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Penelope Farmer, Wanda and the Bumbly Wizard, 1979-1980

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Correspondence primarily between McElderry, Flora and Judy Long regarding this humurous adventure story written and illustrated by Flora. Topics of correspondence include line edits, reviews of Flora's previous book Grandpa's Ghost Stories, whether Flora would represent Atheneum at the "New York is Book Country" street fair, interest in Wanda from Metheun in England, and a request for advice from Flora regarding his daughter Roussie's writing career.

Arrangement

Processing archivists intellectually organized the collection into two series based on their creation and ownership history: Publisher Files and Personal Papers. Publisher files are largely organized and titled by author name and book title. Materials in the Personal Papers series were roughly sorted by genre/type and subject, and much of this series remains arranged in the order in which the materials were received.

Collection History

Appraisal

As part of routine appraisal practices, McElderry's academic robe and some holiday cards were removed from the collection during 2023-2024 processing.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Credit this material:

Penelope Farmer, Wanda and the Bumbly Wizard; Margaret K. McElderry Papers, COTSEN4, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
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Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
ReCAP (rcpxm)
Box 3