Chana Cox - Academic Overture - Notes, 1950 - 2020
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, novel manuscripts, plays, lectures, and unpublished works of Dr. Chana Cox. The biographical materials include a family history written by Cox, a family tree, relevant newspaper clippings, and family photos. Professional materials include press releases and draft edits for Cox's published novels, notes and edits on essays and lectures including Cox's work on Plato, Hobbes, and Locke, academic papers, and her correspondence with various literary agents, publishing houses, and university presses. Visual and multi-media materials include photographs taken during Cox's time in Idaho and Israel, and a video tape featuring Dr. Rodney Cox speaking about "A River Went out of Eden." Correspondence includes letters and emails exchanged between Cox and her family members, primary literary agent, Jean V. Naggar, and various professional colleagues. Manuscripts and unpublished works include typed drafts of the novels "A River Went Out of Eden," "Intermezzo," "Inungilak," "Finistere," "Blackhurst," and "Montrevault." Plays in the collection include "Pharaoh, King of Egypt," "Feivel, Mit'n Fiddle," "The Oath," "Bacchae," and "My Eumenides."
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 9 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository