Blinn (Marjeanne J.) collection on Frances Clarke Sayers, circa 1950-1970
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Marjeanne Blinn collection on Frances Clarke Sayers
- Dates:
- circa 1950-1970
- Creators:
- Blinn, Marjeanne Jensen
- 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.
- Extent:
- 2.0 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[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.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Marjeanne Blinn, 2012.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Gloria Gonzalez with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, July 2012.
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- Physical / technical requirements:
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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 series and file levels. All requests to access processed digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Blinn, Marjeanne Jensen
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-03 16:25:12 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[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.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988