mnsss317 Elizabeth Yates Papers, 1829-1964 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
© 2005

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 Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Elizabeth Yates Papers, 1829-1964 Finding Aid MS 179 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2005 Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Collection Overview Yates, Elizabeth, 1905- Elizabeth Yates Papers1829-1964 MS 179 1 box (.75 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
Author. The Elizabeth Yates papers consist primarily of material related to her writing career such as drafts, manuscripts, galley proofs, and publicity for books. Also included is a scrapbook which belonged to Effie Douglass Putnam, a well-known harpist and aspiring author who lived in Paris. The scrapbook contains notes, letters, autographs, drawings, and photographs from various notable individuals including August Rodin, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others. Biographical Note

Flyer for Elizabeth Yates' visit as Writer-in-Residence at Aurora College, November 16-20, 1964

Elizabeth Yates was born and educated in Buffalo, New York. She married William McGreal in 1929 and for ten years they traveled extensively and lived in London. After their return to the U.S., they made their home on a farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Yates was the author of more than twenty-one books for adults and children. Her best-known work is Amos Fortune: Free Man (1950) which won the Newberry Medal, the Herald Tribune Award, and the William Allen White Children's Award. Her book Rainbow Round the World won the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Award. In addition to writing, Yates served as staff member for various writers' conferences (such as those at the University of Connecticut, the University of Indiana, and the University of New Hampshire ), as a lecturer, and as the Director of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind.

Effie Douglass Putnam was the sister of Loretto Putnam, the second wife of Elizabeth Yates' grandfather. Effie was born in Flint, Michigan and went as a young girl to Paris to study the harp and remained there until she died in 1943. She published several books, including Margaret and The Singer's Story (1888) and Cirillo (1903).

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Elizabeth Yates Papers consist primarily of material related to her writing career including drafts, manuscripts, galley proofs, and publicity for her books. Also included is a scrapbook which belonged to Effie Douglass Putnam, a well-known harpist and aspiring author who lived in Paris. The scrapbook contains notes, letters, autographs, drawings, and photographs from various notable individuals including August Rodin, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others.

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 Search Terms Children's literature--Authorship--Sources Authors, American--20th century--History--Sources Publishers and publishing--United States--History--Sources Yates, Elizabeth, 1905- Celebrities--Autographs Autographs--Collections Putnam, Effie Douglas