Finding Aid to the Gale Wilhelm Papers, 1926-1994

Finding Aid written by Alison E. Bridger

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California, 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

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Finding Aid to the Gale Wilhelm Papers, 1926-1994

Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 142

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Finding Aid Written By:: Alison E. Bridger
Date Completed:: May 2007

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

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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.

Series 1 Correspondence, contracts, photographs, etc. 1926-1994

Physical Description: Box 1

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence relating to her writing, contracts for published works, royalty statements from Naiad Press, photographs of Gale Wilhelm, a newspaper clipping and photographs about her house in Berkeley, and some miscellaneous notes.

Box 1, Folder 1-2

Correspondence 1934-1964

Box 1, Folder 3

Contracts 1939-1944

Box 1, Folder 4

Naiad Press 1985-1994

Box 1, Folder 5

Photographs 1926-1936, circa 1980s

Box 1, Folder 6

House at 1281 Campus Drive, Berkeley, Calif. 1953, circa 1990s

Box 1, Folder 7

Notes undated

Series 2 Writings 1930s-1940s

Physical Description: Boxes 2-5

Arrangement

Arranged by type.

Scope and Content Note

Contains three subseries: Poems, Short Stories, and Novels. Wilhelm did most of her writing in the 1930s and 1940s

Subseries 2.1 Poems undated

Physical Description: Box 2, folder 1

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Box 2, Folder 1

Typescripts undated

Subseries 2.2 Short Stories undated

Physical Description: Box 2, folders 2-47

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title.

Box 2, Folder 2

After We've Said Hello undated

Box 2, Folder 3

And the Feet Walking undated

Box 2, Folder 4

Back to the Nightingale undated

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