$450
Moore, Anne Carroll (1871-1961) Archive of Letters, Biography, and Two Pamphlets. Twelve handwritten letters, all addressed to Julia Carter, from the 1930s to the 1950s, some undated, mostly written on residential stationery, some rather long, one black-and-white snapshot of Moore; Pamphlets Children's Books of Yesterday , New York: NYPL, 1933, (an exhibition catalog), and Seven Stories High , off-printed from Moore's article in Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia , both stapled; and Frances Clarke Sayers's Biography of Anne Carroll Moore, New York: Atheneum, 1972, inscribed by the author to Carter, in the dust jacket. Moore and Carter were both originally from Maine, graduates of the Pratt library science program, and worked at the new children's department at the New York Public Library. Moore pioneered the idea of establishing a children's section in American public libraries; she also reviewed and recommended books for children, generally with good results, with the notable exception of her infamous rejection of Charlotte's Web . Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
