Children's literature

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The Martha Alexander Papers consist of the manuscripts, dummies, and proofs for a significant number of her published works, in addition to two boxes of her books.

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The collection contains the original manuscripts of children's author Susan B. Aller as well as her collection of works by J.M. Barrie.

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Writer and artist Marianna Mayer discusses what Roxbury and CT has meant to her life and work. Introduced by Adrienne Lyon, Director of UConn Torrington, and Donald Connery, local author, independent journalist, and historian. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

Abstract Teacher and children's literature author Suzy Kline discusses creation of children's literature and conducts an interactive reading from her Horrible Harry book series with several selected members of the audience. Audience includes adults and children. Introduced by Dr. Ken Fuchsman, member of the Board of Directors for the LCWP and faculty in the UConn Bachelor of General Studies program. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington...

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The papers of children's author and illustrator, Natalie Babbitt include correspondence, reviews, publicity, manuscripts, drafts, illustrations and finished artwork for sixteen books and several articles.

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Connecticut children's literature author of Opt, An Illusionary Tale.

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Lloyd Bloom was born in New York City, graduated from Hunter College (1972) and received his M.F.A. degree from Indiana University at Bloomington (1975). The collection contains the initial letter from Slayton to Bloom and Bloom's response.

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The collection contains mostly undated graphic materials. Materials include artwork, illustrations, and proofs of her work, to include Beyond Two Rivers, The Cat's Midsummer Jamboree, The Cat who Loved to Sing, Country Cat, City Cat, The Day Boy and the Night Owl, The Devil with the Three Golden...

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Small press publisher (1971-1976) of poetry, children's books, and cookbooks located in Lenox, MA. The press was owned by Gerald Hausman. Authors and illustrators published by the press include Ruth Krauss, Paul Metcalf, David Kheridan, Sam Cornish and Maurice Sendak.

Scope and Content Note Files contain: correspondence between the author and publishers, schools, reviewers, and readers; pamphlets advertising and describing Pegi Deitz Shea's books; newspaper clippings; photocopies of articles and book reviews; drafts of press releases, manuscripts, notes, and book drafts; publications such as newsletters related to writing, children's literature journals,and book catalogs; photographs of the author; contracts between author and publisher; royalty statements; slides (box 11,...

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The collection consists of books, manuscripts, correspondence and professional papers of author and editor, Lillian J. Bragdon.

Abstract Margaret Waring Buck was born in New York in 1905. She was an illustrator, naturalist, and physiognomist who lived much of her life in Mystic, Connecticut, up until her death in 1997. Miss Buck studied the 'science' of Face Reading with Dr. Holmes W. Merton in the 1930s in New York City. Miss Buck also illustrated many books on natural subjects, including Animals Through the Year, published in 1941, and How They Grow,...

Abstract The manuscripts, personal papers, scrapbooks, publications, and media documentation of children's book author and scholar Francelia Butler, Professor Emerita of Children's Literature at the University of Connecticut. The collection includes copies of her own works, as well as the work of various other authors. In addition to the text materials in the collection there are numerous audio and video tapes of many well known figures discussing various topics related to children's literature,...

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The papers of Oliver Butterworth, native of Connecticut and educator and author of children's books. The collection contains correspondence, notes, drafts, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, artwork, scripts and published books pertaining to Butterworth's career and interests.

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The Donald Carrick Papers document the creative life of Carrick and in a small part, his wife Carol. All in all the two produced 37 works together, with Donald doing the illustrations and Carol doing the research and the writing. The collections contains mainly the output of Donald and includes Carol's text for Old Mother Witch.

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Collection contains illustrations for children's books by Don Carter, a Connecticut-based artist and illustrator.

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The collection contains manuscripts and correspondence associated with two of Mr. Catanese's books, The Brave Apprentice and The Thief and the Beanstalk.

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The collection contains artwork, notes, correspondence, photographs and other materials pertaining to Normand Chartier's illustrations of many of his children's books.

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Victoria Chess was born 16 November 1939, in Chicago, Illinois. Chess has been awarded the Brooklyn Art Books for Children citation, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library, 1973, for Fletcher and Zenobia and American Institute of Graphic Arts Book Show Award, 1975, for Bugs.

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The collection contains the original illustrations, woodcut blocks, research materials, and manuscript materials of Bonnie Christensen.

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The collection contains assorted realia related to, and depicting, the Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale. The collection contains stuffed animals, dolls, porcelain figures, and a clock.

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This collection contains the editorial correspondence, manuscripts and sketches of Joanna Cole, a writer of Children's books and author of the Magic School Bus series.

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Correspondence, photographs, artwork, sketches and color separations for books by Patricia Coombs including Dorrie and the Witchville Fair (1980), Lisa and the Grompet (1970), and Dorrie and the Screebit Ghost (1979).

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Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) was a freelance author and illustrator of over one hundred children's books.

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Author and illustrator Floyd Cooper attended the University of Oklahoma (B.F.A.). He has worked in advertising and for a greeting card company in Missouri prior to becoming a freelance illustrator (1984- present).

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Katie Davis is a Connecticut-based children's author and illustrator. This collection contains original works of art, book dummies, correspondence, and manuscripts that relate to eight of her published works. The collection also includes original art and realia pertaining to a copyrighted character that Davis created called Scared Guy.

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The collection includes the materials used to create several of Ms. DePalma's works, such as My Chair, The Strange Egg, Many Millions of Leaves, A Grand Old Tree, The Perfect Gift, and The Nutcracker Doll.

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The Tomie dePaola Collection contains Tomie's artwork, sketch books, drafts, studies and paintings from the beginning of his career through his college years and his long career as an author and illustrator. The Collection also contains a significant number of marketing items based on his artwork.

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The collection contains materials pertaining to the development and creation of 14 books.

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The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera related to Estes long career as a children's book author and illustrator.