Creative Writing Annual, 1931-1947
Finding aid prepared by Laura Bell
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University. Department of English.
Title
Creative Writing Annual
, 1931-1947
Collection No.
C668
Extent
1.4 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Creative Writing Annual was an annual compilation of essays, short stories, poems, and illustrations produced by freshman
composition students in the Indiana University Department of English. This collection includes volumes created from 1931 to
1947. Professor John Robert Moore began the magazine as a final project for students in his English 105: Advanced Composition
for Freshmen course in 1931.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
The Creative Writing Annual, originally titled English 105 Magazine, was established by Dr. John Robert Moore as a project
for his English 105: Advanced Composition for Freshmen course in 1931. Moore (1890-1973) was a professor in the Indiana University
Department of English from 1922 to 1961 and afterwards a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus until his death in 1973.
The goal of the magazine was to inspire students enrolled in the course to write high-quality work with the understanding
that it would be read by a broader audience. The magazine also provided opportunity for students interested in editing to
have their experience of collecting and composing a volume of their classmates’ work. While Moore wrote prefaces for the
first five volumes of English 105 Magazine, including critiques of each new volume in comparison to the last and reiterations
of the statement of intent from the first published volume, the writing of a preface or editor’s statement eventually also
fell to his students. He continued to serve as faculty advisor to the publication throughout its duration.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one series of volumes arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of sixteen volumes (1931-1947) of essays, short stories, and poems from students in Professor John
Robert Moore’s English 105: Advanced Composition for Freshmen course. Most volumes contain prefaces by Moore or student editors
describing the process of selection, the nature of the writing presented, and underlying themes (if any) across the works.
Some even include critical assessments of particular pieces and authors represented in the final publication. Most volumes
also include original illustrations, ranging from pencil and ink sketches to watercolors and photographs.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Genres
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Essays.
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Short stories.
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Poetry.
Related Material
Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications may be accessed in the
Archives of Institutional Memory.
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives Photographs Database.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession: 2017/004
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection have not been transferred to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information,
contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Creative Writing Annual, Collection C668, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
These volumes were transferred from Indiana University Library’s general collections to the IU Archives at an unknown date.
Processing InformationProcessed by Madison Chartier.
Completed in 2017
Container List
Box 1
English 105 Magazine,
1931-1935
Volume I,
1931-1932
Volume II,
1932-1933
Volume III,
1933-1934
Volume IV,
1934-1935
Illustrations by Rhea Turrell.
Box 2
Volume V,
1935-1936
Illustrations by Rhea Turrell and Philip Arend.
Volume VI,
1936-1937
Illustrations by Carl Wehr.
Volume VII,
1937-1938
Volume VIII,
1938-1939
Includes photographs and signatures of student staff and writers.
Volume IX,
1939-1940
Box 3
Volume X,
1940-1941
Illustrations by Virginia Childers and Betty Jane Smith
Creative Writing Annual,
1941-1947
Box 3
Volume XI,
1941-1942
Volume XII,
1941-1943
Illustrations by Elliot Cohen.
Volume XIII,
1943-1944
Volume XIV,
1944-1945
Illustrations by George Wagoner.
Volume XV,
1945-1946
Illustrations by Harry Hoffman.
Box 4
Volume XVI,
1946-1947
Illustrations by Sally V. Woleben.
