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Elizabeth Rider Montgomery Collection
Western Collection: Montgomery, E. R. (Box)
Biographical Note
A teacher and prolific writer specializing in works for children and young adults, Elizabeth Rider was born to Charles Quantrell and Lula (Tralle) Rider on July 12, 1902, in Huaras, Peru, where her father was serving as a missionary and teacher. The family returned to the United States when Elizabeth was 18 months old and she spent her childhood in Independence, Missouri, and Seattle, Washington. Although intending to be an artist, she trained as a teacher, receiving a two-year certificate from the Washington State Normal School at Bellingham (now Western Washington University) in 1925 and a degree in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1928.
While employed as an elementary school teacher, Mrs. Montgomery began writing, with the intention of improving the reading primers then available for her young pupils. In 1938, she left the teaching profession and, until 1963, was employed as a staff-writer for the text-book publisher Scott, Foresman & Company. While there, she was closely involved in the creation and development of the pre-primers and health texts featuring the ongoing characters named "Dick" and "Jane." Subsequently, she was a free-lance writer, authoring novels, biographies, stories, plays, and poems for children and young adults, as well as magazine articles, novels, and plays for adults.
Spanning more than 40 years and resulting in over 70 works, Elizabeth Rider Montgomery's distinguished career was recognized by many honors, including awards from the National Federation of Press Women, National League of American Pen Women, Phi Delta Nu Honorary Fraternity of Authors and Creative Artists, Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, Washington Press Women, and the Seattle Historical Society. Married to Norman A. Montgomery from 1930 to 1961, and to Arthur Julesberg from 1963, Elizabeth Rider Montgomery died on February 19, 1985, in Seattle, Washington.
Scope and Content Note
The Elizabeth Rider Montgomery Collection consists of books, manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, and research and other supporting materials related to a wide range of published and unpublished work, including books, stories, plays, and poetry, as well as biographical materials including personal memorabilia, photographs, scrapbooks, and original artworks.
Notes on Arrangement
The books in the Elizabeth Rider Montgomery Collection are shelved under "Montgomery, E.R." in The Western Collection stacks area, sub-arranged by title. Additional copies of individual book titles may also be available in the Libraries' circulating collection; search the library catalog by author or title for more information.
Other material in the collection is organized into series and arranged in continuously numbered boxes and folders. The arrangement is by Special Collections.
Provenance
The collection is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robin A. (Monty) Montgomery, 2002.
Copyright Notice
Material in this collection may be under copyright.
Books:
3 jazz greats, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1973.
About yourself, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1959,
Albert Schweitzer, great humanitarian, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1971.
Alexander Graham Bell: man of sound, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1963.
All kinds of people: a comedy in three acts, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Evanston, Ill.: Row, Peterson, & Co., 1950.
Chief Joseph, guardian of his people, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1969.
Chief Joseph, guardian of his people, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1974.
Chief Seattle, great statesman, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1966.
Dag Hammarskjöld: peacemaker for the U.N., by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1973.
Duke Ellington: king of jazz, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1972.
Duke Ellington: king of jazz, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1975.
Five in the family, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1948.
The founding fathers, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1975.
From eight to nine, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1962.
Gandhi; peaceful fighter, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1970.
The girl next door, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1954.
Going on ten, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1962.
Good times with our friends, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, 1941.
Hans Christian Andersen, immortal storyteller, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1968.
Health for all, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1965.
Henry Ford, automotive pioneer, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1969.
Hernando De Soto: a world explorer, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1964.
Just like me, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1957.
The klep: a one act play, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Denver, Colo.: Pioneer Drama Service, 1963.
Lewis and Clark, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1966.
Monkey trouble, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Middletown, Conn.: Xerox Education Publications, 1976.
The mystery of Edison Brown, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1960.
The mystery of the boy next door, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1978.
The new fun with Dick and Jane, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1956.
Old pipes and the dryad, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Denver, Colo.: Pioneer Drama Service, 1948.
Sally does it, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Appleton Century, 1940.
Second-fiddle Sandra, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958.
"Seeing" in the dark, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1979.
Seven or so, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1957.
The story behind great books, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: McBride & Company, 1946.
The story behind great inventions, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953.
The story behind great medical discoveries (Arabic), by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Cairo: Maktabat Al-Nahdah Al-Misriah, 1959.
The story behind great medical discoveries (Bengali), by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Dacca: Book Promotion Ltd., 1960.
The story behind great medical discoveries (Indonesian), by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Djakarta: Penerbit P. T. Kinta, 1964.
The story behind modern books, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1949.
The story behind musical instruments, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953.
Storybook treasury of Dick and Jane and friends, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Grossett & Dunlap, [200-?]
Susan and the storm, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1960.
Tide treasure camper, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: I. Washburn, 1963.
Till time be conquered, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Seattle: Alki Congregational Church, 1959.
Toward democracy, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: I. Washburn, 1967.
Trouble is his name, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1976.
Two kinds of courage, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. New York: I. Washburn, 1966.
Walt Disney: master of make-believe, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1971.
We come and we go, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1940.
We look and see, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1940.
When a ton of gold reached Seattle, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1968.
When pioneers pushed west to Oregon, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1970.
Will Rogers, cowboy philosopher, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1970.
William C. Handy: father of the blues, by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Pub. Co., 1968.
You, co-authored by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1954.
Manuscripts, Papers, and Other Materials: Series
V. Miscellaneous Research Materials
Box /Folder
The All-American Parade [unpublished]
1/1 Typescript, undated. The All-American Parade: A Picture Book) (Easy-Reading). 10 leaves
1/2 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. The All-American Parade: (An Easy-Reading Picture Book). 10 leaves
1/3 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1977? The All-American Parade: (An Easy-Reading Story). 10 leaves
All Kinds of Trucks [unpublished]
1/4 Typescript (carbon), 1983? All Kinds of Trucks: (A Picture Book). 6 leaves
Baxter and the Back-Hoe [unpublished]
1/5 Typescript, undated. Baxter and the Back-Hoe: (Easy Reading). 11 leaves
1/6 Typescript (carbon), 1979? Baxter and the Back-Hoe: (Easy Reading). 6 leaves
1/7 Typescript (carbon), 1983? Baxter and the Back-Hoe. 11 leaves
Cara's Carnival [unpublished]
1/8 Typescript, undated. Cara's Carnival: (A Story for Girls). 84 leaves
1/9 "Corrections for Cara's Carnival (typescript, carbon, [1] leaf, undated); typescript (carbon), "complete rewrite" with "corrections & 9 pp new copy, 12/27/77". Cara's Carnival: (A Story for Girls). 84 leaves
Cataclysm: see A Time to Every Purpose
Chick and the Wonderful Trick [unpublished]
1/10 Typescript, undated. Chick and the Wonderful Trick: A Picture Book Story. 10 leaves
1/11 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1977? Chick and the Wonderful Trick: (Easy Reading). 12 leaves
1/12 Typescript (carbon), [incorporates corrections], undated. Chick and the Wonderful Trick: (Easy Reading). 12 leaves
Cleanliness Is Next: A Contemporary Novel [unpublished]; variant title of, and see Lucinda's Legacy
1/13 Synopsis, contents (typescript, undated, 3 leaves); typescript (photocopy), undated, 1-9, leaves 1-160
1/14 Typescript (photocopy), undated, 10-19, leaves 161-296
2/1 Synopsis (typescript, carbon, 2 leaves); typescript (carbon), undated, 1-9, leaves 1-160
2/2 Typescript (carbon), undated, 10-19, leaves 161-296
The Clown Contest [unpublished]
2/3 Typescript, undated. The Clown Contest: (An Easy-Reading Story). 9 leaves
2/4 Typescript (carbon), 1978? The Clown Contest: (An Easy-Reading Story). 9 leaves
2/5 Typescript, 1980? The Clown Contest: (An Easy-Reading Story). 8 leaves
2/6 Typescript (carbon), 1980? The Clown Contest. 8 leaves
Diablo Deluge: see A Time to Every Purpose
Dobby Runs Around [unpublished]
2/7 Typescript, undated. Dobby Runs Around: (A Picture Book Story). 27 leaves
2/8 Typescript (carbon), 1977? Dobby Runs Around. 27 leaves
Duke Ellington: King of Jazz (Champaign, Ill. : Garrard, 1972)
2/9 Research materials
2/10 Correspondence, 1967-71
2/11 Bibliography notes
3/1 1st draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, 1970. 40, 7, [2] leaves
3/2 2nd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, 1970. 40 leaves.
3/3 3rd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. 40 leaves
3/4 Rev., "Duke's changes," typescript (carbon), corrected, 5/29/71. 41 leaves
3/5 Rev. final draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, 7/5/71. 40 leaves
Forfeit to the Flood: A Mystery Novel [unpublished]
3/6 Typescript (part carbon), undated. 198 leaves
[Good Times with Our Friends] (Chicago : Scott, Foresman, 1941)
3/7 "Publishers dummy, Autumn 1941"; "Galley 3" (partial), 1941.
Going on Ten: Book Four in Health and Safetey (Chicago : Scott, Foresman, 1958)
3/8 Single sheet publisher's layout
Half-Pint Fisherman (New York : Dodd, Mead, 1956) [see also The Runt]
3/9 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. Kids' Fishing Derby: A Boys Story. 29 leaves
3/10 Synopsis (typescript, corrected, undated, 7 leaves); typescript (photocopy, carbon), undated, 7 leaves). T.p.: Junior Fishing Derby: A Boys Story for Reluctant Readers.
3/11 2 title pages; editor's notes?; reviews typed from sources, 1957?
3/12 Novel serialized in 8 issues of Twelve/Fifteen, June-July 1956, pencil annotations by author?
His Cut--Her Cut [unpublished: writing as Angela Towne]
3/13 Typescript ((carbon), corrected, 1946? 44, 28 leaves); "Note to editor" (typescript (carbon), undated, [1] leaf); author's notes (script (ink), undated [2] leaves); 3 separate parts (typescript (carbon), undated, 21-28, 13-16, 37-48 leaves)
Honeymoon Horror: A Murder Mystery [unpublished]
4/1 First paragraphs and plot outline; script (pencil), 1943?. [l] leaf
4/2 Typescript, corrected, 1943; 82 leaves, incomplete. 82 leaves
Junior Fishing Derby: see Half-Pint Fisherman
Kids' Fishing Derby: see Half-Pint Fisherman
The Libel Letter: see Who Steals My Purse
Life-Savers (series) [unpublished]
4/3 Research materials; letter from Crestwood House; outline of series (typescript and carbon copy, undated, 4 leaves)
4/4 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated: Life-Savers: Explorers in Medicine: Teacher's Manual. 106 leaves
4/5 Typescript , corrected, undated: Life-Savers: Medical Inventors: Teachers' Manual. 85, [l] leaves
4/6 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1980: Life Savers, II: Pioneer Germ-Fighters: Teachers' Manual. 96 leaves
4/7 Typescript, corrected, undated: [Life-Savers]: Surgery Pioneers: [Teachers' Manual]. 102 leaves
Lucinda's Legacy: A Contemporary Novel [unpublished]; probablte variant title of, and see Cleanliness Is Next
4/8 Typescript (part carbon), undated; leaves 1-62
4/9 Typescript, undated; leaves 63-128
4/10 Typescript, undated; leaves 129-200
4/11 Typescript, undated; leaves 201-296
The Mill Creek Mystery [unpublished]
5/1 Typescript, undated. Mystery at Mill Creek: a Proposal. [1] leaf
5/2 Typescript, undated. The Mill Creek Mystery: (Easy-Read Book). 9 leaves
5/3 Typescript (carbon), undated. The Mill Creek Mystery: (A For Real Book). 10 leaves. (2 copies).
The Mystery of the Missing Meat [unpublished]
5/4 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1976? The Mystery of the Missing Meat: (An Easy Reading Story). 6 leaves
5/5 Rev., typescript (carbon), 1979? 6 leaves
5/6 Rev., typescript (carbon), 1980; incomplete. 2 leaves
5/7 Typescript and carbon, corrected, 1983? 14 leaves
5/8 Typescript (carbon), undated. The Mystery of the Missing Meat: (A For Real Story). 11 leaves
No Solo for Sandra (New York : Dodd, Mead, 1959: Second Fiddle Sandra)
5/9 [Synopsis], typescript, undated. 2 leaves. (2 copies)
5/10 Typescript, corrected, 1973?, 11 leaves (incomplete); 5 illustrations (black ink)
Ox-Team Orrie [unpublished]
5/11 Research materials
5/12 Typescript (carbon), undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Boy's Novel). 1-7; leaves 1-88
5/13 Typescript (carbon), undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Boy's Novel). 8-15; leaves 89-182
6/1 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Historical Novel). 1-7; leaves 1-88
6/2 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Historical Novel). 8-15; leaves 89-182
6/3 Typescript, corrected, undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Historical Novel). 1-7; leaves 1-88
6/4 Typescript, corrected, undated. Ox-Team Orrie: (A Historical Novel). 8-15; leaves 89-182
The Pepper Tree Patio Mystery [unpublished]
6/5 Author's notes, plot outlines, character notes
6/6 Typescript, corrected, undated; incomplete? A Thief or Two. 51 leaves
6/7 Typescript, corrected, undated. 80 leaves
The Real Ribbon [unpublished]
6/8 Typescript and carbon, corrected, 1981. 17 leaves
6/9 Typescript and carbon, 1983. 18 leaves
The Red Letter Day [unpublished]
6/10 Typescript, corrected, undated. 17 leaves
6/11 Typescript, undated. The Red Letter Day: (An Easy-Reading Story). 16 leaves
6/12 Typescript (carbon), undated. The Red Letter Day: (A Picture Book Story). 16 leaves
6/13 Author's labeled folder, script (black pencil)
Running Deer: Nez Perce Boy [unpublished]
7/1 Typescript, undated. 1-9; leaves 1-86
7/2 Typescript, undated. 10-18; leaves 87-168
The Runt [probable re-write in different versions (1970s?) of Half-Pint Fisherman; unpublished]
7/3 Typescript, corrected, undated. 74 leaves
7/4 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. 74 leaves
7/5 Typescript (photocopy), undated. 74 leaves
7/6 Typescript, corrected, undated. 29 leaves. The Runt: (A Novel for Boys)
7/7 Typescript, corrected, undated. 106 leaves. [lacks last page]. The Runt: (A Novel for Boys 10-14)
Second Fiddle Sandra: see No Solo for Sandra
The Secret Pen-Pal [unpublished]
7/8 Typescript and carbon, undated. 28 leaves
The Shilly Shallys [unpublished]
7/9 Author's notes, script (ink), undated; typescript, corrected, undated, 6 leaves
7/10 Typescript, undated. The Shilly Shallys: A Picture Book Story. 15 leaves
7/11 Typescript (carbon), 1974? The Shilly Shallys: An Easy-Reading Story. 15 leaves
7/12 Typescript, corrected, undated. The Shilly Shallys: (Easy Reading). 56 leaves
The Smartest Person in Town [unpublished]
7/13 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1977? The Smartest Man in Town: (A Picture Book Story). 10 leaves
7/14 Typescript and carbon, corrected, undated. The Smartest Person in Town: (A Picture Book Story). 10 leaves
Snow Bunny Brad: see Two Kinds of Courage
Susan and the Storm (New York : T. Nelson, 1960)
7/15 Abridgement? Teen Digest, Sept. 1960?, pp. 89-118
A Thief or Two: see The Pepper Tree Patio Mystery
A Time to Every Purpose: a Contemporary Adult Novel [unpublished]
8/1 1st draft; typescript (carbon), corrected, [6/7/78]; part 1, leaves 1-137. Diablo Deluge; original title Cataclysm.
8/2 1st draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, [6/7/78]; part 2, leaves 138-314. Diablo Deluge; original title: Cataclysm
8/3 2nd draft, typescript, corrected, 7/1/78; part 1, leaves 1-225. Diablo Deluge
8/4 2nd draft, typescript, corrected, 7/1/78; part 2, leaves 226-356, [1]. Diablo Deluge
8/5 Synopsis (typescript, undated, 4 leaves); typescript, undated, corrected; part 1, leaves 1-76
9/1 Synopsis, contents (typescript (carbon), undated, 3 leaves); "personal working outline (typescript (carbon), undated, 3 leaves); "working table of contents" (typescript (carbon), undated, 5 leaves); 3rd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected, "finished 7/31/78"; part 1, leaves 1-76. First t.p.: The Devil's Point Survival Club. 2nd t.p.: The Survival Club
9/2 3rd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected; part 2, leaves 77-193
9/3 3rd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected; part 2, section 2-part 3, leaves 194-299
9/4 3rd draft, typescript (carbon), corrected; part 4, leaves 300-407
9/5 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 1-100
9/6 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 101-199
9/7 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 200-299
9/8 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 300-407
9/9 [Final?], typescript (photocopy), undated, leaves 77-158
10/1 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 159-272
10/2 [Final?], typescript (part carbon), undated, leaves 273-407
Two Kinds of Courage (New York : I. Washburn, 1966)
10/3 Serialized, Twelve/Fifteen, Nov. 1966-Jan. 1967. 9 parts. Snow Bunny Brad
10/4 Galleys, undated; foundry proof, 2/2/60
What's in a Will: A Suspense Novel [unpublished]
10/5 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1980? 182 leaves
10/6 Typescript (photocopy), corrected, undated. 182 leaves
10/7 Typescript, corrected, 1982? 182 leaves
Who Steals My Purse [unpublished]
11/1 [Long version]: synopsis (typescript (carbon), undated, 3 leaves); part 1, typescript (photocopy), 13 leaves
11/2 [Long version]: typescript (photocopy), corrected. 153 leaves. Original title on t.p.: The Libel Letter: (A Novel)
11/3 [Long version]: typescript, corrected, undated. 153 leaves
11/4 [Short version]: synopsis (typescript and carbon, undated, 3 leaves); parts 1-2, typescript (carbon), undated. 18 leaves
11/5 [Short version]: typescript, corrected, undated. 101 leaves
11/6 "Short version": typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. 101 leaves
11/7 [Short version]: typescript (photocopy), undated. 101 leaves
The Wishy Washys [unpublished]
11/8 Typescript, undated (original version?). 13 leaves
11/9 Typescript, corrected, undated. 25 leaves
11/10 Typescript (carbon), "old version," undated. 20 leaves
12/1 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1977. 21 leaves
12/2 Typescript carbon, "completely rewritten 5/80". 13 leaves. The Wishy Washys: (Easy Reading)
12/3 Typescript, [5/80 version retyped], undated. 13 leaves
Wonder workers (series) [unpublished]
12/4 "Series Proposals" (typescript; 4 leaves), "Teachers' Manual" prelim. pages (typescript, 2 leaves); undated
12/5 Typescript, undated: Wonder Workers in Communication: Lesson 1. 15 leaves
12/6 Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated: Wonder Workers in Communication. 88, [3] leaves
12/7 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1979: Wonder Workers in Industry. 94, [1] leaves
12/8 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1979: Wonder Workers in Transportation. 96, [2] leaves
12/9 Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1979: More Wonder Workers. 96 leaves
II. Stories & Articles: Box Inventory
13/1 Amy Copes with a Crisis [unpublished]. Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated, 13 leaves.
13/2 Blacky and the Eggs (Jack & Jill, 1941). Typescript (undated, 2 leaves); publisher's payment notice, 4/4/41; typescript (carbon) of page 1, with author's note; published pages
13/3 The Bit Part [unpublished]. Typescript and carbon, 1960? 16 leaves
13/4 The Fighting Monk [Twelve/Fifteen, Jan. 1965, pp. 4-5, 11]. Includes second copy (cut pages)
13/5 Incorruptible Witness: (A Short-Short) [unpublished]. Typescript and carbon, corrected, undated. 6 leaves
13/6 Life in These United States [unpublished?]. Typescript (carbon), 1958. 2 leaves
13/7 Music from Discord [unpublished].
Original version? Typescript and carbon, undated. 4 leaves
Second version? Typescript, corrected, undated. 9 leaves
Third version? Typescript and carbon, corrected, undated. 9 leaves
13/8 Quick Cure [unpublished]. Typescript (carbon), "revised...Sept.-Oct. 1958". 13 leaves
13/9 The Seattle Free Lances (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 17, 1967, p. 19). 2 copies & 1 photocopy
13/10 Trudy, Ted, and the Treasure (Children's Activities, 1941?). Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. 9 leaves
13/11 Whose Mistake? [unpublished]. Typescript, undated. 4 leaves
13/12 The Winner [published 1944?]. Typescript (carbon), 8/28/44. 14 leaves
13/13 Proposals
Juvenile Story Ideas. Typescript, undated. 5 leaves
Now and Then. Typescript (carbon), undated. 5 leaves
Reader Stories [for Dick and Jane series] Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1959. 15 leaves
Sally Story Ideas. Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1959. 13 leaves
Two Surprises. Typescript, corrected, undated. [3] leaves
13/14 Miscellaneous
"Force of Habit." Weekly Messenger [Washington State Normal School, Bellingham], Feb. 20, 1925
"Hood's Canal." [poem] Weekly Messenger (Washington State Normal School, Bellingham], April 3, 1925
Synopsis, The Biggest Dollar (typescript, 1975, 9 leaves)
Notes, Jonesy & the Fixer (?) (ink, undated, [l] leaf)
13/15 Good and Bad Uses of the Apple. Holograph, pencil. "Essay written by Elizabeth Rider in Ott School of Independence, MO, in 1909. Above title: "Age 6".
Box/Folder
14/1 The Batchelor and the Stork Club: A Light Comedy. Typescript, mimeograph (except t.p.), undated. 23, 21, 5, 16 leaves
14/2 The Batchelor and the Stork Club: A One-Hour Television Comedy. Typescript, undated. 61 leaves
14/3 Camp Can-Do. Notes "for the artist" (typescript, [l] leaf, undated); typescript and carbon, corrected, 1981? 17 leaves
14/4 Kla-How-Ya (Hello--Good-by): A Symphonic Drama of Northwest History. Typescript, "Broderick award version April [19]63]". 120, [2] leaves
14/5 Kla-How-Ya (Hello--Good-bye): A Symphonic Drama of Northwest History. Typescript, mimeograph (except t.p.), undated. 112, [2] leaves (2 copies)
14/6 Knights of the Silver Shield: A Play for Children. Typescript (carbon), undated. 44 leaves
14/7 Merlin's Necklace: (A Play for Children). Typescript (carbon with red underlining), undated. 21, 23, 12, 12 leaves
14/8 Noel's Ark: A Three Act Play. Typescript (stencil? part carbon), corrected, undated. 55 leaves
14/9 Noel's Ark: A Three Act Play. Typescript (stencil? part carbon), corrected, undated. 55 leaves. 2nd copy
14/10 Old Pipes and the Dryad: A Play for Children (Pioneer Drama, 1976). Typescript (stencil), 1948. 7, 7, 5, 5 leaves
14/11 Old Pipes and the Dryad: A Play for Children (Pioneer Drama, 1976). Typescript (stencil), 1948. 18 leaves
15/1 Pinocchio's Papa: A Play for Children in Two Acts. Author declaration forms (typescript (carbon), 1959, 1960); typescript (with red underlining), undated. 69 leaves
15/2 Pinocchio's Parent: A Radio Play for Columbia School of the Air. Notes: "More about Pinocchio" (typescript (carbon), [3] leaves); clipping: "The Author of Pinocchio"; typescript (carbon), undated. 23 leaves
15/3 Suburb of Heaven: A Three Act Drama. Typescript (with red underlining), corrected, undated. 113 leaves
15/4 Suburb of Heaven: A Three-Act Play. Typescript, corrected, undated. 39, 30,16, 17 leaves
15/5 Suburb of Heaven: A Three-Act Play. Typescript (carbon), corrected, undated. 39, 30,16, 17 leaves
15/6 Suburb of Heaven: A One-Hour Television Drama. Typescript (carbon), corrected, 1973? 67 leaves
15/7 Production photographs. Suburb of Heaven: Theatre Americana, 1965, b/w, 2-5x7, 2-8x10; Wilmington Drama League, 1965, b/w, 3-8x10. Unidentified production, State of Washington Campus Studios, undated, b/w, 6-8x10
Box/Folder
16/1 Rhymes of Child-Land: For Four- to Six-Year-Olds. Typescript, col. ill. pasted in, undated. 31 leaves
16/2 Individual poems, undated, some signed:
"Before I Learned to Read"
"Contest Mania"
"Contrast"
"Exemptions"
"A Mother's Song of Thanksgiving"
"Mountain Road"
"Prayer Before Pay-Day"
"Prayer for Two"
"Pride at Seven"
"Six Years Old"
"Soliloquy of a Gentleman on Meeting the Lady of the Toothbrush Ads"
"Thank God for Showers"
"Three Little Girls"
"Trees Are Like People"
"What Is In My Head?"
"When You Grow Up"
"Writer vs. Cook"
16/3 Drafts, script (ink and pencil), undated. 7 leaves
16/4 Greeting card verse, 1938-39? Individual published cards, most affixed by the author to album pages, with separate typescript (most carbon) versions of verses on slips of various-sized paper affixed alongside; some loose cards and slips
V. Miscellaneous Research Materials: Box Inventory
Box/Folder
17/1 Materials related to The Story Behind Great Stories (New York : R. M. McBride, 1947)
17/2 Materials related to The Story Behind Modern Books (New York : Dodd, Mead, 1949)
17/3 Materials related to The Story Behind Popular Songs (New York : Dodd, Mead, 1958)
17/4 Materials related to Tide Treasure Camper (New York : I. Washburn, 1963)
17/5 Materials related to Walt Disney: Master of Make-Believe (Champaign, Ill. : Garrard, 1971)
17/6 Materials related to When a Ton of Gold Reached Seattle (Champaign, Ill. : Garrard, 1968)
17/7 Materials related to When Pioneers Pushed West to Oregon (Champaign, Ill. : Garrard, 1970)
17/8 Materials related to William C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Champaign, Ill. : Garrard, 1968)
17/9 Research Materials on John Philip Sousa
17/10 Research Materials on John Muir (?)
17/11 Research Materials on skiing
VI. "Dick and Jane" Materials: Box Inventory
Box/Folder
18/1 Who Did "Dick and Jane"? Typescript, corrected, undated. 99 leaves
18/2 Who Did "Dick and Jane"? Typescript (photocopy), corrected, undated. 99 leaves
18/3 Correspondence, 1965-83
18/4 Transcript of interview with Zena Sharpe, conducted by E. Montgomery (typescript (carbon), "tape recorded in Chicago, May 19, 1959," 27 leaves); letter to N. Pittmann accompanying cassette copies of tapes (typescript (carbon), Aug. 28, 1981)
18/5 Newspaper articles, 1972-77
18/6 Pre-Primer Chronology. Typescript (carbon), undated. [1] leaf
18/7 Misc. materials: Elson Basic Readers and Elson-Gray Basic Primers
18/8 Misc. materials: Zerna Sharpe and Eleanor Campbell
18/9 Health Primer materials
VII. Correspondence: Box Inventory
Box/Folder
19/1 "ERM Correspondence with Scott-Foresman #1 The Pre-Primer Years (1936-1939)"
19/2 "ERM--Scott, Foresman & Co. Correspondence #2 1st Health Series, 1940-44"
19/3 Correspondence from authors re The Story Behind Great Stories
Alden, Raymond [on behalf of, by Barbara Alden]. Why the Chimes Rang
Bannerman, Helen [on behalf of, by D. Bannerman], etc. Little Black Sambo
Gag, Wanda [on behalf of, by Earle Humphreys]. Millions of Cats
Milne, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh
19/4 Correspondence from authors re The Story Behind Modern Books, A-M
Andrews, Eleanor Frances. Little Pear
Atwater, Florence. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Benet, Marjorie Flack. The Story about Ping
Bishop, Claire. The Five Chinese Brothers
Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn
Brunhoff, Cecile de. Story of Babar
Daugherty, James. Andy and the Lion
D'Aulaire, Ingri. Ola
Demetrios, Virginia [Virginia Lee Burton]. The Little House
Estes, Eleanor. The Moffats
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain
Gramatky, Hardie. Little Toot
Hall, Doris Gates. Blue Willow
Holling, H. C. Paddle-to-the-Sea
Knight, Jere, etc. Lassie Come-Home
Lathrop, Dorothy P. (illus.). Hitty, Her First Hundred Years [by Rachel Field]
Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill
Lenski, Lois. Little Auto
19/5 Correspondence with authors re The Story Behind Modern Books, M-W
Means, Florence Crannell. Shuttered Windows
Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa
O'Brien, Jack [on behalf of, by Ruth Ferguson]. Silver Chief
Petersham, Maud. The Rooster Crows
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling
Salten, Felix. Bambi
Sandburg, Carl [on behalf of, by Catherine McCarthy]. Abe Lincoln Grows Up
Seredy, Kate. The Good Master
Shephard, Esther, etc. Paul Bunyan
Snedeker, Caroline. Downright Dencey
Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage
Stong, Phil. Honk, the Moose
Thurber, James. Many Moons
Travers, P. L. Mary Poppins
Vining, Elizabeth Gray. Adam of the Road
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods
19/6 Letter from R. T. Bond of Dodd, Mead & Co., (Dec. 29, 1959) re translations of The story of great medical discoveries
19/7 Rejection letters, 1931-42
19/8 Rejection letters, 1944--63
19/9 Rejection letters, 1964-71
19/10 Rejection letters, 1972-84
VIII. Biographical Materials: Box Inventory
Box/Folder
Autobiographical books
20/1 One-Armed Paperhanger, or How to Combine Kids with a Career (In Ten Easy Lessons) [unpublished]. Typescript, corrected, "revised 1946." 222 leaves
20/2 Opportunity Doesn't Knock [autobiography] (original title: Never Say Die) [unpublished]. Typescript, corrected, "Begun Aug. 31, 1950." 66 leaves
20/3 Self-prepared materials
Answers to Questions Often Asked. Typescript (carbon and two photocopies), undated. 3 leaves
Subject: Myself. Typescript (letter to Hinda Teague Hill), February 14, 1944
Community Service [etc]. Typescript (carbon), 1972. [1] leaf
Penwomen Vignette. Typescript, corrected, Sept. 24, 1976
PTA National Paper Interview. Typescript (3/9/77, [2] leaves); supporting correspondence (3 leaves)
Elizabeth Rider Montgomery: (Capsule Career). Typescript (carbon), May 1978. [2] leaves
20/4 Newspaper biographical articles, 1951-81
20/5 Newspaper reviews, notices, etc., 1956-79
20/6 Miscellaneous
The Student Opinion [Washington State Normal School, Ellensburg] (pages of The Evening Record, Ellensburg, July 24, 1923 and July 31, 1923, listing "Elizabeth Rider" as a "Class Reporter")
Mrs. Elizabeth Rider Montgomery & Her Book: "Half-Pint Fisherman". Data Sheet for Telescope, KING-TV, for Mon., Spet. 24, 1956. Typescript (carbon), [1] leaf
Galley proof, biographical entry, Who's Who of American Women, 1975?
Letter to Suzanne St. Pierre, CBS News, 60 Minutes. Typescript (carbon), June 8, 1978. [2] leaves
Letter to Ernest Kay, General Editor, International Biographical Center, re Dictionary of International Biography. Typescript, Aug. 17, 1979
Draft biographical entry, International Biographical Centre. Typescript (carbon), 1979?
Obituary: "Elizabeth Julesberg, originator of Dick & Jane books, dies at 82." Seattle Post Intelligencer, Feb. 21, 1985
Obituary: "Elizabeth Julesberg, longtime author, dies." [Seattle Times, Feb. 1985]
20/7 Awards, certificates
The Manuscripters, Dec. 9, 1944
Music and Art Foundation of Seattle, [May 1961]
National Federation of Press Women, 1959-67. 5 awards
National League of American Pen Women, Inc., 1960-70. 11 awards
National Writers Club, 1958
Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, undated
Phi Delta Nu, Jan. 15, 1958
Seattle Historical Society, April 30, 1968
Washington Press Women, undated (3 awards); April 15, 1961; 1967 (4 awards)
Misc.: Marquis Biographical Library Society, Who's Who of American Women
20/8 Photographs, various sizes, b/w, 1940?-1982
20/9 Misc. : personal memorabilia; story notes; journal-like document; theater & musical event programs, 1920?-28; notice (Dec. 27, 1927) of Los Angeles School District written examination of applicants for positions as teachers, etc.; Elementary salary schedule, Los Angeles School District, July 1, 1927; Instructions to Prospective Teachers, Los Angeles City School District [undated]
20/10 School reports, certificates, diplomas:
Teacher's Certificate, Public Elementary Schools of Missouri, 27 May 1920
Teacher's Certificate, Public Schools of Missouri, First Grade Teacher-Training, 7 June 1920
Student Card, Central Missouri State Teachers College, Summer 1920
Second Grade Elementary Certificate, Common Schools of Washington, 6 August 1921
Grade report, Washington State Normal School, Ellensburg, "S.S. 1923"
Grade report, State Normal School, Bellingham, Dec. 19, 1924
Grade report, State Normal School, Bellingham, Mar. 20, 1925
Normal School Life Diploma, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington, 5 June 1926
Student's Duplicate Study List, University of California at Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 1927
20/11 The Gleam, 1920: yearbook of William Chrisman High School, Independence, Missouri
21 Scrap Book 1: "1940-1951"
22 Scrap Book 2: "1950-1960"
23 Scrap Book 3: "1961-1969"
24 Scrap Book 4: "1969-1979"
25 Scrap Book 5: "1980-"
26 [Scrap Book]: "50th Book Celebration, Sept. 20, 1969, and 60th Book Celebration, Oct. 13, 1973, and 50 Years of Writing, Oct. 10, 1982"
27 16 art works, undated [1920s?], primarily charcoal
28 10 art works, [undated]-1983, watercolor