The Laura R. Merrill collection consists mainly of material about
Newberry and Caldecott Book Award winners. The collection compiled by
Logan Junior High School librarian, Laura Merrill, covers the period
from 1922 through 1961. In addition to the Caldecott and Newberry
Award files, the collection contains a small amount of incoming
correspondence to Mrs. Merrill from authors and publishers.
Each year at the Logan Junior High School library Laura Merrill
put together a book display. Part of this display was information
about the Newberry and Caldecott winner for that year. From 1922
through 1943 and in 1954, 1957 and 1959 material appeared from Newberry
Award winners. This material included a letter from the author, a
bookcover from the book, and other material relevant to the book.
This material has been filed under the authors name and the year of the
award. The files are ordered by the year in which the award was won.
The Caldecott file is not nearly as extensive as the Newberry
file. The collection has an annual file on the Caldecott winner
between 1938-1943 and a file for 1950 and 1961. Within the Caldecott
files are several original drawings given for the display. Again these
files have been arranged by authors and year of the award. They are
also ordered chronologically.
The remainder of the collection consists of miscellaneous
correspondence covering the period from 1950 to 1956. The incoming
letters are from various authors and publishers. These letters have
been filed alphabetically.
Conservation measures taken were to place the material into acid free folders. Material that needs deacidification will be attended to.
Inventory Of The Collection
Newberry Medal Books
Folder 1 1922 Hendrick van Loon The Story of Mankind
Folder 2 1923 Hugh Lofting The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
Folder 3 1924 Charles Boardman Hawes The Dark Triangle
Folder 4 1925 Charles T. FInger Tales From Silver Lands
Folder 5 1926 Arthur B. Chrisman Shen of the Sea
Folder 6 1927 Will James Smoky the Cowhorse
Folder 7 1928 Dhan Gopal Mukerji Gay-Neck
Folder 8 1929 Eric Kelly The Trumpeter of Karkow
Folder 9 1930 Rachel Field Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
Folder 10 1931 Elizabeth Coatsworth The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Folder 11 1932 Laura Adams Arner Waterless Mountain
Folder 12 1933 Elizabeth Foreman Lewis Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
Folder 13 1934 Cornelia Meigs Invincible Louisa
Folder 14 1935 Monica Shannon Dobry
Folder 15 1936 Carol Ryrie Brink Caddie Woodlawn
Folder 16 1937 Ruth Sawyer Roller Skates
Folder 17 1938 Kate Seredy White Stag
Folder 18 1939 Elizabeth Enright Thimble Summer
Folder 19 1940 James Daugherty Daniel Boone
Folder 20 1941 Armstrong Sperry Call It Courage
Folder 21 1942 Walter D. Edmonds The Matchlock Gun
1943 Esther Forbes Johhny Tremain
Folder 22 1954 Joseph Krumgold ... And Now Miguel
Folder 23 1957 Virginia Sorenson Miracles on Maple Hill
Folder 24 1959 Elizabeth Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Caldecott Medal Books
Folder 25 1938 Dorthoy P. Lathrop Animals of the Bible
Folder 26 1939 Thomas Handforth Mei Li
Folder 27 1940 Ingre D'Aulaire & Edgar Parin Abraham Lincoln
Folder 28 1941 Robert Lawson They Were Strong and Good
Folder 29 1942 Robert McCloskey Make Way For Ducklings
FoIder 30 1943 Virginia Burton The Little House
For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University Libraries, Utah State University 84322-3000
