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John Rowe Townsend Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1580

Scope and Contents

The John Rowe Townsend Papers contain typescripts, proofs, and notes for four juvenile books by Townsend.

Dates

  • 1962 - 1975

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

John Rowe Townsend was born in Leeds, England in 1922. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, worked as a journalist for the Manchester Guardian, and began his career as a children's book writer in his late thirties. In addition to his writing for young people, he was a scholar of children's literature. He died in 2014.

Biographical Source: "John Rowe Townsend (1922-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 132. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.

Extent

.4 Cubic Feet (1 hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Contains production material for four books by John Rowe Townsend.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John Rowe Townsend.

Title
John Rowe Townsend Papers, 1964-1975
Status
Completed
Author
Leslie Czechowski
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • July 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau

Collecting Area Details

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