Appalachian State University © 2005 Appalachian State University. All Rights Reserved. |
Contact Information:Special CollectionsCarol G. Belk Library and Information Commons Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 28608 USA Phone: (828) 262-4041 Fax: (828) 262-2553 Email: spcoll@appstate.edu URL: http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll |
| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | |
| Title: | Collection 129. Rebecca Caudill Papers, 1955 - 1962 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Rebecca Caudill Papers consists of the second through the sixth and final draft of Higgins and the Great Big Scare by children's author Rebecca Caudill. Higgins and the Great Big Scare was published in 1960. |
| Extent: | 0.1 linear feet, 3 archival folders |
An appointment for research is required. No restrictions to access. No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard federal copyright laws apply.
[Identification of item], Collection 129. Rebecca Caudill Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
Rebecca Caudill Ayars donated this collection to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in 1961. The accession number was MRC. This collection was opened to the public on 23 July 2002.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, 2002
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, May 2005
Rebecca Caudill (1899-1985), also known as Rebecca Ayars, was the author of twenty-four books. She was born in Harlan County, Kentucky. Caudill worked as a teacher in Rio de Janeiro and an editor of a girls' magazine. She and her husband, James Ayars lived in Urbana, Illinois. Her "Bonnie Books" about the Fairchild family include Happy Little Family (1947), Schoolhouse in the Woods (1949), Up and Down the River (1951), and Schoolroom in the Parlor (1959). Other books include Barrie and Daughter (1943), Tree of Freedom (1947), Saturday Cousins (1953), Florence Nightingale (1953), The House of the Fifers (1954), Susan Cornish (1955), Time for Lissa (1959), Higgins and the Great Big Scare (1960), The Best-loved Doll (1962), The Far-Off Land (1964), Pocketful of Cricket (1964), The High Cost of Writing (1965), A Certain Small Shepherd (1965), Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? (1966), My Appalachia, a Reminiscence (1966), Come Along! (1969), Someone Go and Bang a Drum (1974), Wind, Sand and Sky (1976), From Hardshell Baptist to Quaker (1979). In 1969, she co-wrote Contrary Jenkins with her husband. Her books have been translated into five languages. In the fall of 1963, the University of Kentucky, Southeast Center honor her with Rebecca Caudill Day. Harlan County's first community library was named in her honor in 1965.
This collection is organized into three series: Correspondence Series, Notes Series, and Manuscript Series. The Manuscript Series contains four drafts of Higgins and the Great Big Scare. All drafts are typescripts. The Correspondence Series consists of Caudill's correspondence to William Eury regarding her manuscript donation. The Notes Series contains four documents which include brainstorming and outlines of Caudill's Higgins and the Great Big Scare.
| Authors, American |
| Caudill, Rebecca, 1899- Higgins and the great big scare |
| Children's literature, American |
| Series 129A. Rebecca Caudill Papers. Correspondence Series. (1955-1962) | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 1 | Correspondence (two sheets) | ||||||||
| Series 129B. Rebecca Caudill Papers. Notes Series. (n.d.) | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 1 | Notes (four sheets) | ||||||||
| Series 129C. Rebecca Caudill Papers. Manuscript Series. (n.d.) | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 2 | Second Draft - Third Draft | ||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 3 | Third Draft (cont'd) - Fourth Draft | ||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 4 | Fifth Draft - Final Draft | ||||||||
