Charles Morris, c.1947-1961
File
MS. Opie 359
Held in our offsite storage facility
- Folder 1: Correspondence, c.1957-1961; photographs; articles and newspaper cuttings, c.1947-1960; publication lists, catalogues and brochures, mainly relating to Oxford University Press children's books, c.1950s.
- Folder 2: Drafts, notes and articles by Charles Morris, c.1950s-1960s, including typescript 'Oxford Books for Children', 1956; manuscript 'The Illustration of Children's Books', c.1957; typescript 'Tim All Alone wins First Kate Greenaway Medal', 1957; typescript 'Children's Books in Britain: Their Origins, and Scotland's Contribution', 1959; typescript 'The Prices of Books, A Consideration of Book Values', 1960; typescript 'Children's Books', 1961; typescript 'Beatrix Potter, her books and her art', n.d.
Dates
- Creation: c.1947-1961
Extent
1 box (2 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 359
Creator
- From the Collection: Opie | Iona Margaret Balfour | nee Archibald | 1923-2017 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
- From the Collection: Opie | Peter Mason | 1918-1982 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk