CLRC.-934 May Yonge McNeer Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 7-6-04
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. 7-6-04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] McNeer, May Yonge May Yonge McNeer Papers 1954-1976 CLRC-934 The collection contains written material for 3 titles, and includes corrected typescripts, corrected galley proofs, dummies, and correspondence. 18 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

May Yonge McNeer was born in 1902 in Tampa Florida, and died in Reston, Virginia. She was a prolific author of children's books, many of which were illustrated by her husband, Lynd Ward. Her books covered many different topics. McNeer said that she preferred researching and learning about new things, to using the same backgrounds over and over.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 1, 81

 Scope and Content

The collection contains written material for 3 titles, and includes corrected typescripts, some photocopied or carbon, corrected galley proofs, one a photocopy, dummies, and correspondence.

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McNeer, May Yonge Accession Information:

Gift of: McNeer, May Yonge

Arrangement

Bloomsday for Maggie, 1976

Little Baptiste, 1954

Stranger in the Pines, 1971

Collection Contents Bloomsday for Maggie 1976

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976

 MF581 typescript, corrected photocopy 218 p. MF581 galley proof, corrected photocopy 117 p. MF581 dummy 252 p. MF581 correspondence 2 p. Little Baptiste 1954

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954

 MF 582 typescript, corrected 5 p. MC1058 book dummies, 1 with illustrations 2 p. Stranger in the Pines 1971

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971

 MF582 typescript, corrected carbon 238 p. MF582 galley proof, corrected 88 p.