John Rowe Townsend papers 1965-1975.

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John Rowe Townsend papers 1965-1975.

Collection contains typescripts for four children's books, a galley proof for one, and notes for two books.

25 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7529778

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Townsend, John Rowe

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John Rowe Townsend was born in Leeds, England in 1922. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, worked as a journalist for the Manchester Guardian, and began his career as a children's book writer in his late thirties. He writes books for both children and young adults; his work has been praised in England, the United States, and other countries. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 132, pp.203-224. From the description of Joh...