Mabel Leigh Hunt Papers 1941-1966

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Mabel Leigh Hunt Papers 1941-1966

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Mabel Leigh Hunt's papers focus on her work as an author of children's books. The collection includes production materials for four titles published between 1942 and 1963. There is also material for the title, "Have You See Tom Thumb?" consisting only of correspondence and clippings. The collection also contains some additional correspondence to and from Mabel Leigh Hunt and clippings.

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University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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Hunt, Mabel Leigh, 1892-1971

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Mabel Leigh Hunt was born November 1, 1892 in Coatsville, Indiana. She attended DePauw University and Western Reserve University Library School and later worked as a children's librarian. In 1934, she published her first book for children, Lucinda: A Little Girl of 1860. The story drew on her mother's Quaker upbringing in nineteenth century Indiana and was praised by critics for its "evocation" of the Indiana countryside. She drew on her Quaker background for several other books and she tried to...