Gaudenzia, pride of the Palio : production material.

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Gaudenzia, pride of the Palio : production material.

Corrected typescript, 1 layout dummy, notes, and memorabilia: jockey's cap; ornament for horse's head; oxhide whip (nerbo); neckerchief; scarf; emblem of the Contrada Onda; leather case with 4 black & white photographs; Italian calendars; correspondence from teachers; clippings related to Palio; Italian newspaper with article on Marguerite Henry; Italian magazine with article on Marguerite Henry, 10 photographs. A story based on real events, about a boy and a half-Arabian mare who enter the Palio, an annual race in Siena, Italy, with all the pageantry of a medieval contest.

Manuscripts: 2 folders.35 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7814490

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Henry, Marguerite, 1902-1997

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American author of children's and young adult books; Newbery Award winner, 1949 and Kerlan Award winner, 1975. From the description of Papers, 1947-1984. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448831 Marguerite Henry was born April 13, 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Milwaukee State Teacher's College for two years, and in 1940 published her first book for children, Auno and Tauno : A Story of Finland . During the 1940s, Marguerite Henry also...