Mabel Leigh Hunt papers 1935-1969, n.d.

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Mabel Leigh Hunt papers 1935-1969, n.d.

There are typescripts and research notes for Have you seen Tom Thumb? (1942). There are radio scripts for Cupola house (1961); Beggar's daughter (1963); Ladycake Farm (1952); Miss Jellytot's visit (1955); and Stars for Cristy (1956). There is a dummy for The double birthday present (1947). There is a galley for Lucinda (1934). There are also five sound recordings from the Carnival of books series.

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Hunt, Mabel Leigh, 1892-1971

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Mabel Leigh Hunt was born November 1, 1892 in Coatsville, Indiana. She attended DePauw University and Western Reserve University Library School and later worked as a children's librarian. In 1934, she published her first book for children, Lucinda: A Little Girl of 1860. The story drew on her mother's Quaker upbringing in nineteenth century Indiana and was praised by critics for its "evocation" of the Indiana countryside. She drew on her Quaker background for several other books and she tried to...