Helen Follett papers, 1919-1969 [Bulk Dates: 1928-1939]

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Helen Follett papers, 1919-1969 [Bulk Dates: 1928-1939]

Helen Thomas Follett’s papers consist primarily of personal letters and business correspondence, manuscripts of published and unpublished works, publicity items for her books, newspaper clippings, photographs, and postcards. In addition, there are manuscripts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to her oldest daughter, Barbara Newhall Follett.

2.94 linear ft. (7 document boxes)

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Follett, Helen

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Helen Thomas Follett was born in 1893 and was an early twentieth-century author of young adult books. Her first two books, Magic Portholes and Stars to Steer By, were based on her sailing trip to the Caribbean and the South Seas islands during the late 1920s with her teen-age daughter, Barbara. BIOGHIST REQUIRED Follett advocated the use of typewriters in elementary schools as a teaching tool for young students to help learn words and form sentences. Sh...

Sperry, Armstrong, 1897-1976

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Armstrong Sperry was born in New Haven, Conn. in 1897. This Newbery Medal-winning author produced historical fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. From the description of Armstrong Sperry papers, ca. 1955. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48693548 American author and illustrator of children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction. From the description of Great river, wide land : production material. (Uni...

Follett, Wilson, 1887-1963

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Author. From the description of Modern American usage : typescript, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164574047 From the description of Modern American usage : typescript, 1966 [electronic resource]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 760652384 ...

Follett, Barbara Newhall, 1914-1939

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The daughter of authors Wilson Follett and Helen Follett, Barbara began writing at the age of 4. As she grew older, she developed a private language of her own, evolved from her view of the world of nature. Her first book, THE HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS, was published when she was twelve. In December 1939 Barbara walked out of her apartment and was never seen again. From the description of Barbara Newhall Follett papers, 1919-1939. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat r...