Joyce Blackburn papers, 1965-1999.

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Joyce Blackburn papers, 1965-1999.

1965-1999

The collection consists of the papers of Joyce Knight Blackburn from 1965-1999. The papers include typescripts, drafts and manuscripts, notes, research materials, galley proofs, visual materials, correspondence, articles, sound recordings, certificates, and biographical information. Typescripts include those for the Suki books and several biographies. Correspondence is with publishers and illustrator Stephanie Clayton; some concerns Blackburn's civic activities. Visual materials include photographs of Blackburn and Eugenia Price, children's artwork in response to the Suki books, and illustrations by Clayton for the Suki books. Sound recordings are of SUKI AND THE INVISIBLE PEACOCK. Drafts are of manuscripts for publication and for WMBI radio broadcasts (1945).

16.75 linear ft. (28 boxes, 2 oversized papers (OP), 1 oral history (OH))

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