Millicent Ellis Selsam papers, 1952-1977.

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Millicent Ellis Selsam papers, 1952-1977.

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Collection contains a combination of typescripts, galleys, proofs, dummies, and correspondence for 29 titles: The amazing dandelion (1977); Ants, questions and answers (1967); The apple and other fruits (1973); Benny's animals, and how he put them in order (1960); Birth of a forest (1964); The bug that laid the golden eggs (1967); Bulbs, corms, and such (1974); The carrot and other root vegetables (1971); The Doubleday first guide to wild flowers (1964); A First look at flowers (1976); A first look at leaves (1972); A first look at the world of plants (1978); How animals live together (1979); How animals sleep (1953); How animals tell time (1967); How to grow house plants (1960); The language of animals (1962); Let's get turtles (1965); Peanut (1969); Plants that move (1962); Play with leaves and flowers (1952); Popcorn (1976); See through the forest (1956); See through the sea (1955); Stars, mosquitoes, and crocodiles (1973); Terry and the caterpillars (1962); A time for sleep (1953); The tomato and other fruit vegetables (1970); Tony's birds (1961); Voyage of the Beagle (1959); You and the world around you (1963).

1.50 cu. ft.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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