Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0156

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. Collection includes chapter meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, some chapter correspondence, officer reports, and contest related materials. These materials date from around 1996-2000.

Dates

Creation: 1995-2000, undated

Extent

0.37 Cubic Feet (1 archives box.)

Scope and Contents

The records of the Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. document the membership and activities of the organization from 1995-2000, then known as Maumee Valley Romance Writers of America. Organizational files (approximately .25 cu ft.) include a few pages of meeting minutes, membership lists, agendas, and correspondence, but the amount is not significant. A more complete series is the club newsletter, "The Maumee Valley Report" which gives a better idea of club interests and activities for the years 1997-2000. The club sponsors a contest, "He Said--She Said", and documents are present from the 1998-2000 contest years.

During the years 1996-1998 and 2000, the MVRWA and Bowling Green State University's Popular Culture Library sponsored two conferences, "Re-reading the Romance" and "Romance in the New Millennium." Files (approximately .25 cu ft.) documenting this activity are especially significant since they provide insights into the development of a romance writers' archives at BGSU's Browne Popular Culture Library, during the tenure of head librarian Dr. Alison Scott.

Biographical / Historical

The Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. (MVRAI) was founded as Maumee Valley Romance Writers of America, local chapter Number 126 of the Romance Writers of America (RWA). Topics of interest to MVRAI include writing contests, locating a literary agent, submitting manuscripts to publishers, negotiating publishing contracts, and promoting sold work.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by in 1997 by Denise Koch, with additional donations made in 1998, 2000 and 2001 by Joyce Lane.