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 is survived by her husband Joel, their three children, and two grandchildren. For more information, her website can be found at www.sue-alexander.com .
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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.
A. Books
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.
Revised: June 2001; July 2008
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