Janice L. Doane papers (MS.2024.008)

This collection consists of the professional papers of Janice L. Doane, scholar of literary criticism and history and "Women's studies and issues" at Saint Mary's College of California. The collection documents Doane's academic career, research, and writing. Materials include administrative files, correspondence, teaching materials, and typed drafts of articles, essays, and books. The collection dates from 1984 to 2016 and is arranged into 4 series.

Series 1, PROFESSIONAL, 1987 – 2016, contains professional administrative files, conference materials, correspondence, handwritten notes, and course planning materials. Topics include papers submitted and presented at Narrative an International Conference, "thoughts on trauma theory," and work with Devon L. Hodges. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 2, WRITINGS RE: VARIOUS PROJECTS, 1999 – 2011, contains typed drafts of Telling Incest: Narratives of Dangerous Remembering from Stein to Sapphire, and drafts, notes, and correspondence related to articles cowritten by Doane and Devon L. Hodges. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by writing format then alphabetically by title.

Series 3, WRITINGS RE: GERTRUDE STEIN AT SIXTY, 1984 – 2014, includes research, drafts and correspondence related to an unfinished book with the working title Gertrude Stein at Sixty. Of particular interest are working drafts and annotated drafts of talks given on this topic. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 4, RESEARCH, 2006 – 2011, includes annotated readings, handwritten and typed notes, and related correspondence. Topics are primarily related to Gertrude Stein's work and subsequent writings by Doane or cowritten by Doane and Devon L. Hodges. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject determined by Doane.