Laura Ingalls Wilder Award medal, 1965
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Sawyer Papers houses 29 drafts and typescripts of Sawyer's works; publisher contracts; extensive correspondence between Ruth Sawyer and various Sisters of St. Joseph; additional correspondence, including letters from Anne Carroll Moore, Margaret (Peggy) Durand McCloskey, and others; materials related to the dedication of the Ruth Sawyer Collection of children's books at the College of St. Catherine in 1958; Sawyer's various medals (Alexandrine, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Newbery, and Regina); other artifacts, such as Ruth Sawyer’s storytelling dress; audio recordings of Ruth Sawyer, storyteller; family photographs; accounts of Ruth Sawyer's memorial service; and additional biographical material.
Dates
- 1965
Extent
From the Collection: 2.125 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Awarded to Ruth Sawyer by the Children's Library Association and the American Library Association in 1965. In original case. Object number 3225.
Repository Details
Part of the St. Catherine University Special Collections Repository
St. Catherine University
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