Matt Christopher Papers 1971-1995

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Matt Christopher Papers 1971-1995

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The collection includes holographs, typescripts, galley proofs, correspondence, etc. for thirteen of Christopher's children's books.

50 folders

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6617067

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Christopher, Matt, 1917-1997

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Matthew Frederick Christopher was born in Bath, Pennsylvania in 1917. As a youth he was very interested in sports but also in reading and decided to become a writer at an early age. He was a minor-league baseball player until injured. He then worked in a variety of jobs, writing on the side, until he became a full-time writer in 1963. His first children's book was The Lucky Baseball Bat, a story that remains one of his most popular. Biographical Source: Something About t...