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| Title: | Lester, Helen. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1942-2017 |
| Accession Number: | 2018-143 |
| Size: | 6 linear feet (6 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Helen Lester (1936 – ) is an American children’s book writer. |
This collection is open for research with the exception of boxes 3-5 which contain materials to which access is restricted. Boxes 3 and 4 contain financial materials that are restricted for 50 years from the record's date of creation. Box 5 contains legal materials that are restricted for 50 years from the record's date of creation.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Lester, Helen. Papers, Acc #, Box #, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Helen Lester (1936 – ) is an American children’s book writer. This collection is comprised of book and publication materials. It spans her earliest illustration and writing until 2017. It also includes other career materials, such as information from school visits, conferences, and awards.
| Box 1 | Tacky the Penguin. Book Materials, 1988 |
| Box 1 | Three Cheers for Tacky. Book Materials, 1994 |
| Box 1 | Tacky in Trouble. Book Materials, 1998 |
| Box 1 | Tacky and the Emperor. Book Materials, 2000 |
| Box 1 | Tackylocks and the Three Bears. Book Materials, 2002 |
| Box 1 | Tacky and the Winter Games. Book Materials, 2005 |
| Box 1 | Tacky Goes to Camp. Book Materials, 2009 |
| Box 1 | Tacky’s Christmas. Book Materials, 2010 |
| Box 1 | Happy Birthday, Tacky!. Book Materials, 2013 |
| Box 1 | Tacky and the Haunted Igloo. Book Materials, 2015 |
| Box 1 | Cora Copycat. Book Materials, 1979 |
| Box 1 | The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken. Book Materials, 1983 |
| Box 1 | It Wasn’t My Fault. Book Materials, 1985 |
| Box 1 | A Porcupine Named Fluffy. Book Materials, 1986 |
| Box 1 | Pookins Gets Her Way. Book Materials, 1987 |
| Box 1 | The Revenge of the Magic Chicken. Book Materials, 1990 |
| Box 1 | Me First. Book Materials, 1992 |
| Box 1 | Listen Buddy. Book Materials, 1995 |
| Box 1 | Princess Penelope’s Parrot. Book Materials, 1996 |
| Box 1 | Author: A True Story. Book Materials, 1997 |
| Box 1 | Hooway for Wodney Wat. Book Materials, 1999 |
| Box 1 | Score One for the Sloths. Book Materials, 2001 |
| Box 1 | Something Might Happen. Book Materials, 2003 |
| Box 1 | Hurty Feelings. Book Materials, 2004 |
| Box 1 | Batter Up Wombat. Book Materials, 2006 |
| Box 1 | The Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing. Book Materials, 2007 |
| Box 1 | Wodney Wat’s Wobot. Book Materials, 2011 |
| Box 1 | All For Me and None For All. Book Materials, 2012 |
| Box 1 | The Loch Mess Monster. Book Materials, 2014 |
| Box 1 | Boris and the Worrisome Wakies. Book Materials, 2017 |
| Box 1 | Helen Lester. Author Trading Cards, 1994 |
| Box 1 | Books Change Lives, Quotes to Treasure. Booklet, 1994 |
| Box 1 | Hooway for Wodney Wat. VHS, 1999 |
| Box 1 | Early Writing and Drawing, 1942-1946 |
| Box 1 | Unpublished Works. Color Key, n.d. |
| Box 1 | “My First Rejection.” Illustration, 1978 |
| Box 1 | It Wasn’t My Fault This Time Either. Drafts, 1987 |
| Box 1 | The Filmore Collection. Book Materials, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Maude Loses It. Drafts, 1989 |
| Box 1 | Short Mort. Drafts, 1988 |
| Box 1 | Dashley Daring. Book Materials, 1989 |
| Box 1 | Peasbury Peacock. Book Materials, 1990 |
| Box 1 | Plain Vanilla. Drafts, 1990 |
| Box 1 | Yakity Yak. Drafts, 1992 |
| Box 1 | Forsythia Frog. Drafts, 1994 |
| Box 1 | Mid 90’s Circular Stories. Book Materials, 1995 |
| Box 1 | Uh Oh 90’s. Book Materials, 1995 |
| Box 1 | Unpublished Tackys. Book Materials, n.d. |
| Box 1 | Late 90’s: Hey Ewe. Drafts, 2002 |
| Box 1 | That’s Not Fair. Drafts, 2010 |
| Box 1 | I Think I’ll Change My Age. Drafts, 2008 |
| Box 1 | Nothing To Do. Book Materials, 1998 |
| Box 1 | Bravo Buckethead. Drafts, 2010 |
| Box 1 | Illustrator Limited. Book Materials, 2013 |
| Box 1 | Tacky’s Circus (Rejected). Drafts, 2014 |
| Box 1 | Tacky + Gretel, Rejected. Drafts, 2015 |
| Box 1 | Star of the Swamp. Drafts, 2012-2017 |
| Box 1 | The Brothers Grim. Book Materials, 1988 |
| Box 1 | The Christmas Thing at the Back of the Tree. Book Materials, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Rejections, Acceptance. Correspondence, 1977-1978 |
| Box 2 | Awards. Photographs and Correspondence, 1984-2005 |
| Box 2 | Evening Course Given Several Years at Francis W Parker School, Chicago. Notes and Newspaper Clippings, 1990-1995 |
| Box 2 | PR Photos, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Translations. Notes, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Houghton Correspondence, 1990-2011 |
| Box 2 | Adult Presentations. Notes, 1996-2010 |
| Box 2 | School Visits. Notes, 2001-2012 |
| Box 2 | School Visit Photos, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Children’s Letters, Just Samples From Thousands. Correspondence, 1994-2017 |
| Box 2 | Adult Thank Yous. Correspondence, 2011-2016 |
| Box 2 | Appearances. Photos and Promotional Materials, 1996-2015 |
| Box 2 | The Press. Newspaper Clippings, 2000-2009 |
| Box 2 | Thank You Books, 1 of 4. Welcome Mrs. Lester! Book of Drawings, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Thank You Books, 2 of 4. Three Cheers for Helen Lester. Book of Drawings, 1999 |
| Box 2 | Thank You Books, 3 of 4. We Love Helen Lester. Book of Drawings, 2000 |
| Box 2 | Thank You Books, 4 of 4. Thank You, Mrs. Lester! Book of Drawings, 2017 |
| Box 2 | Evaluations, 1999-2007 |
| Box 2 | Articles by HL, 2002 |
| Box 2 | CD Rom Attempt. Notes, 1994 |
| Box 2 | Attempt at Musical Alphabet Book. Notes, 1997 |
| Box 2 | Tacky Musical Attempt. Notes, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Tacky Bible. Draft, 2000 |
| Box 2 | TV Pitch. Notes, 2004 |
| Box 2 | Educational Materials, 1980-1995 |
| Box 2 | For Text Divisions. Book Materials, 1996-1997 |
| Box 2 | Aesop. Book Notes, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Jack and the Beanstalk. Book Notes, 2016 |
| Box 2 | Greeting Cards (Unpublished), n.d. |
| Box 2 | Wuzzy Takes Off. Book Materials, 1995 |
| Box 2 | Muttsy the Definite Dog. Book Materials, 1993 |
| Box 2 | Snuffles the Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Book Materials, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Stories and Puppet Shows by Robin and Helen Lester. Notes, n.d. |
| Box 2 | RL HL Misc Stories. Notes, 1995-1996 |
| Box 2 | Helen and Robin, Dog and Pony Show. Joint Presentation Notes, 1998 |
| Box 2 | Christmas Pageant. Notes and Book Materials, 2005 |
| Box 2 | Portfolio. Art, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 1 of 6. Fourteen Eggs Make A Dozen. Book, 1968 |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 2 of 6. The Power of Balance. Book, 1968 |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 3 of 6. From Chaos to Order. Book, 1968 |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 4 of 6. Wilmore Has 40 Marbles. Book, 1968 |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 5 of 6. Working With Leftovers. Book, 1968 |
| Box 2 | Math Series, 6 of 6. Point Count-A-Point. Book, 1968 |
| Box 3 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records, 2011-2014 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 3 (R-50) | 2010 Royalties. Financial Records and Correspondence, 2010 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 3 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records, 2008-2011 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 3 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records, 2007-2008 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 3 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records and Correspondence, 2014-2017 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 4 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records, 1 of 2, 1983-2006 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 4 (R-50) | Royalties. Financial Records, 2 of 2, 1983-2006 [Restricted: R-50; Financial] |
| Box 5 (R-50) | Contracts, 1 of 2, 2007-2015 [Restricted: R-50; Legal] |
| Box 5 (R-50) | Contracts, 2 of 2, 1988-2006 [Restricted: R-50; Legal] |
| Box 6 | Drawing Scroll, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings. Envelope, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 1 of 21. Page 7, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 2 of 21. Page 6, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 3 of 21. Page 5, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 4 of 21. Page 1, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 5 of 21. Jacket, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 6 of 21. Page 28, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 7 of 21. Jacket Suggestion, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 8 of 21. Page 27, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 9 of 21. Page 8, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 10 of 21. Page 9, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 11 of 21. Page 10, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 12 of 21. Page 13, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 13 of 21. Page 14, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 14 of 21. Page 15, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 15 of 21. Page 16, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 16 of 21. Page 17, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 17 of 21. Page 18, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 18 of 21. Page 19, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 19 of 21. Page 21, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 20 of 21. Page 22, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Original Cora Drawings, 21 of 21. Page 25, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Who is Helen Lester? A Q&A Book About the Famous Author. Book of Drawings, n.d. |
| Box 6 | Thank You Mrs. Lester. Book of Drawings, n.d. |