Manuscripts
Akins-Jannay collection and addenda
- Description
The collection consists of the following material:
1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-3) are arranged alphabetically by author and title. Included in this series are manuscripts by Zoë Akins, including: "The Daughter of Mars," "Others Than Myself," (her unpublished memoir), "Papa," "Plans for Tomorrow," and "The Singing Swans." This series also includes manuscripts by Akins' family members: Sarah Elizabeth Akins (mother), Laurie Metcalf (great-niece), Marie Prewitt (sister), and Thomas Akins (nephew); also, an extensive appraisal for Akins' Brigden Road home, and a poem by Dorothy Robinson.
2. Correspondence, Photograph Album, Drawings and Ephemera (Box 3) is arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes three business letters concerning "The Old Maid," by Edith Wharton, and two personal letters to Thomas Prewitt. Also included are a family photograph album of the Maginty and Mars families (relatives of Zoë Akins), two pencil drawings and two folders of Ephemera.
3. Addenda - Manuscripts, Photograph and Ephemera (Box 4) is arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes the teleplay "Dinner Party," a dissertation by Ronald Mielech, a photograph of Zoë Akins, and printed material.
4. Addenda - Printed Material, Ephemera, Reel-to-Reel Tapes and Printed Books (Boxes 5-6) is arranged alphabetically by author and format. This series includes printed material, tapes of interviews, and books inscribed by and to Zoë Akins.
