BLACKBURN, JOYCE.
Joyce Blackburn papers,
1965-1999
Joyce Blackburn papers, 1965-1999
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z0kj
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Blackburn, Joyce. |
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Title: | Joyce Blackburn papers, 1965-1999 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 578 |
Extent: | 16.75 linear feet (25 boxes), 1 oversized papers box and 1 oversized box folder (OP), and 1 oral history (OH) |
Abstract: | Papers of children's author, biographer, and broadcaster Joyce Knight Blackburn of St. Simon's Island, Georgia. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for all of the audiovisual materials at this time. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to these materials.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Restrictions on reproduction may apply.
Additional Physical Form
Manuscripts also available as published works.
Source
Gift, 1978, with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Joyce Blackburn papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Joyce Knight Blackburn, author and broadcaster, was born November 1, 1920, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and lived on St. Simon's Island, Georgia. She is known for her children's fiction and biographies and is the author Of Suki And The Invisible Peacock (1965) and other Suki books; and biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, Martha Berry, George Wythe, and others. She died October 23, 2009.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the papers of Joyce Knight Blackburn from 1965-1999. The papers include typescripts, drafts and manuscripts, notes, research materials, galley proofs, visual materials, correspondence, articles, sound recordings, certificates, and biographical information. Typescripts include those for the Suki books and several biographies. Correspondence is with publishers and illustrator Stephanie Clayton; some concerns Blackburn's civic activities. Visual materials include photographs of Blackburn and Eugenia Price, children's artwork in response to the Suki books, and illustrations by Clayton for the Suki books. Sound recordings are of Suki And The Invisible Peacock. Drafts are of manuscripts for publication and for WMBI radio broadcasts (1945).
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type; some additions unprocessed.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
- Clayton, Stephanie, illustrator.
- Berry, Martha, 1866-1942--Biography.
- Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940.
- Price, Eugenia.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Corporate Names
Topical Terms
Form/Genre Terms
Occupation
Container List
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | Correspondence, biographical data, miscellaneous | |
1 | Suki and the Invisible Peacock; Suki and the Old Umbrella; Suki: Miscellaneous | |
2 | Suki and the Wonder Star; Suki and the Magic Sand Dollar | |
3 | Wilfred Grenfell: Doctor, Explorer (1966) | |
4 | Theodore Roosevelt: Naturalist, Statesman (1967) | |
5 | Martha Berry, Little Woman with a Big Dream (1968) | |
6 | Martha Berry, Little Woman with a Big Dream (1968); James Edward Oglethorpe (1970) | |
7 | James Edward Oglethorpe (1970) includes 1983 reprint of Oglethorpe biography | |
8 | John Adams: Farmer from Braintree, Champion of Independence (1970) | |
9 | The Earth is the Lord's? (1972) | |
10 | The Earth is the Lord's? (1972) | |
11 | 1 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), Autograph party at Carpenter House, Evansville, Indiana, photographs |
11 | 2 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), typescript containing manuscript notes |
11 | 3 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), outline and Harper correspondence |
11 | 4 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), carbon typescript containing manuscript notes, 188 pages |
11 | 5 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), author's final version, 144 pages, carbon, 194 pages |
12 | 1 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), correspondence |
12 | 2 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), first version rejected |
12 | 3 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), page proofs and carbon of index |
12 | 4 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), final overall revisions containing manuscript notes and varying in pagination |
12 | 5 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), official correspondence and notes |
12 | 6 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), publisher's proofs |
12 | 7 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), miscellaneous, letters, notes, publicity, etc. |
12 | 8 | George Wythe of Williamsburgg (1975), typescripts, 167 pages |
13 | 1 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), corrected typescript, 144 pages |
13 | 2 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), corrected typescripts, various pages |
13 | 3 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), manuscript notes |
13 | 4 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), Bills, etc. |
13 | 5 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), editor's final proof, 199 pages |
13 | 6 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), typed drafts, page 1-167 |
13 | 7 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), typed drafts of some chapters |
13 | 8 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), research material re George Wythe including clippings, manuscript notes, photocopies, maps, photographs, diagrams, correspondence, genealogical material, promotional material |
14 | 1 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), research materials re Southern geography, economy and history including photocopies, maps, promotional materials, etc. |
14 | 2 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), research material mainly re Williamsburg, Virginia including photocopies, promotional materials, etc. |
14 | 3 | George Wythe of Williamsburg (1975), research material mainly re Williamsburg, Virginia |
14 | 4 | A Book of Praises |
14 | 5 | Ft. Frederica materials |
15 | 1 | Correspondence, miscellaneous 1967-1971 |
15 | 2 | Correspondence, miscellaneous 1972-1973 |
15 | 3 | Correspondence, miscellaneous 1974-1975 |
15 | 4 | Correspondence, miscellaneous 1976-1978 |
15 | 5 | Correspondence, miscellaneous 1979-1980 |
15 | 6 | Correspondence, Ausburg Publishing House, 1971 |
15 | 7 | Correspondence, Doubleday, 1978-1979, undated |
15 | 8 | Correspondence, Harper and Row, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978 |
15 | 9 | Correspondence, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1971, undated |
15 | 10 | Correspondence, Mott Media, 1980 |
15 | 11 | Correspondence, Word Books Publisher, 1973-1974, 1978 |
15 | 12 | Correspondence, Zondervan Publishing House, 1973, 1978-1979, 1982 |
15 | 13 | Correspondence, White House, 1977-1978, undated |
Books by Joyce Blackburn | ||
15 | 14 | Suki series |
15 | 15 | Suki and the Invisible Peacock |
15 | 16 | Suki und der Unsichtbare Pfau |
15 | 17 | Suki and the Old Umbrella |
15 | 18 | Suki and the Wonder Star |
OP2 | - | Suki and the Wonder Star; Illustrations by Stephanie Clayton; 24 Suki drawings (copy) with 3 page carbon letter from Joyce Blackburn to artist; Original cover art for Suki and the Wonder Star |
15 | 19 | Suki and the Magic Sand Dollar |
15 | 20 | Theodore Roosevelt: Naturalist, Statesman |
15 | 21 | Martha Berry, Little Woman with a Big Dream: correspondence, 1968-1969 |
15 | 22 | Martha Berry, Little Woman with a Big Dream: printed material, 1986 |
15 | 23 | Martha Berry, Little Woman with a Big Dream: research notes and photos |
15 | 24 | Martha Berry, A Woman of Courageous Spirit and Bold Dreams, copy of book, 1986 |
15 | 25 | James Edward Oglethorpe |
15 | 26 | John Adams |
16 | 1 | The Earth is the Lord's?, correspondence, 1971-1975 |
16 | 2 | The Earth is the Lord's?, photocopied typescript, pages 29-70 |
16 | 3 | The Earth is the Lord's?, photocopied typescript, pages 71-100 |
16 | 4 | The Earth is the Lord's?, photocopied typescript pages 101-145 |
16 | 5 | The Earth is the Lord's?, printed material, 1972-1973 |
16 | 6 | George Wythe of Williamsburg |
16 | 7 | The Bloody Summer of 1742: A Colonial Boys' Journal, copy of book, 1984 |
16 | 8 | The Bloody Summer of 1742: A Colonial Boys' Journal, correspondence and manuscript notes |
16 | 9 | The Bloody Summer of 1742: A Colonial Boys' Journal, photocopy of typescript |
Civic Activities | ||
16 | 10 | St. Simons Concerned Citizen's Association: correspondence, 1971-1975 |
16 | 11 | St. Simons Concerned Citizen's Association: collected material, 1974, 1976, undated |
16 | 12 | St. Simons Concerned Citizen's Association: manuscript notes, undated |
16 | 13 | St. Simons Concerned Citizen's Association: printed material, 1973-1975, undated |
16 | 14 | Committee for the Humanities, 1972-1974, 1979, undated |
16 | 15 | Environmental issues: correspondence and other collected material, 1969-1970, 1977-1978, 1982, 1985, undated |
Unprocessed additions | ||
16 | 16 | Certificates: appreciation, recognition, and honor, 1984, 1987, undated |
16 | 17 | Photograph, Joyce Blackburn and Eugenia Price, 1974 |
16 | 18 | Receipt, 1975 |
16 | 19 | Printed material by or about Joyce Blackburn, 1971-1972, 1975, undated |
16 | 20 | Printed material, 1973-1974 |
17 | Correspondence and printed material, 1997-1999 | |
18 | Correspondence and printed material, 1997-1999 | |
19 | Photographs and printed material | |
20 | Printed material and children's correspondence | |
21 | General files | |
22 | General files | |
23 | Photo albums and scrapbooks | |
24 | Photographs | |
25 | Audio-visual | |
22 | Audio-visual | |
OP1 | 1 | Artwork for silver anniversary editions of the Suki books |