Jane Flory papers, circa 1950-1977.

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Jane Flory papers, circa 1950-1977.

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This is a collection of manuscripts, illustrations, and notes by Jane Flory. Documentation is present for a number of Flory's books, including Faraway Dream, The Golden Venture, It Was a Pretty Good Year, The Liberation of Clementine Tipton, Mist on the Mountain, One Hundred and Eight Bells, Peddler's Summer, Ramshackle Roost, A Tune for the Towpath, The Unexpected Grandchildren, and We'll Have a Friend for Lunch. Materials include manuscript drafts, notes and sketches, galley proofs, and correspondence with editors. The collection also includes a handwritten and illustrated manuscript of "This is Farmer John", which was published as Farmer John, and several notebooks containing story outlines, manuscript drafts of stories, and notes on character development and changes to story lines.

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Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library

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Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library

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Free Library of Philadelphia. Central Children's Dept.

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Houghton, Mifflin and Company.

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Boston, Mass., publishing firm. From the description of Houghton, Mifflin and Company note [manuscript], 1899 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 715378844 ...

Croll, Carolyn

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Flory, Jane, 1917-

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Jane Flory (nee Trescott) was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1917, and spent much of her life in and around Philadelphia. From a young age Flory loved writing and drawing, and attended Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now University of the Arts) for illustration. She met Arthur Flory at the Museum School, from which they both graduated in 1939. They married in 1941. Jane Flory directed the evening division of the Philadelphia Museum School from 1958 to 1974. Shortly ...