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	Unprocessed Manuscript Collection Collection Title: Howard Blount Papers Collection Number: DG1366 Accession Number: 2016-052 Inclusive Dates: 2016 Volume: 3.0 cu. ft. Given By : R. Howard Blount, Jr. 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: “The Road Not Taken: A Reluctant Teacher’s Handbook through Literature-Based Instruction and Alternative Assessment”by Howard Blount [unpublished?] Edited typescript Language Lingo: Glossaries and Flashcards for 200+ Terms by R. Howard Blount, Jr. Published by Good Apple, 1997. Contract The Address Book of Children's Authors & Illustrators: Corresponding with the Creators of Children's Literature by R. Howard Blount and Darcy Myers. Minneapolis, MN: T.S. Denison & Co, 1994. Edited typescripts [2] Publicity/promotional material Contract Cover artwork Fan mail Correspondence: Frog Publications The Learning Works Scholastic Professional Books Teacher Created Materials, Inc. Incentive Publications, Inc. Simon & Schuster Good Apple Troll Associates T.S. Denison and Company, Inc Suncoast Young Authors Celebration Conari Press Avon Books/The Hearst Corporation Lee & Low Books Candlewick Press Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc. Associated Publishers Group Reader’s Digest Henry Holt and Company, Inc Random house, Inc F & W Publications Boyds Mills Press Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Global-Fax Addresses ”Christmas 1995” Research: Jim Aylesworth: resume, survey, promotional materials, 1993 Sandy Asher: correspondence, bibliography, survey, 1993; edited typescript of entry in book, 1994 Jan & Frank Asch: correspondence, signature card, 1993 Mary Jane Auch (via Holiday House): Correspondence, 1993 Lloyd Alexander: survey, 1993 Carol Adorjan: correspondence, survey, bibliography, biography, 1993; correspondence, edited typescript, 1994 Betsy Byars: correspondence, survey, photograph, 1992 Eve Bunting: survey, signature card, 1993 Keith Baker: survey, bibliography, biography Joan Blos: correspondence, survey, 1993 David Budbill: correspondence, biography, survey, 1993 Marion Dane Bauer: correspondence, survey, bibliography/biography, 1992 Natalie Babbitt: survey, 1992 Pat Cummings: survey, 1993 Daniel Cohen: survey, correspondence, biography, 1993 Lynn Cullen: Correspondence, survey, 1993 Peter Catalanotto: survey, biographical material, n.d. Eth Clifford: bibliography, photo, correspondence, 1993 Matt Christopher: correspondence, signature card, survey, 1993 Caroline Cooney: biographic/bibliographic information, survey Pam Conrad: survey, 1993 Alexandra Day: survey, 1992 Tomie dePaola: survey, 1993 Cynthia DeFelice: signature card, correspondence, survey, publisher materials, promotional materials, 1993 Betsy Duffey: survey, promotional material, 1993 Arlene Dubanevich: biography/bibliographic information, correspondence, survey, 1993 Lydia Dabcovich: survey, 1993 Frederick Drimmer: survey, signature card, 1993 Paula Danziger: survey, 1993 Leo & Diane Dillon: survey, 1993 Kathy Lynn Emerson: survey, publisher material, 1993 Jean Fritz: survey, 1993 Ina Friedman: surveys, publisher material, 1993 Lucy Fuchs: survey, 1993 Paul Fleischman: signature card, 1993 Paula Fox: survey, 1993 Russell Freedman: survey, 1993 Janet Greeson: Survey, correspondence, biographic/bibliographic information, 1993 Constance Green: survey, correspondence, bibliographic information, promotional materials, 1993 Nancy Garden: edited typescript, survey, biographical information, correspondence, 1993 Kristiana Gregory: correspondence, survey, biographic information, 1993 James Cross Giblin: survey, publisher material, 1993 Gail Gibbons: survey, publisher material, 1993 Jack Gantos: biographic materials, bibliography, survey, correspondence Sherry Garland: survey, publisher materials Susan Goldberg: survey, correspondence, biographical information Eloise Greenfield: survey, correspondence, signature card, 1993 Libby Hughes: publisher material, correspondence, signature card, biography, survey, 1993 Gloria Houston: survey, 1993 James Howe: survey, 1993 John Himmelman: biography, survey, correspondence Mary Downing Hahn: correspondence, survey, 1993 Janet Johnston: survey, 1993 Hadley Irwin: survey, 1993 E.L. Konisburg: survey Steven Kellogg: correspondence, survey Herb Karl: photo, correspondence, newspaper clippings, survey M.E. Kerr: survey, publisher material, 1993 Mary Deball-Kwitz: biographic/bibliographic information, survey, 1993 Lois Lowry: correspondence, 1993 Loreen Leedy: correspondence, publisher materials, illustration, survey, biography, 1993 Jean Lee Latham: survey, 1993 Patricia Lauber: survey, correspondence, 1993 Giles Laroche: publisher materials, survey, promotional material, 1993 Julius Lester: survey, 1993 Liza Ketchum Murrow: survey, correspondence, signature card, 1993 Anne Miranda: correspondence, 1993 Stephen Mooser: survey, correspondence, biography, 1993 Ann Martin: publisher materials, survey, biography, 1993 Harry Mazer: correspondence, survey, 1993 Lurlene McDaniel: correspondence, survey, publisher materials, 1993 Ann McGovern: bibliography, correspondence, publisher materials, survey, 1993 Patricia C. McKissack: survey, publisher materials, correspondence, 1993 Faith McNulty: survey, correspondence, biography, 1993 Laurie Myers: business card, survey, 1993 Shirley Rousseau Murphy: survey, card, 1993 Peggy Morey: survey Nicholosa Mohr: survey, card, 1993 Bruce McMillan: survey, card, correspondence, 1993 Emily Cheney Neville: correspondence, survey, 1993 Matt Novak: biography, illustration, survey, 1993 Leslea Novak: survey, 1993 Katherine Orr: biographical info, survey, publisher materials, 1993 Stella Pevsner: publisher materials, biographical information, survey, correspondence, survey, 1993 Alice Provensen: survey, blue sheet of paper, 1993 Rosemary Pendery: survey, card, 1993 Barbara Park: survey, publisher material, biography/bibliography, 1993 Peter Parnall: survey, 1993 Katherine Paterson: survey, 1993 Ronald Rood: survey, biography, correspondence, 1993 Ivy Ruckman, survey, signature card, 1993 Unidentified “R” author [?], 1993 Willo Davis Roberts: biography, publisher materials, survey, correspondence, 1993 Barbara Steiner: newspaper article, bibliography, survey, 1993 Jane Sutton: biography, bibliography, survey, correspondence, 1993 Mary Stolz: correspondence, 1993 Jean Sibbald: survey, 1993 Williams Sleator, survey, correspondence, signature card, 1993 Jerry Spinelli: correspondence, survey, bibliography, 1993 Patti Sherlock: survey, biography, signature card, 1993 David Schwartz: publisher material, correspondence, biography, survey, 1993 Barbara Seuling: biography, correspondence, survey, bibliography, 1993 Janet Shaw: correspondence, publisher materials, survey, 1993 Jean Shirley: biography, bibliography, correspondence, survey, 1993 Elizabeth George Speare: survey, 1993 Marilyn Singer: correspondence, survey, bibliography, biography, 1993 Suzanne Fisher Staples: biography, correspondence, survey, 1993 Mildred Taylor: survey, 1993 Karen Taha: survey correspondence, 1993 Eric Tamar: bibliography, survey, 1993 Tasha Tudor: survey, 1993 Julian Thompson: survey, 1993 Theodore Taylor: publisher materials, biographical/bibliography material, correspondence, survey, 1993 Valerie Worth: survey, note, 1993 Patricia C. Wrede: survey, 1993 Betty Ren Wright: survey, 1993 Ellen Stoll Walsh: survey, 1993 Phyllis Whitney: survey, signature card, 1993 Author Autographs: Carol M. Adorjan Sandy Asher James Cross Ayler Jim Aylesworth Keith Baker Marion Dane Bauer Tom Birdseye Joan W. Blos Mary Bowman-Kruhm Jan Brett David Budbill Betsy Byars Angelica Shirley Carpenter Peter Catalanotto Eth Clifford Daniel Cohen Christopher Collier Caroline B. Cooney Lynn Cullen Lydia Dabcovich Mary DeBall-Kuritz Cynthia DeFelice Arlene Dubanevich Betsy Duffey Frederick Dummer Ed Emberly Tom Feelings Leonard Everett Fisher Irma R. Friedman Jean Fritz Jack Gantos Sherry Garland Gail Gibbons Sue Goldberg Nancy Gordon Constance Green Janet Greeson Kristiana Gregory Mary Downing Hahn Wendy Anderson Halperin Patricia Hermes John Himmelman Lee Bennett Hopkins Libby Hughes Johanna Hurwitz Janet Johnston Herb Karl M.E. Kerr Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Suzy Kline Giles Laroche Loreen Leedy Julius Lester Ann M. Martin Marianna Mayer Norma Fox Mazer Lurlene McDaniel Ann McGovern Frederick McKissack Patricia McKissack Faith McNulty Anni Miranda Stephen Mooser Harry Mozer Norma Fox Mazer Liza Ketchum Murrow Laurie Myers Anne Naylor Phyllis R. Naylor Emily Cheney Neville Leslea Newman W. Nikola-Lisa Joan Lowery Nixon Matt Novak Barbara Park Katherine Patterson Stella Pessner Helena Clare Pitman Alice Provenson Berniece Rabe Willo Davis Roberts Ron Rood David M. Schwartz Barbara Sewing Janet Shaw Patti Sherlock Jean Shirley Linda Shute Leslie Sills Marilyn Singer Katherine Som Elizabeth George Speare Jerry Spinelli Suzanne Fisher Staples Barbara A. Steiner Jane Sutton Oinka Tamar Karen Taha Ted Vaughn Bill Wallace Claudine G. Wirths Hans Wilhelm Mike Wimmer Jane Yolen Miscellaneous: Biographical information: Resume Bibliographic authority card [photocopy] Newspaper clippings Miscellaneous writings Newsletter and Pamphlets: Insights/Book Markets The Institute News-line, Children’s Writer Institute of Children’s Literature Children’s Book Insider Writer’s Digest ”How Can I Help My Publisher Promote My Book” from Lee & Low Books SCBWI Various copies of articles and excerpts from magazines SCBWI Binder: Publishers of Books for Young People, August 1993 Directory Guides to Educational Markets, 1989, n.a. SCBWI Guide to Agents, 1990, by Jim Roginski Tip Sheet for SCBWI Works-In-Progress Grants, n.d., by Sue Burgess From Idea to Completed Projects...Resources You can Use, n.d., n.a. Answers to Some Questions about Contracts, n.d., n.a. Keeping your Book Alive: An Author’s Rights and Responsibilities, 1991, Frances A. Miller SCBWI Guide to Small Press Markets, 1990, by Elsa Marston Harik Copyright Facts for Writers, 1984 (Rebecca Fox), 1990 (Ron Monitz) From the Editor’s Desk, Olga Litowinsky: Questions Most Frequently Asked by Writers of Children’s Books, n.d. SCBWI Guides to the Religious Books Markets, 1992, Norma Jean Lutz Starting a Critique Group, n.d., n.a. SCBWI Guide to College/University/Community Course in Writing and Illustrating, n.d., n.a. SCBWI Directory of State and Provincial Arts Council, n.d., n.a. Directory Guide to Magazine Markets, 19931993, Compiled and Edited by Dorothy Leon 1993 SCBWI Guide to Book Packager/Producers, n.d., n.a. SCBW Guide for Illustrators and Photo-Illustrators, 1989, n.a. From Typewriter to printed Page...Facts You Need to Know, n.d., n.a. What Can You Expect? A Brief Overview of Types of Publishers, n.d., n.a. Guide to Foreign Markets, n.d., Sherrill Kushner The Golden Kite award pamphlet & award information SCBWI informational pamphlet grant pamphlet Magazine Merit Award pamphlet SCBWI application for membership Critique Group Information SCBWI Manuscript and Illustration Exchange SCBWI Correspondence Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association Pamphlet In Memoriam, Jean Shirley Practice signatures Unpublished media: “Blount: Sarah, Plain, & Tall” “Louis L’Amour: Gunfighters; women; mustang; Deadwood, SD; Pecos Bill; Robin Williams; Ry Cooder” “Marguerite Henry, Jamake Highwater” “Pecos Bill-Roy Rogers” “Judy Blume/Beverly Cleary1987-TR \| Katherine Paterson/Collier Bros.” “Sons of the Pioneers/Cowboy Songs-Various” “Braille" [?] “My Daniel" (3 audiocassettes) “Prairie Songs (side 3)" “Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe” Unlabeled audiocassette Other: Product page mockup Barnes and Noble and Amazon records of items and books “Tiger’s Purr” Personal correspondence Florida Romance Writers on Writing Writing for Children: 1996 Report of Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop
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