CLRC-1525 Susan Terris Papers Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries 01/07/2005
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. 01/07/2005 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Terris, Susan Susan Terris Papers 1970-1987 CLRC-1525 Collection contains typescripts, galley proofs, notes, holograph, reviews, research materials, and correspondence for numerous books for children. 155 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

Susan Terris was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1937. She received her B.A. from Wellesley College and M.A. from San Francisco State University and her career has centered around her work as a novelist and poet. She has written numerous books for children and young adults, many of which have won prestigious awards. In her books she explores the borderland between safety and danger and the pivotal moments of the lives of young women.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 77, pp. 207-211.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains typescripts, galley proofs, notes, holograph, reviews, research materials, and correspondence for numerous books for children.

 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.

Terris, Susan Accession Information:

Donated by the author from 1982 to1997.

Gift of: Terris, Susan

Arrangement

Amanda, the Panda, and the Redhead, 1975

Baby-Snatcher, 1984

Chicken Pox Papers, 1976

Drowning Boy, The, 1972

Latchkey Kids, The, 1985, 1986

Nell's Quilt, 1987

Octopus Pie, 1983

On Fire, 1972

Pencil Families, 1975

Pickle, 1973

Plague of Frogs, 1973

Stage Brat, 1980

Tucker and the Horse Thief, 1979

Two P's in a Pod, 1977

Upstairs Witch and the Downstairs Witch, 1970

Whirling Rainbows, 1974

Collection Contents Amanda, the Panda, and the Redhead 1975

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975

 MF 893 typescript, corrected with front matter 23 p. MF 893 galley proof 14 p. MF 893 correspondence 1 p. Baby-Snatcher 1984

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984

 MF 1358 corrected, typescript 202 p. MF 1358 galley 186 p. Chicken Pox Papers 1976

Rockwell, Gail

New York: Franklin Watts, 1976

 MF 893 typescript 38 p. MF 893 typescript, corrected, partial carbon 16 p. MF 893 typescript, corrected photocopy 60 p. MF 893 typescript, corrected photocopy with front matter 88 p. MF 893 typescript, corrected with fornt matter 137 p. MF 893 preliminary notes 30 p. Drowning Boy, The 1972

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972

 MF 894 typescript, corrected 150 p. MF 894 typescript, photocopy 202 p. MF 894 typescript, corrected with front matter 186 p. MF 894 preliminary notes 27 p. MF 894 review 1 p. MF 894 galley proof 36 p. MF 894 galley proof 35 p. MF 894 jacket 1 p. Latchkey Kids, The 1985, 1986

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985, 1986

 MF 1278 typescript, corrected 173 p. MF 1278 typescript, corrected 131 p. MF 1278 typescript, corrected 161 p. Nell's Quilt 1987

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1987

 MF 893 corrected typescript 213 p. MF 893 corrected galley 395 p. Octopus Pie 1983

Shepperson, Rob

New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983

 MF 1087 typescript, corrected with front matter 172 p. MF 1087 galley proof, corrected 58 p. MF 1087 galley proof, corrected miscellaneous 7 p. photocopy 3 p. On Fire 1972

Polushkin, Maria

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972

 MF 895 typescript, corrected with front matter 157 p. MF 895 reviews 37 p. MF 895 galley proof 42 p. Pencil Families 1975

New York: Greenwillow, 1975

 MF 895a holograph, corrected 133 p. MF 895a notes 36 p. MF 895a typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 895a typescript, corrected outline of story 18 p. MF 895a typescript, corrected photocopy 173 p. MF 895a front matter 4 p. MF 895a typescript, corrected 146 p. MF 895a front matter 3 p. MF 895a galley, corrected, research material 56 p. Pickle 1973

New York: Four Winds, 1973

 MF895 typescript, corrected 64 p. MF895 front matter 4 p. MF895 preliminary notes 4 p. MF895 galley proof 49 p. MF895 typescript, corrected early version, (The witch and the Golden Girl) 76 p. MF895 photostat of illustration 1 p. Plague of Frogs 1973

Ernst, John

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1973

 MF 896 typescript, corrected 182 p. MF 896 typescript, corrected with front matter 180 p. MF 896 typescript, corrected 5 p. MF 896 preliminary notes 57 p. MF 896 research materials 52 p. MF 896 galley proof 59 p. Stage Brat 1980

New York: Four Winds, 1980

 MF 897 holograph 185 p. MF 897 typescript, corrected with front matter 137 p. MF 897 typescript, corrected with front matter 162 p. MF 897 research materials 6 p. MF 897 galley proof 93 p. Tucker and the Horse Thief 1979

New York: Four Winds, 1979

 MF 898 holograph with research notes 195 p. MF 898 typescript, corrected 138 p. MF 898 typescript, corrected with front matter 185 p. MF 898 preliminary notes 22 p. MF 898 galley proof 91 p. MF 898 jacket proof 1 p. MF 898 notes 29 p. Two P's in a Pod 1977

Hirschman, Susan Carr

New York: Greenwillow, 1977

 MF 899 holograph 293 p. MF 899 typescript, corrected 134 p. MF 899 typescript, corrected photocopy 167 p. MF 899 editor's notes 4 p. MF 899 jacket proof 1 p. MF 899 galley proof 54 p. Upstairs Witch and the Downstairs Witch 1970

McHargue, Georgess

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970

 MF 900 typescript, corrected photocopy 24 p. MF 900 typescript 25 p. MF 900 typescript, corrected carbon 21 p. typescript, corrected photocopy with front matter 19 p. Whirling Rainbows 1974

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974

 MF 900 holograph 91 p. MF 900 typescript, corrected 156 p. MF 900 typescript, corrected 12 p. MF 900 typescript, photocopy 28 p. MF 900 typescript, corrected with front matter 196 p. MF 900 research materials 9 p. MF 900 notes 35 p. MF 900 galley proof 45 p.