C Brashear, Margaret M., Papers, 1868-1962 3393 6.3 linear feet, 1 volume This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at shsresearch@umsystem.edu. INTRODUCTION The papers of Margaret M. Brashear contain correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, student papers, and articles of Margaret M. Brashear, who was a professor of English at the University of Missouri. She taught classes on Mark Twain and Missouri literature and wrote several books and articles. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by Margaret M. Brashear in June of 1963 (Accession No. 245). BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Margaret M. Brashear was born in 1874 in Brashear, Missouri. She was educated at Northeast Missouri Normal School in Kirksville and graduated in 1892. She attended Radcliffe College in 1897-1898, and summer school at Oxford in 1910. She received an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri in 1922 and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1930. After teaching for three years in public high schools in Missouri and Montana, she taught English for three years in Beaver College in Pennsylvania; at Kirksville Teachers College, 1904-1914; the University of Idaho, 1914-1919; and the University of Missouri, 1919-1944. She retired and moved to her father s home in Kirksville, Missouri, where she died in 1963. Besides numerous articles on Missouri literature and Mark Twainiana, she published in 1934, Mark Twain, Son of Missouri. In 1959 she co-authored with Robert M. Rodney the Art, Humor, and Humanity of Mark Twain. Dr. Brashear was a member of the Association of University Professors of the Modern Language Association, Pi Lambda Theta, and Delta Kappa Gamma educational fraternities. SCOPE AND CONTENT The Brashear Papers are arranged into the following seven series: Mark Twain, Missouri Literature Notes, Articles, Newspaper Clippings, Pamphlets, Brochures, Programs, Books, Bibliographical File, and Photographs. More complete series descriptions are located in the folder list. FOLDER LIST Mark Twain Series f. 1-7 Correspondence with other scholars regarding her research, Ph.D. dissertation, and other writings about Mark Twain, 1902-1961 f. 8-11 Miss Brashear s Ph.D. dissertation, The Formative Influences in the
C3393 Brashear, Margaret M., Papers, 1868-1962 Page 2 Mind and Writings of Mark Twain, rough draft f. 12-25 Papers submitted by students in her class on Mark Twain f. 26-47 Research notes on her dissertation f. 48-63 Research notes on her book, Mark Twain, Son of Missouri f. 64-68 Research notes and rough draft of her book, The Art, Humor, and Humanity of Mark Twain f. 69-87 Miscellaneous notes on her readings about Mark Twain f. 88-97 Class notes and exams for her class on Mark Twain f. 98-102 The Twainian, publication of the Mark Twain Society of Chicago, January, 1939-February, 1944 f. 103-129 Magazine articles, newspaper clippings, about Mark Twain, 1924-1962 Missouri Literature Notes, [1920s-1940s] Series f. 130-152 Biographical notes on Missouri authors, arranged alphabetically by author. Some are Zoe Akins, Homer Croy, Alexander DeMenil, Walt Disney, Eugene Field, Rupert Hughes, and Sara Teasdale. f. 153-178 Correspondence, 1923-1932; rough draft, and research notes of her Anthology of Missouri Literature f. 179-192 Research notes of Missouri Verse and Verse Writers, an article she wrote for publication in the Missouri Historical Review, Volumes 18 and 19, April-October, 1931. Printed copy in folder 179. f. 193-225 Miscellaneous notes on Missouri subjects, arranged alphabetically by subject: ballads, drama, folklore, Hannibal, humor, the Ozarks, religion, St. Louis, and speeches f. 226-230 Miscellaneous notes, plan, and exams prepared for her class in Missouri literature f. 231-236 Notes and rough drafts of her articles, Missouri Literature Since Work War I, and Missouri Literature Since World War II. f. 237-257 Biographical and bibliographical notes f. 258-296 Student papers submitted in her class on Missouri Literature Articles Series f. 297-309 Typewritten and printed copies of articles and short stories written by Missouri authors. William H. Hamby, Edgar White, Fannie Hurst, Kate Chopin, Manley O. Hudson, Alexander DeMenil, J. Breckinridge Ellis, and J.W. Vincent are included. Articles were removed from journals and magazines. Newspaper Clippings Series f. 310-328 Newspaper clippings, largely from Kansas City and St. Louis papers, undated, arranged by subjects f. 310-324 People, A-J f. 315-319 People, K-Z
C3393 Brashear, Margaret M., Papers, 1868-1962 Page 3 f. 320-322 Places, A-L f. 323-324 Places, M-Z f. 325-326 Books f. 327-328 Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Brochures, Programs Series f. 329 Books of poetry f. 330 Programs f. 331-333 Periodicals: Catalog of Dawson Book Shop, Los Angeles California, February, 1941; The Hesperian, St. Louis, Missouri, April-June, 1902; Midwest Folklore, Indiana University April 1951; The Criterion, London, England, September, 1928; American Literature, Duke University, March 1930 f. 334-336 Pamphlets regarding vacationing in Missouri, published by the Missouri State Division of Resources and Development; Missouri and Boone County, Missouri, Place Names, by Robert L. Ramsay; National Old Trails Road tourism booklets f. 337-338 Pamphlets regarding activities of the University of Missouri f. 339-344 Pamphlets regarding the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 f. 345 Miscellaneous Books Series f. 346 Account book from an unknown book or stationery store, 1868 f. 347 Margaret M. Brashear, Radcliff College, 1897-1898, Shakespeare Notes, 1897-1898 f. 348 Ledger, Kirksville Mercantile College, Kirksville, Missouri, 1898; f. 349 Picturesque Berea in Linoleum Cuts and Words by Frances M. Wilcox v. 1 Bound copy of Miss Brashear s Master s Thesis: The Angle of Narration in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad, 1922 Bibliographical File Series Photographs Series Card file of research notes on various subjects including Missouri authors, books and newspapers f. 350 Photographs of Mark Twain; Turtle Island; exterior view of home in Carson City, Nevada; Mark Twain home in Florida, Missouri
C3393 Brashear, Margaret M., Papers, 1868-1962 Page 4 INDEX TERMS Subject Folders Other Image Ballads, Missouri 193 Belden, H. M. (1865-1954) 308 Brashear, Margaret M. "Minnie" (1874-1963) 1-349 Chopin, Kate (1851-1904) 300 Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) 307 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910) 1-129 Clemens, Samuel Longhorne (1835-1910) 350 y Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) v. 1 Croy, Homer (1883-1965) 132 DeMenil, Alexander Nicolas 133,304,351 Disney, Walt (1901-1966) 134 Drama--Missouri 195 Ellis, J. Breckenridge (1870-1956) 1 Field, Eugene (1850-1895) 135 Folklore--Missouri 196 Guitar, Sarah (1892-1963) 1 Hamby, William H. 297 Hudson, Manley O. (1886-1960) 301 Hughes, Rupert (1872-1956) 138, 307 Hurst, Fannie (1889-1968) 299 Kirksville Mercantile College, Ledger, 1898 348 Lane, Rose Wilder (1887-1968) 307, 309 Ledgers, 1898 348 Literature, Missouri 130-345 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1903-1904 339-344 Mark Twain home, Carson City, Nevada 350 y Mark Twain home, Florida, Missouri 350 y Missouri, Hannibal 197-198 Missouri, St. Louis 220-221 Ozarks 309 Paine, Albert Bigelow (1861-1937) 1 Ramsay, Robert L. (1880-1953) 334 Read, Allen Walker 307 Rodney, Robert M. 64-68 Shippey, Lee 307 Teasdale, Sara (1884-1933) 145
C3393 Brashear, Margaret M., Papers, 1868-1962 Page 5 Subject Folders Other Image Turtle Island, Hannibal, Missouri 350 y White, Edgar 298 Wit and humor 200-205