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SUE ALEXANDER PAPERS

Collection Number
Collection Dates
Collection Volume
DG1114
1976-1979
.40 cu.ft. (1 box)

Biographical Sketch | Scope & Content | Related Collections | Series & Subseries | Box Inventory

Provenance
Material was donated by Sue Alexander in 1993.

Restrictions
Noncirculating; available for research.

Copyright
The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. Code). Reproductions can be made only if they are to be used for "private study, scholarship, or research." It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials, other than that noted above.

Biographical Sketch
Sue Lynn Alexander was born on August 20, 1933 in Tucson, Arizona, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. At age eight, she began telling stories to her classmates during recess, and by twelve she knew she wanted to become a writer. She attended Drake University in Iowa from 1950-1952, and Northwestern University from 1952-1953.

Ms. Alexander realized her dream and began writing for children in 1969. Her first book was published by Scholastic Inc., in 1973. The recipient of numerous awards for her work over the years, she was the author of over twenty children's books by the end of her career. In addition to books, she contributed short stories to Weekly Reader and Jack and Jill, and was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). From 1998 to 2007, she was also a contributor to the Los Angeles Times via the Kids' Reading Room Page.

Ms. Alexander passed away on July 3, 2008 at her home in West Hills, California (a suburb of Los Angeles). She was married to Joel Alexander, and they had three children. For more information, her website can be found at: www.sue-alexander.com .

Source:

Scope and Content
The collection contains typescripts, correspondence, galleys, and reviews for two titles. The materials are arranged alphabetically by title. Within each title the materials are arranged in the probable order in which they were created. The correspondence was separated by title.

Marc imagines himself as a world-renowned magician, even before he has learned his first trick in Marc the Magnificent (1978). There are typescripts, correspondence, a press sheet, and reviews for this title. The other book in the collection is Peacocks Are Very Special. The inspiration for the book came when Ms. Alexander was looking through a cookbook and saw the recipe for minestrone. After seeing the effort it would take to make the soup, she decided to write a story about it instead. In the story, Peacock gets caught in a snare and outwits Jackal by giving him the recipe for minestrone. The book was supposed to be published in the fall of 1975, but because Victoria Chess, the illustrator, was living in Lebanon, there were delays with the illustrations and it was published a year later. There are typescripts, correspondence, a galley, and reviews for this title.

Series and Subseries

A. Books

Box Inventory

Box/Folder 

A. Books

     Marc the Magnificent by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tomie de
     Paola (New York: Pantheon Books, 1978).

     1/1       Correspondence, 1977-1978, 3 items.          

     1/2       Typescript, carbon copy, pp. 1-4.

     1/3       Press sheet, 1 item.

     1/4       Reviews, 1978-1979, 9 items.

     Peacocks Are Very Special by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Victoria
     Chess (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1976).

     1/5       Correspondence, 1974-1976, 26 items.

     1/6       Typescript, carbon copy, pp. 1-7.

     1/7       Typescript, edited with typesetter's marks, pp. 1-8.

     1/8       Galley, minor corrections, 4 pp.

     1/9       Layouts with pasted text and illustrations, pp. 1-29.

     1/10      Reviews, 1976-1977, 7 items.



Accession Number: 2009-042

Inclusive Dates: 1972-2007

Volume: 10.5 cu. ft.

Given By : Joel Alexander, husband of Sue Alexander

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:

Seymour the Prince by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Lillian Hoban; Pantheon Books, 1979.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate [2]
Contract
Published book [photocopy]
Royalty statements
Handwritten notes

 

Peacocks Are Very Special by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Victoria Chess; Doubleday, 1976.

Book jacket
Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate [2]
Royalty statements
Contract
Handwritten notes
Typescript [3]
Handwritten manuscript [1 st draft]

 

World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest; Little, Brown & Co., 1985.

Book cover [photocopy]
Contract
Copyright certificate
Royalty statements
Reprint agreement [2]
Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Typescript [4]
Typescript [“A Dragon Tale”]

 

Lila on the Landing by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Ellen Eagle; Clarion Books, 1987.

Publicity
Publisher correspondence
Edited typescript
Typescript [7]
Early typescript draft
Book cover [paperback]
Jacket flap text/blurb
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Corrections/editor's notes
Handwritten notes
Reviews
Fan mail
Publication information [publisher catalog] [2]
Final artwork [photocopy]
Book jacket
Correspondence
Royalty statements

 

Whatever Happened to Uncle Albert?: And Other Puzzling Plays by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Clarion Books, 1980.

Copyright certificate [2]
Royalty statements
Contract
Publisher correspondence
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Handwritten manuscript [5]
Publicity
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Early summary/outline
Reviews
Typescript [5]
Handwritten notes
Handwritten notes [in notebook]
Book jacket

 

Dear Phoebe by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Eileen Christelow; Little, Brown, & Co., 1984.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Royalty statements
Contract

 

One More Time, Mama by Sue Alexander, illustrated by David Soman; Marshall Cavendish, 1999.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Royalty statements
Contract [photocopy]

 

America's Own Holidays by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leslie H. Morrill; Franklin Watts, 1988.

Reviews
Publisher correspondence
Dedication typescript
Preliminary sketches
Galley pages
Royalty statements
Editor's notes/comments
Handwritten notes
Typescript [3]
Research
Contract
Copyright certificate

 

Nadir of the Streets by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Mehlli Gobhai; Macmillan School Division, 1975.

Contract
Publisher correspondence
Royalty statements

 

Small Plays for You and a Friend by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Olivia H. H. Cole; Houghton Mifflin, 1973.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract
Typescript
Publicity
Royalty statements
Reviews

 

Marc the Magnificent by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tomie de Paola; Pantheon Books, 1978.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract
Royalty statements

 

Who Goes Out On Halloween? by Sue Alexander, illustrated by G. Brian Karas; Bantam Little Rooster, 1990.

Typescript [6]
Publicity
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Royalty statements
Contract
Copyright certificate
Reviews
Publisher correspondence
Illustration samples
Edited typescript [2]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Handwritten notes

 

Nadia the Willful by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Lloyd Bloom; Pantheon Books, 1983.

Publisher correspondence
Author's note [typescript]
Copyright certificate/information
Royalty statements [French edition]
Contract
Contract [French edition]
Audio cd
Royalty statements
Correspondence
Book jacket for Leila [French edition]

Small Plays for Special Days by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Clarion Books, 1977.

Royalty statements
Contract
Typescript [6]
Publisher correspondence
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Book cover [paperback]
Reviews
Publicity

 

There's More—Much More by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Patience Brewster; Gulliver Books/Harcourt, 1987.

Galley [photocopy]
Copyright certificate
Publisher correspondence
Royalty statements
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Contract
Reviews
Pages from published book [photocopy]
Typescript [3]

 

World Famous Muriel and the Magic Mystery by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Marla Frazee; Thomas Y. Crowell/Harper, 1990.

Publicity
Reviews
Publisher correspondence
Preliminary sketches
Book cover proof [photocopy]
Copyright certificate
Typescript [17]
Handwritten notes
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Research
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Royalty statements

 

What's Wrong Now, Millicent? by Sue Alexander, illustrated by David Scott Meier; Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Typescript [“Ellsworth & Millicent”] [2]
Publisher correspondence
Royalty statements
Copyright certificate
Contract
Legal papers
Publicity

 

Finding Your First Job by Sue Alexander, photographs by George Ancona; E.P. Dutton, 1980.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract
Royalty statements

 

Sara's City by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Ronald Himler; Clarion Books, 1995.

Publicity
Royalty statements
Reviews
Publisher correspondence
Typescript [“City Thoughts”] [2]
Copyright certificate
Contract
Miscellaneous typescript pages

 

Behold the Trees by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leonid Gore; Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2001.

Royalty statements
Research
Handwritten notes
Publisher correspondence
Correspondence
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Contract
Activity sheets/curriculum
Publication information [publisher catalog]
Publicity
Book dummy
Typescript
Storyboard
Folded & gathered sheets [no dust jacket]
Preliminary book dummy [w/sketches & pasted text]

 

Witch, Goblin, and Sometimes Ghost: Six Read-Alone Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1976.

Publicity
Copyright certificate
Contract
Publisher correspondence
Royalty statements
Handwritten notes
Review

 

Witch, Goblin, and Ghost in the Haunted Woods: Five I Am Reading Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1981.

Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Royalty statements
Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract
Publicity

 

More Witch, Goblin, and Ghost Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1978.

Handwritten notes
Royalty statements
Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract

 

Witch, Goblin, and Ghost Are Back: Five I Am Reading Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1985.

Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Royalty statements
Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate

 

Witch, Goblin, and Ghost's Book of Things To Do by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1982.

Publisher correspondence
Copyright certificate
Contract

 

World Famous Muriel by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest; Little, Brown, 1984.

Publisher correspondence
Royalty statements
Book cover [photocopy]

 

Me, Snow White, and the Seven Dwarfs [freelance script/text by Sue Alexander]; Me-Books Publishing Co., 1974.

Publisher correspondence
Typescript
Book dummy [photocopy] [2]

 

The Great Sesame Street ABC Hunt [freelance script/text by Sue Alexander]; Me-Books Publishing Co., 1976.

Publisher correspondence
Book dummy [photocopy] [2]

 

My Circus Story [freelance script/text by Sue Alexander]; Me-Books Publishing Co., 1976.

Publisher correspondence
Book dummy [photocopy]

 

My Rainy Day [freelance script/text by Sue Alexander]; Me-Books Publishing Co., 1974.

Publisher correspondence
Book dummy [photocopy]

 

My Adventure in Mother Goose Land [freelance script/text by Sue Alexander]; Me-Books Publishing Co., 1974.

Publisher correspondence
Book dummy [photocopy]

 

"Upside Down Amy" by Sue Alexander in Rides and Races ; Allyn & Bacon, 1978.

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [3]
Contract

 

“Blue-Green & Free” by Sue Alexander in The New York Kid's Book: 167 Children's Writers and Artists Celebrate New York City , edited by Catharine Edmonds; Doubleday, 1979.

Publisher correspondence
Publicity
Typescript draft [3]
Contract
Notes
Research


“Gallons of Gold” by Sue Alexander published in unknown source [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [2]

 

“Adventures of Mowgli” by Sue Alexander in Wonderful World of Disney [story]

Typescript [2]
Published story [photocopy]
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [preliminary]

 

“Rapunzel (A Swingin' Fairy Tale)” by Sue Alexander in Wonderful World of Disney [story]

Typescript [2]
Published story [photocopy]
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [preliminary]

 

“On the Job with Joe” by Sue Alexander in Wonderful World of Disney [story]

Typescript
Published story [photocopy]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [preliminary]

 

“Something Shiny” by Sue Alexander in The Los Angeles Times [story]

Typescript [2]
Published story [photocopy]
Notes
Publisher correspondence

 

“The Running-Away Place” by Sue Alexander in School Magazine [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [3]

 

“Just By Myself” by Sue Alexander in The Friend [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript
Typescript [“Me…”] [2]

 

Untitled by Sue Alexander in Reader's Digest [quote/anecdote]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript
Published quote/anecdote

 

“Anabelle Couldn't Tell One Secret” by Sue Alexander in Ladybug [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [3]
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous manuscript pages
Miscellaneous typescript pages

 

“The Case of the Missing Readers” by Sue Alexander for Children's Book Council [play]

Published play
Published play [photocopy]
Published correspondence
Research
Typescript [4]
Handwritten notes
Publicity
Miscellaneous preliminary manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [preliminary]

 

“The Reading” by Sue Alexander in Jack & Jill [story + audio]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript

 

“Monica Mouse's Lions” by Sue Alexander in Peppermint Press and Summer Weekly Reader A [story]

Publisher correspondence
Contract
Typescript [2]
Handwritten notes

 

“If I Were Another Kind of Me” by Sue Alexander in One/Two [poem]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript
Handwritten notes

 

“Dial-A-Trivia?” by Sue Alexander in The Canoga Park Chronicle [story]

Published story
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“What To Do Till the Mailman Arrives” by Sue Alexander in SCBW Bulletin [story]

Published story
Typescript

 

“Sammy Squirrel's Treasure” by Sue Alexander in Weekly Reader [story]

Publisher correspondence
Contract
Typescript [2]

 

“Foolish Squirrel and the Wisdom Tree” by Sue Alexander in Children's Playmate [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript

 

“A Letter For Linda Sue” by Sue Alexander in One/Two [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Pack Rat Peter” by Sue Alexander in One/Two [story]

Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Look Out!” by Sue Alexander in Children's Playmate [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“The First Good Deed” by Sue Alexander in The Sixer Annual For Cub Scouts [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“The Long Face of Bryan Allen McLoud” by Sue Alexander in Kindergartner [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“What's So Great About A Sister?” by Sue Alexander in Children's Playmate [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Just For A While Zoo” by Sue Alexander in The Friend [story]

Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Jamie Finds A Voice” by Sue Alexander in Children's Playmate [story]

Published story [photocopy]
Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Ronnie Rabbit and the Something” by Sue Alexander in Summer Weekly Reader A [story]

Publisher correspondence
Contract
Typescript [2]
Handwritten notes

 

“Guests' Corner: Husband Replacing Computer?” by Sue Alexander in The Canoga Park Chronicle [story]

Published story
Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

Miscellaneous columns/stories [The Los Angeles Times]

Book reviews [The New York Times]

Book reviews [Dolphin Log]

Book reviews/freelance reading [Weekly Reader]

Consulting/freelance/reviews [Jordere Group]

Toy design/scripting, etc. [Mattel, Inc.]

Puzzles & games

 

“And Don't Forget the Children” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Proposal
Correspondence

 

“The Little People of Walt Disney World” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Proposal
Publisher correspondence

 

“Living On Your Own” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Handwritten notes
Research
Publisher correspondence

 

“Yesterday in Israel” by Sue Alexander [unpublished poem]

Miscellaneous typescript pages

 

“In the Empty Lot At the Corner” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript
Preliminary typescript for 1st chapter
Notes
Research
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Book dummy [3]
Preliminary typescript pages for “Victory Garden”
Preliminary manuscript pages for “Victory Garden” [handwritten]

 

“Death of A Nasty Soul” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Typescript [2]
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Handwritten notes

 

“The Yucky Lunch and Other Abby Stories” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [2]
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Preliminary versions of stories

 

“Addie and Me” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Preliminary typescript
Miscellaneous typescript pages

 

“Sports Stars! Some of the First, Some of the Best” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Typescript [5]
Research
Miscellaneous preliminary typescript pages
Publisher correspondence
Book dummy

 

“Mr. Umber and the Birthday Shoe” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence

 

“The Paper Book” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Research
Handwritten notes [in notebook]
Publisher correspondence

 

“Who Sent the Valentine, Rachel?” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Miscellaneous typescript pages
Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes
Research
Typescript [2]

 

“What's For Dinner, Rachel? And Other Crossword Puzzle Stories” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Typescript [for “The Crossword Puzzle Present”] [2]
Research [for “The Crossword Puzzle Present”]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [for “The Crossword Puzzle Present”]
Publisher correspondence
Typescript [2]
Copyright certificate/information [2]
Preliminary typescript pages

 

“You're in Trouble, Marvin” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [10]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Handwritten notes
Notes

 

“The Terror of Tucson” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Handwritten notes
Typescript

 

“Danger At The Circus” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript

 

“Hooray For Stella” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Miscellaneous typescript pages
Book dummy [3]
Handwritten notes

 

“The Treasure in the Eucalyptus Grove” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Typescript [2]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Handwritten notes

 

“The Liar's Contest” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [25]
Research
Handwritten notes

 

“From Abortion to Zoo” by Sue Alexander et al. [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [4]
Handwritten notes
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Research

 

“When Animals Could Decide” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript [4]

 

“A Perfect Life” by Sue Alexander [unpublished story]

Handwritten manuscript

 

“Writing for the Picture Book Age” by Sue Alexander [unpublished article]

Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence
Outline
Proposal
Handwritten notes

 

“The Big Dipper Expedition” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence
Handwritten notes

 

“Thanksgiving Reader” by Sue Alexander [unpublished book]

Contract

 

Miscellaneous unpublished stories/essays

Book contracts/publishing information

Copyright information

Correspondence w/de Grummond Collection

Correspondence w/Marilyn Marlow [1977 - 2003]

General correspondence [1972 - 2001]

Handwritten notes [in notebook]

Handwritten notes [loose pages]

Research

Autobiographical/biographical materials

Photographs

Website information

School visits & appearances

Workshops/conferences/classes, etc.

Organizational files

Financial records

Miscellaneous items


Accession Number: 2010-142

Inclusive Dates: 1977-1995

Volume: 1.65 cu. ft.

Given By : Marc Alexander, son of Sue Alexander

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:

World Famous Muriel by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest; Little, Brown, & Co., 1984.

Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete [F&G] [4]
Dummy pages
Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Edited typescript [2]
Handwritten notes

 

World Famous Muriel and the Magic Mystery by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Marla Frazee; Thomas Y. Crowell/Harper, 1990.

Publisher correspondence
Edited typescript
Book jacket galley [2]
Galley set, edited [2]
Book jacket text [edited]
Front & back matter
Preliminary cover illustration
Handwritten notes
Typescript [2]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]

 

World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Chris L. Demarest; Little, Brown, & Co., 1985.

Galley set [3]
Publisher correspondence
Proof [photocopy]

 

Marc the Magnificent by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tomie de Paola; Pantheon Books, 1978.

Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete [F&G]

 

Small Plays for Special Days by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Clarion Books, 1977.

Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete [F&G]
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Front & back matter
Galley set
Preliminary illustrations [photocopy]
Final typescript, marked for publication

 

What's Wrong Now, Millicent? by Sue Alexander, illustrated by David Scott Meier; Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Typescript [“Ellsworth & Millicent”]
Miscellaneous typescript pages

 

Witch, Goblin, & Sometimes Ghost: Six Read-Alone Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1976.

Book jacket proof
Typescript [2]
Art/illustration dummy pages [photocopy]
Galley set

 

Witch, Goblin, & Ghost Are Back: Five I Am Reading Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1985.

Publisher correspondence
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]
Typescript [2]

 

Sara's City by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Ronald Himler; Clarion Books, 1995.

Typescript [“City Thoughts”]

 

Whatever Happened to Uncle Albert?: And Other Puzzling Plays by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Tom Huffman; Clarion Books, 1980.

Typescript [3]
Proof pages
Publisher correspondence
Galley set [2]
Dummy pages
Preliminary title page
Front matter [2]

 

Witch, Goblin, & Ghost in the Haunted Woods: Five I Am Reading Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1981.

Book jacket proof
Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete [F&G]
Final typescript, marked for publication
Edited typescript
Typescript
Partial typescript [2]
Dummy pages w/preliminary sketches
Publisher correspondence
Galley set [master]
Art/illustration dummy pages [photocopy]
Published book pages [photocopy]

 

Seymour the Prince by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Lillian Hoban; Pantheon Books, 1979.

Book jacket cover
Dummy pages
Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete [F&G]
Typescript [3]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]

 

Lila on the Landing by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Ellen Eagle; Clarion Books, 1987.

Final typescript, marked for publication
Galley set
Typescript [2]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]

 

Witch, Goblin, & Ghost Book of Things To Do by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1982.

Proposal
Dummy pages w/preliminary sketches
Final art/illustrations [photocopy]
Book jacket [4]
Miscellaneous typescript pages
Miscellaneous manuscript pages [handwritten]

 

More Witch, Goblin, & Ghost Stories by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Pantheon Books, 1978.

Proof pages [photocopy]
Galley set

 

Nadia the Willful by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Lloyd Bloom; Pantheon Books, 1983.

Book jacket proof [4]
Preliminary artwork [photocopy]

 

America's Own Holidays by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leslie H. Morrill; Franklin Watts, 1988.

Galley set
Folded & gathered sheets, incomplete
Typescript [2]
Publisher correspondence
Research
Handwritten notes

 

Finding Your First Job by Sue Alexander, photographs by George Ancona; E.P. Dutton, 1980.

Folded & gathered sheets w/binding [F&G]
Book cover binding [2]
Typescript, marked for publication
Handwritten notes
Front matter
Preliminary photographs/art [photocopy]
Research
Unused photographs/art
Galley set [2]
Edited typescript
Original forms/art
Proofs of photographs/art
Publisher correspondence

 

“Pack Rat Peter” by Sue Alexander in One/Two [story]

Publisher correspondence
Typescript

 

“The Case of the Missing Readers” by Sue Alexander for Children's Book Council [play]

Miscellaneous preliminary manuscript pages [handwritten]
Miscellaneous typescript pages [preliminary]

 

Miscellaneous unpublished stories/essays

Article re: writing for children


Processed: May 26, 1998

Revised: June 2001; September 2010; September 2014

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