CLRC-1134 Marilyn Nelson (Waniek)Christine Schonhart October 2004 University of Minnesota Libraries10/08/2004

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.10/08/2004Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Nelson, Marilyn (Waniek) Marilyn Nelson Papers 1983-2002 CLRC-1134 This collection includes production material, correspondence, clippings, notes, research material and typescrpts for two of Marilyn Nelson's children's books. 12 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

Marilyn Nelson, formerly Waniek, was born April 26, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her B.A from the University of California Davis, her M.A from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD. from the University of Minnesota.

Ms. Nelson is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Connecticut Storrs campus where she teaches creative writing and poetry courses. Her sixth book Carver: A Life in Poems won the several awards including the Boston Globe Hornbook Award. It was also a Newbury Honor book, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a finalist for the National Book Award.

In Something About the Author Nelson said For the last several years I've been writing poems with children, and I;ve learned alot about what makes kids laugh. Once as I read the last line of a poem, a third-grader literally laughed until he fell out of his chair! I consider that one of my greatest successes

Scope and Content

Collection contains production material for two of Marilyn Nelson's 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.

Nelson, Marilyn (Waniek) Accession Information:

This collection was donated in 1983, with additional material donated in 2002.

Gift of: Nelson, Marilyn (Waniek)

Arrangement

Carver: A Life in Poems, 2001

Hundres of Hens and other poems for children, 1983

Collection Contents Carver: A Life in Poems 2001

Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001

MF 1028 holograph 93 p. MF 1028 typescript, corrected 46 p. MF 1028 correspondence 4 p. MF 1028 notes 33 p. MF 1028 clippings 1 p. MF 1028 research material 140 p. MF 1028 Misc. hard-bound journal/notebook 1 p. Hundres of Hens and other poems for children 1983

Espeland, Pamela

Minneapolis: Black Willow Press, 1983

MF 1028 typescript, partial photocopy, corrected 24 p. MF 1028 typescript, corrected photocopy 25 p. MF 1028 typescript, corrected photocopy 18 p. MF 1028 typescript, corrected photocopy 34 p. MF 1028 photocopy of Danish poems 7 p. MF 1028 typescript, corrected photocopy 24 p. MF 1028 front matter 7 p. MF 1028 photocopy of illustrations 24 p. MF 1028 galley, corrected photocopy 7 p. MF 1028 notes 6 p. MF 1028 correspondence 25 p. MF 1028 Hokus Pokus translations 5 p.