TABLE OF CONTENTS


Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Professional Correspondence, undated, 1923-1987

Series II: Personal Correspondence, undated, 1900-1989

Series III: Unpublished Written Materials and Related Writings, undated, 1946-1984

Series IV: Photographs, undated, 1948-1986

Series V: Ephemera and Artifacts, undated, 1946-1988





Eleanor Estes Papers



Finding aid prepared by Erin Bartram.

Finding aid encoded by Erin Bartram in June 2007.





Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2007 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Collection
Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Creator: Estes, Eleanor (Rosenfeld).
Title: Eleanor Estes Papers.
Dates: undated, 1900-1988.
Quantity: 10.05 linear feet.
Identification: MSS19970049
Language: English.
Abstract: The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera related to Estes long career as a children's book author and illustrator.

Biography

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) was the author and illustrator of a number of children's books over her long career. Born in West Haven, Connecticut, Estes worked as a librarian at the New Haven Public Library before winning a scholarship to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where she met her husband. She worked as a children's librarian for the New York Public Library until her first book was published in 1941. That book, The Moffats, set in fictional Cranbury, Connecticut, was based on Estes' own childhood in West Haven. She was the recipient of the Newbury Medal in 1952 for Ginger Pye.

Published Works

The Moffats, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. Dodd Boyson 5604, Boyson 2518, Levy E2809, Levy E4064, CLC C1536.

The Middle Moffat, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. Dodd Levy E2123, CLC B206, CLC B130.

The Sun and the Wind and Mr. Todd, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. Dodd CLC C538.

Rufus M., Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. Dodd Levy E2124, CLC A611.

The Hundred Dresses, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. Dodd Boyson 2253, Boyson 2476, Boyson 4326, CLC B142, CLC B537.

The Echoing Green, Macmillan, 1947

The Sleeping Giant and Other Stories, Harcourt, Brace, 1948. Dodd Boyson 2475.

Ginger Pye, Harcourt, Brace, 1951. Dodd CLC B536, CLC B141.

A Little Oven, Harcourt, Brace, 1955.

Pinky Pye, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1958. Dodd CLC A1673.

The Witch Family, Harcourt Brace, 1960. Dodd Levy E34.

The Alley, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1964. Dodd Levy B59.

The Lollipop Princess, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1967. Dodd CLC C358.

Miranda the Great, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1967. Dodd CLC A1052.

The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971.

The Coat-Hanger Christmas Tree, Atheneum, 1973.

The Lost Umbrella of Kim Chu, Atheneum, 1978.

The Moffat Museum, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983.

The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987.

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Scope and Content

The Eleanor Estes papers contains professional and personal correspondence, speeches, essays, drafts and proofs, photographs and ephemera related to Estes long career as a children's book author and illustrator.

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Arrangement

Series I: Professional Correspondence (undated, 1938-1987) includes all correspondence related to Estes' career as an author, illustrator and public speaker. All correspondence is organized by sender and is organized into a number of subseries based around the three major publishing houses with which Estes was affiliated. Subseries A: Harcourt correspondence, Subseries B: Macmillan correspondence, Subseries C: Atheneum correspondence, Subseries D: Miller Brody correspondence, Subseries E: Cricket, Subseries F: General professional correspondence.

Series II: Personal Correspondence (undated, 1900-1989) contains all mail not directly related to Estes' major publishing efforts. Subseries A: Personal Correspondence, Subseries B: Postcards, Subseries C: Fanmail

Series III: Written Materials and Related Writings (undated, 1946-1984)

Series IV: Photographs (undated, 1948-1986) is separated into two subseries. Subseries A: Photographs Separated From Correspondence, Subseries B: General Photographs.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to children's literature and associated artwork. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

Dodd Call No.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Family Names:

Ardizzone, Edward.
Bulla, Clyde Robert.
Graham, Margaret Bloy.
Griffith, Ann Warren.
McElderry, Margaret.
Slobodkin, Louis.
Titzell, Anne Parrish.
Waugh, Alexander.

Places:

Connecticut--Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
New Haven (Conn.)
New York (N.Y.)
West Haven (Conn.)

Subjects:

Children’s literature.

Document Types:

Correspondence.
Photographs.
Proofs.

Occupations:

Authors, American.
Illustrators.
Librarians.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Eleanor Estes Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Helena Estes in 1997.

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Detailed Description

Series I: Professional Correspondence, undated, 1923-1987
A. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926-1987
1:16 1926-1927
1:1 1944
1:2 1945
1:3 1946 January - March
1:4 1946 April - June
1:5 1946 July - September
1:6 1946 October - December
1:7 1947 January - March
1:8 1947 April - June
1:9 1947 July - September
1:10 1947 October - December
1:11 1948 January - March
1:12 1948 April - June
1:13 1948 July - September
1:14 1948 October - December
1:15 1949 January - March
1:17 1949 July - September
1:18 1949 October - December
1:19 1950 January - March
1:20 1950 April - June
1:21 1950 July - September
1:22 1950 October - December
1:23 1951 January - March
1:24 1951 April - June
1:25 1951 July - September
1:26 1951 October - December
1:27 1952 January - March
1:28 1952 April - June
1:29 1952 Julty - Septmber
1:30 1952 October - December
2:31 1953 January - March
2:32 1953 April - June
2:33 1953 July - December
2:34 1954 January - March
2:35 1954 April - June
2:36 1954 July - September
2:37 1954 October - December
2:38 1955 January - March
2:39 1955 April - June
2:40 1955 September - December
2:41 1956
2:42 1957
2:43 1958
2:44 1959
2:45 1960
2:46 1961
2:47 1962 January - June
2:48 1962 July - September
2:49 1962 October - December
3:50 1963
3:51 1964
3:52 1965
3:53 1966
3:54 1967
3:55 1968
2:56 1969
2:57 1970
3:58 1971 January - June
3:59 1971 July - December
3:60 1972
3:61 1973
3:62 1974
4:76 1974
3:63 1975
3:64 1976
3:65 1977
3:66 1978
3:67 1979
3:68 1980
3:69 1981
4:70 1982
4:71 1983
4:72 1984
4:73 1985
4:74 1986
4:75 1987 January - May
B. Macmillan and Company, 1945-1952, 1957-1958, 1987
5:77 1945-1946
5:78 1947
5:79 1948
5:80 1949
5:81 1950-1952
5:82 1957
5:83 1958
5:84 1987
C. Atheneum, undated, 1971-1986
6:85 undated
6:86 1971
6:88 1973
6:89 1974
6:90 1975
6:91 1976
6:92 1977
6:93 1978
6:94 1979
6:95 1980
6:96 1981
6:97 1983
6:98 1984
6:99 1986
D. Miller-Brody, undated, 1973-1977
7:100 undated, 1973
7:101 1974-1977
E. Cricket, undated, 1972-1987
7:102 undated, 1972-1987
F. General Professional, undated, 1948-1987
7:103 undated, 1948-1949
7:104 1950-1958
7:105 1960-1968
7:106 1974-1979
7:107 1980-1987
Series II: Personal Correspondence, undated, 1900-1989
A. Personal, undated, 1934-1988
8:108 Bishop (Hawkins), undated, 1978-1982
8:109 Breeds, undated, 1978
8:110 Briggs, undated, 1948-1982
8:111 Buckley, 1985-1988
8:112 Coleman, 1936-1977
8:113 Cookinham, undated, 1959-1987
8:114 Crossgrove, undated, 1964-1966
8:115 Crossgrove, 1967-1981
8:116 Didier, undated, 1951-1982
8:117 Duncalfe, undated, 1970-1987
8:118 Duncan, 1978-1980
8:119 Easton (Hurwitz), 1955-1987
8:120 Griffith, undated, 1948-1949
8:121 Griffith, 1950-1982
8:122 Hough (Taylor), undated, 1986-1987
8:123 Johnson, undated, 1948-1987
9:124 Kerlan Collection, 1967-1988
9:125 LaGuardia, undated, 1934-1970
9:126 Massey (Bedell), undated, 1948-1978
9:127 McElderry, undated, 1948-1971
9:128 McKenzie, undated, 1944-1986
9:129 O'Neall, 1948-1978
9:130 Patton, undated, 1970-1983
9:131 Sektberg, undated, 1948-1981
9:132 Shaller, 1986-1987
9:133 Thomas, 1933-1957
9:134 Wentworth, 1948-1986
General
10:135 undated
10:136 1934-1941
10:137 1948 July - August
10:138 1948 September - December
10:139 1949-1951
10:140 1952
10:141 1953-1969
11:142 1970-1972
11:143 1973-1979
11:144 1980s, 1980
11:145 1981
11:146 1982-1984
11:147 1986
11:148 1987-1988
B. Postcards, undated, 1900-1989
12:149-150 Blank, undated
12:151 Unidentified, undated, 1900-1939
13:152 Briggs, 1930-1969
13:153 Calhoun, 1955-1959
13:154 Estes, undated
13:155 Estes, 1910-1939
13:156 Estes, 1940-1949
13:157 Estes, 1950-1959
13:158 Estes, 1950-1959
13:159 Estes, 1950-1959
13:160 Estes, 1960-1969
13:161 Estes, 1960-1969
13:162 Estes, 1960-1969
14:163 Estes, 1970-1979
14:164 Estes, 1970-1979
14:165 Estes, 1970-1979
14:166 Estes, 1970-1979
14:167 Estes, 1970-1979
14:168 Estes, 1980-1989
14:169 Gaston, 1900-1910
14:170 Haeseler, 1970-1979
14:171 LaGuardia, 1970-1979
14:172 Rosenfeld, 1920-1969
14:173 Smith, 1900-1910
C. Fanmail, undated, 1948-1987
15:174 undated, 1948-1958
15:175 1962-1968
15:176 1970s, 1970-1972
15:177 1973
15:178 1974-1979
15:179 1980s, 1980-1984
15:232 1985
15:180 1986
15:181 1987
Series III: Unpublished Written Materials and Related Writings, undated, 1946-1984
15:182 Articles authored by Estes, 1952-1971
15:183 Articles about/interviews with Estes, undated, 1953-1974
16:184 "Pre-Moffat Notes," undated
Notes from the period of Estes' recovery from tuberculosis.
21:233 Notes, undated
21:234 Notes, undated
21:235 Notes, undated
21:236 Notebook, undated
21:237 Notebook, undated
21:238 Notes, undated
21:239 "The Doll's Hospital", undated
21:240 "The Fallen Acrobat", undated
21:240 "The Two Cent Mask", undated
16:185 Notes and revisions, The Echoing Green, circa 1946
16:186 Proofs, The Sleeping Giant, circa 1947
21:241 Notes written in L.A., 1949
21:242 "The Four Nervous People", 1949
16:187 Notes on Miranda the Great, circa 1967
21:243 Working draft and final draft of The Lollipop Princess, circa 1967
21:244 "Outside my door in Brooklyn," 2 copies, 1977
16:188 Draft, Chapter One of The Moffat Museum, with revisions, 1984
16:189 Unused draft, Chapter Five of The Moffat Museum, "The Room Outside," [1984]
16:190 Entry in The Dictionary of American Biography, 1983
16:191 Unidentified speech notes, undated
21:245 Newbery acceptance speech draft, 1952
16:192 Speech, Washington, D.C., circa 1953
16:193 Speech, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1954
16:194 Speech, Ontario Library Association, 1956
16:195 Speech, Bridgeport, 1958
16:196 Speech, Brooklyn College, 1958
16:197 Speech, Philadelphia, 1958
21:246 Speech, North Babylon, NY, 1961
16:198 Speech, Bucknell University, 1966
16:199 Speech, Onondaga Library, 1967
16:200 Speech, Providence, 1967
16:201 Speech, Albertus Magnus, 1973
16:202 Speech, New Haven Public Library, 1973
16:203 Book reviews, 1948-1975
16:204 Book reviews, 1978-1987
16:205 Publicity materials, undated, 1973
Series IV: Photographs, undated, 1948-1986
A. Photographs Separated From Correspondence, 1948-1986
17:206 Japanese children and doll festival, 3 prints, 1948
17:207 Three unidentified Japanese children, 1948
17:208 Estes display, Maryland State Teachers Association Teacher Librarian Division, 2 prints 1952 October 17
17:209 Crossgrove children, 5 prints, 1962-1963
17:210 Gloucester City Library Moffat celebration, 1968
17:211 Gladys Gould, 1973
17:212 Ann Coleman in Greece, [1977 December]
17:213 Des Plains, IL, student holding The Lollipop Princess, 1980
17:214 James, Cindy and Chad Cookinham, [1980 March 19]
17:215 Chad Cookinham, 1981
17:216 Patton graves, 4 prints, 1983
17:217 Mary, Scott and Christina LeRoy, Gil Patton, 7 prints, [1983 August 23]
17:218 Eleanor Estes Day at West Haven Public Library, 1983 November 17
17:219 Gillian Buckley as Jane Moffat, 4 prints 1985
17:220 Walton School, Eleanor Estes Month, 1986
B. General photographs, undated, 1961-1985
17:221 Tetsura and Mitsuya Watanabe, undated
17:222 Helena and Eleanor Estes, undated
17:223 [Ann?], 1961
17:224 Susan Hurwitz, 1962
17:225 Crossgrove children, 5 prints, 1962-1963
17:226 Mrs. T. Hamlin Briggs and California Poppies, April 1966
17:227 Eleanor Estes and Margaret McElderry, 1966
17:228 Crossgrove Christmas card, 1978
17:229 Susan Easton and Eleanor Estes, 1985 July 5
Series V: Ephemera and Artifacts, undated, 1946-1988
18:230 Newspaper clippings, undated, 1949-1988
18:231 Unidentified writings, undated, 1946
18:232 Programs and invitations, undated, 1948-1986
19 Matted portrait of Estes, undated
19 Index cards of Estes foreign editions, undated
19 Printing plate from The Echoing Green, 1948
19 Cassette tape of Carolyn Patton's funeral, 1983
19 Eleanor Estes Day Proclamation, City of West Haven, 1983 November 17
19 Cassette tape letter from R.H. Curtiss, 1984
Dictated letter from Curtiss on New Haven trolleys and steam fire engines
20 Hundred Dresses scroll, undated