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
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Series III: Unpublished Materials, 1919-1934
This series contains unpublished manuscripts of books, short stories, essays, and poems.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