Papers, ca. 1977-1985.

Seuss, Dr., 1904-1991

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991), beloved author and illustrator of children's books known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Theodor Robert and Henrietta (Seuss) Geisel. His father, the son of German immigrant parents, managed the family brewery and later supervised (1931-1960) Springfield's public park system. Ted Geisel grew up in the midst of a German American community coping with growing anti-German war sentiment, attended Spr...

Steig, William, 1907-2003

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American cartoonist, author and illustrator of children's books; winner of the Caldecott Award (1970) for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. From the description of Roland the minstrel pig : production material, 1967-1968. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452334 From the description of The bad island : production material, 1969. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444911 From the description of C D B! : production ...

Travers, P.L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899-1996

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Author of the classic Mary Poppins series of children's books chronicling the adventures of a nanny with extraordinary powers. From the description of P.L. Travers papers, 1947-1981 (bulk 1955-1981). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270956783 British writer and author of Mary Poppins. From the description of What should children read? : typescript with autograph corrections signed, [1976]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613707551 From the description of Co...

Opie, Peter.

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Epithet: folklorist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001569.0x000245 ...

Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002

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Astrid Lindgren was born November 14, 1907, in Vimmerby, Sweden. She wrote her first book in 1944. She was best known for her children's books, especially her stories about a fearless red-headed girl named Pippi Longstocking. She wrote Pippi Longstocking for her daughter's tenth birthday. It was published in 1945. Lindgren received many awards for her work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1958 and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Pippi Longstocking in 1973. She died January 28, 2...

Opie, Iona Archibald.

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Cott, Jonathan.

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Writer, editor and poet Jonathan Cott, was born in 1942, the day before Christmas, in New York City. He attended Columbia University for his undergraduate work, received an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 and studied at the University of Essex, England as a Fulbright fellow, 1967-1969. Returning to the United States in 1970 he became an editor at Rolling Stone until 1975 when he returned to New York to be executive editor of Stonehill Publishing Company. In 1976 Cott wro...

Sendak, Maurice

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American author and illustrator of children's books; Caldecott Medal, 1964; Caldecott Honor, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1982, 1984. From the description of Papers, 1951-1965. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402535 American author and illustrator children's books. From the description of The house of sixty fathers : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402537 American author an...