David L. Harrison Papers: Papers 1

David L. Harrison Papers 1              

Collection Inventory

Box 1
15.25” x 12.75” x 3”

     The Boy With A Drum.  New York:  Golden Press, 1969.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Page layout sheet
          3. Correspondence

     Little Turtle’s Big Adventure.  New York: Random House, 1969.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Correspondence

     About Me (Childcraft Section I).  Chicago: World Book, 1969.

          1. Handwritten  research notes
          2. Typed manuscript
          3. Typed manuscript
          4. Page layout sheet
          5. Bibliography
          6. Correspondence
          7. Copies of Childcraft pages with handwritten notes

     The Little Boy in the Forest.  Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1969.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Correspondence

Box 2
15.25” x 12.75” x 3”

     The World of American Caves.  Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1970.

          1. Handwritten notes
          2. Copied pages from book
          3. Typed notes with book page notes
          4. Outline for proposed cave book—3rd Draft
          5. Typed manuscript
          6. Correspondence

     Eloise and the Old Blue Truck.  Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1971.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Correspondence

     Smokey Bear Saves the Forest. Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1971.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Correspondence

     Lassie and the Secret Friend. Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1972.
           Working Titles: Lassie and the Eagle
                                  Lassie the Animals’ Friend

          1. Typed manuscript—1st Draft
          2. Typed manuscript—2nd Draft
          3. Typed manuscript—3rd draft
          4. Outline for Lassie stories 1-3--typed
          5. Correspondence

Box 3
15.25” x 12.75” x 3”

     The Case of Og the Missing Frog.  Chicago: Rand McNally, 1972.

          1. Typed manuscript—Original story
          2. Typed manuscript—revised for Rand McNally
          3. Galleys
          4. Correspondence

     The Book of Giant Stories.  New York: American Heritage, 1972.

          1. Publicity poster and packet
          2. Press release
          3. Permission requests
          4. Typed manuscript—“The Secret”
          5. Typed manuscript—“The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies”
          6. Typed manuscript—“The Giant Who Threw Tantrums”
          7. Typed manuscript—“There Once was a Giant Named Groans”
          8. Correspondence 1969-1984
          9. Correspondence 1991-2001

     My Little Book of Cars and Trucks.  Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1973.

          1. Handwritten notes
          2. Typed manuscript—“All About Cars and Trucks”
          3. Typed manuscript—“Cars and Trucks: The ABC’s of Cars and Trucks”
          4. Typed manuscript—“The Little Book of Cars and Trucks”
          5. Correspondence

     The Little Boy and the Giant.  Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1973.

          1. Typed manuscript
          2. Copy of manuscript with revisions
          3. Correspondence