CLRC-1021 Eth Clifford Papers Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries 08/25/04

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 08/25/04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Clifford, Eth, 1915- Eth Clifford Papers 1962-1996 CLRC-1021 Collection contains correspondence, typescripts, page proofs, galley proofs, etc. of numerous children's books. 57 folders See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Eth Clifford was born in New York City in 1915. She married and had a child; she and her husband, David Rosenberg, started David-Stewart Publishing Company. Her first book for children was published in1959 and since that time she has written over eighty books for younger children through young adults.

Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 92, p. 35-41.

Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence, typescripts, page proofs, galley proofs, etc. for numerous children's books.

Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Clifford, Eth, 1915- Accession Information:

Donated by the author 1972-1998.

Gift of: Clifford, Eth, 1915-

Arrangement

Correspondence, 1962-1990

Correspondence with children and educators,

Correspondence with editors,

Family for Sale, 1966

Flatfoot Fox and The Case of the Bashful Beaver, 1995

Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye, 1990

Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Who, 1993

Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Nosy Otter, 1992

Harvey's Mystifying Raccoon Mix Up, 1994

Harvey's Wacky Parrot Adventure, 1990

I Hate Your Guts Ben Brooster, 1989

Man Who Sang in the Dark, 1987

Never Hit a Ghost with a Baseball Bat, 1993

Scared Silly, 1988

Will Somebody Please Marry My Sister?, 1992

Summer of the Dancing Horse, 1991

Collection Contents Correspondence 1962-1990 M.F. 1627 correspondence 240 p. M.F. 1627 correspondence with children 697 p. M.F. 1627 correspondence with agent 100 p. M.F. 1627 correspondence with publisher 69 p. M.F. 1627 correspondence (book awards) 100 p. Correspondence with children and educators M.F. 2034 correspondence 208 p. Correspondence with editors M.F. 2035 Correspondence 255 p. Family for Sale 1966

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966

M.F. 2035 pageproof, corrected 137 p. M.F. 2035 typescript, corrected 149 p. Flatfoot Fox and The Case of the Bashful Beaver 1995

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995

M.F. 2103 typescript, corrected photocopy 22 p. M.F. 2103 galley proof, corrected 46 p. M.F. 2103 dummy 46 p. M.F. 2103 correspondence 1 p. Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye 1990

Lies, Brian

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990

M.F. 1632 galley proof 14 p. Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Who 1993

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993

M.F. 2103 galley proof, corrected 26 p. Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Nosy Otter 1992

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992

M.F. 2103 typescript, corrected 6 p. M.F. 2103 galley proof, corrected 20 p. Harvey's Mystifying Raccoon Mix Up 1994

Apple, Margot

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994

M.F. 2081 typescript, corrected 119 p. M.F. 2081 page proof, uncorrected 120 p. M.F. 2081 page proof, corrected 248 p. M.F. 2081 page proof, corrected, with proof for jacket and notes 124 p. Harvey's Wacky Parrot Adventure 1990

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990

M.F. 1632 typescript, corrected 121 p. M.F. 1632 page proof, corrected 40 p. I Hate Your Guts Ben Brooster 1989

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989

M.F. 1632 typescript, corrected 113 p. M.F. 1632 galley proof, corrected 130 p. Man Who Sang in the Dark 1987

Owens, Mary Beth

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987

M.F. 1632 typescript, corrected 135 p. M.F. 1632 galley proof, corrected 128 p. Never Hit a Ghost with a Baseball Bat 1993

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993

M.F. 2103 galley proof, corrected 71 p. Scared Silly 1988

Hughes, George

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988

M.F. 1632, 2034 typescript, corrected 14 p. M.F. 1632, 2034 galley proof, corrected 63 p. M.F. 1632, 2034 galley proof, corrected photocopy 119 p. Will Somebody Please Marry My Sister? 1992

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992

M.F. 1814 typescript, corrected photocopy 82 p. M.F. 1814 galley proof 69 p. M.F. 1814 page proof, corrected photocopy (with illustrations) 120 p. M.F. 1814 typescript, corrected 135 p. M.F. 1814 galley proof, corrected 69 p. Summer of the Dancing Horse 1991

Owens, Mary Beth

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991

M.F. 2034 typescript, corrected 144 p. M.F. 2034 typescript, corrected carbon 134 p. M.F. 2034 front matter, corrected 4 p. M.F. 2034 galley proof, corrected 91 p. M.F. 2034 page proof, corrected 9 p.