Finding Aid for the Margery Turner Fisher Papers LSC.0355
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Administration
Address books and datebooks, 1970.
Andre Deutsch (Publisher)
Correspondence, notes, 1973-1974.
Articles and Reviews
In The Christian Science Monitor. Correspondence, clips, typescripts, 1966-1967.
In Mother magazine. Clips, correspondence, typescripts, 1967-1980.
In School Librarian. Clips, correspondence, typescripts, 1967-1969.
In Housewife magazine. Correspondence, notes, clips, 1951-1961.
In Signal. Correspondence, clips, typescript. Copies of magazine, 1956-1992.
Broadcast reviews on BBC World of Books and Network Three. Correspondence, typescripts, 1954-1965.
In the Sunday Times Christmas Pages. Correspondence. Clips in oversize box, 1966-77.
In the Sunday Times. Correspondence, clips, typescripts, 1966-1971.
In the Sunday Times. Correspondence, clips, typescripts, 1972-1984.
Reports on books for publishers A-L, 1989-1990.
Reports on books for publishers A-L, 1991-1992.
For Tyne Tees Television. Transcript, correspondence, reproductions of books, 1969.
For Jackanory. Correspondence, reports, 1966-1973.
For Brockhampton Press. Correspondence, typescripts, 1962-1972.
For Collins. Typescripts, 1953-1955.
Reports on children's books for publishers. Correspondence, typescripts, 1960-1972.
Reports on children's books for miscellaneous publishers. Correspondence, typescripts, 1960-1981.
Clippings of articles about children's literature, correspondence, research material, 1962-1989.
Published in Sunday Times, 1966-1977.
Adult Books
Correspondence, clips, typescripts, 1956-1980.
Children's Books
Correspondence, clips, typescript, notes, 1961-1979.
Correspondence, clips, typescripts, 1962-1988.
Author Bibliographies
Children's Fiction Go-He.
Children's Fiction Hea-Ja.
Children's Fiction Anonymous-Bak.
Children's Fiction Bal-Bon.
Children's Books Criticism & History A-Z. Poetry A-Z.
Children's Fiction Boon-Ce.
Children's Fiction Cha-Cz.
Children's Fiction D-E.
Children's Fiction F-Gi.
Children's Fiction Je-La.
Children's Fiction Le-Mac.
Children's Fiction Mas-My.
Children's Fiction N-Pi.
Children's Fiction Pl-Ro.
Children's Fiction Ru-Sq.
Children's Fiction St-To.
Children's Fiction Tr-Wik.
Children's Fiction Wil-Z. Adult Fiction A-Z.
Bibliographies
MLEF research cards (5 boxes).
Biography
Resume.
Books
Born a Victorian
The memories of L.E. Turner. Manuscript, 1964.
Typescript.
Bright Face of Danger
Reviews, 1986.
Correspondence, 1986-1987.
Working notes, general correspondence with publishers, (?). covers 1961-1985
General research material, n.d.
Research material on characters (the hero), n.d.
Research material on settings in space and futuristic adventures, n.d.
Research material on biography and autobiography, n.d.
Research material on settings in Africa, n.d.
Listings of adventure books according to date published, n.d.
Research material on themes and conventions. 3/4 Aggression theory and research, violence in fiction, comics, tv series, adult and junior detective stories, politics and thrillers, spy and war stories, n.d.
Research material on settings or under themes: 3/4 Ruritania, chivalry and honor, cloak and dagger, history pastiches, Northwest frontier, military honour, Jacobites, n.d.
Research material on criticism of adventure genre, n.d.
General research material, n.d.
Research on narrative technique, style, and voice, n.d.
Research material on serials: 3/4 Flash Gordon, Dan Dare and the magazines which carried serials like Collins magazine for Boys and Girls, n.d.
Research material on criticism and theories of fiction, n.d.
Research material on the psychological effects of adventure, n.d.
Research material on education and morality, n.d.
Research material on critical attitudes, n.d.
Research material on characters (the villain), n.d.
Research material on characters (children in groups, serials and sequences), n.d.
Research material on minor characters: The solitary horseman, the car, the omniscient uncle, the faithful servant, n.d.
Research material on South American settings: Revolution and treasure, n.d.
Footnotes (?), Chapters 1-16, Manuscript Draft, Chapters 1-7, n.d.
Manuscript with note to publisher. Chapters 8-16, n.d.
Research materials on juvenile themes, n.d.
Research material on critic's attitudes towards depictions of women, n.d.
Research materials on critic's attitudes toward racist depictions, n.d.
Research materials on travel adventures, n.d.
Research material on the depictions of geographical frontiers - Wild West, Red Indians, New Zealand, Australia, n.d.
Studies of market values and best seller lists, n.d.
Miscellaneous notes on individual authors, n.d.
Adventure stories reading lists, n.d.
Research material on stories set at sea, n.d.
Carbons of discarded manuscript sheets, n.d.
First Draft. Book 1, n.d.
First Draft. Book 2, n.d.
First Draft. Book 3, n.d.
Classics for Children and Young Adults
Research material on historical fiction, n.d.
Research material, correspondence, 1960-1972.
Typescript, n.d.
Correspondence with Signal (publisher), publicity and research materials, 1983-1986.
Copy of published work, 1986.
Research material [newsprint], n.d.
Field Day
Reviews and correspondence: 3/4 Including J.B. Priestley, Cony Beare, Julian Huxley, 1951-1952.
Henry Treece
Correspondence and notes, 1967-1971.
Intent Upon Reading
Correspondence, notes, 1959-1962.
Reviews, 1961.
John Masefield
Letters received from John Masefield, 1963.
Correspondence, clips, 1960-1967.
Correspondence, research material, print of John Masefield, n.d.
Journeys
Discarded pieces, clippings, correspondence, notes, 1972-1973.
Matters of Fact
Correspondence, notes, 1965-1973.
Reviews and correspondence, 1967-1976.
Memoirs of a London Doll
Research material, n.d.
Letters and notes, n.d.
Photocopies of three letters from R.H. Horne to Edgar Allen Poe, n.d.
Correspondence and reviews of MF's introduction, 1961.
Letters from Horne to Carndale 1844-46. Microfilm, n.d.
Open the Door
Reviews, correspondence, 1963-1976.
American edition. Reviews and correspondence, 1966-1968.
The House on Water Street
Correspondence, 1986-1990.
Typescript, n.d.
The Hut
Synopsis, maps, photographs, letters, 1961.
Who's Who in Children's Literature
Correspondence re: reprint and additions, 1986-1987.
Correspondence, notes, 1972-1985.
Discarded pieces, n.d.
Reviews, publicity, letters from readers, 1975-1977.
Women Sewing
Original version of part two, n.d.
World of Animals
Reviews and correspondence, 1961-1962.
Center for Children's Literature
Correspondence, 1968-1992.
Children's Book Centre
Articles submitted, 1964-1965.
Conference on Recent Children's Fiction
University of Exeter, 1969-71.
Correspondence
Miscellaneous, 1962-1992.
Denham College Courses
Clippings and programs, 1959-1965.
Syllabi, correspondence, lists of students, evaluations, 1959-1965.
Syllabi, correspondence, evaluations, lists of students, programs, 1964-1968.
Syllabi, correspondence, evaluations, lists of students, 1966-1973.
Syllabi, correspondence, lists of students, programs, evaluations, 1973-1984.
Eleanor Farjeon Award
Correspondence, clips, 1966.
Growing Point
Letters from subscribers, 1961-1968.
Letters from subscribers, 1962-1974.
Letters from subscribers, 1962-1976.
Letters from subscribers, 1967-1992.
Letters from subscribers, 1962-1969.
Letters from subscribers, 1962-1967.
Letters from subscribers, 1968-1989.
Letters from subscribers, 1965-1985.
Letters from subscribers, 1971-1974.
Letters from subscribers, 1979-1990.
Letters from subscribers, 1977-1991.
Letters from subscribers - re the end of publication of Growing Point, 1992.
Letters and materials from contributors. File 1 of 5, 1964-1988.
Letters and materials from contributors. File 2 of 5, 1963-1990.
Letters and materials from contributors. File 3 of 5, 1963-1990.
Letters and materials from contributors. File 4 of 5, 1962-1967.
Letters and materials from contributors. File 5 of 5, 1969-1979.
Correspondence with illustrator Trevor Stubley, 1976-1977.
Correspondence re: production of the magazine, 1962-1984.
Letters from authors-Including Philippa Pearce, Andre Norton, Faith Jacques, John Rowe Townsend, 1966-1990.
General correspondence, n.d.
Bank sheets and receipted bills, 1970.
Bank statements, foreign conversions, check stubs, 1973-1974.
Bank statements, foreign statements, check stubs, 1974-1975.
Receipted bills, bank statements, check stubs, 1975-1976.
Bank statements, check stubs, receipted bills, 1976.
Bank statements, check stubs, receipted bills, 1976-1977.
Bank statements, check stubs, receipted bills, 1980-1981.
Disallowable domestic expenses, 1976.
Allowable domestic expenses, 1976.
Receipts - car, 1976-1977.
Sample subscription form, n.d.
Estimates for the production of Growing Point, 1966.
Circulation figures, 1964-1990.
Bibliographies of books for review, 1983-1991.
Bibliographies of books received for review, 1974-1983.
Bibliography for Old Favorites feature, 1962-1989.
Cash receipts records, April 1973-March 1976.
Cash receipts records, July 1975-June 1992.
Printing blocks for illustrations, n.d.
Printing blocks for illustrations, n.d.
Printing blocks for illustrations, n.d.
Typescript and galley proofs, n.d.
Subscription reminders, n.d.
Posthumous orders, n.d.
Letter and address books, n.d.
Letter books, 1971-1979.
Illustrations for Growing Point n.d.
Letter from Publishers A-G, 1962-1992.
Letters from Publishers H-R, 1962-1992.
Letters from Publishers S-W (end), 1964-1992.
Reviews received for Growing Point and Intent Upon Reading, 1962-1966.
Letters received with reviews and list of places to send for reviews, n.d.
Publications vol.1-15 set 1-A complete run of Growing Point does not exist in this collection, n.d.
Publications vol.16-30 set 1, n.d.
Publications vol.1-15 set 2, n.d.
Publications vol.16-30 set 2, n.d.
International Board for Books for Young People (IBBY)
Conference. Nice. Correspondence, notes for report, 1971-1972.
Hans Christian Andersen Medal, 1967-1973.
Committee reports, photographs, correspondence, 1969-1982.
Hans Christian Andersen Award. Correspondence, information about nominees and winners, 1961-1978.
Introductions, Forewords
Correspondence, typescripts, 1964-1970.
Items Collected
Blank notecards, n.d.
Goosecards with messages from friends and family, n.d.
James Thurber cartoons clipped from the New Yorker, c. 1930.
Charles Madge's poems and articles, 1937-1939.
Sally Benson essays and James Thurber cartoons, 1937.
Death Comes to the Party. Sound recording, n.d.
Lecture Tour/Lectures
Australia
Correspondence, clippings, typescript of speech, 1975.
New Zealand
Correspondence, clippings, transcript of interview, 1972.
International Summer Seminar on Children's Literature
Baltimore, Maryland. Correspondence, notes, program, 1973.
Lecture: Mary Hill Arbuthnot
Correspondence, typescript of lectures, lecture programs, 1969-1970.
Santillana Conference
Madrid. Minutes of meeting, correspondence, photographs, 1971.
Lectures on Children's Books
Typescripts and list of lectures, 1956-1975.
Lectures on Various Authors
Notes 3/4 On Ivy Compton Burnett, Horace Walpole, Edith Wharton, etc., c1960.
International Research Society for Children's literature
Exeter 1978. Bordeaux 1983. Correspondence, typescript of lecture, meeting program, 1978-1983.
Letters Received
from authors---Nina Bawden, Gillian Avery, A.S. Byatt. Faith Jacques, Philippa Pearce, B.B. Watkins Pitchford, Zohar Shavit, Pamela Sykes, 1956-1992.
Miscellaneous Fiction
Notes, n.d.
Monograph: Notes on the Sources of Some of Middleton's London Plays
Copies of publication, 1939.
National Book League
Correspondence, copies of publications, 1958-1967.
Publications Collected
Miscellaneous journals: Signal, The Junior Bookshelf, Phaedrus, n.d.
Miscellaneous journals and bibliographies: Bookbird, Top of the News, Horn Book, Children's Literature Abstracts, n.d.
Reprints
Correspondence advocating reprints of particular children's books, 1981-1982.
Research Material
Offprints of literary criticism, n.d.
Articles on practice of criticism of children's books, n.d.
Clippings about writing style and children's literature, 1961-1983.
Letters from Willa and Mary Howitt to Eliza Noteyard 1847. Microfilm, n.d.
Retirement
Letters received, clips, 1992.
Short Stories and Synopses
Correspondence, clips, typescripts, c. 1940.
Souvenir: The Journal of the Violet Needham Society
Copies of publication, 1990-1992.
Subject Bibliographies
Children's Fiction. Notebooks 1-39. Each notebook has a different subject.
Information Books: History/Geography, Exploration, Biography & Autobiography. Junior Concept Books.
Information Books: History/Geography, Religions.
Information Books: Science.
Information Books: Hobbies/Activities.
Information Books: Education, Careers, Poetry 85/86, Dolls, Arts. Four notebook bibliographies: Growing Point (Titles of Features, reminders, special reviews, blocks used, Old Favorites).
Information Books: Transport/Communciations, Technology, Technology & Social Life, Institutions.
Information Books Unsorted (3 boxes).
[Fiction] Unsorted (3 boxes).
19th century children's books, n.d.
Bibliography card file dividers not used, n.d.
Subject/Publisher Bibliographies
Animal Stories A-Z. Richard Hengist Horne. Information Books (subject) Agriculture, Archeology, Anthropology, Biology, Exploration, Geography, History, Literature, Music, Miscellaneous Information, Natural History, etc. Information Books (publishers) A-Z.