Papers, 1829-1964.

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Papers, 1829-1964.

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The Elizabeth Yates papers consist primarily of material related to her writing career including drafts, manuscripts, galley proofs, and publicity for her books. Also included is a scrapbook which belonged to Effie Davis Putnam, a woman born in Flint, Michigan who went as a young girl to Paris to study the harp and remained there until she died in 1943. The scrapbook contains notes, letters, autographs, drawings, and photographs from various notable individuals including August Rodin, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others.

.75 linear ft. (1 box); scrapbook (unboxed)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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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....

Putnam, Effie Douglass.

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