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Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research
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Estes,
Eleanor
Eleanor Estes
Papers
1943-1987
CLRC-25
Eleanor Estes papers
focus on her work as an author and illustrator of children's and young adult
fiction, and trace the genesis, process, and revision of thirteen of her works.
The collection contains manuscript and illustrative material, including
typescripts, notes, galley and page proofs, illustrations, a dummy, book
jackets, as well as scrapbooks for five titles containing reviews, articles,
and correspondence. There is also correspondence and art from children sent to
Ms. Estes about her books, a copy of her acceptance speech for the 1952 Newbery
Medal, an article written for Horn Book Magazine,
and typescripts for some stories not verified as published.
3.8 linear ft.
(Manuscripts) 4 cubic ft. (Illustrations)
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Biographical
Sketch
Eleanor Estes was born May 9, 1906 in West Haven, Connecticut. She
attended Pratt Institute Library School and worked as a children's librarian in
New Haven, Connecticut, and New York for a number of years. Eleanor Estes began
writing children's books in 1941, publishing The
Moffats, a family story that drew on her own memories of growing up in
West Haven in the early part of the twentieth century. The book is the first in
a series that featured the Moffat family. Ms. Estes continued to publish family
stories for children for the next four decades, winning the Newbery Award in
1952 for Ginger Pye, the story of the Pye family
and their new puppy, Ginger. Animals and a love for pets are frequently found
in Ms. Estes' works. Her books have been praised by critics for their
simple, direct, and authentic writing, her ability
to write as a child for a child with insight and
vitality and her empathy for all of childhood's emotions. One of her
most memorable books, The Hundred Dresses, tells
the story of a little girl who teaches another an enduring lesson in compassion
and forgiveness in the face of prejudice and children's petty cruelties. She
also wrote fantasies for children, but it is her family stories and her ability
to mirror the magic of childhood that have made
her books popular. Eleanor Estes died July 15, 1988.
Biographical Source: Something About the
Author, vol, 91, p. 65-69
Scope and Content
The collection contains production material for thirteen titles
published between 1943 and 1987, and includes both manuscript and illustrative
material done by Ms. Estes. The collection contains typescripts, notes, galley
and page proofs, a dummy, illustrations and separations, and scrapbooks for
five titles containing reviews, articles, and correspondence. There is also a
substantial amount of art and correspondence from children sent to Ms. Estes
about her books, a copy of her Newbery Award acceptance speech, an article
written for Horn Book Magazine, and typescripts
for some stories not verified as published and possibly related to another
title in the collection.
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.
Estes,
Eleanor
Accession Information:
Part of this collection was originally donated to Dr. Kerlan, who in
turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota. During the
1960s-1980s, Ms. Estes added additional material.
Gift of:
Estes, Eleanor
Arrangement
Acceptance
Speech for the 1952 Newbery Medal, 1952
Alley, 1964
Art and Correspondence from Children,
Coat-Hanger Christmas Tree, 1973
Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee, 1987
Ginger Pye, 1951
Eleanor Estes Papers,
Horn Book Magazine: Gathering
HoneyDecember, 1960, pp.487-494, 1960
Hundred Dresses, 1944
Jimmy Mannikin Stories,
Lost Umbrella of Kim Chu, 1978
Miranda the Great, 1967
Moffat Museum, 1983
Pinky Pye, 1958
Scrapbooks,
Sleeping Giant and Other Stories, 1948
Sun and the Wind and Mr. Todd, 1943
Tunnel of Hugsy Goode, 1971
Witch Family, 1960
Collection Contents
Acceptance Speech for the 1952 Newbery Medal
1952
MF 295
Typescript
11 p.
Alley
1964
M. F. 295
Typescript, corrected
209 p.
M. F. 295
Correspondence
1 p.
M. F. 295
Notes
1 p.
M. F. 295
Galley proof, corrected
87 p.
M. F. 295
Page proof, corrected
92 p.
Art and Correspondence from Children
M. C. 253 & 254
Art and correspondence from children
2 boxes
Coat-Hanger Christmas Tree
1973
M. F. 295
Typescript, corrected
62 p.
M. F. 295
Front matter
5 p.
M. F. 295
Page proof, corrected
82 p.
M. F. 295
Galley proof, corrected
23 p.
M. F. 295
Galley proof, corrected
22 p.
M. F. 295
Correspondence
13 p.
M. F. 295
Photocopy of illustrations
16 p.
Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee
1987
M. F. 1388
Typescript, corrected partial photocopy
131 p.
M. F. 1388
Typescript, corrected partial carbon
135 p.
M. F. 1388
Notes
25 p.
M. F. 1388
Misc. booklet
?
M. F. 1388
Book jacket
1 p.
M. F. 1388
Correspondence
21 p.
M. F. 1388
Photocopy of illustrations
16 p.
M. F. 1388
Page proof, corrected [incomplete]
132 p.
M. F. 1388
Page proof, corrected [inc. duplicate pps.]
220 p.
M. F. 1388
Book of uncorrected page proof
?
Ginger Pye
1951
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected partial carbon
174 p.
M. F. 296
Galley proof
62 p.
M. F. 296
Notes
1 p.
M. F. 296
Page proof
7 p.
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected carbon [for end flaps]
1 p.
M. F. 296
Correspondence
1 p.
Eleanor Estes Papers
M C. 100
Ink illustrations
75 p.
M. C. 100
Proofs for illustrations
2 p.
M.C. 100
Watercolor study for jacket
1 p.
M. C. 100
Proof for jacket
1 p.
Horn Book Magazine: Gathering
HoneyDecember, 1960, pp.487-494
1960
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected
13 p.
M. F. 296
Galley proof
3 p.
M. F. 296
Correspondence
1 p.
Hundred Dresses
1944
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected
32 p.
M. F. 296
Front matter
1 p.
Jimmy Mannikin Stories
M. F. 1388
Typescript, corrected
81 p.
M. F. 1388
Typescript, corrected
49 p.
Lost Umbrella of Kim Chu
1978
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected
59 p.
M. F. 296
Typescript, corrected
63 p.
M. F. 296
Galley proof, corrected
31 p.
M. F. 296
Typescript & galley proof for jacket
9 p.
M. F. 296
Page proof for jacket [demonstrating color
separation]
8 p.
M. F. 297
Dummy, corrected [includes photocopy of illustrations
& 1 extra title page]
47 p.
M. F. 297
Photocopy, corrected, [of] half-titles, frontispiece,
& title page
1 p.
M. F. 297
Negatives for illustrations
4 sheets
M. F. 297
Galley proof
31 p.
Miranda the Great
1967
M. F. 298
Typescript, corrected
48 p.
M. F. 298
Front matter
7 p.
M. F. 298
Notes
1 p.
M. F. 298
Galley proof
17 p.
M. F. 298
Page proof
18 p.
M. F. 298
Book jacket
1 p.
Moffat Museum
1983
M. F. 1389a
Moffat Museum
13 p.
M. F. 1389a
Notes
5 p.
M. F. 1389a
Notes
3 p.
M. F. 1389a
Typescript, corrected carbon & photocopy
281 p.
M. F. 1389a
Typescript, corrected carbon & photocopy
180 p.
M. F. 1389a
Typescript, corrected photocopy
175 p.
M. F. 1389a
Notes [memo]
1 p.
M. F. 1389a
Page proof, photocopy
42 p.
M. F. 1389a-1389b
Galley proof
260 p.
Pinky Pye
1958
M. F. 298
Typescript, corrected
190 p.
M. F. 298
Correspondence
1 p.
M. F. 298
Galley proof
67 p.
M. F. 298
Page proof
61 p.
M. F. 298
Book jacket
1 p.
Scrapbooks
Scrapbook for The
Moffats
?
Scrapbook forThe Middle
Moffat
?
Scrapbook for The Sun and the Wind
and Mr. Todd - includes section with material for Rufus M.
?
Scrapbook for The Hundred
Dresses
?
Sleeping Giant and Other Stories
1948
M. F. 299
Typescript, corrected
54 p.
M. F. 299
Front matter
5 p.
M. F. 299
Galley proof
67 p.
M. C. 100
Watercolor & ink illustrations
3 p.
M. C. 100
Watercolor & ink illustration for
endpapers
1 p.
M. C. 100
Ink map illustrations
2 p.
M. C. 100
Mixed-media illustrator's dummy
1 p.
M. C. 100
Watercolor & ink illustrations with 1 separation
each
46 p.
M. C. 100
Watercolor & ink illustrations
20 p.
M. C. 100
Ink illustrations
9 p.
M. C. 100
Negative separations
43 p.
Sun and the Wind and Mr. Todd
1943
M. F. 299
Galley proof
25 p.
Tunnel of Hugsy Goode
1971
M. F. 299
Typescript, corrected
214 p.
M. F. 299
Galley proof, corrected
86 p.
M. F. 299
Page proof
125 p.
Witch Family
1960
M. F. 300
Typescript, corrected
132 p.
M. F. 300
Illustrations proofs
2 p.