Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biographical Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Gale Wilhelm papers
Date (inclusive): 1926-1994
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 142
Creators :
Wilhelm, Gale, 1908-
Extent:
Number of containers: 5 boxes
Linear feet: 1.6
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Contains typescripts of poetry, short stories, and novels, including
Never Let Me Go, and
Torchlight to Valhalla; galley proofs; and documents relating to publishing including correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements. Also includes
photographs of Gale Wilhelm and of her house in the Berkeley Hills.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to The Bancroft Library. Materials in these collections are protected by the U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17, U.S.C.) and may not be used without permission of The Bancroft Library. Use may be restricted by terms of University
of California gift or purchase agreements, privacy and publicity rights, licensing terms, and trademarks. All requests to
reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gale Wilhelm Papers, BANC MSS C-H 142, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Wilhelm, Gale, 1908--Archives
Wilhelm, Gale, 1908--Portraits
Women authors
Authors, American
Lesbian authors, American--20th century
Berkeley Hills (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Manuscripts for publication
Photographs
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Gale Wilhelm Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Gale Wilhelm on March 19, 1962. The bulk of the collection was
given by her niece Lauren Kroninger on May 9, 2007.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
Biographical Information
Gale Wilhelm was born on April 26, 1908 in Eugene, Oregon. Wilhelm lived in Berkeley, California for most of her adult life.
She was an author best known for her lesbian themed novels,
We Too Are Drifting (1935), and
Torchlight to Valhalla (1938).
Wilhelm died at home in Berkeley, California on July 11, 1991.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Gale Wilhelm Papers contains typescripts of poetry, short stories, and novels, including
Never Let Me Go, and
Torchlight to Valhalla; galley proofs; and documents relating to publishing including correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements. Also includes
photographs of Gale Wilhelm and of her house in the Berkeley Hills.