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Collection Title: Kathi Appelt Papers

Collection Number: DG1256

Accession Number: 2005-058

Inclusive Dates: 1985-2005

Volume: 13.5 cu. ft.

Given By : Kathi Appelt

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material :

Writing from the Heart / Writing for Children, an Intensive Workshop with Kathi Appelt

Workbooks


Come to the Stardust Dance
by Kathi Appelt

Drafts
Correspondence


My Father’s Summers, a Daughter’s Memoirs
by Kathi Appelt

Drafts
Correspondence
Postcards
Book Covers

 
Down Cut Shin Creek
by Kathi Appelt and Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer

Research Materials
Photographs
Drafts

 
Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers
by Kathi Appelt

Book Signing Postcard Announcements
Houston Chronicle,
Sunday, February 20, 2005: p G12

Drafts

Research Materials

Postcards

Correspondence

Proofs


The Alley Cat’s Meow
by Kathi Appelt

Book Posters
Proof

Draft

F&G


Piggies in a Polk
by Kathi Appelt

Postcards
Galleys


Bayou Lullaby
by Kathi Appelt

Postcards
Proof

Galley


Bubba and Beau Go Night-Night
by Kathi Appelt

Proof


Bubba and Beau Best Friends
by Kathi Appelt

Galley
Proof


Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives
by Kathi Appelt

Galley
Proof


Merry Christmas, Merry Crow
by Kathi Appelt

Galley (Cover only)


Elephants Aloft
by Kathi Appelt

Postcards
Proof

Galley


Oh My Baby, Little One
by Kathi Applet

Proof
Galley

Newspaper Articles


Where, Where is Swamp Bear?
by Kathi Appelt

Proof
Galley

Correspondence

F&G


Watermelon Day
by Kathi Appelt

Galley
Proof

Research Material


The Best Kind of Gift
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs


Moon Kisses
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs


I See the Moon
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs
Book Posters


Incredible Me!
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs
Galley


Bats on Parade
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs
Galley


Bat Jamboree
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs
Galley


Bats Around the Clock
by Kathi Appelt

Proofs
Galley


The Thunderherd
by Kathi Appelt

Proof


Pucks Bell
by Kathi Appelt

Manuscript
Correspondence


Dancing Matilda
by Kathi Appelt

Correspondence
Sketch


Writing/Longing
by Kathi Appelt

Handouts


Local News at Five: Poems in Prose
by Kathi Appelt

Manuscript


Open House at the Museum of Important Things
by Kathi Appelt

Manuscript


Bubbles, Bubbles
by Kathi Appelt

Proof
Galley

Correspondence


Just People and Other Poems for Young Readers
by Kathi Appelt

Manuscript


Toddler Two-Step
by Kathi Appelt

Proof


Rain Dance
by Kathi Appelt

Proof


Check it out!
Kathi Appelt

Postcards


The Firegator
by Debbie Leland

Flyers


Whoever You Are
by Mem Fox

Proof
Correspondence

Notes


The “No More Excuses” Collection
poetry and letters from the Kathi Appelt

Workshop
Handout


Swamp Bear
by Kathi Appelt

Galley


Unpublished Materials:

The Power of a Name by Kathi Appelt

Drafts
Research Material


Cooper’s Name
by Kathi Appelt

Drafts
Research Materials

 
VCR Tapes:

Alief Reads 2004 Poems from Homeroom, Kathi Appelt Intro

Texas Writers: An Open Book, Episode 1

Oklahoma, Bridges of Okori, Miracle Morgan’s Creek

A Visit with Bill Martin Jr.


Slides:

My Life as a Writer by Kathi Appelt, slide carousel

One Writer’s Process or How a Book is Born / Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt, slide carousel

Creating a Writing Environment / Tips on becoming a great Writer / Bats in my Belfry or How a Book came to Be by Kathi Appelt, slide carousel

Family Pictures on slides (yellow slide box)

 
Audio Tape:

Skin Deep: and Other Teenage Reflections read by the author Angela Shelf Medearis

 
Photographs:

Black and white photographs (in box)

Color photographs taken at the Lodge in Chachalaca Bend in Los Fresnos , Texas , May 11, 2003. (in paper folder)


Newspapers:

Houston Chronicle , Monday, February 17, 2003.

The Eagle, Sunday, February 9, 3003. (Region Section only)

Houston Chronicle, Sunday, February 20, 2005.


Books on CD:

Feeling translated into Korean (3)


Miscellaneous Materials:

William Faulkner USA 22 stamps (50)

Personal Correspondence

Travel Log

Texas Book Festival Poster -November, 2000

San Antonio Botanical Gardens Posters (2)

Stationary

Fan Mail

Knitting Needle and yarn

Harcourt Children’s Books Character Series, Young Readers Pocket Guide (22)

Harcourt Children’s Books Character Series, Stickers (75)

Alpha Psi Omega journal

Author Presentation Information and receipt book

Sketch Book

Handkerchief

Awards / Diplomas

Calendar

Files of research materials

Published and unpublished birth notes on Jacob and Cooper

21 Journals:

April 4, 1985 - January 5, 1986

July 9, 2001 – October 7, 2001

November 19, 1999 – June 23, 2001

December 25, 1998, March 15, 1998

March 22, 1999 – September 29, 1999

February 11, ?? – April 17, ??

October 25, 1982 – October 27, 1982

March 4, 2001 – March 16, 2001 (notes)

March 11, 2001 – October 9, 2001

October 13, 2001 – February 2, 2002

May 13, 1998 – July 29, 1998

January 11, 1997 – September 4, 1997

July 30, 1998 – March 8, 1999

February 21, 1990 – October 3, 1990

September 11, 1997 – March 28, 1998

June 30, 1994 – September 23, 1994

November 3, 1993 – April 10, 1994

February 24, 1996 – January 3, 1997

October 12, 1994 – January 13, 1995

June 3, 1994 – August 24, 1994

January 23, 1995 – September 4, 1995


Accession Number: 2005-083

Inclusive Dates: 1993-2005

Volume: 1.75 cu. ft.

Given By : Kathi Appelt

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material:


My Father’s Summer, a Daughter’s Memoir by Kathi Appelt

Poster


Miscellaneous Material:

2 Face masks

National Book Festival Brochure, October 9, 2004

National Book Festival Poster, October 9, 2004

Charlotte Society lapel pin

Photographs

Obituary


Accession Number: 2007-015

Inclusive Dates: 1996-2007

Volume: 3.75 cu. ft.

Given By : Kathi Appelt

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material:

My Father’s House by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Raul Calon; Viking, 2007.

Color proof
Color jacket proof

Page layout, photocopy

Correspondence


Poetry Girls
by Kathi Appelt, Rose Eder, Donna Hanna-Calvert, and Dinny Linn; Unicorn Press, 2005.

Unicorn Press catalog (w/ordering info)
Correspondence

Book dummy

Photocopies of photographs (2)

Contract/agreement


Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher
Hein; HarperCollins, 2005.

Publicity/ordering information
Correspondence

Award (Writers’ League of Texas)

Reviews


Kissing Tennessee: And Other Stories from the Stardust Dance
by Kathi
Appelt; Harcourt, 2000.

Review
Correspondence

Script for play based on book (2)


Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives
by Kathi Appelt; Harcourt, 2004.

Junior Literary Guild catalog (w/ordering information)
Review


My Father’s Summers: A Daughter’s Memoir
by Kathi Appelt; Henry Holt &
Co., 2004.

Publicity postcards
Correspondence

Contract/agreement

Photographs used in book (29)


I See the Moon
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Debra Reid Jenkins; William B. Eerdmans, 1997.

Review


Merry Christmas, Merry Crow
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jon Goodell;
Harcourt, 2005.

Reviews
Press kits/publicity materials (2)


Down Cut Shin Creek: The Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky
by Kathi
Appelt and Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer; HarperCollins, 2001.

Photographs used in book (3)


Watermelon Day
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb; Henry Holt &
Co., 1996.

Contract/Agreement


Hushabye, Baby Blue
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Dale Gottlieb;
HarperCollins, 2000.

Correspondence
Contract/Agreement


Bat Jamboree
by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Melissa Sweet;
HarperCollins, 1996.

Musical score/orchestral arrangement based on book


Ring Around the Moon by Kathi Appelt (unpublished)

Typescript, edited
Corrections/notes from editor


Puck’s Bell/Little Hummingbird/Here on the Little Sorrow/Puck and Sabine
by Kathi Appelt (unpublished)

Edited typescript (12)
Preliminary outline (2)

Correspondence

Corrections from editor

Notes

Preliminary typescript

Revised typescript (4)

Synopsis/story sketch


Gumbo Makes A Wish by Kathi Appelt (unpublished)

Typescript


Bubba and Beau in the Christmas Spirit by Kathi Appelt (unpublished)

Typescript


“Censorship: Call It By It’s True Name” by Kathi Appelt (unpublished article)

Typescript


“Letter to the Editor” written by Kathi Appelt

Newspaper
Correspondence


Miscellaneous poetry by Kathi Appelt

 
Miscellaneous Materials:

Conference Materials ( Texas Library Association, etc.)

Photographs

Personal Correspondence

Publisher Correspondence

Fan Mail

Biographical Material (incl. articles, family items, etc.)

Journals (2)

Book Signing Publicity/Notices

School Visit Information (incl. photographs)

Workshop Materials (incl. handouts, speeches, etc.)

Power Point presentations (on 2 cds)

Teaching Materials used in writing classes

Certificate/Award from Department of Labor (framed)

Publications/Newsletters

Poetry/Stories from unidentified sources

Artwork from unidentified source

Biographical Information on other authors and illustrators

Various articles on children’s literature


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