LIT/CL. Children's Literature
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bert Roller Collection
The Bert Roller Collection, 1870-2005, consists of the artifacts, ephemera, papers, magazines, and letters of Peabody professor Bert Anderson Roller (1893-1934).
Ben Lucien Burman Papers
The Ben Lucien Burman Papers consist of xeroxed material relating to three of his books: Blow a Wild Bugle for Catfish Bend, Look Down That Winding River, and The Sign of the Praying Tiger. Included are carbon typescripts, holograph copies, worksheets, first drafts, galley proofs and an incomplete synopsis.
Anita Avery Girl Juvenile Literature Collection
The Anita Avery Girl Detectives Collection contains correspondence, ephemera, memorabilia, and audiovisual material related to juvenile mystery series published throughout the mid-20th century. The material in this collection complements a collection of rare books by the same name that was donated by Anita Avery.
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