CLRC-1049 Arna Bontemps PapersNancy Larsen University of Minnesota Libraries9/8/2004
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.9/8/2004Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Bontemps, Arna Arna Bontemps Papers 1951 CLRC-1049 The collection consists of a galley proof for a single title. 1 folder 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

Arna Bontemps was born in 1902 in Alexandria, LA. When he was still a boy, the family moved to California. He received a BA from Pacific Union College in 1923. As a young man he moved to New York City and participated in the Harlem Renaissance. He received his MA from the Unisversity of Chicago in 1943. He had a long career as a teacher, librarian and writer of books for both children and adults. He died in 1973. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 44, pp. 45-53.

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The collection consists of a galley proof for a single title.

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Bontemps, Arna Accession Information:

The collection was contributed in 1951 by the author.

Gift of: Bontemps, Arna

Arrangement

Sam Patch, the High, Wide and Handsome Jumper, 1951

Collection Contents Sam Patch, the High, Wide and Handsome Jumper 1951

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951

 MF 134 galley proof, corrected 9 p.