Elizabeth Yates Papers 1951, 1967.

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Elizabeth Yates Papers 1951, 1967.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430051518

Collection contains manuscript, typescript, galley sheets, and correspondence for An Easter Story and the manuscript of Yates' acceptance speech for the 1951 Newbery Medal Award.

5 folders.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7492253

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-2001

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Elizabeth McGreal Yates was born in Buffalo, New York in 1905. She wrote books for both adults and children, but is best remembered as an author of children's books. A notable success was her 1950 publication of Amos Fortune, a children's book based on the true story of an African prince who becomes a slave in America and later gains his freedom. The book won the John Newbery Award in 195l. She died in 2001 in Concord, New Hampshire.Biographical Source: Something About the Author, volume 128, p....