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1946-1976
Mss226
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Title: Garthwaite (Marion Hook) Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1946-1976
Collection number: Mss226
Creator:
Estate of Marion Hook Garthwaite
Extent: 1.75 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Stockton, CA 95211
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Garthwaite (Marion Hook) Papers, Mss226,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Garthwaite, Marion Hook (1893-1982)
Women authors, American -California
Historical fiction, American -California
Women authors, American -Correspondence
Marion Garthwaite (1893-1982) was an author of children's fiction and
lecturer on Children's Literature at the University of the Pacific, Stockton,
Calif. (1954-65) and at the University of San Francisco (1967-73). She received
an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley (1916) and later studied
children's literature at the Riverside Library School (1923). Garthwaite was
Children's Librarian first at the Madera County Library and subsequently at the
Redwood City Library (1951-1960). Beginning with her first book, Tomás and the
Redheaded Angel (1950), Garthwaite's stories were often based on California
history. Her books won a number of awards, including: the Commonwealth Club
Silver Medal (1950); the AAUW Distinguished Woman Award (1967); and, a citation
from the California Library Association.
The Garthwaite collection includes draft versions of a number of her
books including: Bright Particular Star(1958; Coarse Gold Gulch(1956); Holdup
on Blackjack Hill; Locked Crowns (1963); Mario (1960); Shaken Days (1952);
Tomas and the Redheaded Angel (1950); Twelfth Night Santons; and, You Never
Know. The collection also includes research notes and literary correspondence
(1946-76).