Thelma and Corydon Bell papers, 1956-1972.

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Thelma and Corydon Bell papers, 1956-1972.

The Thelma and Corydon Bell papers date from 1956 to 1972 and include three original typescripts: The Two Worlds of Davy Blount (N.Y., Viking, 1962), North Carolina (N.Y., Coward-McCann, 1970), and Captain Ghost (N.Y., Viking, 1959), eleven original drawings, one jacket proof and one sample page.

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Bell, Thelma Harrington, 1896-1985

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Thelma Harrington Bell (1896-1985) and Corydon Whitten Bell (1894-1980) were North Carolina authors. As a husband and wife team, they wrote and illustrated a number of children's books, many about North Carolina. In 1961 Thelma Bell received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, and several of the Bell's books have been Junior Literary Guild selections. Corydon Bell also did illustrations for magazines and books by other authors. From the description of Thelma and Corydo...

Bell, Corydon, 1894-1980

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Born in Ohio in 1894, Corydon Bell began drawing as a child. In addition to creating book and magazine illustrations, Bell was a painter and an author in his own right. From the description of Corydon Bell papers, 1950-1965 [manuscript]. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 748823103 Corydon Bell was born on July 16, 1894 in Ohio. After serving in the Army Medical Corps during World War I he decided against furthering his medical trainin...

Bell, Thelma Harrington, 1896-1985

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Thelma Harrington Bell (1896-1985) and Corydon Whitten Bell (1894-1980) were North Carolina authors. As a husband and wife team, they wrote and illustrated a number of children's books, many about North Carolina. In 1961 Thelma Bell received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, and several of the Bell's books have been Junior Literary Guild selections. Corydon Bell also did illustrations for magazines and books by other authors. From the description of Thelma and Corydo...