"Swallows & Amazons"., 03/01/1934-09/30/1988

File — Box: 2, Folder: 11

Identifier: 68170

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains printed matter, mostly xerox copies, about Arthur Ransome and his works. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

03/01/1934-09/30/1988

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the following printed matter about Arthur Ransome's book "Swallows and Amazons" and the series of books referred to by that name: 1 xerox copy of Elinor Whitney's essay "Blue Water Days" from "The Horn Book" of March 1934 (p. 91-95) discussing the "Swallows and Amazons" series. 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from Bertha E. Mahony's "Five Years of Children's Books" (Doubleday: New York, 1936, p. 410-13) reviewing the book "Swallows and Amazons." 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from May Jill Arbutnnot's book "Children and Books" (Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1947, p. 372-374) discussing the series of books. 1 xerox copy of the essay "Arthur Ransome: Charting the Course" from the "Times Literary Supplement" of November 28, 1963, p. 965-6) referring to Ransome's series. 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from John Rowe Townsend's "Written for Children: An Outline of English Children's Literature" (New York: Lothrop, 1965, p. 97, 105-110, 138). 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from "Young Readers' Review" from January 1968 (Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 12) reviewing the book "Swallows and Amazons." 1 printed newspaper article "Being an Amazon Isn't Plain Sailing" from the "Manchester Guardian" of January 11, 1984, with reference to the Altounyan family--Tacqui, Susan, Titty, Roger and Brigit--on whom the "Swallows and Amazons" characters were based. 1 page from a printed article by John M. Garber from the "Small Boat Journal" of August/September 1988 reviewing the book "Swallows and Amazons."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

"SWALLOWS & AMAZONS" - PRINTED MATTER REGARDING (1934-1988): Xerox

WHITNEY, ELINOR - ESSAY:"BLUE WATER DAYS" (1934): Xerox

"HORN BOOK" - CONTAINS ESSAY:"BLUE WATER DAYS" (1934): Xerox

"BLUE WATER DAYS" - ESSAY BY WHITNEY, ELINOR (1934): Xerox

MAHONY, BERTHA E. - BOOK:"FIVE YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS" - EXCERPT: Xerox

"FIVE YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS" - BOOK: MAHONY, BERTHA E. - EXCERPT: Xerox

ARBUTNNOT, MAY HILL - BOOK:"CHILDREN & BOOKS" (1947) - EXCERPT: Xerox

"CHILDREN & BOOKS" - BOOK: ARBUTNOTT, MAY HILL (1947) - EXCERPT: Xerox

"TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT" - ESSAY:"ARTHUR RANSOME:CHARTING COURSE": Xerox

"ARTHUR RANSOME: CHARTING THE COURSE" - ESSAY:"TIMES LIT. SUPPLEMENT": Xerox

TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE - BOOK:"WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN" (1965) - EXCERPT: Xerox

"WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN" - BOOK: TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE - EXCERPT (1965): Xerox

"YOUNG READERS' REVIEW" - ESSAY (1968) REGARDING "SWALLOWS & AMAZONS": Xerox

"MANCHESTER GUARDIAN" - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN FAMILY - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN, TACQUI - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN, SUSAN - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN, TITTY - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN, ROGER - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

ALTOUNYAN, BRIGIT - REFERENCE IN RELATION TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1984): Printed Item

RANSOME, ARTHUR - REFERENCES IN RELATION TO ALTOUNYAN FAMILY (1984): Printed Item

GARBER, JOHN M. - ESSAY REGARDING "SWALLOWS & AMAZONS" (1988): Printed Item