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Walter Dumaux Edmonds

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-23

Scope and Contents

The collection contains corrected typescripts for three titles published between 1941 and 1974.

Dates

  • circa 1942-circa 1974

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Author Walter D. Edmonds was born July 15, 1903, in Boonville, NY. He wrote for both children and adults, and many of his books were set in Mohawk Valley in the Adirondack region of upstate New York, where he grew up. He received the Newbery Medal in 1942 for The Matchlock Gun. Drums Along the Mohawk, his best-known historical novel, and was made into a film in 1939. He died January 28, 1998 in Utica, NY.

Biographical Source: "Walter D(umaux) Edmonds (1903-1998)." Something About the Author. Vol. 99. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998.

Extent

3 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Walter D. Edmond's papers focus on three of his works of fiction for children and young adults. The collection contains typescripts for three titles.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Walter Dumaux Edmonds.

Title
Walter Dumaux Edmonds Papers, circa 1942-circa 1974
Status
Completed
Author
Lois Steer
Date
2003
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • August 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
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