Evelyn Sibley Lampman papers, 1948-1980.

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Evelyn Sibley Lampman papers, 1948-1980.

Collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, and other material related to Evelyn Sibley Lampman, an Oregon writer. Correspondents include Stewart Holbrook, Eloise McGraw, and Robert Packwood. Manuscripts include The bounces of Cynthia; Half-breed; The potlatch family; and The shy stegosaurus at Indian Springs. There are also four watercolors by Pers Crowell which accompany the unfinished story The Christmas candle that burned up.

9.5 linear ft. (20 containers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6820519

University of Oregon Libraries

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Crowell, Pers.

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Pers Crowell, free-lance illustrator and writer, was born in Pasco, Washington in 1910. He has written and illustrated numerous books for children, focusing on animals with a special emphasis on horses.Biographical source: Something About the Author, Volume 2, p. 84-85. From the description of Pers Crowell Papers 1946. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 429024008 Pers Crowell was an American illustrator of books for children and a painter of western ...

Packwood, Bob

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Lampman, Eveylyn Sibley

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McGraw, Eloise Jarvis

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Eloise Jarvis McGraw was born on December 9, 1915 in Houston to Genevieve Lucinda and Loy Hamilton Jarvis. From an early age Eloise expressed an interest in writing. She graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City in 1933 and attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, where she majored in art. In 1940 she married William Corbin McGraw. Eloise McGraw's writing career began in 1943 when Parent's magazine accepted her first article. Her success as a juvenile author started with the publ...

Lampman, Evelyn Sibley

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Evelyn Lampman (1907- ) was born in Dallas, Oregon and educated at Oregon State College. She worked as a writer for radio stations in Portland, Oregon and then began writing books for children. From the guide to the Evelyn Sibley Lampman papers, 1948-1980, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907-1980) was born in Dallas, Or. and attended Oregon State College. She worked for a time as a writer for radio station...

Holbrook, Stewart H., 1893-1964

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Prolific author and journalist, Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893-1964), was well known for works of popular history that covered a variety of topics. A columnist for the Oregonian newspaper, Holbrook also published several books. He described these writings as "lowbrow or non-stuffed shirt history." Born in Vermont, Holbrook had traveled throughout North America with his father while still a child, but was left to fend for himself after his father's untimely death. As a teenager, Holbrook supported h...