Alzina Stone Dale Papers, 1981-1999 | Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Alzina Stone Dale Papers, 1981-1999

ID: SC/106

Primary Creator: Dale, Alzina Stone (1931-)

Extent: 1.0 box. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series with folder level control.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2001

Subjects: Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography, Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936, L'Engle, Madeleine -- Correspondence

Forms of Material: Articles, Correspondence, Interviews, Pamphlets, Reviews

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Alzina Stone Dale Papers are composed primarily of correspondence to/from Madeleine L'Engle, as well as, interviews, articles, book reviews, pamphlets, poems, and media material.

Biographical Note

Alzina Stone Dale is a freelance author/lecturer who has published biographies of Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot and edited "Love All: The Comedies of Dorothy L. Sayers"; "Dorothy L. Sayers, the Centenary Celebration"; and "Sayers on Holmes." Dale has also written mystery travel guides to London, England, New York, Chicago and Washington D.C., two of which have won Malice Domestic’s Agatha Awards. A contributor to "As Her Wimsey Took Her" and "The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery," Dale is a member of the Sayers Society, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the Authors Guild, and the Society of Midland Authors.

Subject/Index Terms

Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
L'Engle, Madeleine -- Correspondence

Administrative Information

Repository: Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: .42 linear feet

Access Restrictions: There are no specific restrictions on this collection.

Use Restrictions: Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.

Acquisition Source: The provenance of the Alzina Stone Dale Papers is currently unknown.

Acquisition Method: Gift

Other URL: http://library.wheaton.edu

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Manuscripts],
[Series 3: Secondary],
[Series 4: Media],
[All]

Series 1: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 1: Epistles to Madeleine L'Engle, 1981-1999
Folder 2: Epistles to Madeleine L'Engle with Response, 1982-1984
Folder 3: Epistles from Madeleine L'Engle, 1981-1993
Folder 4: Epistles to Madeleine L'Engle (undated)
Folder 5: Epistles from Others with Response, 1982, 1984

Series 2: Manuscripts

Box 1

Folder 6: The Outline of Sanity: A Life of G.K. Chesterton. Advance proof, 1982

Series 3: Secondary

Box 1

Folder 7: Articles by Others

Item 1: The Writing Life, World
Item 2: The Compasrose Organizashun Urjez Chanjez in Speling to Simplify English- It Spredz a Gospul Preecht With Litul Efect; Shaw and the Chicago Tribune
Item 3: Luci Shaw: Finding God in the Dark
Item 4: A Review: Dark, Light Themes Weave Through the Book
Item 5: The Nun and The Author: Writing Soulmates
Item 6: Mainline Church Leaders Hit for "Obscene" Political Behavior
Item 7: Article from Moody

Folder 8: Articles/Pamphlet by Madeleine L'Engle

Item 1: Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?
Item 2: I Know That my Redeemer Liveth
Item 3: Canon West Dies

Folder 9: Articles of Madeleine L'Engle

Item 1: Something of the Author
Item 2: A Conversation with Madeleine L'Engle
Item 3: A Full Life: Madeleine L'Engle Continues to Add Titles to Her Bibliography
Item 4: Reading, Understanding, and Selling Madeleine L'Engle in Christian Bookstores
Item 5: Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage by Madeleine L'Engle

Folder 10: Interviews with Madeleine L'Engle

Item 1: An Interview with Madeleine L'Engle by Alzina Stone Dale
Item 2: Meet Madeleine L'Engle by Travis Du Priest
Item 3: Allegorical Fantasy: Mortal Dealings with Cosmic Questions-An Interview with Madeleine L'Engle
Item 4: Story is Where We Look for Truth by Neil M. Alexander

Folder 11: Reviews of Madeleine L'Engle's Books

Item 1: The Severed Wasp
Item 2: TwoPart Invention
Item 3: A Cry Like a Bell
Item 4: Walking on Water
Item 5: And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings

Folder 12: Poems by Madeleine L'Engle

Folder 13: Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle

Folder 14: IWU Writers' Conference, August 1-6, 1982

Folder 15: The Author's Guild, Inc.- Symposium, February 21, 1984

Folder 16: J. Pamphlet of Madeleine L'Engle Collection at Wheaton College

Series 4: Media

Box 1

Item 1: 1983 Writing & Literature Conference; Leland Ryken; "The Moral Imagination: A Traveler's Guide
Item 2: Madeleine L'Engle Retreat; Dekoven Foundation; #1 (Mon. PM 5/20/85) and #2 (Tues. AM 5/21/85)
Item 3: Madeleine L'Engle Retreat; Dekoven Foundation; #3 (Tues. PM 5/21/85) and #4 (Tues. PM 5/21/85)
Item 4: Madeleine L'Engle Retreat; Dekoven Foundation; #5 (Wed. AM 5/22/85) and #6 (Wed. PM 5/22/85)
Item 5: Madeleine L'Engle Retreat; Dekoven Foundation; #7 (Wed. PM 5/22/85)

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[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Manuscripts],
[Series 3: Secondary],
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