Summary Information
University of
Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research
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Collier,
James Lincoln, 1928-
James Lincoln Collier
Papers
1967-1983
CLRC-1103
James Lincoln Collier's
papers focus on his work as an author of children's and young adult books. The
collection includes manuscript materials for thirteen titles published between
1967 and 1983, including four written with his brother Christopher Collier.
Manuscript materials include corrected typescripts, front matter, notes,
corrected galley proofs, research material, and one piece of correspondence
with a publisher.
2.9 linear feet
of manuscript material
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English
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Biographical
Sketch
James Lincoln Collier was born June 22, 1928 in New York City and
graduated from Hamilton College with an AB in 1950. He worked as a writer and
magazine editor before writing his first book for children and young adults,
Battleground: The United States Army in World War
II, in 1965. Throughout his career, James Lincoln Collier has written
both non-fiction and fiction, including several books of historical fiction
with his brother Christopher Collier. Their book My
Brother Sam Is Dead was the Newbery Award runner-up in 1975 and received
several other honors. Their historical fiction is praised for its careful
research and accuracy as well as the authors' well-written and convincing plots
and characters. James Lincoln Collier has also written several widely praised
young adult and children's books including The Teddy Bear
Habit (1967) that demonstrate his versatile writing style and ability to
create an exciting and fast-paced story that combines suspense and humor. His
fiction often focuses on his characters' moral dilemmas especially their
conflicts with their parents. James Lincoln Collier's fiction sometimes focuses
on an area of personal interest, jazz, a subject he has also written many
well-received non-fiction books about including Inside
Jazz (1973) and Louis Armstrong: An American
Genius (1983). Biographical Source: Something
About the Author, vol. 70, pp. 39-43.
Scope and Content
The collection contains production materials for thirteen titles
published between 1967 and 1983, including four written with Christopher
Collier. The collection consists of corrected typescripts, carbon typescript,
notes, research materials, corrected galley proofs, front matter, and one piece
of correspondence with a publisher. Several of the titles contain various
typescript drafts of manuscripts. The material is arranged by title with folder
level control.
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.
Collier,
James Lincoln, 1928-
Accession Information:
James Lincoln Collier placed this collection on permanent loan at the
University of Minnesota in 1981 with additional material added in 1984.
Gift of:
Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-
Arrangement
Bloody
Country, 1976
Give Dad My Best, 1976
Inside Jazz, 1973
It's Murder at St. Basket's, 1972
Jug Bands and Handmade Music: A Creative Approach to Music Theory...,
1973l
Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story, 1985
My Brother Sam is Dead, 1974
Planet Out of the Past, 1983
Rich and Famous: The Further Adventures of George Stable, 1975
Teddy Bear Habit, 1967
War Comes to Willy Freeman, 1983
Why Does Everyone Think I'm Nutty?, 1971
Winter Hero, 1978
Collection Contents
Bloody Country
1976
Collier, Christopher
New York: Four Winds Press, 1976
M.F.239, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected, including notes
152 p.
Give Dad My Best
1976
New York: Four Winds Press, 1976
M.F.239, folders 1-5
typescript, corrected, with front matter
233 p.
M.F.239, folders 6-7
typescript, corrected
90 p.
M.F.239, folder 8
galley proof, corrected
78 p.
M.F.239, folder 8
correspondence
1 p.
Inside Jazz
1973
New York: Four Winds Press, 1973
M.F.1129, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected "final"
142 p.
It's Murder at St. Basket's
1972
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1972
M.F. 1125, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected "Final"
157 p.
Jug Bands and Handmade Music: A Creative Approach to
Music Theory...
1973l
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1973l
M.F.1129, folders 1-2
typescript, corrected "final"
100 p.
Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story
1985
New York: Macmillan, 1985
M.F. 1129, folders 1-2
typescript, corrected, "first draft"
85 p.
M.F. 1129, folders 3-5
typescript, corrected, "second draft"
147 p.
My Brother Sam is Dead
1974
Collier, Christopher
New York: Four Winds Press, 1974
M.F. 1128, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected, "First draft"
148 p.
M.F. 1128, folders 4-5
typescript, corrected, "Final mss"
156 p.
Planet Out of the Past
1983
New York: Macmillan, 1983
M.F. 1125, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected
136 p.
M.F. 1125, folders 4-7
typescript, corrected, "Late draft"
161 p.
M.F. 1125, folders 8-11
typescript, corrected, "final"
185 p.
M.F. 1126, folders 12-13
galley proof, corrected
69 p.
Rich and Famous: The Further Adventures of George Stable
1975
New York: Four Winds Press, 1975
M.F. 1128, folders 1-2
typescript, corrected, "Late revisions"
88 p.
M.F. 1128, folders 3-4
typescript, corrected, "Revision and final
typescript"
102 p.
M.F. 1128, folders 5-7
typescript, corrected, "Setting copy"
159 p.
Teddy Bear Habit
1967
New York: Norton, 1967
M.F. 1127, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected "1st draft"
118 p.
M.F. 1127, folders 4-7
typescript, corrected, with front matter and photocopied
proofs
192 p.
War Comes to Willy Freeman
1983
Collier, Christopher
New York: Delacorte, 1983
M.F. 1129, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected, with notes
132 p.
Why Does Everyone Think I'm Nutty?
1971
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1971
M.F.1127, folders 1-3
typescript, corrected, "1st draft"
157 p.
M.F.1127, folder4-6
typescript, corrected, "1st draft"
135 p.
M.F.1127, folders 7-10
typescript, corrected, with typescript for outline, "2nd
draft"
165 p.
Winter Hero
1978
Collier, Christopher
New York: Four Winds Press, 1978
M.F.240, folders 1-3
holograph and typescript, corrected, including
notes
149 p.
M.F.240, folders 4-6
typescript, corrected
120 p.
M.F.240, folders 7-10
typescript, carbon
182 p.
M.F.240, folders 11-13
notes
128 p.
M.F.240, folder 14
research materials: photocopy of article "Shay's
Rebellion"
26 p.
M.F.240, folder 14
research materials: photocopy of article "History of
Hampshire County", with notes
8 p.