6    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 4, January 1958 - March 1961.
Box   6     Folder   7    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 5, April 1961 - March 1965.
Box   6     Folder   8    
Scrapbook of published verses, Vol. 6, April 1965 - January 1972.
Box   6     Folder   9    
Alphabetical index to six scrapbooks.
Box   7     Folder   1    
Verses in manuscript, Vol. 5, 1937-1968, published.
Box   7     Folder   2    
Verses in manuscript, Vol. 6, 1948-1970, published.
Box   7     Folder   3    
Verses in manuscript, Vol. 7, 1950-1969, unpublished.
Box   7     Folder   4    
Verses in manuscript, Vol. 8, 1951-1965, unpublished.
Box   7     Folder   5    
Verses in manuscript, Vol. 9, 1938-1970, unpublished.
Box   7     Folder   6    
Prose pieces by Jane Merchant.
Box   7     Folder   7    
Jane Merchant's collection of quotes.
Box   7      
[Note: See Box 17 for a complete subject index of Merchant's poetry.]
Box   8     Folder   1    
Merchant poetry manuscript given to Eva Venable, part 1.
Box   8     Folder   2    
Merchant poetry manuscript given to Eva Venable, part 2.
Box   8     Folder   3    
Merchant poetry manuscript given to Eva Venable, part 3.
Box   8     Folder   4    
Old Hickory Review, Winter 1971.
Box   8     Folder   5    
Pat Lassen's commentary on Merchant's poetry.
Box   8     Folder   6    
Provost of University of California, San Diego, John Stewart's commentary on Merchant's poetry.
Box   8     Folder   7    
Eva Venable's commentary on Merchant's poetry.
   

Subseries B: Biographical Information on Merchant
Box   8     Folder   8    
Merchant family genealogy information.
Box   8     Folder   9    
Miscellaneous biographical material
Box   8     Folder   10    
Osteogenesis Imperfecta materials.
Box   8     Folder   11    
Photographs of Merchant family, friends, and home.
Box   8     Folder   12    
Jane Merchant's death certificate.
Box   8     Folder   13    
Death notices for Merchant.
Box   8     Folder   14    
Letters of condolence of Merchant's death.
Box   8     Folder   15    
Merchant's memorial service.
   

Subseries C: Diary Excerpts
Box   8     Folder   16    
Index to Jane Merchant's diaries.
Box   8     Folder   17    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1939-1940.
Box   8     Folder   18    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1941-1942.
Box   8     Folder   19    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1943.
Box   8     Folder   20    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1944.
Box   8     Folder   21    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1945.
Box   8     Folder   22    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1946.
Box   8     Folder   23    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1947.
Box   8     Folder   24    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1948.
Box   8     Folder   25    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1949.
Box   8     Folder   26    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1950.
Box   8     Folder   27    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1951.
Box   8     Folder   28    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1952.
Box   8     Folder   29    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1953.
Box   8     Folder   30    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1954.
Box   8     Folder   31    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1955.
Box   8     Folder   32    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1956.
Box   8     Folder   33    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1957.
Box   8     Folder   34    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1958.
Box   8     Folder   35    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1959.
Box   8     Folder   36    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1960.
Box   8     Folder   37    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1961.
Box   8     Folder   38    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1962.
Box   8     Folder   39    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1963.
Box   8     Folder   40    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1964.
Box   8     Folder   41    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1965.
Box   8     Folder   42    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1966.
Box   8     Folder   43    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1967.
Box   8     Folder   44    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1968.
Box   8     Folder   45    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1969.
Box   8     Folder   46    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1970.
Box   8     Folder   47    
Excerpts from Merchant's diaries, 1971.
Box   8      
[Note: See Box 16 for a complete subject index file to diaries.]
   

Subseries D: Topic files for Merchant's diary entries
Box   8     Folder   48    
Abingdon Press editors.
Box   8     Folder   49    
Age.
Box   8     Folder   50    
Ancestors.
Box   8     Folder   51    
Animals.
Box   8     Folder   52    
April.
Box   8     Folder   53    
Arneson, Carl.
Box   8     Folder   54    
Art.
Box   8     Folder   55    
Authors.
Box   8     Folder   56    
Birds.
Box   8     Folder   57    
Birthdays.
Box   8     Folder   58    
Books.
Box   8     Folder   59    
Carmichael, Amy.
Box   8     Folder   60    
Chilcote, Dr. Thomas.
Box   8     Folder   61    
Childhood.
Box   8     Folder   62    
Children.
Box   8     Folder   63    
Christianity.
Box   8     Folder   64    
Christmas.
Box   8     Folder   65    
City/County.
Box   8     Folder   66    
Churches.
Box   8     Folder   67    
Complaints.
Box   8     Folder   68    
Connor, Bruffie.
Box   9     Folder   1    
Correspondence.
Box   9     Folder   2    
Courage.
Box   9     Folder   3    
Crisis.
Box   9     Folder   4    
Deafness.
Box   9     Folder   5    
Death.
Box   9     Folder   6    
Depression.
Box   9     Folder   7    
Dickinson, Emily.
Box   9     Folder   8    
Discipline.
Box   9     Folder   9    
Easter.
Box   9     Folder   10    
Editors and publishing.
Box   9     Folder   11    
Education.
Box   9     Folder   12    
Emans, Elaine.
Box   9     Folder   13    
Eyes.
Box   9     Folder   14    
Faith.
Box   9     Folder   15    
Fall.
Box   9     Folder   16    
Family.
Box   9     Folder   17    
Father.
Box   9     Folder   18    
Fatigue.
Box   9     Folder   19    
Fear.
Box   9     Folder   20    
Flowers.
Box   9     Folder   21    
Food.
Box   9     Folder   22    
Friends.
Box   9     Folder   23    
Grief.
Box   9     Folder   24    
Gudnason, Kay.
Box   9     Folder   25    
Handicap.
Box   9     Folder   26    
Handiwork.
Box   9     Folder   27    
Health.
Box   9     Folder   28    
History.
Box   9     Folder   29    
Holidays.
Box   9     Folder   30    
Home.
Box   9     Folder   31    
Honors.
Box   9     Folder   32    
January.
Box   9     Folder   33    
Justus, May.
Box   9     Folder   34    
Kerr, Shirley.
Box   9     Folder   35    
Lassen, Pat.
Box   9     Folder   36    
Lidner, Irma.
Box   9     Folder   37    
Life.
Box   9     Folder   38    
Light and Dark.
Box   9     Folder   39    
Living.
Box   9     Folder   40    
Love.
Box   9     Folder   41    
Merchant, Elizabeth.
Box   9     Folder   42    
Modesty.
Box   9     Folder   43    
Money.
Box   9     Folder   44    
Mother.
Box   9     Folder   45    
Nation League of American PEN Women.
Box   9     Folder   46    
Nature.
Box   9     Folder   47    
Neighbors.
Box   9     Folder   48    
New Year's.
Box   9     Folder   49    
Noble, Gurre.
Box   9     Folder   50    
October.
Box   9     Folder   51    
Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Box   9     Folder   52    
Personal.
Box   10     Folder   1    
Poetic sources.
Box   10     Folder   2    
Poetry published.
Box   10     Folder   3    
Poets.
Box   10     Folder   4    
Politics.
Box   10     Folder   5    
Privacy.
Box   10     Folder   6    
Publicity.
Box   10     Folder   7    
Race.
Box   10     Folder   8    
Reading, part 1.
Box   10     Folder   9    
Reading, part 2.
Box   10     Folder   10    
Reynolds, Carolyn Ruth.
Box   10     Folder   11    
Sales, part 1.
Box   10     Folder   12    
Sales, part 2.
Box   10     Folder   13    
Satre, Jean-Paul.
Box   10     Folder   14    
Saturday Evening Post.
Box   10     Folder   15    
Shakespeare, William.
Box   10     Folder   16    
Shyness.
Box   10     Folder   17    
Self-worth.
Box   10     Folder   18    
Sky.
Box   10     Folder   19    
Spring.
Box   10     Folder   20    
Stanford, Eleanor.
Box   10     Folder   21    
Suffering.
Box   10     Folder   22    
Summer.
Box   10     Folder   23    
Thaler, Dr. Alwin.
Box   10     Folder   24    
Thanksgiving.
Box   10     Folder   25    
Thompson, Dorothy.
Box   10     Folder   26    
Time.
Box   10     Folder   27    
Travel.
Box   10     Folder   28    
Treasures.
Box   10     Folder   29    
Trees.
Box   10     Folder   30    
Trips.
Box   10     Folder   31    
United States.
Box   10     Folder   32    
U.S. and world politics.
Box   10     Folder   33    
Venable, Eva.
Box   10     Folder   34    
Vincent, Bart.
Box   10     Folder   35    
Visitors.
Box   10     Folder   36    
War and peace.
Box   10     Folder   37    
Washer, Betty.
Box   10     Folder   38    
Weather.
Box   10     Folder   39    
Window view.
Box   10     Folder   40    
Winter, Frances.
Box   10     Folder   41    
Winter.
Box   10     Folder   42    
Wit.
Box   10     Folder   43    
Women.
Box   10     Folder   44    
Words.
Box   10     Folder   45    
Work.
Box   10     Folder   46    
Writing.
Box   10     Folder   47    
Youth.
Box   10     Folder   48    
Year's end.
   

Subseries E: Miscellaneous Research materials
Box   11     Folder   1    
Kay Gudnason's manuscript for a collected and selected letters of Jane Merchant.
Box   11     Folder   2    
Abstract of Shirley Kerr's scrapbook.
Box   11     Folder   3    
Requests for use of Merchant's work.
Box   11     Folder   4    
Example of Merchant's crochet work.
Box   11     Folder   5    
List of Merchant's correspondences.
Box   11     Folder   6    
Merchant's correspondence with Harper and Row concerning Sparkle manuscript.
Box   11     Folder   7    
Merchant's correspondence with Bradley Press concerning Sparkle manuscript.
Box   11     Folder   8    
Merchant's correspondence with J.B. Lippincott concerning Sparkle manuscript.
Box   11     Folder   9    
Sparkle manuscript.
Box   11     Folder   10    
Unpublished poetry.
Box   11     Folder   11    
List of Merchant's undated poems.
Box   11     Folder   12    
Merchant's collections of scriptures.
Box   11     Folder   13    
Copies of family photos.
   

Series III: Drafts
   

Subseries A: First Draft
Box   11     Folder   14    
Three versions of chapter one.
Box   11     Folder   15    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter one.
Box   11     Folder   16    
Three versions of chapter two.
Box   11     Folder   17    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter two
Box   11     Folder   18    
Chapter three.
Box   11     Folder   19    
Chapter four.
Box   11     Folder   20    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter four.
Box   11     Folder   21    
Chapter five.
Box   11     Folder   22    
Chapter seven.
Box   11     Folder   23    
Chapter Bibliographical source notes for chapter seven.
Box   11     Folder   24    
Chapter eight.
Box   11     Folder   25    
Chapter nine.
Box   11     Folder   26    
Chapter Bibliographical source notes for chapter nine.
Box   11     Folder   27    
Chapter ten.
Box   11     Folder   28    
Chapter Bibliographical source notes for chapters ten and eleven.
Box   11     Folder   29    
Chapter eleven.
Box   11     Folder   30    
Chapter twelve.
Box   11     Folder   31    
Chapter Bibliographical source notes for chapter twelve.
Box   11     Folder   32    
Chapter thirteen.
Box   11     Folder   33    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter thirteen.
Box   11     Folder   34    
Chapter fourteen.
Box   11     Folder   35    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter fourteen.
Box   11     Folder   36    
Chapter fifteen.
Box   11     Folder   37    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter fifteen.
Box   11     Folder   38    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter sixteen.
Box   11     Folder   39    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter seventeen.
Box   11     Folder   38    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter eighteen.
Box   11     Folder   38    
Bibliographical source notes for chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   11     Folder   38    
Chapter twenty-one.
Box   12     Folder   1    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter chapter twenty-one.
Box   12     Folder   2    
Chapter twenty-two.
Box   12     Folder   3    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter twenty-two.
Box   12     Folder   4    
Bibliographical source notes for chapters twenty-three and twenty-four.
Box   12     Folder   5    
Chapter 25.
Box   12     Folder   6    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 25.
Box   12     Folder   7    
Chapter 26.
Box   12     Folder   8    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 26.
Box   12     Folder   9    
Chapter 27.
Box   12     Folder   10    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 27.
Box   12     Folder   11    
Chapter 28.
Box   12     Folder   12    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 28.
Box   12     Folder   13    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 29, part 1.
Box   12     Folder   14    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 29, part 2.
Box   12     Folder   15    
Chapter 30.
Box   12     Folder   16    
Bibliographical source notes for chapter 30.
Box   12     Folder   17    
Epilogue.
Box   12     Folder   18    
Bibliographical source notes for epilogue.
   

Subseries B: 1984 Draft
Box   12     Folder   19    
Acknowledgments and introduction
Box   12     Folder   20    
Chapters one and two.
Box   12     Folder   21    
Chapters three and four.
Box   12     Folder   22    
Chapters five and six.
Box   12     Folder   23    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   12     Folder   24    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   12     Folder   25    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   13     Folder   1    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   13     Folder   2    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   13     Folder   3    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   13     Folder   4    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   13     Folder   5    
Chapters twenty-one and twenty-two.
Box   13     Folder   6    
Chapters twenty-three and epilogue.
Box   13     Folder   7    
Sarah Ricketts' notes on 1984 draft's revisions.
   

Subseries C: 1985 Draft
Box   13     Folder   8    
Acknowledgments and introduction.
Box   13     Folder   9    
Chapters one and two.
Box   13     Folder   10    
Chapters three and four.
Box   13     Folder   11    
Chapters five and six.
Box   13     Folder   12    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   13     Folder   13    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   13     Folder   14    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   13     Folder   15    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   13     Folder   16    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   13     Folder   17    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   13     Folder   18    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   13     Folder   19    
Chapters twenty-one and twenty-two.
Box   13     Folder   20    
Chapter 23 and epilogue.
Box   13     Folder   21    
Sarah Ricketts' notes of 1985 draft's revisions.
   

Subseries D: 1986 Draft
Box   13     Folder   22    
Acknowledgments and introduction.
Box   13     Folder   23    
Chapters one and two.
Box   13     Folder   24    
Chapters three and four.
Box   13     Folder   25    
Chapters five and six.
Box   13     Folder   26    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   13     Folder   27    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   13     Folder   28    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   13     Folder   29    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   13     Folder   30    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   14     Folder   1    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   14     Folder   2    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   14     Folder   3    
Chapters twenty-one and twenty-two.
Box   14     Folder   4    
Chapters twenty-three and epilogue.
Box   14     Folder   5    
Sarah Ricketts' notes of 1986 draft's revisions.
   

Subseries E: Mary Ruth Howes' Edit
Box   14     Folder   6    
Acknowledgments and introduction.
Box   14     Folder   7    
Chapters one and two.
Box   14     Folder   8    
Chapters three and four.
Box   14     Folder   9    
Chapters five and six.
Box   14     Folder   10    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   14     Folder   11    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   14     Folder   12    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   14     Folder   13    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   14     Folder   14    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   14     Folder   15    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   14     Folder   16    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   14     Folder   17    
Chapters twenty-one and twenty-two.
Box   14     Folder   18    
Chapter twenty-three and epilogue.
   

Subseries F: Linda Allen's Edit
Box   14     Folder   19    
Forward, acknowledgments and introduction.
Box   14     Folder   20    
Chapters one and two.
Box   14     Folder   21    
Chapters three and four.
Box   14     Folder   22    
Chapters five and six.
Box   14     Folder   23    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   14     Folder   24    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   14     Folder   25    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   14     Folder   26    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   14     Folder   27    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   14     Folder   28    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   14     Folder   29    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   14     Folder   30    
Chapters twenty-one and epilogue.
Box   14     Folder   31    
Indexes.
Box   14     Folder   32    
Sarah Ricketts' notes on Linda Allen draft.
   

Subseries G: Penultimate Draft
Box   14     Folder   33    
Forward, acknowledgments and introduction.
Box   14     Folder   34    
Chapters one and two.
Box   14     Folder   35    
Chapters three and four.
Box   14     Folder   36    
Chapters five and six.
Box   14     Folder   37    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   14     Folder   38    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   14     Folder   39    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   14     Folder   40    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   15     Folder   1    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   15     Folder   2    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   15     Folder   3    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   15     Folder   4    
Chapters twenty-one and epilogue.
Box   15     Folder   5    
Indexes.
Box   15     Folder   6    
Sarah Ricketts' notes on penultimate draft.
   

Subseries H: Final Draft
Box   15     Folder   7    
Preliminary pages through chapter two.
Box   15     Folder   8    
Chapters three and four.
Box   15     Folder   9    
Chapters five and six.
Box   15     Folder   10    
Chapters seven and eight.
Box   15     Folder   11    
Chapters nine and ten.
Box   15     Folder   12    
Chapters eleven and twelve.
Box   15     Folder   13    
Chapters thirteen and fourteen.
Box   15     Folder   14    
Chapters fifteen and sixteen.
Box   15     Folder   15    
Chapters seventeen and eighteen.
Box   15     Folder   16    
Chapters nineteen and twenty.
Box   15     Folder   17    
Chapters twenty-one and epilogue.
Box   15     Folder   18    
Footnotes.
Box   15     Folder   19    
Indexes.
   

Series IV: Publication Materials
   

Subseries A: Galleys
Box   15     Folder   20    
Corrected galleys, preliminary pages.
Box   15     Folder   21    
Corrected galleys, chapters one through five.
Box   15     Folder   22    
Corrected galleys, chapters six through ten.
Box   15     Folder   23    
Corrected galleys, chapters eleven through fifteen.
Box   15     Folder   24    
Corrected galleys, chapters sixteen through twenty.
Box   15     Folder   25    
Corrected galleys, epilogue and indexes.
Box   15     Folder   26    
Final galleys, preliminary pages.
Box   15     Folder   27    
Final galleys, chapters one through five.
Box   15     Folder   28    
Final galleys, chapters six through ten.
Box   15     Folder   29    
Final galleys, chapters eleven through fifteen.
Box   15     Folder   30    
Final galleys, chapters sixteen through twenty.
Box   15     Folder   31    
Final galleys, epilogue and indexes.
   

Subseries B: Corrections, Reviews, and Indices
Box   16     Folder   1    
Sarah Ricketts' outline for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   2    
Miscellaneous corrections for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   3    
Final corrections for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   4    
Footnote corrections for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   5    
Text changes to A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   6    
Sarah Ricketts' correspondence with Abingdon Press copy editor Linda Allen during publication of A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   7    
Permissions for use of work in A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   8    
Poetry reprint rights for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   9    
Reviews and advertisements for A Window on Eternity.
Box   16     Folder   10    
Index reference cards for Merchant correspondence and diary.
Box   16     Folder   11    
Index reference cards for Merchant correspondence and diary.
Box   16     Folder   12    
Index reference cards for Merchant correspondence and diary.
Box   16      
[Note: Index cards refer to correspondence in Boxes 1-4 and diary excerpts in Box 8.]
Box   17      
Index reference cards for topic files on Merchant poetry.

Scope Note:

[Note: Index cards refer to poetry in Boxes 4-7. Selected subjects include: books, discipline, fear, suffering, etc.]