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P. L. Travers Correspondence, 1965 September 12-1995 August 20 (mostly 1978-1989)

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Letters to P. L. Travers spanning May 20, 1979-September 4, 1991. Most are from her agent, Harriet Wasserman, and from various publishers, including Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Topics of interest include: Mary Poppins banned from San Francisco Public Library (see previous series), subsequent revisions to Mary Poppins, television rights to Mary Poppins, possible stage productions of Mary Poppins, royalties, family wills, and distribution of P. L. Travers's papers after her death.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Collection History

Appraisal

Four collections were combined to create this archive in 2015. No materials were separated during 2015 processing. The orginal order and organization of the items was maintained.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Miranda Marraccini in 2015. Finding aid written by Miranda Marraccini in 2015.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

P. L. Travers Correspondence; Princeton University Library Collection of Mary Shepard and P. L. Travers Materials, COTSEN2, Cotsen Children's Library, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
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  • ReCAP (rcpxc): Box 1

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