Letha Dawson Scanzoni papers, 1963 -- 2019

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Series 1: Writings, 1963 -- 2006

This series is open for research.

4.5 linear feet; 4.5 linear feet; 10 boxes and 2 oversized boxes

This series contains Scanzoni's research, drafts, publications, and writing-related correspondence from 1963-2009. Materials cover a variety of writing formats, including newspaper articles, gospel tracts, bible study workbooks, sociology textbook entries, journal articles, and full-length manuscripts.

This series is arranged chronologically by publication.



Box 1 Folder 1 Moody Press Correspondence, 1963 -- 1964


Box 1 Folder 2 The Sunday-School Times, 1963 -- 1967


Box 1 Folder 3 The Sunday-School Times Correspondence, 1964 -- 1969


Box 1 Folder 4 Union Gospel Press: Bible Class, 1967 -- 1969


Box 1 Folder 5 Union Gospel Press: Bible Class, 1970 -- 1971


Box 1 Folder 6 Union Gospel Press: Bible Class, 1973 -- 1974


Box 1 Folder 7 Union Gospel Press Correspondence, 1968 -- 1972


Box 1 Folder 8 American Sunday-School Union Workbooks, 1969



Box 2 Folder 1 Scripture Press Correspondence, 1967 -- 1970


Box 2 Folder 2 Scripture Press Correspondence, 1970 -- 1971


Box 2 Folder 3 Sex Education Research, #1, circa 1965 -- 1970


Box 2 Folder 4 Sex Education Research, #2, circa 1965 -- 1971


Box 2 Folder 5 David C. Cook Foundation Senior High Lessons, 1973 -- 1974


Box 2 Folder 6 POWER/Line Papers, 1970



Box 3 Folder 1 Frederick Ungar Publiching Co. Correspondence, 1978 -- 1981


Box 3 Folder 2 Anita Bryant Research, circa 1978 -- 1980


Box 3 Folder 3 Anita Bryant Research: At Any Cost Manuscript, circa 1978 -- 1980


Box 3 Folder 4 Virginia Molenkott Research, #1, circa 1978 -- 1980


Box 3 Folder 5 Virginia Molenkott Research, #2, circa 1978 -- 1980


Box 3 Folder 6 Virginia Molenkott Research, #3, circa 1978 -- 1980


Box 3 Folder 7 Drafts and Manuscripts for American Women Writers (1981), 1980



Box 4 Folder 1 Manuscript 1st ed All We're Meant to Be. Chapters 1-6, 1973


Box 4 Folder 2 Manuscript 1st ed All We're Meant to Be. Chapters 7-11, 1973


Box 4 Folder 3 All We're Meant to Be- 1st Paperback and Study Guide, 1975


Box 4 Folder 4 Study Guide for 1st Paperback Edition, 1975


Box 4 Folder 5 All We're Meant to Be 2nd Edition - Correspondence, Draft, 1985


Box 4 Folder 6 All We're Meant to Be 2nd Edition - Draft, 1985


Box 4 Folder 7 All We're Meant to Be 2nd Edition - Draft, 1985



Box 5 Folder 1 Nancy Hardesty Writings, circa 1972


Box 5 Folder 2 Related Article Copies, 1974 -- 2011


Box 5 Folder 3 Christian Women's Liberation - Draft 1, circa 1968 -- 1973


Box 5 Folder 4 Manuscript for Evaluation - 1, circa 1968 -- 1973


Box 5 Folder 5 Manuscript for Evaluation - 2, circa 1968 -- 1973


Box 5 Folder 6 Manuscript for Evaluation - 3, circa 1968 -- 1973


Box 5 Folder 7 Reviews of Books by Letha Dawson Scanzoni, 1977


Box 5 Folder 8 All We're Meant to Be - Listings by Publishers and News, circa 1975



Box 6 All We're Meant to Be, 1986 edition Galley Proofs, 1986

Oversized galley proofs of 1986 edition of All We're Meant to Be published by Abington Press.



Box 7 Sexuality (1984) Research, circa 1981 -- 1984

An accordian folder containing research for Scanzoni's Sexuality (1984) published by Westminster Press. Research is separated by topic and chapter.



Box 8 Folder 1 Westminster Press Correspondence, 1982 -- 1984


Box 8 Folder 2 Westminster Press Financial Correspondence, 1984 -- 1995


Box 8 Folder 3 Sexuality Research and Chapter 1 Draft, circa 1981 -- 1984


Box 8 Folder 4 Sexuality Draft, circa 1981 -- 1984


Box 8 Folder 5 Sexuality Permissions and Publicity, 1983 -- 1984


Box 8 Folder 6 Sexuality Page Proofs, 1984



Box 9 Folder 1 Sex is a Parent Affair, History and Reviews, 1974 -- 1983


Box 9 Folder 2 Publisher Correspondence, 1970 -- 1973


Box 9 Folder 3 Bantam Books Correspondence, 1980 -- 1984


Box 9 Folder 4 Sex is a Parent Affair Draft, #1, circa 1973


Box 9 Folder 5 Sex is a Parent Affair Draft, #2, circa 1974



Box 17 Folder 1 Sex is a Parent Affair Workshop Transcript, 1973-11 -- 1973-12



Box 10 Folder 1 Criticism of What God Has Joined Together (2004), 2003 -- 2011


Box 10 Folder 2 Harper's Publishing Correspondence, 2004 -- 2005


Box 10 Folder 3 Myers and Scanzoni Articles on What God Has Joined Together, 2005 -- 2009


Box 10 Folder 4 What God Has Joined Together Events, 2005


Box 10 Folder 5 What God Has Joined Together Correspondence, 2004


Box 10 Folder 6 What God Has Joined Together Paperback Correspondence, 2006


Box 10 Folder 7 What God Has Joined Together Draft edited by James Brownson, 2004


Box 10 Folder 8 What God Has Joined Together Draft edited by Steven Hoogerwerf, 2004


Box 10 Folder 9 What God Has Joined Together Draft edited by Nancy Hardesty, 2004


Box 10 Folder 10 Dave Myers Correspondence, 2004 -- 2005


Box 10 Folder 11 What God Has Joined Together Media and Publicity, 2004 -- 2005


Box 10 Folder 12 What God Has Joined Together Positive Reviews, 2005 -- 2006



Box 11 Folder 1 What God Has Joined Together Edits by Eric Brandt, 2004


Box 11 Folder 2 Gay Marriage and Civil Union Research, 2004


Box 11 Folder 3 Friends Comments on What God Has Joined Together, 2003 -- 2005


Box 11 Folder 4 What God Has Joined Together, Chapter 7 Draft, 2004 -- 2007


"Contemporary Challenges for Religion and the Family from a Protestant Woman's Point of View", 1988