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Mary Downing Hahn Papers: Papers 1

Mary Downing Hahn Papers 1

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Collection Inventory

Box 1
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     International Editions

  1.  Tete de Melon. Paris, France: L'Ecole des loisirs-- French—Tallahassee Higgins
  
2.  Luna di Miele In Cinque. Milano, Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore--Italian—The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster
  
3.  Pa Liv och Dod: en spokhistoria.  Malmo, Sweden: Richters-- Swedish—Time for Andrew
  
4.  Du Skal bare Elske Mig. Arhus, Denmark:  CDR-Forlag-- Danish—The Wind Blows Backward
  
5.  Tilbage Til Nutiden. Arhus, Denmark:  CDR-Forlag--Danish—Time for Andrew
  
6.  Surgi du passé. Paris, France: Pocket Jeunesse--French—Time for Andrew
  
7.  Resistance.  Paris, France:L'Ecole des loisirs-- French—Stepping on the Cracks
  
8.  Jikan da yo, Andor u. Tokoyo, Japan: Tokuma Shaten Co.--Japanese--Time for Andrew
  
9.  La Saison Des Meduses.  Paris, France: L’ecole des loisirs--French—The Jellyfish Season
10.  Wait Till Helen Comes.  London, England: Mammoth-- English

     Miscellaneous

11.  Two floppy disks
       
a.  Speeches
       
b. Ghost stories
12.  VHS tape—“A Visit with Mary Downing Hahn” 20:46 minutes
13.  Pamphlet—“Clarion Books by Mary Downing Hahn”
14.  4 note cards—2x 3 ½”
15.  Note from Mary
16.  Bookmark—student-made

Box 2a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Tallahassee Higgins. New York: Clarion Books, 1987.

  1.  Typed manuscript with revisions, correspondence
  
2.  Original typed manuscript, spring 1985
  
3.  Comments page June 27, 1985
  
4.  Typed manuscript with correspondence, February 14, 1986

Box 2b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

      Tallahassee Higgins. New York: Clarion Books, 1987.

  5.  Typed manuscript, February 14, 1986
  
6.  Notes and pages from manuscript March 27, 1986
  
7.  Typed manuscript—3rd Draft June 10, 1986
  
8.  Typed manuscript
  
9.  Book Jackets (2)
10.  Correspondence
11.  Agreement with Clarion Books
12.  Check stub for 2nd part of advance
13.  Clarion Books Promotion Report
14.  Book Reviews
15.  New York Public Library List of Books on Exhibition
16.  Postcard printed by Clarion Books
17.  Mark Twain List 1989-90
18.  Copy of front flap text
19.  Illustrations                                                                                              

Box 3a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     December Stillness.  New York: Clarion Books, 1988.

  1.  Typed manuscript 1st draft—January-June 1987
  
2.  Notes and articles
  
3.  Typed manuscript—first submission (with editor’s notes and corrections) July 6, 1987
  
4.  Correspondence
  
5.  Revised draft-September 9, 1987
 
 6.  Revised draft-September 25, 1987 (almost the same as the one mailed September 29, 1987 

Box 3b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     December Stillness.  New York: Clarion Books, 1988.

  7.  Typed manuscript final revision December 9, 1987
  
8.  Typed manuscript with revisions
  
9.  Correspondence relating to typed manuscript
10.  Galley
11.  Correspondence
12.  Permission agreement for the use of copyrighted material
13.  “Pick of the Lists” August 1988

Box 4a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Following the Mystery Man.  New York:  Clarion Books, 1988.

  1.  First draft—“Here Comes Bad Again” September 1986
  
2.  First draft
  
3.  Typed manuscript—October 30, 1986
  
4.  Typed manuscript—March 16, 1987

Box 4b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Following the Mystery Man. New York: Clarion Books, 1988.

  5.  Typed manuscript—April 10, 1987
  
6.  Typed manuscript—final copy
  
7.  Miscellaneous manuscript pages with notes
  
8.  Galleys (2 copies)
  
9.  Correspondence
10.  Book cover
11.  Book jackets (3)
12.  Promotion Report
13.  Notes
14.  Revision notes
15.  Book Review—June 1988
16.  Clarion Books—February 26, 1988

Box 5a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Doll in the Garden.  New York: Clarion Books, 1989.

  1.  Original manuscript
  
2.  Typed manuscript—first draft, September 1987
  
3.  Notes
  
4.  Typed manuscript—2nd draft, October 20, 1987
  
5.  Typed manuscript—3rd draft, November 1987
  
6.  Typed manuscript—February 15, 1988

Box 5b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Doll in the Garden.  New York: Clarion Books, 1989.

  7.  Typed manuscript with editor’s notes—April 29, 1988
  
8.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—July 5, 1988
  
9.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—July 8, 1988
 10.  Typed manuscript—July 18, 1988
 11.  Galleys (2 copies)

Box 6a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Dead Man in Indian Creek.  New York: Clarion Books, 1990.
          
Working Title:  The Body in the Creek

  1.  Typed manuscript—First draft, November 18, 1987
  
2.  Handwritten notes
  
3.  Typed manuscript—August 8, 1988
  
4.  Typed manuscript with revisions—2nd draft, September 2, 1988
  
5.  Revision notes
  
6.  Typed manuscript with revisions—3rd draft, November 14, 1988
  
7.  Typed manuscript with revisions (based on editor’s suggestions of January 26, 1989
 
 8.  Revision notes

Box 6b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Dead Man in Indian Creek. New York: Clarion Books, 1990.

  9.  Typed manuscript with revisions February 1989
10.  Typed manuscript accepted for publication and returned for final revisions April 1989
11.  Typed manuscript final revisions June 1989
12. Typed manuscript—final copy
13.  Galleys (2 copies)
14.  Comments page from Jim Murphy
15.  Revision notes from editor
16.  A Sampler of Clarion Novels
17.  Correspondence
18.  Newspaper article
19.  Handwritten notes

Box 7a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster.  New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
          
Working Title:   The Great Spanish Kidnapping Disaster

  1.  Typed manuscript
  
2.  Typed manuscript—March 21, 1989
  
3.  Ideas Sheet—March 30, 1989
  
4.  Third draft (with greatly reduced cast)—July 24, 1989
  
5.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—September 18, 1989
  
6.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—September 21, 1989
  
7.  Correspondence and notes—October 18, 1989
  
8.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—December 7, 1989
  
9.  Typed manuscript and revisions with editorial notes—January 17, 1990

Box 7b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.

10.  Final revision—February 3, 1990
11.  Photocopy of final revision—mailed February 6, 1990
12.  Typed manuscript with editorial notes—March 1, 1990
13.  Typed manuscript with revisions
14.  Master Set
15.  Galley—Marked Set
16.  Miscellaneous manuscript pages

Box 8a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Stepping on the Cracks.  New York: Clarion Books, 1991.

  1.  Background information
  
2.  Notes
  
3.  Typed manuscript—first draft
  
4.  Typed manuscript—July 16, 1990
  
5.  Comments page—July 18, 1990
 
 6.  Notes from editor
  
7.  Typed manuscript with revisions

Box 8b
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Stepping on the Cracks.  New York: Clarion Books, 1991.

  8.  Typed manuscript—first revisions September 21, 1990
  
9.  Typed manuscript—second revision November 2, 1990
10.  Typed manuscript with corrections and page layouts

Box 8c
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Stepping on the Cracks. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.

11.  Typed manuscript—final copy
12.  Author’s set of galleys
13.  Style sheet
14.  Correspondence
15.  Radio schedule
16.  Miscellaneous pages from typed manuscript
17.  Two file folders with sketches

Box 9
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     The Wind Blows Backwards.  New York: Clarion Books, 1993.

1.  Original manuscript
2.  Galley
3. Galley—author’s set
4. Galley—author’s set

Box 10a
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Time for Andrew.  New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

  1.  Original manuscript
  
2.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—August 27, 1997
  
3.  Correspondence with notes from two editors
  
4.  Copy of manuscript with correspondence—January 5, 1993
  
5.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—February 9, 1993

Box 10b
7.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Time for Andrew. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

  6.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—February 10, 1993
  
7.  Typed manuscript with correspondence—February 19, 1993
  
8.  Typed manuscript with revisions
  
9.  Typed manuscript

Box 10c
17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75”

     Time for Andrew. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

10.  Copy of typed manuscript
11.  Galley—Author’s Set (2 copies)
12.  Galley
13.  Correspondence with notes from editor
14.  Letter to Ophelia Gilbert
15.  Sheet—“How to Play Ringer”
16.  Illustrations