Guide to the Jeane Eddy Westin papers
Allison Higgins
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Guide to the Jeane Eddy Westin papers
Collection number: MC 24
Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento Room
Sacramento, California
- Processed by:
- Allison Higgins
- Date Completed:
- 2013
- Encoded by:
- Allison Higgins
Copyright 2013 Sacramento Public Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jeane Eddy Westin papers
Dates: 1974-1977
Collection number: MC 24
Creator:
Jeane Eddy Westin
Collection Size:
1.5 linear ft.
(3 archival boxes)
Repository:
Sacramento Public Library. Sacramento Room
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Jeane Eddy Westin is a local author from the Sacramento area. The Westin papers collection consists of interviews on cassette
tape and in printed form, several newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to her first book,
Making Do: How Women Survived the 30s. The book was published in 1976 by Follett Publishing Company and features interviews with several women, some from Sacramento,
who survived on little income during the Great Depression.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Sacramento Room.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Use of the described materials may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jeane Eddy Westin papers, MC 24, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.
Donation Information
This collection was donated to the Sacramento Public Library by the author in 1993.
Biographical Note
Jeane Eddy Westin is a local author who has written articles for many popular magazines, such as
Womens Day,
Parade and
Ms.
Making Do: How Women Survived the 30s was her first book, published in 1976, and it features stories told by women she interviewed who were growing up during the
Great Depression. Born in July of 1931, Jeane was a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors as well as the
Womens Army Corps, where she worked as a cryptographer during the Korean War. Other works she has written include
Love and Glory and
Swing Sisters, both fictional stories set in the 1930s and 40s. She married Eugene Westin in Sacramento in April of 1962.
Scope and Content Note
The papers are comprised of both printed and recorded interviews by the author, newspaper clippings promoting the release
of her book, and outgoing and incoming correspondence relating to the publication of
Making Do. The printed interviews are organized alphabetically by interviewee last name, and are told to the author from the perspectives
of different women growing up during the Great Depression and making do in hard times.
This collection is organized into three series:
- Series 1. Interviews
- Series 2. Printed Materials
- Series 3. Correspondence
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Sacramento
Box: 1-2
Series 1.
Interviews
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series is comprised of typed and recorded interviews by the author and organized in alphabetical order by interviewee
last name.
Box 1: 1
Newell Allison-Dorothy V. Bush
Box 1: 2
Nell Cadell-Vivian Cisneros
Box 1: 3
Doris Clark-Elizabeth Currian
Box 1: 4
Lillian Dawson-Maxine DuBose
Box 1: 6
Marjory Gentry-Mary Ann Guyol
Box 1: 7
Aleta Hagens-Lorette Harding
Box 1: 8
Pauline Harris-Jayne Hobbs
Box 1: 9
Mildred Huff-Jeanne Hutton
Box 2: 1
Ida Johnson-Lillian Kreucher
Box 2: 4
Sadie Nelson-Christine Owyang
Box 2: 5
Louisa Paalman-Kirsten Richards
Box 2: 6
Frances Ridgway-Victoria Sudsbury
Box 2: 7
Pearl Thorley-Hildegard Weigner
Box 2: 8
Hermine Wilder-Fern Yowell
Box 3
Interviews on Cassette Tape (Genova Johnson Dollinger; Peggy Gilbert; Mary Ann Guyol; Cecil Harden; Agnes Hayes; Jacqueline
Cochran Odlum; Mildred Scott Olmsted; Virginia Payne; Gladys Tillett)
Box: 3
Series 2.
Printed Materials
Physical Description: 1 box
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series is comprised of magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and correspondence among publishing staff regarding the
publication of
Making Do.
Folder: 1-2
Subseries 1.
Magazines
Physical Description: 2 folders
Box 3: 1
West Coast Review of Books and
Ms.
1976
Box 3: 2
Publisher's Weekly
January 26, 1976
Folder: 3
Subseries 2.
Newspaper Clippings
Physical Description: 1 folder
Box 3: 3
Newspaper Clippings
1974-1977
Box: 3
Series 3.
Correspondence
Physical Description: 1 box
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains both incoming and outgoing communication between the author and several different publishing companies
regarding publication of
Making Do.
Folder: 4
Subseries 1.
Outgoing Correspondence
Physical Description: 1 folder
Folder: 5
Subseries 2.
Incoming Correspondence
Physical Description: 1 folder
