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Blinn (Marjeanne J.) collection on Frances Clarke Sayers
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Marjeanne Blinn collection on Frances Clarke Sayers
source:
Blinn, Marjeanne Jensen
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0262
Physical Description:
2.0 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1950-1970
Abstract: Marjeanne Blinn, a children's librarian and former student of Frances Clarke Sayers, worked with Sayers on an anthology of
Sayers' writings,
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers, published in 1964. The collection includes over sixty 3" reel tape recordings of Sayers' lectures, speeches and workshops,
two vinyl albums of Sayers' storytelling, and a scrapbook that contains a typed manuscript of
Summoned by Books, correspondence, literature review research, and other documents related to Sayers and the making of
Summoned by Books.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audio materials. Audio materials are not
currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marjeanne Blinn, 2012.
[Identification of item], Marjeanne Blinn collection on Frances Clarke Sayers (Collection 262). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Gloria Gonzalez with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, July 2012.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9970547363606533
Marjeanne Jensen Blinn was a 1962 graduate of the UCLA Graduate School of Library Service and later served as an assistant
librarian at the UCLA University Elementary School Library. Blinn compiled and edited the anthology
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers. While enrolled in the School of Library Service, which later became the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies,
Blinn was a student of Frances Clarke Sayers (1897-1989) who lectured on children's literature at UCLA from 1954 to 1965.
After graduation, Blinn frequently attended and recorded Sayers' lectures, workshops, and symposiums. Blinn began working
very closely with Sayers on the anthology in the fall of 1963, and was granted a summer leave of absence from the University
Elementary School Library to work full time on the book in 1964.
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers, which includes an introduction by Dr. Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001), was published in 1965.
The Marjeanne Blinn collection on Frances Clarke Sayers contains 3" reel tapes, vinyl records, and scrapbook titled
Frances Clarke Sayers and the making of Summoned by Books. The 3" reel audio recordings span from 1963 to 1982, and include a variety of Sayers' lectures from English 118: Literature
for Children and Library Science 203: Work with Children. Also included are recordings of speeches, storytelling workshops,
a luncheon and Sayers' retirement symposium; the vinyl records contain Sayers' storytelling and speeches. The scrapbook, compiled
by Blinn, contains a typed manuscript of the book, research correspondence, and book reviews as well as obituaries and memorials
written after Sayers' death in 1989.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Blinn, Marjeanne Jensen