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Inventory of the Edna Edwards Interviews with Children's Authors and Illustrators
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Series 1: General Files. 1966-1976

Physical Description: 2 archival document boxes (1.0 linear foot)

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of Edna Edwards' correspondence with publishing agencies and both potential and actual interviewees. Edwards' original order has been maintained and the original folder titles are in parentheses.
Box 1 : 1

(Tapes-General)Correspondence with the Center for Cassette Studies, other publishers 1973-1975

Box 1 : 2

(Alexander) Lloyd Alexander 1971, 1973-1974

Box 1 : 3

(Lindgrin, Astrid) Astrid Lindgren 1970

Box 1 : 4

(Freeman, Don) Don Freeman 1970, 1975-1976

Box 1 : 5

(Hoban) Russell Hoban 1971, 1973-1974

Box 1 : 6

(Schindel, Morton) Morton Schindel 1970

Box 1 : 7

(Schulz, Charles M) Charles M. Schulz 1974

Box 1 : 8

(Peet) Bill Peet 1966-1967, 1970, 1972-1974

Box 1 : 9

(Sendak) Maurice Sendak 1973-1974

Box 1 : 10

(Sendak, Maurice) Maurice Sendak undated

Box 1 : 11

(Wildsmith) Brian Wildsmith 1970 (of the original), 1973, 1975

Box 1 : 12

(Konigsburg, Elaine) Elaine Konigsburg 1975

Box 1 : 13

(Keats) Ezra Jack Keats 1971, 1973, 1975-1976

Box 1 : 14

(Konigsburg) Elaine Konigsburg 1971-1973, 1975-1976

Box 1 : 15

(L'Engle) Madeleine L'Engle 1973, 1976

Box 1 : 16

(White, E.B.) E.B. White 1973-1974

Box 1 : 17

(Lionni) Leo Lionni 1972-1973, 1975-1976

Box 1 : 18

(Livingston) Myra Cohn Livingston 1973

Box 1 : 19

(Norton, Mary) Mary Norton 1970 (of the original), 1973-1974, 1976

Box 1 : 20

(Norton, Mary) Mary Norton undated

Box 1 : 21

(O'Dell, Scott) Scott O'Dell 1973

Box 1 : 22

(Sayers) Frances Clarke Sayers 1973

Box 1 : 23

(Bawden) Nina Bawden 1975-1976

Box 2 : 1

(Dahl, Roald) Roald Dahl 1970, 1974, 1976

Box 2 : 2

(DeJong) Meindert De Jong 1970 (of the original), 1973

Box 2 : 3

(Fadiman) Clifton Fadiman 1974

Box 2 : 4

(Farmer, Penelope) Penelope Farmer 1973

Box 2 : 5

(Fleischman) Sid Fleischman 1973-1975

Box 2 : 6

Unlabeled, correspondence with potential interviewees (1 of 2) 1970-1971

Box 2 : 7

Unlabeled, correspondence with potential interviewees (2 of 2) 1970-1971

Box 2 : 8

(Author Interviews by Edna Edwards)Interview transcriptions 1974

 

Series 2: Audio Materials. circa 1970-1975

Physical Description: 1 box (0.63 linear feet)

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of copies of the original audio materials of the collection. The Center for Cassette Studies edited and published the interviews of Madeleine L'Engle, Leo Lionni, Frances Clarke Sayers, Myra Cohn Livingston, Bill Peet, Sid Fleischman, Penelope Farmer, Brian Wildsmith, Ezra Jack Keats, Roald Dahl, Elaine Konigsburg, and Lloyd Alexander. Unedited cassette tape interviews with Nina Bawden, Maurice Sendak, Meindert De Jong, and Mary Norton were included in the original materials. These interviews have all been duplicated onto CD for researchers by the Department of Archives and Special Collections. The original audio materials are not available to researchers. The interviewer supplied the titles for the interviews found below.
Box 2 : 1

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19639B2: A Conversation with Miss L'Engle 1973 (of the original)

Box 2 : 2

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19634B1: A Writer Children Love- author, illustrator Leo Lionni; Frances Clarke Sayers- a ''first lady'' of children's literature talks with Edna Edwards undated (of the original)

Box 2 : 3

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH15099A2: Myra Cohn Livingston- the beautiful poet who writes beautiful poems for children 1973 (of the original)

Box 2 : 4

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19632A3: Picture Book World of Bill Peet; Sid Fleischman: Mr. Mysterious 1973 (of the original)

Box 2 : 5

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19630B1: Penelope Farmer- the popular British novelist talks about the craft of writing; Focus on Brian Wildsmith undated (of the original)

Box 2 : 6

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19633B4: Our Favorite Mr. Keats; Bedtime Stories to Children's Books- An interview with Roald Dahl undated (of original), 1973 (of the original)

Box 2 : 7

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19628A3: Focus on Elaine Konigsburg; Lloyd Alexander: Born Story Teller undated (of original), 1973 (of the original)

Box 2 : 8

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19641B4: Nina Bawden, Maurice Sendak Part 1 (unedited) 1975 (of the original), undated (of the original)

Box 2 : 9

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH15068B3: Maurice Sendak Part 2 (unedited), Meindert De Jong Part 1, Meindert De Jong Part 2 (unedited) undated (of the original)

Box 2 : 10

Researcher copy, 5122ML171LH19643B2: Mary Norton Part 1 (unedited), Mary Norton Part 2 (unedited) undated (of the original)