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| box-folder 72-84/339-414 |
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V. Children's Books. [series]:
(1087 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward children's books by William Jay
Smith including manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and
miscellaneous publication and editorial matter.
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| box-folder 72-73/339-34 |
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V. 1. Laughing Time .
Scope: Consists of material toward Laughing
Time: Verses for Children,
by William Jay Smith. 82 items (Atlantic Monthly Press,
Little Brown & Co., 1954). Material
from this book was later incorporated in another book entitled
Laughing Time: Nonsense Poems by Smith which also
includes poems from other works by Smith.
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| box-folder 72/339 |
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V. 1. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
from 1953-1958 between William Jay Smith and editors of
various publishing houses and magazines relating to the
publication of Laughing Times and
letters of thanks from friends and associates who received
copies of the book.
(63 items.) |
| box-folder 72/340-34 |
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V. 1. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Laughing
Times.
(3 items.)
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| box-folder 72/340 |
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V. 1. b. 1. Early drafts. Consists of a large
body of Ts drafts of poems, some with auto revisions, for
Laughing Times.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 72/341 |
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V. 1. b. 2. Final draft. Consists of 1 Ts (cb) S
draft of LaughingTimes.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 72/342 |
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V. 1. b. 3. Setting copy. Consists of 1 draft of
Laughing Times used as setting
copy.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 72/343 |
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V. 1. c. Sketches. Consists of 5 sketches of
illustrations by Jules Kepes for Laughing Times.
(5 items.) |
| box-folder 72-73/344-345 |
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V. 1. d. Miscellany. Consists of miscellaneous
material relating to Laughing Times
including letters, notes and contract material
pertaining to a recording of certain poems from the book and a
large number of requests for permission to reprint items from
the book.
(8 items.) |
| box-folder 76/346-351 |
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V. 2. Boy Blue .
(238 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Boy Blues's
Book of Beasts by William Jay Smith, illustrated by
Juliet Kepes (Boston: Little, Brown,
1957).
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| box-folder 74/f 346 |
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V. 2. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
between William Jay Smith and various authors at Little, Brown
and Co, concerning the publication of Boy Blue's Book of Beasts.
(41 item.) |
| box-folder 74/347-348 |
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V. 2. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Boy Blue's
Book of Beasts.
(2 items.)
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| box-folder 74/347 |
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V. 2. b. 1. Early draft. Consists of early Ts and
Auto drafts of Boy Blue's Book of
Beasts.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 74/348 |
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V. 2. b. 2. Final draft. Consists of Ts final
draft of Boy Blue's Book of
Beasts.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 74/349 |
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V. 2. c. Publication material. Consists of
miscellaneous publication material for Boy Blue's Book of Beasts including
copy for dust jacket, list of persons to receive complimentary
copies of book and quotations by other authors.
(9 items.) |
| box-folder 74/350-357 |
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V. 2. d. Permission requests (1958-1978).
Consists of requests for permission to reprint
poems from Boy Blue's Book of Beasts
from 1958-1978.
(184 items.) |
| box-folder 75/352-357 |
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V. 3. Puptents and Pebbles .
(104 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Puptents
and Pebbles; a Nonsense ABC by William Jay Smith,
illustrated by Juliet Kepes (Boston: Little, Brown,
1959).
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| box-folder 75/352 |
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V. 3. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
from 1956-1959 between William Jay Smith and various editors
at The Atlantic Monthly Press, concerning publication of Puptents and Pebbles.
(52 items.) |
| box-folder 75/353-357 |
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V. 3. b. Manuscript material. Consists of manucript
material toward Puptents and
Pebbles.
(26 items.)
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| box-folder 75/353 |
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V. 3. b. 1. Early draft. Consists of early Ts(cb)
draft of Puptents and Pebbles
entitled From Afghan to Zebra:
A Nonsense Alphabet.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 75/354 |
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V. 3. b. 2. Revised draft. Consists of revised Ts
draft of Puptents and Pebbles
entitled From Afghan to Zebra:
A Nonsense Alphabet.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 75/355 |
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V. 3. b. 3. Final draft. Consists of final Ts
draft of Puptents and
Pebbles.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 75/356 |
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V. 3. b. 4. Notes. Consists of Ts partial drafts
of Puptents and Pebbles and Ts
and auto drafts of individual poems.
(22 items.) |
| box-folder 75/357 |
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V. 3. b. 5. Setting copy. Consists of Ts draft of
Puptents and Pebbles used as
setting copy.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 76-78/358-374 |
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V. 4. Typewriter Town .
(162 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Typewriter
Town by William Jay Smith (New York: Dutton,
1960).
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| box-folder 76/358 |
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V. 4. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
from 1959-1960 between William Jay Smith and editors from
Atlantic Monthly Press and E.P. Dutton & Co, Inc.
concerning the publication of Typewriter
Town and a list of persons to receive complimentary
copies of the book.
(12 items.) |
| box-folder 76/359-360 |
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V. 4. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Typewriter
Town.
(25 items.)
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| box-folder 76/359 |
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V. 4. b. 1. Partial draft. Consists of Ts drafts
of poems and sketches and drawings for illustrations for
Typewriter Town.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 76/360 |
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V. 4. b. 2. Paste-up. Consists of paste-ups of
poems and illustrations by William Jay Smith for Typewriter Town, dust jacket samples
and drafts of individual poems.
(24 items.) |
| box-folder 77-78/361-373 |
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V. 4. c. Transparencies. Consists of 42
transparencies for publication of Typewriter Town.
(42 items.) |
| box-folder 78/374 |
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V. 4. d. Publication material. Consists of 1
unbound printed copy of Typewriter Town
and paste-ups of the cover.
(6 items.) |
| box-folder 79/375-377 |
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V. 5. What Did I See?
(13 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward What Did I
See? by William Jay Smith, illustrated by Don Almquist,
(New York: Crowell Collier, 1962),
including correspondence between Smith, his agent and
editor at Collier Books, style sheets from Collier Books and Ts
and auto drafts of poems and texts.
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| box-folder 79/378-380 |
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V. 6. My Little Book of Big and
Little .
(3 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward My Little
Book of Big and Little by William Jay Smith, illustrated
by Don Bolognese, (Riverside, N.J.: Rutledge Books,
1963), including 1 letter from Smith to
Francis Keene, 1 auto draft and 1 set of page proofs.
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| box-folder 79/381-386 |
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V. 7. Ho for a Hat
(92 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Ho for a
Hat by William Jay Smith, designed and illustrated by
Ivan Chermayeff, (Boston: Little, Brown,
1964).
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| box-folder 79/381 |
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V. 7. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
from 1961-1963 between William Jay Smith and Emilie McLeod of
The Atlantic Monthly Press and Seymour Lawrence concerning the
publication of Ho for a
Hat.
(10 items.) |
| box-folder 79/382-386 |
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V. 7. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Ho for a
Hat.
(41 items.)
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| box-folder 79/382 |
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V. 7. b. 1. Drafts of poems. Consists of Ts and
auto drafts of poems for Ho for a
Hat.
(37 items.) |
| box-folder 79/383 |
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V. 7. b. 2. Early draft. Consists of early Ts(cb)
draft of Ho for a Hat with
numerous auto revisions.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 79/384 |
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V. 7. b. 3. Final draft. Consists of final Ts(cb)
draft of Ho for a
Hat.
(1 item.)
(Ts(cb). 32p.) |
| box-folder 79/385 |
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V. 7. b. 4. Setting copy. Consists of Ts draft of
Ho for a Hat used as setting
copy.
(1 item.)
(Ts. 32p.) |
| box-folder 79/386 |
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V. 7. b. 5. Galley proofs. Consists of 1 set of
galley proofs of Ho for a
Hat.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 80/387-390 |
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V. 8. If I Had a Boat
(25 items)
Scope: Consists of material toward If I Had a
Boat by William Jay Smith, illustrated by Don Bolognese,
(New York: MacMillan, 1966).
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| box-folder 80/387 |
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V. 8. a. Correspondence. Consists of correspondence
from 1964-1965 between William Jay Smith and Richard W.
Jackson of MacMillan Co. concerning the publication of If I Had a Boat.
(7 items.) |
| box-folder 80/388-389 |
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V. 8. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward If I Had a
Boat.
(9 items.)
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| box-folder 80/388 |
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V. 8. b. 1. Early draft. Consists of early Ts,
Ts(cb) and auto draft of If I Had A
Boat including 42 pages of worksheets and Ts and auto
partial drafts.
(7 items.) |
| box-folder 80/389 |
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V. 8. b. 2. Final draft. Consists of final draft
of If I Had a Boat.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 80/390 |
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V. 8. c. Unbound copy. Consists of 1 unbound
printed copy of If I Had a Boat,
signed by William Jay Smith.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 80/391 |
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V. 9. Mr. Smith & Other Nonsense .
(2 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Mr. Smith
& Other Nonsense by
William Jay Smith, illustrated by Don Bolognese (New York:
Delcorte Press, 1968), including photocopy
of galleys.
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| box-folder 80/392-396 |
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V. 10. Children and Poetry .
(291 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Children
and Poetry by William Jay Smith.
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| box-folder 80/393-395 |
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V. 10. a. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Children and
Poetry
(141 items.)
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| box-folder 80/392 |
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V. 10. a. 1. Introduction. Consists of 3 partial
drafts of introduction for Children
and Poetry and some auto notes.
(4 items.)
(Ts, Auto.) |
| box-folder 80/393 |
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V. 10. a. 2. Drafts. Consists of Ts and auto
synopses of works of children's poetry for Children and Poetry.
(Item 59.)
(Ts, Auto.) |
| box-folder 80/393 |
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V. 10. a. 3. Drafts. Consists of Ts(cb) synopses
of works of children's poetry for Children and Poetry.
(Item 59.) |
| box-folder 80/395 |
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V. 10. a. 4. Notes. Consists of auto notes toward
Children and
Poetry.
(22 items.) |
| box-folder 80/396 |
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V. 10. b. Miscellany. Consists of miscellaneous
materials toward Children and Poetry
including lists of books for consideration, Library of
Congress Information Bulletin and magazine
clippings.
(6 items.) |
| box-folder 81/397 |
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V. 11. Children of the Forest .
(11 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Children of
the Forest by Elsa Berkon, translated by William Jay
Smith (New York: Delacorte Press, 1970),
including 2 Ts(cb) drafts and 3 auto drafts, 3
letters to Smith and miscellaneous notes.
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| box-folder 81/393 |
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V. 12. The Pirate Book .
(3 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward The Pirate
Book by Lennar and Hellsing, illustrated by Paul Stroyer
and translated by William Jay Smith (New York: Delacorte Press,
1972) including 1 letter to Smith and 3 pp.
of Smith's notes.
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| box-folder 81/399-403 |
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V. 13. The Telephone .
(34 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward The
Telephone by Kornei Chukovsky, illustrated by Blair Lent
and translated by William Jay Smith (New York: Delacorte,
1976).
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| box-folder 81/399 |
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V. 13. a. Correspondence. Consists of
correspondence from 1974 between William Jay Smith and Seymour
Lawrence and Blair Lent concerning The
Telephone.
(19 items.) |
| box-folder 81/400-402 |
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V. 13. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward The
Telephone.
(6 items.)
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| box-folder 81/400 |
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V. 13. b. 1. drafts. Consists of Ts, Ts(cb) and
auto drafts of The Telephone,
some signed.
(6 items.) |
| box-folder 81/402 |
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V. 13. b. 2. Miscellaneous manuscript material.
Consists of galley proof of 1 poem from The Telephone.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 81/403 |
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V. 13. c. Unbound copies. Consists of 2 unbound
printed copies of The
Telephone.
(2 items.) |
| box-folder 82-84/404-414 |
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V. 14. Laughing Time .
(59 items.)
Scope: Consists of material toward Laughing
Time: Nonsense Poems by William Jay Smith, illustrated by
Fernando Krahn (New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence,
1980).
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| box-folder 82/404 |
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V. 14. a. Correspondence. Consists of
correspondence from 1979-1980 between William Jay Smith,
Merloyd Lawrence and others concerning the publication of
Laughing Time, including auto
notes and Ts publication information.
(36 items.) |
| box-folder 82-84/405-413 |
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V. 14. b. Manuscript material. Consists of
manuscript material toward Laughing
Time.
(10 items.)
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| box-folder 82/405 |
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V. 14. b. 1. Drafts. Consists of Ts draft of
Laughing Time.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 82/406 |
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V. 14. b. 2. Paste-up. Consists of paste-up draft
of Laughing Time.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 82-83/407-408 |
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V. 14. b. 3. Galleys. Consists of 3 sets of
galley proofs for Laughing
Time.
(3 items.) |
| box-folder 83/409 |
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V. 14. b. 4. Setting copy. Consists of Ts draft
of Laughing Time used as
setting copy.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 83/410-411 |
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V. 14. b. 5. Page proofs. Consists of 2 sets of
page proofs for Laughing
Time.
(2 items.) |
| box-folder 84/412 |
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V. 14. b. 6. Illustrations. Consists of
photocopies of 49 illustrations by Fernando Krahn for Laughing Time.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 84/413 |
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V. 14. b. 7. Miscellany. Consists of a large
number of paste-ups and photocopies of poems and other texts
toward Laughing
Time.
(1 item.) |
| box-folder 84/414 |
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V. 14. c. Publication material. Consists of
miscellaneous publication material for Laughing Time, including dust jacket
samples and one unbound copy of the printed book.
(3 items.) |
