CLRC-1042 Walter Dean Myers Collection Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 2004, 2008
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by CLRC staff, 2004, 2008 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- Walter Dean Myers Collection 1999-2007 CLRC-1042 The collection contains production material for books by Walter Dean Myers. 14.75 linear ft. (34 boxes) Materials are stored in Andersen Library cavern. Please allow 30 minutes for retrieval. English Biographical Sketch

Walter Dean Myers was born August 12, 1937, in Martinsburg, WV. After a series of jobs he became a full time writer in 1977. Today he is considered one of the best contemporary American writers for children and young adults. An African American, he helped to redefine the image of blacks in juvenile literature. He has written in several genres and for different age groups, but is perhaps best known for his books for junior and senior high school readers, books that range from lighthearted and farcical to powerful and moving. Many of his books are especially appealing to boys. He has received many honors and awards for his work, including two Newbery honors and the 2008 Kerlan Award.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 27, 41, 71, 109 Something About the Author Autobiography Series vol. 2 Children's Literature Review vol. 35

 Scope and Content

The collection contains written production material for books by Walter Dean Myers, including typescripts, page proofs, correspondence, notes, and photographs.

 Accession Information:

Gift of Walter Dean Myers.

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.

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- African Americans -- Fiction Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fictio Arrangement

Items are arranged by published title and chronologically within each title.

 Collection Contents <emph render="italic"> 145th Street: Short Stories</emph>, published New York: Delacorte Press, 2000 MF 3013 8 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (157 p.); correspondence (1 p.); press proofs (3 p.); page proofs, some corrected (169 p.); layout instructions (3 p.); corrected front matter (7 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Ambush the Amazon</emph>, published New York: Puffin Books, 1986 MF 3983 1 folder

Contains: front matter (1 p.); corrected galley proof (43 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Amiri & Odette</emph>, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, published New York: Scholastic, 2009 MF 3991 2 folders

Contains: typescript (2 p., 14 p.); corrected typescript (51 p.); photocopied corrected typescript (16 p.); front matter (1 p.); illustration photocopy (1 p.); correspondence (9 p.); research material (22 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Antarctica: Journey to the South Pole</emph>, published New York: Scholastic Press, 2004 MF 3994 2 folders

Contains: corrected rough galleys (107 p.); research materials (4 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> At Her Majesty's Request: An Aftican Princess in Victorian England</emph>, published New York: Scholastic Press, 1999 MF 4000 3 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (84 p.); layout notes (4 p.); correspondence (2 p.); research material: letter transcriptions (13 p.); letter photocopies (3 p.); timelines (5 p.); photographs (2)

 <emph render="italic"> Autobiography of My Dead Brother</emph>, published New York: Harper Tempest/Amistad, 2005 MF 3557, MF 3785, MF 3826-3827 29 folders

MF 3557 contains: typescript (161 p.); corrected typescript (139 p.)

MF 3785 contains: corrected typescript (185 p.); page proof (111 p.); galleys (204 p.); notes (2 p.)

MF 3826 contains: typescript (163 p.); corrected typescript (173 p.); front matter, some corrected (15 p.); page proof (215 p.); corrected page proof (188 p.)

MF 3827 contains: corrected page proof (674 p.); corrected front matter (20 p.); correspondence (3 p.); layout notes (3 p.); legal documents (2 p.); 1 CD

 <emph render="italic"> Bad Boy: A Memoir</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 2001 MF 2990, MF 3089, MF 3091, MF 3255 65 folders

MF 2990 contains: corrected typescript (186 p.); front matter (3 p.); corrected page proof (64 p.)

MF 3089 contains: corrected page proof (750 p.)

MF 3091 contains: photocopy corrected typescript (347 p.); front matter (2 p.); corrected page proof (319 p.); publisher's dummy (280 p.); correspondence (6 p.); author book awards list (7 p.); spring novel schedule (1 p.); notes (1 p.)

MF 3255 contains: corrected typescript (185 p.); photocopy corrected typescript (413 p.); front matter (3 p.); corrected page proof (149 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Beast</emph>, published by New York: Scholastic, 2003 MF 4000 3 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (148 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Blue Journey</emph>, published New York: Holiday House, 2003 MF 3986 2 folders

Contains: 2 corrected typescripts (37 p., 28 p.); front matter (2 p.); correspondence (1 p.); dummy (57 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Brown Angels: An Album of Picure and Verse</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 1993 MF 3994 1 folder

Contains: 1 photocopy and text paste-up dummy (48 p.)

 "The Changing Concept of Civil Rights in America," an essay in<emph render="italic"> The Century That Was </emph>, published New York: Atheneum, 2000 MF 3993 1 folder

Contains: corrected typescript (18 p.); biography and bibliography pages (2 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Crystal</emph>, published New York: Viking Kestrel, 1987 and Harper Trophy, 2001 MF 3995-3996 7 folders

MF 3995 contains: corrected typescript (237 p.); front matter (1 p.); layout notes (9 p.)

MF 3089 contains: corrected galleys (102 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Dragon Takes a Wife</emph>, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi, published New York : Scholastic, 1995 MF 3993 1 folder

Contains: 2 corrected typescripts (9 p., 9 p.); 1 jacket proof; 2 receipts

 <emph render="italic"> The Dream Bearer</emph>, published New York : Harper, 2003 MF 3409, MF 3838 11 folders

MF 3409 contains: typescript (166 p.); corrected typescript (168 p.)

MF 3838 contains: corrected typescript (167 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Duel in the Desert</emph>, published New York : Puffin Books, 1986 MF 3983 3 folders

Contains: front matter (3 p.); 3 correct galley proofs (47 p., 50 p., 56 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Fallen Angels</emph>, published New York : Scholastic, 1988 MF 3986 7 folder

Contains: corrected typescripts (386 p.); front matter (4 p.); back matter (1 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Fast Sam, Cook Clyde, and Stuff</emph>, published New York: Puffin Books, 1988 MF 3989 6 folders

Contains: corrected typescripts (168 p.); front matter (4 p.); notes (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Glorious Angels: a Celebration of Children</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 1995 MF 3982 1 folder

Contains: 2 typescripts (4 p., 4 p.); front matter (5 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Greatest: Muhammad Ali</emph>, published New York: Scholastic, 2001 MF 3987 8 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (149 p.); front matter (2 p.); corrected galley proof (4 p.); corrected page proof (193 p.); correspondence (29 p.); notes (31 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Handbook for Boys, a novel</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 2002 MF 3013, MF 3256, MF 3409 31 folders

MF 3013 contains: corrected typescript (158 p.); front matter (2 p.); corrected front matter (6 p.); corrected page proof (190 p.); corrected page proof with illustrations (13 p.); correspondence (8 p.); notes and clippings (3 p.)

MF 3256 contains: typescript (150 p.); 2 corrected typescripts (235 p., 235 p.); notes (1 p.)

MF 3409 contains: typescript (244 p.); 2 corrected typescripts (155 p., 157 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 2006 MF 3823-3824, MF 3992 33 folders

MF 3823 contains: 3 typescripts (101 p., 101 p., 101 p.); 4 corrected typescripts (102 p., 132 p., 154 p., 66 p.)

MF 3256 contains: 5 corrected typescripts, some partial and/or photocopied (102 p., 74 p., 101 p., 102 p., 140 p.); front matter (23 p.); illustration photocopies (169 p.); correspondence (20 p.); notes (24 p.); layout notes (5 p.); research material (39 p.); legal documents (15 p.)

MF 3992 contains: corrected typescripts (79 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Harlem Summer</emph>, published New York: Scholastic, 2007 MF 3993 4 folders

Contains: galley proofs (172 p.); correspondence (3 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices</emph>, published New York: Holiday House, 2004 MF 3993 4 folders

Contains: 2 corrected typescripts (76 p., 78 p.); corrected typescript (19 various p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Hoops, a novel</emph>, published New York: Delacorte Press, 1981 MF 3994 8 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (230 p.); corrected biography page proof (1 p.); corrected front matter (2 p.); layout notes (5 p.); galley proofs (132 p., 130 p.); publisher's dummy (191 p.); correspondence (3 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> How Mr. Monkey Saw the Whole World</emph>, published New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1996 MF 3992 1 folder

Contains: photocopy corrected typescript (6 p.); correspondence (4 p.); clippings (5 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> It Ain't All for Nothin'</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1978 MF 3993 4 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (171 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Jazz</emph>, published New York: Holiday House, 2006 MF 3992 1 folder

Contains: corrected typescript (16 p.); front matter (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Legend of Tarik</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1981 MF 3986 8 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (379 p.); correspondence (5 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly</emph>, illustrated by Leonard Jenkins, published New York: HarperCollins, 2000 MF 3992 1 folder

Contains: front matter (1 p.); back matter (4 p.); correspondence (10 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid</emph>, published New York: Delacorte Press, 1988 MF 3990 7 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (114 p.); photocopied typescript (68 p.); 3 corrected typescripts with photocopied illustrations (48 p., 51 p., 70 p.); front matter (7 p.); back matter (1 p.); illustration photocopy (1 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Mojo and the Russians</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1977 MF 3990 6 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (300 p.); front matter (7 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Monster</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 1999 MF 2990 10 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (204 p.); front matter (3 p.); page proof (5 p.); corrected page proof (143 p.); 1 book manufacturing form; publisher's dummy (14 p.); corrected publisher's dummy (194 p.); correspondence (2 p.); artwork layout notes (2 p.); photos of original artwork (3 p.); photo printouts (7 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights</emph>, published New York: Delacorte Press, 1992 MF 3989 6 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (307 p.); front matter (11 p.); back matter (5 p.); sample page (2 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Mouse Rap</emph>, published New York: Harper and Row, 1990 MF 3995 11 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (155 p.); 2 corrected page proofs (195 p., 196 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Nicholas Factor: a novel</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1983 MF 3982-3983 7 folders

MF 3982 contains: corrected typescript (234 p.)

MF 3983 contains: corrected galley proof (90 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Now Is Your Time: The African-American Struggle for Freedom</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 1991 MF 3838, MF 3982 21 folders

MF 3838 contains: corrected typescript (533 p.); front matter (8 p.); back matter (31 p.); correspondence (2 p.)

MF 3982 contains: corrected typescript (470 p.); front matter (14 p.); back matter (7 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Outside Shot</emph>, published New York: Delacorte Press, 1984 MF 4000 12 folders

Contains: 2 corrected typescripts (229 p., 256 p.); corrected front matter (20 p.); corrected galley (48 p., 49 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 1992 MF 3991 3 folders

Contains: 4 corrected typescripts (48 p., 54 p., 24 p., 63 p.); front matter (3 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Scorpions</emph>, published New York: Harper and Row, 1988 MF 3983 11 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (534 p.); front matter (5 p.); galley proof (5 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Shadow of the Red Moon</emph>, illustrated by Christopher Myers, published New York: Scholastic, 1995 MF 3991 5 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (239 p.); front matter (3 p.); back matter (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Shooter</emph>, published New York: HarperCollins, 2004 MF 3555-3557 43 folders

MF 3555 contains: corrected typescript (203 p.); photocopied corrected typescript (643 p.); front matter (2 p.); correspondence (2 p.)

MF 3556 contains: corrected typescript (428 p.); photocopied corrected typescript (211 p.); front matter (11 p.); back matter (7 p.); corrected page proof (159 p.); correspondence (6 p.); clippings (11 p.); layout notes (11 p.)

MF 3557 contains: photocopied typescript (206 p.); corrected page proof (425 p.); correspondence (8 p.); layout notes (4 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Slam!</emph>, illustrated by Christopher Myers, published New York: Scholastic, 1996 MF 4005 9 folders

Contains: 2 corrected typescripts (209 p., 221 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Smiffy Blue, Ace Crime Detective: The Case of the Missing Ruby</emph>, illustrated by David Sims, published New York: Scholastic, 1996 MF 3987 3 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (63 p., 9 p.); corrected page proof (6 p., 57 p.); illustration photocopies (13 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Story of the Three Kingdoms</emph>, illustrated by Ashley Bryan, published New York: HarperCollins, 1995 MF 3992 1 folder

Contains: photocopied corrected galley (20 p.); color illustration proofs (29 p.); correspondence (3 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Sweet Illusions</emph>, published New York: Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1987 MF 3987 5 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (270 p.); front matter (2 p.); correspondence (4 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Tales of a Dead King</emph>, published New York: W. Morrow, 1983 MF 3991 2 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (56 p.); front matter (2 p.); back matter (2 p.); correspondence (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Three Swords for Granada</emph>, illustrated by John Speirs, published New York: Holiday House, 2002 MF 3989 3 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (115 p.); front matter (6 p.); correspondence (1 p.); illustration photocopies (18 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Time to Love: Stories from the Old Testament</emph>, illustrated by Christopher Myers, published New York: Scholastic, 2003 MF 4005 7 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (247 p.); corrected front matter (16 p.); back matter (2 p.); corrected back matter (5 p.); correspondence (53 p.); research material (1 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> USS Constellation: Pride of the American Navy</emph>, published New York: Holiday House, 2004 MF 3990-3991 5 folders

MF 3990 contains: corrected typescript (133 p.); front matter (5 p.); back matter (1 p.); correspondence (3 p.)

MF 3991 contains: front matter (13 p.); back matter (1 p.); 2 corrected page proofs (51 p., 59 p.); correspondence (3 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> What They Found: Love on 145th Street</emph>, published New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2007 MF 3992-3993 15 folders

MF 3992 contains: notes (2 p.); page proofs (258 p.)

MF 3993 contains: corrected page proofs (18 p.)

MF 4237 contains: corrected typescript(226 p.), front matter (6 p.), back matter (2 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Won't Know till I Get There</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1982 MF 3988 10 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (377 p.); front matter (5 p.); corrected galley proof (86 p.); correspondence (2 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> The Young Landlords</emph>, published New York: Viking Press, 1979 MF 3992 14 folders

Contains: corrected typescript (180 p.); corrected front matter (1 p.)