DONALD WANDREI AND FAMILY:
An
Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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| Creator: | Wandrei,
Donald, 1908-. |
| Title: | Donald Wandrei and family papers. |
| Date: | 1862-1988 (bulk
1927-1988). |
| Abstract: | Personal and business papers
primarily documenting the lives and careers of two brothers from St. Paul
(Minn.), one an author and publisher of science fiction and fantasy, the other
an author and illustrator in the same genre. The papers also concern the lives
of the brothers' parents and their respective family
histories. |
| Quantity: | 7.4 cu.
ft. (9 boxes and 2 oversize folders, unboxed). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
location. |
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Donald Wandrei Donald Wandrei was
born on April 20, 1908 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Albert C. (1872-1942) and
Jeannette Adelaide (1878-1972) Wandrei. He had three siblings, David G.
([1907?]-1959), Howard (1909-1956), and Jeannette Alberta (1913-1972). Donald
received his B.A. degree with a major in English prose from the University of
Minnesota in 1928. While in school he was a contributor to the
Minnesota Quarterly and a member of the editorial
board of the Minnesota Daily.He sold his first
story, "The Red Brain," to the magazineWeird Tales
in 1927, became a regular contributor to several national magazines, and
during his senior year published his first book of poetry entitled
Ecstasy and Other Poems(1928). After
graduating, Donald moved to New York City and worked as advertising manager for
the publishing firm E.P. Dutton & Co. He returned to St. Paul in 1929;
completed three years of course work towards a Ph.D. in English; and, together
with his brother Howard, published a second volume of verse entitled
Dark Odyssey (1931). After returning to New York
(1932) Donald worked as a public relations executive and continued to write
fantastic fiction. In 1939 Donald and August Derleth founded the
publishing firm Arkham House with the express purpose of publishing the works
of H. P. Lovecraft. The firm's first book, a Lovecraft collection edited by
both Wandrei and Derleth, was entitledThe Outsider and
Others. Arkham House became the first publishing house devoted solely to
fantasy and survived to become a leading publisher of the weird and science
fiction genre. Donald returned to St. Paul after serving in the army
during World War II (1942-1945). He moved back to New York in 1947 and moved to
Hollywood in 1950. He returned to St. Paul in 1952, where he remained until his
death in 1987. Howard Wandrei Howard
Wandrei, Donald's younger brother, was born on September 24, 1909. At eighteen
he was arrested for burglary and spent almost three years at the Minnesota
State Reformatory in St. Cloud (1928-1930). During his incarceration he
continued his education through extension courses offered by the University of
Minnesota and received his B.A. degree, cum laude, in 1932. Howard and
Donald collaborated on the bookDark Odyssey, which
contained twenty-three poems written by Donald and five pen and ink sketches by
Howard. Howard was also a writer, sculptor, and renowned batik maker. His
writings were published in several national publications and his art was
exhibited in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and New York. Howard moved to New
York in 1933. He married Connie Colestock in 1936 and they had one child,
Suzanne, in 1941. The couple was divorced in 1946. Howard moved back to St.
Paul in 1945 and lived there for the remainder of his life. He died on
September 5, 1956. Biographical data was taken from the collection.
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The papers include correspondence (1898-1987),
photographs, school records (1921-1932), military records (1942-1945), wills
(1949-1987), birth and death certificates (1926, 1972), tax returns
(1941-1986), deeds (1899-1949), stock performance records (1938-1951), legal
documents (1900-1987), an autograph book (1927-1936), literary manuscripts,
photocopied short stories, newspaper clippings (1928-1986), and printed
matter. Topics include Donald and Howard Wandrei's education and early
writing efforts, Howard's incarceration at the Minnesota State Reformatory
(1928-1930), the brothers' writing careers and social lives in New York City
(1927-1950), Donald's involvement in the publication of the works of H. P.
Lovecraft and his friendship with August Derleth and other prominent authors
and publishers, and Donald's military service during World War II.
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| Howard Wandrei correspondence (1934-1943) is also located in Special
Collections, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the
catalog using these headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Authors and publishers. |
| | Artists--Minnesota--Saint
Paul. |
| | Copyright--United States--Royalties. |
| | Fantastic fiction,
American. |
| | Morels--Minnesota. |
| | Personality
assessment. |
| | Publishers and
publishing--Wisconsin. |
| | Science fiction, American. |
| Persons: |
| | Barlow, Robert
H. (Robert Hayward), 1918-1951. |
| | Bloch, Robert,
1917-. |
| | Bok, Hannes, 1914-1964. |
| | Brennan,
Joseph Payne, 1918-. |
| | Colestock, Connie. |
| | Cook, W. Paul, 1881-1948. |
| | Craigie,
Barbara. |
| | Derleth, August William, 1909-1971. |
| | Everts, R. Alain. |
| | Fosbroke, Gerald. |
| | Garnsey family. |
| | Hartmann, Forrest D. |
| | Haupers, Clement, 1900-. |
| | Howard, Robert Ervin,
1906-1936. |
| | Jacobi, Carl, 1908-. |
| | Laing,
Alexander, 1903-. |
| | Leiber, Fritz, 1910-. |
| | Long, Frank Belknap, 1903-. |
| | Lovecraft, H. P.
(Howard Phillips), 1890-1939--Estate. |
| | Lovecraft, H. P.
(Howard Phillips), 1890-1939. |
| | McCauley, Kirby. |
| | Merritt, Abraham, 1882-1943. |
| | Price, E.
Hoffman. |
| | Quinn, Seabury. |
| | Smith, Clark
Ashton, 1893-1961. |
| | Sully, Helen V. |
| | Wandrei, Albert C. |
| | Wandrei, David G. |
| | Wandrei, Donald, 1908--Manuscripts. |
| | Wandrei
family. |
| | Wandrei, Howard, 1909-. |
| | Wandrei,
Jeannette Adelaide, 1878-1972. |
| | Wandrei, Jeannette Alberta,
1913-1972. |
| | Wandrei, Suzanne E.,
1941-. |
| | Wilson, Colin, 1931-. |
| | Wilson, F.
Paul (Francis Paul). |
| Places: |
| | New York (N.Y.)--Social life
and customs. |
| | Le Sueur (Minn.). |
| Organizations: |
| | Arkham House. |
| | August
Derleth Society. |
| | United States. Army. Infantry Division,
65th. |
| | World Fantasy Convention. |
| Occupations: |
| | Authors,
American. |
| | Artists--Minnesota--Saint
Paul. |
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| Preferred
Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or
series here].. Donald Wandrei and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical
Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for
additional examples. |
| Accession
Information: |
| | Accession number: 15,101; 15,346 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: Frank
Hennessy |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00039932 |
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Note to Researchers: To request
materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.
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Donald Wandrei: Personal Papers
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| Includes Wandrei's high school grade reports (1921-1924),
university transcripts (1924-1931), and military records consisting of orders,
rosters, and a history of the 65th Division. The military records document
Wandrei's service with the 357th regiment of the 90th infantry division at Camp
Barkeley, Texas; the 413th regiment of the 104th infantry division at Camp
Adair, Oregon (1942-1943); and the 259th regiment of the 65th infantry
division, which was stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi (1943-1944) and which
took part in the Allied march across Germany and Austria as part of General
George Patton's Third Army (1945). |
| The largest portion of this section
consists of correspondence (1924-1987) with family, friends, and literary
colleagues. Topics include family matters, Donald's social life, his writing
and publishing career, H. P. Lovecraft's writing and estate, the Lovecraft
circle, discussions of the correspondents' literary works, August Derleth, and
Arkham House. There is also a file of correspondence related to a claim Donald
submitted to the Crime Victims Reparation Board after sustaining a severe
beating during the robbery of his home on January 26, 1982. |
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following correspondents' letters have been photocopied and the originals
placed in reserve: Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Belknap Long, W. Paul Cook, Robert
H. Barlow, Robert E. Howard, and Hannes Bok. Other notable correspondents
include Robert Bloch (1973-1987), Joseph Payne Brennan (1959, 1973), Carl
Jacobi (1926-1985), Alexander Laing (Nov. 30, 1931), Fritz Leiber, A. Merritt
(1934), E. Hoffman Price (1971-1982), Seabury Quinn (1933), Colin Wilson (1973,
1975), and F. Paul Wilson (1971). |
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| 143.E.8.9B | 1 |
Biography, undated and 1934,
1974.
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School
records,1921-1931.
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Birth certificate, power of attorney, and will, 1926,
1944, 1972-1987.
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World War II:
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Personal papers and military records, undated and
1940-1956.
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Orders,
regulations, and division history, 1942-1948,
1963-1964.
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Personal correspondence:
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Albert C. Wandrei, 1927-1943.
2 folders.
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Jeannette Adelaide Wandrei, undated and 1927-1958.
8 folders.
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Howard Wandrei, undated and 1936-1956.
7 folders.
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Jeannette Alberta Wandrei,
1932-1954.
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Suzanne E. Wandrei.
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| 143.E.8.10F | 2 | |
Clark Ashton Smith, 1924-1949.
3 folders.
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Frank Belknap Long,
1927-1975.
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W. Paul Cook, 1927-1946.
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Robert H.
Barlow,1932-1939.
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R. E. Howard, 1933.
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Hannes Bok, undated and
1939-1963.
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Miscellaneous friends and colleagues, undated and
1926-1987. 9 folders.
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Taxes,1960-1986.
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Crime Victims Reparations
Board,1982-1984.
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Newspaper clippings, undated and
1928-1986.
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Miscellaneous personal papers and printed matter,
undated and 1908, 1932-1982.
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Morel diaries, 1939-1941, 1947, 1948, 1952. 1 folder
containing 3 envelopes and 1 volume.
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pocket-size diary pages record Donald's mushroom hunting trips to various
places (often around Hastings) in southeastern Minnesota. Most of the entries
record the number of morel mushrooms gathered, as well as the general
whereabouts of the finds and notes about the weather, the relative abundance of
mushrooms, and his companions. The latter often include his mother and "Mrs.
G." |
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Donald Wandrei:
Writing and Publishing Career
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| This series
contains examples of Donald's writing, consisting of a scrapbook of articles
and editorials he wrote for the Minnesota Daily
(1926-1930) and three original manuscripts; legal documents and
correspondence related to copyrights and publication, and motion picture
agreements; photocopied invoices, checks, and correspondence documenting
royalties Wandrei received (1950, 1967-1986); and a group of papers related to
the history of Arkham House. |
| After August Derleth's death (1971) Wandrei
won a lawsuit he filed against Derleth's estate regarding the copyright
ownership of the H. P. Lovecraft works that Donald and Derleth had jointly
owned. A series of correspondence between Wandrei's lawyers and the Derleth
estate executor and Arkham House lawyer, Forrest Hartmann, together with legal
documents and accounting records (1973-1987) related to the case, are
included. |
| There is also a file containing correspondence, newspaper
articles, and legal documents related to a Lovecraft fan and researcher named
R. Alain Everts. The papers document a controversy surrounding Everts' research
methods, which resulted in his arrest in 1973 based on accusations that he
stole Lovecraft material belonging to Brown University. Additional legal
documents relate to a copyright infringement lawsuit (1983) that Everts, doing
business as The Strange Company, filed against Arkham House involving a
collection of Richard L. Tierney's poetry entitled Dreams
and Damnations. |
| The next set of files is related to publishers,
authors, and artists in the science fiction/fantasy genre and begins with a
series of letters that H. P. Lovecraft wrote to Clark Ashton Smith (1922-1935)
and Helen V. Sully (1933-1936). There is also a group of correspondence and
miscellaneous papers connected with Wandrei's involvement with, and critique
of, more recent Lovecraft publications including L. Sprague de Camp's biography
of Lovecraft (1974-1980), Wandrei's own editing of Lovecraft's selected letters
(1971-1976) and a new Lovecraft collection, The Lovecraft
Omnibus (1973-1974), and his accusation that Arkham House's book,
The Watchers Out of Time, was falsely attributed
to be a "posthumous collaboration" between Lovecraft and August Derleth
(1975). |
| There is a group of papers related to August Derleth composed of
correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a newsletter pertaining to the August
Derleth Society (1974-1984), and a file of correspondence related to access
restrictions on the Derleth papers held by the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin (1964-1981). |
| The remaining papers consist of correspondence
(1975-1985) and printed matter primarily concerned with the annual World
Fantasy Convention and Donald's refusal to participate in or support the
project due to his belief that the convention was established by Kirby McCauley
as a commercial exploitation of the memory of H. P. Lovecraft and a promotion
of McCauley's private literary agency. |
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| 142.G.4.2F-2 | 7 |
Scrapbook,
1926-1930. 1
volume.
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| 143.E.8.10F | 2 |
Manuscripts:
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"The
Imaginative Element in Modern
Literature,"1924.
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"The Phantom City."
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"Erotica."
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Published stories, undated and 1932,
1924.
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Poetry and
miscellaneous writings, undated and 1928-1933,
1974-1978.
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Newspaper
clippings, 1972-1980.
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Copyrights,1931-1985.
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Requests for literary contributions and publishing
rights,undated and 1950, 1971-1986.
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Publication and motion picture
agreements,1965-1986.
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Royalties:
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Arkham
House, Doubleday, and Ballantine, 1950,
1967-1986.
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Scott
Meredith Literary Agency,1973-1987.
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Arkham House Publishers:
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Articles of
incorporation,1974-1979.
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Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers,
undated and 1937-1987.
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Forrest D. Hartmann: Miscellaneous correspondence and related
papers, 1971-1982.
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Wandrei vs. Derleth:
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Correspondence, 1973-1987.
4 folders.
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Lovecraft accounting, 1985. 2 folders.
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Scott Meredith Literary Agency: Correspondence,
1973-1987.
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Everts vs. Arkham House,1975-1984.
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Authors and publishers:
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H. P. Lovecraft:
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Correspondence:
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Clark
Ashton Smith and Seabury Quinn,
1922-1935.
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Helen V. Sully, 1933-1936.2 folders.
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Biographies, 1974-1986.
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The Lovecraft
Omnibus, 1973-1974.
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H.P. Lovecraft: Selected
Letters,1971-1976.
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The Watchers Out of
Time,1975.
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Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers,
undated and 1932-1939, 1973-1984.
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August Derleth:
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Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers,
undated and 1959-1981.
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August Derleth Society,
1974-1984.
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Derleth Papers: State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
1964-1981.
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Forrest Ackerman, 1973, 1976.
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Lin Carter and Weird
Tales, 1981.
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Conan the Barbarian, 1977,
1979.
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Stephen
King,1981.
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Kirby McCauley, 1974-1981.
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David Schultz and Cthulsz
#2,1975.
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Clark Ashton Smith.
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L. Sprague de Camp.
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Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers,
undated and 1931-1944, 1971-1986.
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Artists:
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Barbara Craigie.
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Rodger Gerberding,undated and 1988.
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Clem Haupers, undated and
1947-1981.
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Miscellaneous artwork.
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Conferences and conventions:
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Correspondence, 1975-1985.
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World Fantasy
Conventions,1975-1984.
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Miscellaneous
conventions,1977-1981.
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Donald Wandrei: Supplemental
Material
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Correspondence,1924-1975. 1 box, containing 232 items:
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| | | Includes manuscript and typed correspondence by literary colleagues of
Wandrei: Clark Ashton Smith (1924-1927), Frank Belknap Long (1927-1975), W.
Paul Cook (1927-1946), Robert H. Barlow (1932-1939), Robert E. Howard (Feb. 21,
1933), and Hannes Bok (undated and 1939-1963). |
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these letters have been placed in the main body of the Donald Wandrei
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Howard
Wandrei
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| The initial papers in this section
consist of personal records including Howard's school records documenting his
education at the University of Minnesota and his course work while incarcerated
at the Minnesota State Reformatory. |
| The bulk of the papers consist of
correspondence (1927-1956) with friends, family, and publishers. There are
small groups of letters from Howard's mother and from Donald Wandrei, and a
file of letters and miscellaneous papers related to Howard's wife Connie and
his daughter Suzanne. |
| One of the primary correspondents is Katie Newton,
a long-time friend whose letters (undated and 1951-1956) discuss her life with
her husband Ken while living in Houston, Texas; Howard's health; news and
issues related to family and mutual friends including Donald Wandrei's
alcoholism; Ken's battle with cancer; and Katie's move to California after
Ken's death (1954). |
| Another principal correspondent is Gerald E.
Fosbroke, a friend who promoted a theory of character analysis based on an
individual's physical features. Howard's interest in Fosbroke's theories is
reflected in a group of Fosbroke's essays and articles (undated and 1946-1947)
and in correspondence related to Howard's efforts at having a book by Fosbroke
published (1933-1954). There is also a series of personal correspondence
(1951-1955) between Howard and Gerald and Josephine Fosbroke. |
| Much of
the correspondence related to Howard's writing consists of rejection notices he
received while he lived in New York. Many of these stories were resubmitted and
eventually published, and some of the correspondence relates to requests for
publication rights to previously published material. The last group of papers
consists of photocopied stories written by Howard under various pseudonyms and
published in several national magazines. |
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School records,1921-1932.
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Memoriam, 1956.
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Will and estate, 1956,
1959.
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Correspondence:
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Donald
Wandrei, undated and 1933-1956.
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Jeannette Adelaide Wandrei, undated and
1953.
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Katie
Newton,undated and 1951-1956. 2
folders.
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Friends and business
associates, undated and 1926-1956. 5
folders.
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Connie Colestock
and Suzanne Wandrei, undated and 1940-1956,
1972.
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Gerald and
Josephine Fosbroke:
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Essays and
articles, undated and 1946-1947.2
folders.
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Professional
correspondence, undated and 1933-1954.
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Personal correspondence, 1951-1955.
3 folders.
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Birthday record book.
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Miscellaneous personal papers, undated and
1930-1942.
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Artwork.
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Artwork:
Photographs.
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Published
stories:
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Howard Van Drey.
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H. W. Guernsey.
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Howard W. Graham.
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Robert A. Garron.
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Howard Wandrei.
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Albert C. Wandrei
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| Includes
letters (1928-1942) from sons Donald and Howard, covering the years Howard was
in the reformatory (1928-1930), the period they lived in New York City, and
during Donald's service in the Army (1942-1945). Howard's letters from the
reformatory discuss books he read; his artwork, writing, and violin practice;
and his university extension courses. Other topics include the brothers'
employment, writing careers, and social life. |
| There is also a group of
correspondence related to Albert's work as a lawyer and as legal editor with
West Publishing Company. Most of this correspondence consists of Wandrei's
communications with the law firm of Forbes, Lounsbury & Forbes of Wahpeton,
North Dakota regarding its representation of Wandrei's sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Huber, in legal affairs they became
involved with while living in North Dakota (1920-1923). |
| A final group of
papers, composed of correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings,
is related to the extended Wandrei family. The primary topic here is the estate
of Albert's brother, William F. Wandrei, and Howard and Donald Wandrei's
involvement as trustees of property owned by William in North Dakota
(1957-1986). |
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| 143.E.9.2F | 4 |
Personal
correspondence:
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Miscellaneous,
undated and 1898-1943, 1972.
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Donald Wandrei, 1932-1942.
2 folders.
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Howard Wandrei,1928-1942. 2 folders.
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Business correspondence,undated and 1921-1936.
2 folders.
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Miscellaneous personal papers, undated and
1872-1942.
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William
F. Wandrei estate,1944-1986.
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Miscellaneous Wandrei family correspondence and related
papers,1856-1916.
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Jeannette Adelaide Wandrei
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| The correspondence (1927-1972) in this section consists primarily of letters
from Donald and Howard, and a substantial amount of material discussed in the
earlier letters (1927-1942) parallels that found in the letters to their
father. |
| Donald's correspondence begins with a trip he took to New York
state in 1927 and his move to New York City a year later. The letters proceed
to discuss his job search and finances, his writing, his friends and social
life in New York, and his experiences in the army during World War
II. |
| Donald's later letters were written during a trip Jeannette took to
the West Coast (Jan.-April 1947), during Donald's second stay in New York City
(1947-1950), and during his subsequent move to Hollywood (1950-1952). Topics
include Donald's observations of the stock market and his advice regarding his
mother's stocks and bonds, his friends and social life, his growing interest in
drama and his efforts at play and motion picture script writing, Jeannette's
health, and Donald's expectation of wealth based on the discovery of oil on
land inherited from his uncle William (1951-1952). |
| Howard's
correspondence begins during a summer job he held at Yellowstone Park (1927)
and continues with letters he wrote during his years in the reformatory
(1928-1930) and while living in New York City (1933-1945). |
| There is a
substantial increase in the frequency of Howard's letters during his final
years in New York (1943-1947). Topics include his daughter Suzanne; problems in
his marriage that led to his divorce, including his wife's infidelity and her
decision to move back to Minnesota with their daughter; and the management of
their New York apartment after his move back to St. Paul
(1945-1947). |
| Other papers include records of Jeannette and Donald's stock
purchases, accompanied by performance and dividend records; cemetery records
associated with the burials of Albert, Howard, Jeannette Alberta, and Jeannette
Adelaide Wandrei; and a group of files related to Jeannette's family, the
Garnseys. |
| The papers pertaining to the Garnsey family include a small
amount of genealogical material; records documenting Jeannette's father George
W. Garnsey's military service during the Civil War; correspondence,
genealogical data, newspaper clippings, and membership applications and
certificates connected with Jeannette's membership in the Daughters of the
American Revolution; correspondence and legal documents connected with the
settlement of Jeannette's brother Edward's estate; and correspondence and legal
documents related to a dispute concerning Jeannette's ownership of Garnsey
family property in Le Sueur, Minnesota. |
| Location | Box |
| 143.E.9.3B. | 5 |
Correspondence:
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Miscellaneous, undated and
1928-1972.2 folders.
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Donald Wandrei, undated and
1927-1964.5 folders.
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Howard Wandrei, undated and
1927-1953.4 folders.
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Jeannette Alberta Wandrei, undated and
1943-1953.
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Financial records:
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Stocks and bonds, 1938-1951. 2 folders.
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Tax
returns,1941-1972.
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Wills and death
certificate,1950-1972.
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Cemetery records, 1942-1972.
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Miscellaneous personal papers,
undated and 1903-1942.
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Garnsey family:
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George W. Garnsey and Genealogical Data, undated and 1863,
1903-1926.
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Daughters
of the American Revolution,1932-1944.
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Edward F. Garnsey:
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Memoriam, 1950.
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Estate, 1919-1983.
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Wandrei vs. Le Sueur,
undated and 1900-1929.
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Jeannette Alberta and David G. Wandrei
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| There is a small amount of material related to these
two family members consisting of letters from Donald and Howard (1928-1957),
Jeannette's autograph book (1927-1936), David's obituary (April 8, 1959), and
newspaper clippings and marriage announcements related to David's family.
Jeannette Alberta is also represented in letters that she sent Donald
(1932-1954) and her mother (undated and 1943-1953). |
| Location | Box |
| 143.E.9.4F | 6 |
Correspondence and autograph book,
1927-1938, 1957.
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David G. Wandrei and family, 1928, 1956-1976.
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Photographs
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| The photographs consist primarily of black and white
portraits of Wandrei and Garnsey family members and friends (undated and
1891-1985). Two of the more prominent subjects represented in the portraits are
the Albert C. Wandrei family during the children's early years in St. Paul, and
Donald Wandrei's friends and literary colleagues including Barbara Craigie, Don
Herron, Kirby McCauley, Ramsey Campbell, and Clem Haupers. There is also a
photograph of H. P. Lovecraft filed with a letter Wandrei received from Dirk
Mosig (Feb. 20, 1974) and a photograph of Clark Ashton Smith with a letter he
received from Smith (Oct. 8, 1946). |
| There are also photographs of the
Wandrei family home at 1152 Portland Avenue, St. Paul; Minnesota recreation
spots such as Taylors Falls, Otter Tail Lake, Lake Phalen, and White Bear Lake;
and views of Niagara Falls, the Lincoln Memorial, and the New York City
skyline. |
| Location | Box |
| 143.E.9.4F | 6 |
Donald Wandrei:
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Miscellaneous, undated and 1917-1935,
1971-1985.2 folders.
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Friends and Colleagues, undated and
1921-1980.3 folders.
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World War II.
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Howard Wandrei:
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Miscellaneous, undated and 1917,
1953.
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Howard and
Connie Colestock, undated and 1939-1953.
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Suzanne Wandrei, undated and [1940s],
1955.
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Albert
C. Wandrei, undated and 1891-1942.
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Wandrei family, undated and 1903-1962.
5 folders.
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Jeannette Adelaide Wandrei, undated and
1920-1963.
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Garnsey
family, undated and 1913-1965.
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Jeannette Alberta Wandrei, undated and
1915-1927.
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David G.
Wandrei and family, undated and
1923-1963.
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Miscellaneous family, 1904-1965.2 folders.
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Places,
undated and 1918, 1930.
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Oversize Family Materials
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| Location | Box |
| 142.G.4.2F-2 | 7 |
Albert
Wandrei's confirmation certificate and diplomas, 1886, 1891,
1898.
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Photograph of
World War I volunteers from Le Sueur, including Edward
Garnsey,[1917?].
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Donald and Howard Wandrei's diplomas
from Central High School, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1924, 1926.
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Certificate of Jeannette Adelaide Wandrei's
membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932.
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Two certificates appointing Albert C.
Wandrei as a notary public, 1929, 1936.
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Poem by Donald entitled "Golden Poppy."
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A drawing by Bernard Austin Dwyer, 1927.
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Two pencil sketches of Donald, 1973,
1981.
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Two unidentified ink
sketches on one sheet.
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