Harriette Coret Papers

 Collection
Identifier: PCL-MS-0225

Collection Organization

This collection presents a nearly complete story of the life of a writer who never seemed to stop working. The bulk of the materials relate to her work for so-called "true confession" magazines, including Modern Romances, True Story, Real Story, and Secrets. While her stories were published without a byline of any kind, where possible Mrs. Coret filed each manuscript with its published version, so researchers can identify her work and compare the two versions.

The files relating to Mrs. Coret's include full manuscripts, but also show the struggles of a writer trying to collect her royalties and clarify her contract with a small publisher whose management seemed to be constantly changing.

Another highlight of the collection is the collection of biographies written by Mrs. Coret about the residents of Stratford Court in Boca Raton, Florida. Her skill as a writer and affection for her subjects shine through here, and many of the stories themselves are fascinating.

The remainder of the collection relates to Mrs. Coret's personal life and her family. There are clippings and correspondence with her second husband, Irving Coret, as well as other members of the family. Also included are her records from Mills College, as well as materials she and others wrote for class reunions. Of particular interest is the manuscripts for Beulah's Story and Little Girl in the White Bashlik, which tells the story of her family's emigration from Russia to places such as Wyoming and Washington State. Included in the files for this story are letters from friends and acquaintences who share their immigration stories.

NOTE: Some files are marked restricted due to personal identifiable information. These files are available for researchers, but must be reveiewed by the archivist first.

Personal Papers, 1941-2003, undated

 Series
Dates
Creation: 1941-2003, undated

Mills College Publications, 1985, 1991

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1985, 1991

Mills College related papers, multiple

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: multiple

Records related to 3 Glocca Mora Lane, St. Louis, MO, multiple

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: multiple

Correspondence with Irving Coret, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Irving Coret, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Psych Jobs, 1945 - 1947

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1945 - 1947

WWII Reunion, 1999

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1999

Children's Hospital, 1942

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1942

Coroner's Jury, 1968

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1968

Mental Health Association, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Army Air Force, 1942 - 1944

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1942 - 1944

LaDue, multiple

 File – Box 1, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: multiple

The English Journal- 2 issues, 1963

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1963

Biographies- Stratford Court, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Grandpa's Will, 1947

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1947

Correcting Papers, 1960s

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1960s

Danny Kolker, multiple

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: multiple

Fillmore's Articles, multiple

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: multiple

Speech- Changing Public Expectations, 1973

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1973

Open Mind, multiple

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: multiple

People- newspaper clippings, multiple

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: multiple

Suicide Prevention, 1972 - 1973

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1972 - 1973

Stadium High- newspaper clipping, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Tacoma, multiple

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: multiple

Terezin exhibit, 1969

 File – Box 2, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1969

Laubach- 1992 on, 1992 - 2003

 File – Box 2, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1992 - 2003

Drawings- Oakland and Miami, 1941

 File – Box 2, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1941

Florence, Lawrence and Murgatroyd stories, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: undated

Beulah's Story- notes and manuscript, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: undated

I Was There- 12/8/1941, 1941

 File – Box 2, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1941

Manuscripts and Published Works, 1977-2005, undated

 Series
Dates
Creation: 1977-2005, undated

Doing Flat Time - original, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Doing Flat Time- xeroxes, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Workshop in Composition for Junior High School Students, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Workshop in Composition, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Children's Reading Roundtable of Chicago, 1988

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1988

At the Bottom of a Cliff, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

New Reader's Press- Worksheets and Catalogs, 1986 - 1988

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1986 - 1988

Edited Manuscript- Stowaway, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Ads, 1994

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1994

Ads- copies, 1993 - 1995

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1993 - 1995

Ads- revised, 1995

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1995

Anna / AIDS Separated me from my Lover (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1989

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1989

Grocery Checker- manuscript and published version, 1977

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1977

Little Girl in the White Bashlik, 1980

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1980

Little Girl in the White Bashlik- correspondence and notes, 1984

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1984

Little Girl in the White Bashlik, 2003

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 2003

Laubach- Money (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1999 - 2005

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1999 - 2005

Correspondence- Laubach, 1981 - 2002

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1981 - 2002

At the Bottom of a Cliff- 1st version, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Various magazines- Coret stories circled on table of contents, 1979, 1987, 1989

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1979, 1987, 1989

Aaron & Zoe (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1987

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1987

Story about Huntington's Corea- manuscript and published version, 1989

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1989

Better off Without Me, 1988

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1988

Study Guide- In and Out the Windows, 1986

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1986

Diabetic (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1989

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1989

Emily Hook- note from folder: Sold but magazine lost?, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Lottery- manuscript and published version, 1990

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1990

The Boy Next Door- manuscript and dpublished version (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1987

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1987

Beth & Aunt Gladys- manuscript and published version, 1979

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1979

Rock-a-Bye Bride (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1978

At the Bottom of a Cliff- synopsis and research, 1985

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1985

Sue Ann's Story (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1978

I Killed My Best Friend's Husband- published version, 1980

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1980

Mike's Wife- manuscript and published version, 1984

 File – Box 5, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1984

My Foreign Affair- published version, 1989

 File – Box 5, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1989

Sheila- published version, 1986

 File – Box 5, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1986

Mary Lou Cody- manuscript and published version, 1979

 File – Box 5, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1979

Stowaway- handwritten and typed manuscripts, 1992

 File – Box 5, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1992

In and Out the Windows- manuscript and printed book (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1994

 File – Box 5, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1994

Better Off Without Me- manuscript and printed book (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1994

 File – Box 5, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1994

Boys' Games- published versions, 1985

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1985

If He Really Wants Me- published version (RESTRICTED- Personal Identifiable Information), 1988

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1988

I Wanted a Baby- manuscript and published version, 1990

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1990

Donna Graves- manuscript and published version, 1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1978

A Ride Through Gorongosa Game Park- manuscript, 1985

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1985

The Guest- manuscript and published version, 1988

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1988

For Which the First Was Made- manuscript, undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Love Letters- contracts and published book, 1994

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1994

Be and Explorer- published version, 1980

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1980

Rapid I Movement- manuscript and published version, 1984

 File – Box 6, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1984

Bag of Lunch- published version, 1984

 File – Box 6, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1984

Contests, undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

Bokka Bakery, undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: undated

Cindy-Ella's Coach- published version, 1987

 File – Box 6, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1987

Pakistani Poppy- published version, 1985

 File – Box 6, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1985

Letter from a Distant Grandchild- manuscript, 1986

 File – Box 6, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1986

At the Bottom of a Cliff- manuscript, 2003

 File – Box 6, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 2003

Audio Materials, 1988-1990

 Series
Dates
Creation: 1988-1990

Better Off Without Me- 2 tape set of read-along version of the book- 10 copies, 1989

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1989

Love Letters- 2 tape set of read-along version of the book- 1 copy, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1988

In and Out the Windows- 2 tape set of read-along version of the book- 1 copy, 1990

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1990