CLRC-1428 Karen Cushman Papers Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries 12/10/2004

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. 12/10/2004 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Cushman, Karen Karen Cushman Papers 1994-2003 CLRC-1428 Collection contains holographs, typescripts, page proofs, correspondence, notes, research material, photographs, etc. for five children's books. 392 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

Karen Cushman was born in Chicago in 1941. She attended Stanford University earning a B.A. in English. She married, earned additional degrees, had a child, and became an adjunct faculty member at John F. Kennedy University in Museum Studies. In the late 1980s her interest again returned to writing, and she published her first young adult historical novel, Catherine, Called Birdy in 1994 which was named a Newbery Honor Book. Her second novel, The Midwife's Apprentice received the Newbery Medal in 1995.

Biographical source: Something About the Author. Volume 147 p. 30-36.

Scope and Content

The collection contains holographs, typescripts, page proofs, correspondence, notes, research material, photographs, etc. for five children's books plus general correspondence and various speeches.

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.

Cushman, Karen Accession Information:

Donated by the author from 1999 to 2004.

Gift of: Cushman, Karen

Arrangement

Ballad of Lucy Whipple, The, 1996

Catherine Called Birdy, 1994

Correspondence,

Matilda Bone, 2000

Midwife's Apprentice, The, 1995

Rodzina, 2003

Various Speeches,

Collection Contents Ballad of Lucy Whipple, The 1996

New York: Clarion Books, 1996

MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 typescript 3 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 typescript 2291 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 typescript, corrected, with front matter 50 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 typescript, corrected, with front matter 60 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 page proof 147 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 correspondence 3 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 notes 126 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 layout notes 1 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 clippings about book 18 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 clippings about play 19 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 article (research material) 1 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 photograph (research material) 1 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 script of a play 1 p. MF 3166, 3174, 3180, 3181 itinerary 2 p. Catherine Called Birdy 1994

New York: Clarion Books, 1994

MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 344 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 13 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 151 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 96 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 48 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 85 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 92 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript 142 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript 166 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 103 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 166 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 191 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 195 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 184 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 19 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 199 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript 203 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 holograph and typescript, corrected 153 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 correspondence 4 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 210 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 typescript, corrected 222 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 page proof, corrected 176 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 notes 57 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 correspondence and clippings 6 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 correspondence 1 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 audio script 112 p. MF 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195 children's art and correspondence Correspondence MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 typescript by children 110 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 correspondence 2106 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 photos 11 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 envelope 1 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 children's artwork, and booklists 141 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 certificate 1 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 cloth 1 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 posters 3 p. MF 3183, 3188, 3189, 3190 correspondence scrolls 27 p. Matilda Bone 2000

New York: Clarion Books, 2000

MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 1604 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter 178 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 123 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter 123 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 36 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter and notes 1055 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 119 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with notes 169 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with notes 429 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 129 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, fax 19 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with notes 393 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 1579 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with notes 636 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected 143 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with notes 127 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter 143 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter 198 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 typescript, corrected, with front matter 108 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 page proof, corrected 50 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 proof for cover 1 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 correspondence 79 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 book reviews, clippings 7 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 notes 297 p. MF 3139, 3157, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150 research material 8 p. MF 3182 typescript 152 p. MF 3182 typescript, corrected 1 p. Midwife's Apprentice, The 1995

New York: Clarion Books, 1995

MF 3165, 3166 holograph 8 p. MF 3165, 3166 holograph 2 p. MF 3165, 3166 holograph and typescript 19 p. MF 3165, 3166 typescript, corrected 679 p. MF 3165, 3166 typescript, corrected 96 p. MF 3165, 3166 front matter 3 p. MF 3165, 3166 typescript, corrected 117 p. MF 3165, 3166 correspondence 2 p. MF 3165, 3166 notes 26 p. MF 3165, 3166 clippings 2 p. MF 3165, 3166 play programs 3 p. MF 3165, 3166 Audio Abridgement 86 p. MF 3165, 3166 front matter 1 p. Rodzina 2003

New York: Clarion Books, 2003

MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 typescript 465 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 typescript, corrected 3089 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 front matter, corrected 8 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 back matter, corrected 32 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 page proof, corrected 53 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 correspondence 4 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 notes 99 p. MF 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3154 research/clippings 19 p. Various Speeches MF 3154 typescript, corrected "Newbery" 26 p. MF 3154 typescript, corrected "Other" 7 p. MF 3154 typescript, corrected "Children's Literature" 27 p. MF 3154 typescript, corrected "SCBWI" 18 p. MF 3154 correspondence 2 p. MF 3154 notes 22 p. MF 3154 pictures (research materials) 2 p. MF 3154 quotes (research materials) 11 p. MF 3154 horoscopes (research materials) 2 p.