Joan Carris Papers: Papers 1

Joan Carris Papers 1                   

Collection Inventory

Box 1
15.25” x 12.75” x 3”

    Correspondence

         1.  “Fan mail” from teachers and students
               1984-1996

     The Revolt of 10-X.  New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1980

          1.  Galley proof—5/22/80
          2.  Manuscript with revisions—publisher’s copy, May/June 1979
          3.  Revision notes
          4.  Computer terms,  70’s Slang, and other terminology
          5.  Plot summary
          6.  Chapter outlines

     When the Boys Ran the House.  New York:  Lippincott, 1982.

          1.  Typed manuscript with revisions
          2.  Handwritten notes and chapter summaries
          3.  List of galley errors
          4.  Student report

Box 2
15.25” x 12.75” x 3

     Witch-Cat.  New York: Lippincott, 1984.
          Working title:  Cassandra’s Cat

          1.  Typed revisions of page 1—October 25, 1977
          2.  Typed revisions of page 131—March 2, 1978
          3.  Typed revisions of ending page 112—May-Sept. 1978. Revised January 1980
          4.  Typed manuscript with revisions—August 1980
          5.  Typed revisions of page 144—final rewrite June 1983
          6.  Article “The Mystic Cat”
          7.  Overview of entire plot
          8.  Galleys

     Pets, Vets and Marty Howard. New York:  Lippincott, 1984.

          1.  Galleys
          2.  Correspondence

Box 3
15.25” x 12.75” x 3

     Success With Words.  Princeton, NJ: Peterson’s Guides, 1987

          1.  Copy of book, paperback

     Hedgehogs in the Closet.  New York:  HarperCollins, 1988.

          1.  Typed manuscript with revisions
          2.  Final art (5 pages)

Box 4
15.25” x 12.75” x 3

     Just a Little Ham.  Boston: Little, Brown, 1989.
          Working Title: In a Pig’s Eye

          1.  In a Pig’s Eye
               a. Typed manuscript with revisions and correspondence dated 12/14/88
               b. Copy of typed manuscript with revisions
               c. Newspaper clippings
               d. Correspondence
               e. Notes
          2.  Just a Little Ham
               a. Typed manuscript with revisions
               b. First set of illustrations, June 1989
               c. Revised art, July 1989

Box 5
15.25” x 12.75” x 3

     Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls.  Boston:  Little, Brown, 1990.

          1.  Correspondence
          2.  Research notes
          3.  Galleys
          4.  Typed manuscript with revisions

Box 6
15.25” x 12.75” x 3

     The Greatest Idea Ever.  New York:  J. B. Lippincott, 1990.

          1.  Work Calendar
          2.  Character Sketches
          3.  Plot threads
          4.  Notes
          5.  Typed manuscript with revisions and illustrations
          6.  Proof with revisions
          7.  Galleys
          8.  Art by Carol Newsom
          9.  Galleys with notes prior to publication

Box 7
17.5” x 11.5” x 3.75

     Peterson’s SAT for Success.  Princeton, NJ:  Peterson’s Guides, 1991.

          1.  Copy of book, paperback
          2.  Revisions with final corrections, 1993
          3.  Revisions—4th Edition, February, 1994
          4.  Errors and Additions—4th Edition, July 1994
          5.  Revisions, 1996
          6.  Revisions, 1997
          7.  Introduction to Vocabulary Book and Miscellaneous Materials and Letters