Elizabeth Chabot Forrest Papers
Collection
Identifier: PCL-MS-0170
Collection Organization
This collection focuses on the career of Elizabeth Chabot Forrest as a working writer. It includes handwritten diaries and notebooks, manuscripts in various stages, correspondence, and published work. The notes and manuscripts for her lone book, Daylight Moon, are included here, as well as materials relating to her myriad articles for newspapers and magazines. Topics of Forrest's writing, both fiction and non-fiction include Inuit culture of Alaska, cooking and foodways, travel, and education among many others.
An oversized scrapbook collects many of Forrest's early writings for periodicals and newspapers, both nonfiction and fiction. Publications represented include The Christian Science Monitor, Children Magazine, Young People, The Goat World, West Coast Lumberman, Sunset Magazine and many more. Most of the articles from this time are on different topics that draw upon her experience in Alaska.
Researchers will find a great deal of information here about the daily life of a woman passionate about writing and the craft of writing in the early- to mid-20th century.
This collection is minimally processed, but it is available to researchers upon request.
Box 1, 1910s-1940s
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Loose notebooks, journals, and correspondence, 1910s-1940s
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Box 2, 1910s-1940s
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Loose notebooks, journals, and correspondence, 1910s-1940s
File – Box 2
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Box 3, 1910s-1940s
Series – Box 3
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Loose notebooks, journals, and correspondence, 1910s-1940s
File – Box 3
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Box 4, 1920, 1948, undated
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Sarah Attana, undated
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The Raindeer Parka, undated
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Snake Act, undated
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Guatemalan Enterprise (with photo), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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What the Loneliness Taught Me, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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Misc. Cookbooks, Pubs (with photo), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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A Woman Driver on the Allan Highway, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Correspondence, 1920
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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With Stanley, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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The Break Up (original draft), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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The Break Up (draft), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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The Break Up (drafts), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 12
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Correspondence - letters, 1948
File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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Misc. Correspondence, various dates
File – Box 4, Folder: 14
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Flowers by the Waysite/When Jack Forgot Fear, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 15
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Untitled manuscript, chapters 2-9, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 16
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Manuscripts (3): Mistakes; Alaskan Garden; Wild Rhubarb, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 17
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Miscellaneous, undated
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Misc. - Notes, Writings, Correspondence (1), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 19
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Misc. - Notes, Writings, Correspondence (2), undated
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Misc. Manuscript, undated
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Misc. Manuscripts, photos, etc., undated
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Misc. Materials, undated
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Misc. Notes, writings, correspondence, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 24
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Box 5, undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (1), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (2), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (3), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (4), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (5), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (6), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (7), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (8), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (9), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (10), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (11), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (12), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (13), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (14), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (15), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (16), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (17), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (18), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (19), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (20), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (21), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (22), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (23), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (24), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (25), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (26), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (27), undated
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Misc. Manuscripts (28), undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 28
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Box 6, 1953, undated
Series – Box 6
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Misc. notes, undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
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Notebooks, undated
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Journals, undated
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Research materials, 1953
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
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Writers' conference - Boulder, CO (with photos), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 5
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Research materials - Alaska (1) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 6
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Research materials - Alaska (2) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 7
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Research materials - Alaska (3) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 8
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Research materials - Alaska (4) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 9
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Research materials - Alaska (5) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 10
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Research materials - Alaska (6) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 11
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Research materials - Alaska (7) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 12
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Research materials - Alaska (8) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 13
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Research materials - Alaska (9) (various unknown dates), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 14
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Box 7, 1941, 1956, undated
Series – Box 7
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Notes on Writing (1), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
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Notes on Writing (2), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
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Clam-Diggers Wife, undated
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End of Waiting (with criticism), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 4
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I Betrayed My Trust - miscellaneous pages, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 5
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Poems by Hope Howland, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 6
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Publicity: Clips, Programs, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 7
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American Cookery Magazine (3), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 8
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The Heart or the Head, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 9
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Photos - early life, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 10
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Photos - Richard Neutra house, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 11
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Photos (1), undated
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Photos (2), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 13
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Photos (3), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 14
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Photos (4), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 15
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Photos (5), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 16
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Various manuscripts/short stories, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 17
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Correspondence, various dates
File – Box 7, Folder: 18
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Jack and Jill; other manuscripts, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 19
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TV scripts (2) - Arctic Justice, The Girl in the Yellow Dress, 1956
File – Box 7, Folder: 20
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The Girl in the Yellow Dress (2) (TV script), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 21
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Short stories (3), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 22
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"The Helper" by Charley Curtis, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 23
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Wild Rhubarb with correspondence and other notes, 1941
File – Box 7, Folder: 24
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Brief Interlude, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 25
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Short stories (8), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 26
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Break Up - typed draft - 35 Chapters, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: [27]
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Break Up - Correspondence, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: [28]
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Arctic Justice/TV screenplay, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: [29]
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Girl in the Yellow Dress screenplay/rough draft, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: [30]
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Certificates (2), undated
File – Box 7, Folder: [31]
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Box 8, 1939-1955, undated
Series – Box 8
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Lunchtime in Hollywood (with letter), 1942
File – Box 8, Folder: 1
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They Like 'Em Rough (with photos), 1941
File – Box 8, Folder: 2
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What - No Turkey!, 1941
File – Box 8, Folder: 3
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The Eskimo's Cupboard, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 4
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Soil-less Culture, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 5
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Lonely Days/Circumstantial Circumstances and the Man, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 6
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Roberta Saves her Oak, Price of Jealousy, 1940
File – Box 8, Folder: 7
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Miscellaneous notes, writings, correspondence, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 8
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Cranberries Without Turkey, 1941
File – Box 8, Folder: 9
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Misc. Manuscripts (9), undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 10
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Reversible Rooms w/ Photos and Correspondence, 1951
File – Box 8, Folder: 11
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Misc. Manuscripts (5), undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 12
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Manuscript Outlines (Lecture I,II,III,IV,VII,IX) w/ Notes, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 13
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"Siwashing Out" in Alask, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 14
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(Film) Synopsis of "The Shameless Queen", undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 15
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Misc. Manuscripts and Correspondence, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 16
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I was a Quitter, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 17
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Chiquita (w/ Criticism), undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 18
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Manuscripts "Potlatch Dance/Chiquita", undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 19
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Listen - The Rain, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 20
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Potlatch Dance, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 21
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I Take Mary to the Snake Dance, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 22
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Bride On Trial, 1952
File – Box 8, Folder: 23
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Where Melons Climbs Trees w/ Correspondence, 1940
File – Box 8, Folder: 24
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Misc. Manuscripts, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 25
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The ON-Looker, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 26
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Misc. Short Stories, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 27
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Misc. Short Stories, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 28
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Murder in the Lemon Grove (?) w/ Correspondence, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 29
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Misc. Short Stories, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 30
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The Love I Dared Not Take, 1952
File – Box 8, Folder: 31
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Cranberry Culture w/ Letter, 1941
File – Box 8, Folder: 32
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Roof-Tree, 1941
File – Box 8, Folder: 33
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Jilted, 1942
File – Box 8, Folder: 34
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I Lied to My Husband, 1942
File – Box 8, Folder: 35
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Misc. Short Stories (14), undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 36
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The Break-up (Chapters 1-10) w/ Correspondence, 1955
File – Box 8, Folder: 37
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I Deceived My Husband, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 38
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Misc. Notes, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 39
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Untitled Manuscript, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 40
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Misc. Manuscripts, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 41
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Correspondence (Publishing) w/ Photo of Forrest (various dates), undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 42
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A Woman Driver on the Alcan Highway, 1946
File – Box 8, Folder: 43
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The Seng Book (Forrest on pg. 10), 1939
File – Box 8, Folder: 44
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Various Letters/Journal, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 45
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Box 9, 1927-1940
Series – Box 9
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Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles written by Elizabeth Chabot Forrest, 1927-1940
File – Box 9, Folder: 1
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