Barbara Newhall Follett papers, 1919-1966, bulk 1919-1939

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Series I: Correspondence, 1919-1952

This series consists primarily of personal letters from Barbara Follett to Mr. Oberg; Alice Dyer Russell, a very close friend; and to her mother, Helen Follett.



Box 1 Folder 1 to 11 Letters from Barbara Follett to Relatives and Friends, 1919-1939, (11 Folders)



Box 2 Folder 12 Letters to Barbara Follett, 1918-1935


Box 2 Folder 13 Letters from Mr. Oberg to Barbara Follett, 1919-1932


Box 2 Folder 14 Letters from George Bryan to Barbara Follett, 1926-1928


Box 2 Folder 15 Letters from de la Mare, Walter, 1925-1927


January 6, 1925


January 6, 1926


March 21, 1927


Box 2 Folder 16 Letters from Farjeon, Harry, 1927


May 9, 1927


July, 31, 1927


Box 2 Folder 17 Letter from Hall, Norman, 1928


August 27, 1928


Box 2 Folder 18 Letters from Knopf, Blanche (Mrs. Alfred), 1926


April 14, 1926


November 18, 1927


Box 2 Folder 19 Letter from Mencken, Henry Louis, undated


Box 2 Folder 20 Letter from Perkins, Frances, June 20, 1934


Box 2 Folder 21 Letters regarding Barbara's Disappearance, 1949-1952


Box 2 Folder 22 Letters from Barbara Follett, undated

Series II: Published Materials, 1927-1933

In this series, the papers are published manuscripts in various versions. The titles are: House Without Windows; I n Defense of Butterflies; and The Voyage of the Norman D.


House Without Windows, 1927



Box 3 Folder 1 Manuscript with Corrections, 1927


Box 3 Folder 2 Galley Proofs, 1927


Box 3 Folder 3 Book Reviews, 1927-1968


Box 3 Folder 4 "I've Got to Go to Sea Again" Article, Young Wings Magazine,, June 1932


In Defense of Butterflies, 1933


Box 3 Folder 5 Manuscript, undated


Box 3 Folder 6 Printed article in The Horn Book Magazine, February 1933


Box 3 Folder 7 Sail of Gold Book Review, 1927


The Voyage of Norman D., 1927-1928


Box 3 Folder 8 Original Manuscript, 1927


Box 3 Folder 9 Manuscript with edits, undated


Box 3 Folder 10 to 11 Author's Proofs, 1928 (2 Folders), 1928


Box 3 Folder 12 Book Reviews, 1928

Series III: Unpublished Materials, 1919-1934

This series contains unpublished manuscripts of books, short stories, essays, and poems.



Box 4 Lost Island, 1932-1934


Box 4 Folder 1 to 2 Manuscript, Chapters I - XVIII, 1934 (2 Folders), 1934


Box 4 Folder 3 Manuscript Carbon Copy, Chapters I - XVI, 1932


Box 4 Folder 4 Short Draft of Manuscript, 103 pages, 1932


Box 4 Folder 5 Travel Without a Donkey Manuscript, undated



Mapcase 15-L-1 Travel Without a Donkey - map , 1929



Box 4 Folder 6 Short Stories and Essays, 1919-1920s



Box 5 Folder 1 Short Stories (Early Years), 1921-1923


Box 5 Folder 2 to 4 Short Stories, undated, (3 Folders)


Box 5 Folder 5 Poems and Prose, 1919-1927


Box 5 Folder 6 Christmas Poem and Song, 1924-1925


Box 5 Folder 7 Photocopies of Barbara's Writings, undated


Box 5 Folder 8 Descriptions of European Trip, undated

Series IV: Childhood Materials, 1922-1925

These files contain materials related to Barbara's education at home, notes and history of Farksoo, a make-believe land; butterfly drawings; and numerous notes about Barbara's interest in nature from her mother.



Box 6 Folder 1 History of Farksolia, undated


Box 6 Folder 2 Notes about Farksolia, undated


Box 6 Folder 3 Farksoo Language and Vocabulary,undated


Box 6 Folder 4 Home Schooling including Diary, 1920-1924


Box 6 Folder 5 Notes about Barbara's Love for Nature, circa, 1920s


Box 6 Folder 6 Wilson Follett Articles On a Child Author, 1919


Box 6 Folder 7 Arts & Crafts, circa, 1919-1920s


Box 6 Folder 8 Butterfly Illustrations by Mr. Oberg Specified by Barbara, undated

Series V: Barbara's Autobiography, 1919-1966

In this series, there is correspondence between Helen Follett and the writer, Mr. McCurdy, a professor of psychology; research materials about Barbara's life; photographs, and copies of her writings.



Box 7 Folder 1 Correspondence between Helen Follett and Mr. McCurdy, 1960-1966


Box 7 Folder 2 Autobiography Manuscript, 1961-1965


Box 7 Folder 3 Timeline and Notes of Barbara's Letters and Writings, 1919-1939


Box 7 Folder 4 Legal Records (House Without Windows Contract and Legal Divorce Papers),, 1926-1944


Box 7 Folder 5 Photographs, 1920-1929


Box 7 Folder 6 A Copy of the Book, Barbara: The Unconscious Autobiography of a Child Genius,, 1966


Box 7 Folder 7 Book Reviews, 1966


Box 7 Folder 8 Nickerson Rogers Papers, 1949-1958


Box 7 Folder 9 Copies of Newspaper Clippings, 1966