Papers, 1927-1986 (bulk 1964-1984).

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Papers, 1927-1986 (bulk 1964-1984).

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Collection contains production material for thirteen published titles and includes typescripts, notes, page and galley proofs, reviews, research material, as well as production material by Maia Wojciechowska for several screenplay versions of some of her works. There is also a substantial amount of production for unpublished and/or un-verified titles, essays, reviews,translations mostly from Polish works, miscellaneous material including memorabilia, ephemera, royalty statements and other business material, some material related to her 1965 Newbery Award for Shawdow of a bull, and autobiographical and biographical material. The collection also contains a substantial amount of correspondence to and from Maia Wojciechowska including correspondence from the editors Jean Karl, Charlotte Zolotow, and Ursula Nordstrom, and Maia Wojciechowska's first husband Selden Rodman and their daughter Oriana Rodman; some of the personal and professional correspondence as well as some miscellaneous material is in Polish. There is also some miscellaneous material that appears to have been written by students at workshops, Oriana Rodman, and other family members and friends.

ca. 13.4 linear ft. (Manuscripts & Correspondence, etc.)ca. 0.5 cubic ft. (Photographs).

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Nordstrom, Ursula

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Rodman, Selden, 1909-2002

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Selden Rodman was born February 19, 1909, in New York City. He graduated from Yale College in 1931. In the 1930s, he helped found the journal Common Sense (1932-1946) with Alfred Bingham. During World War II, he served in the foreign nationalities section of the Office of Strategic Services. In 1944, the Haitian government produced his play, The Revolutionists, which lead to a later career as co-director for the Haitian Centre d'Art (1949-1951), promoting Haitian folk art internationally and ini...

Wojciechowska, Maia, 1927-2002

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Polish-born, American author of children's and young adult fiction. From the description of A kingdom in a horse : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62491252 From the description of How God got Christian into trouble : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62449098 From the description of "Don't play dead before you have to" : a novel : production material. (University of Minne...

Rodman, Oriana.

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Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-2013

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American author and editor of children's and young adult books. From the description of May I visit? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488995 From the description of The summer night : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62491438 From the description of Some things go together : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489000 ...

Karl, Jean

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Jean E(dna) Karl was born July 29, 1927 in Chicago, Ill. Although an accredited high school teacher, she chose to follow a career in publishing, eventually becoming a children's book editor. Although she agrees that much fictional writing is at least partly autobiographical, she also states that the events that happen to the characters in her books never happened to her. Because of an early interest in science, Karl writes mostly in the science fiction genre for young adults. She st...