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Winthrop University Digital Commons @ Winthrop University Manuscript Collection Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections 2004 Matt Christopher Papers - Accession 1092 Matthew Frederick Christopher Frederic Martin Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/ manuscriptcollection_findingaids Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Finding Aid Citation Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Matt Christopher Papers - Accession 1092". Finding Aid 11. https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/11 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Manuscript Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACCESSION 1092 MATT CHRISTOPHER PAPERS 1847, 1851, 1865, 1879, 1910s-2004, 2007 142 Boxes, 668 Folders & 802 Bound Volumes Matt Christopher Papers, Acc 1092 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACC. NO.: 1092 PROCESSED BY: Andrew Johnston ADDITIONS: 531, 1221, 1309, ____, DATE: August 20, 2004, February 18, 2005 NO. OF SECTIONS: 4 MATT CHRISTOPHER PAPERS I The Matt Christopher Papers were deposited with the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections on March 7, 2003 and September 24, 2003. Linear Feet Of Shelf Space Occupied: 35.50 Approximate Number Of Pieces: 71,000 Pieces & 802 Bound Volumes Restrictions: Open to researchers under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University. Literary Rights: For information concerning literary rights please contact the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University. Scope And Content: Matt Christopher (1917-1997) was a prolific author of children’s books having written over 100 books as well as over 300 short stories, articles, poems, and screenplays. Most of his writings dealt with sports themes, but he also wrote fantasy and mystery themed stories as well. The Matt Christopher Papers consist of published manuscripts, published short stories (1943-1994) (drafts, synopses, plot outlines, and magazines, comics, and newspapers with articles and short stories), galleys (1954-1990’s), leather bound author’s editions (1954-1991), and publisher’s editions of Matt Christopher’s children’s books (1954-2004). The collection contains many unpublished manuscripts and drafts outside the children’s book field (1954-1997), unpublished poems (1938- 1993), unpublished screenplays (1940-1997), and unpublished short stories (1954-1997). Also included are taped (audio and video) interviews of Matt Christopher (1917-1997), as well as, puzzles for children (1988-1992), research materials and notes (1954-1997), sports rule-books (1954-1995), and writing guides (1909-1995), personal (1949-1997) and business correspondence (1952-2002), contract agreements (1952-1993), royalty statements (1954-1999), and biographical information (1917-2004), memorabilia (personalized baseball bat, framed pictures and award certificates, etc.), fan mail (1964-1999) and his personal book collection (1847-1995) (some signed by authors). Transfer Of Items: Posters, framed pictures, award certificates, and memorabilia. (To oversize or on display in room 9 research area). Addition: 265 bd. vol. publisher’s edition’s of Matt Christopher’s Books. 2/18/05. 2 Matt Christopher Papers, Acc 1092 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives II THE MATT CHRISTOPHER PAPERS TABLE OF CONTENTS SERIES A. BIOGRAPHICAL (pages 5-6) SERIES B. FUNERAL MATERIAL (page 6) SERIES C. MEDICAL/HEALTH HISTORY RECORDS (page 6) SERIES D. AWARDS AND HONORS (page 7) SERIES E. CONTRACT AGREEMENTS (pages 7) SERIES F. ROYALTY STATEMENTS (page 8-9) SERIES G. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (pages 8-10) SERIES H. BOOK REVIEWS, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND STATISTICS (pages 10) SERIES I. GENERAL RESEARCH MATERIALS (pages 10-11) SERIES J. MAGAZINES, COMIC, AND NEWSPAPERS (pages 11-14) (Containing Matt Christopher Short Stories and Articles) * Consult Appendix I For Specific Stories and Articles. (pages 25-34) SERIES K. DRAFTS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S SHORT STORIES AND ARTICLES (page 14) -- CONFIRMED TO BE PUBLISHED (page 35) -- UNPUBLISHED (page 36-40) -- ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORIES (page 41) * Consult Appendix II For Specific Short Stories and Articles. (pages 35-41) SERIES L. DRAFTS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S SCREENPLAYS (page 15) * Consult Appendix III For Specific Titles. (pages 42-43) SERIES M. DRAFTS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S POEMS AND VERSES (page 15) * Consult Appendix IV For Specific Titles. (pages 44-48) SERIES N. DRAFTS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S bePUZZLED SHORT STORIES (page 15) -- CONFIRMED TO BE PUBLISHED (page 49) -- UNPUBLISHED (page 50-51) * Consult Appendix V For Specific Title. (pages 49-51) SERIES O. MANUSCRIPT DRAFTS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S NOVELS (page 15) -- CONFIRMED TO BE PUBLISHED (page 52-57) -- UNPUBLISHED (page 58-62) * Consult Appendix VI For Specific Titles. (pages 52-62) 3 Matt Christopher Papers, Acc 1092 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives II TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) SERIES P. MATT CHRISTOPHER’S GALLEY PROOFS (page 15) * Consult Appendix VII For Specific Titles. (pages 63-68) SERIES Q. LEATHER BOUND AUTHOR’S EDITIONS OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S NOVELS (page 16) * Consult Appendix VIII For Specific Titles. (pages 69-72) SERIES R. PERSONAL COPIES OF MATT CHRISTOPHER’S NOVELS (page 16) -- HARDBACKS (pages 73-82) -- PAPERBACKS (pages 83-95) * Consult Appendix IX For Specific Titles. (pages 73-95) SERIES S. MISCELLANEOUS MATT CHRISTOPHER MEDIA ADAPTATIONS (pages 16) * Consult Appendix X For Specific Titles. (page 96) SERIES T. PERSONAL INTERESTS (pages 16-17) SERIES U. PAPERS RELATING TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS (page 17) SERIES V. RELIGIOUS MATERIALS (page 17) SERIES W. MAGAZINES, BOOKLETS, LEAFLETS, PAMPHLETS, AND BROCHURES (pages 17-19) SERIES X. NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (page 20) SERIES Y. FAN MAIL (pages 20-21) SERIES Z. MEMORABILIA (pages 21-23) SERIES AA. FRAMED PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AWARDS (pages 24) SERIES BB. MATT CHRISTOPHER’S PERSONAL BOOK COLLECTION (page 24) * Consult Appendix XI For Specific Title. (pages 98-101) SERIES CC. LIST OF CHRISTOPHER’S PERSONAL LIBRARY (page 25) * Consult Appendix XII For Specific Title. (pages 102-122) 4 Matt Christopher Papers, Acc 1092 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES Box(es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) A) BIOGRAPHICAL FILES 1 1-3 Matt Christopher’s autobiography: Baseball vs. Typewriter. ca1990s -- Unpublished drafts and notes. 1 4 Autobiography- The Write Life: An Autobiography ca1990s -- Drafts published by Something About The Author: Autobiography Series. 2 5 The Life And Times Of Matt Christopher 2002 Written by Matt’s son, Dale Christopher, in 2002 -- Two Drafts. 2 6 Matt Christopher: Author Of Sports Stories For Children 1993 by Bill Brower -- Written for a graduate course in education at Georgia State University. Dated 2/23/93 with correspondence dated November 19, 1993. 2 7 Biographical Sketches: Our Family History, The Write Life, Notes On Matt ca1980s-1990s Christopher’s Writing Career, and Story and Book Writing. 2 8 The Writings Of Matt Christopher. 1995 A short biographical sketch with a list of all his writings and awards. 2 9 Memorial Booklet-- 1997 Contains newspaper and magazine articles recognizing Matt’s life, obituaries, copies of his vigil services and mass readings from Matt’s funeral service. 2 10 Baseball Summer: The Story of the 1937 Smiths Falls Beavers. 1996-1997 by Doug Phillips. Note: Matt played for a time on the Beavers and is mentioned in the book. -correspondence with the author dated 11/4/96, 7/16/97. 2 -- Matt Christopher: SC ETV Interview (2 DVDs) ca1997 Taped June 12, 1995. “Matt Christopher discusses his successful career in writing that has resulted in over one hundred books for young readers.” 3 11 Interviews With Sixty-Five Authors Of Books For Children. New York: Citation 1974 Press 1974. 3 12-13 Matt Christopher. “The Write Life.” Something About The Author: 1990, 1995 Autobiography Series. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1990 and 1995. 4 14 Senick, Gerald J., ed. Children’s Literature Review. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994. 1994 - Contains reviews of Matt’s books from 1954-1992. 5 Matt Christopher Papers, Acc 1092 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.) Box(es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) 4 15 Potter, Alene. Meet The Authors. Kankakee, Il: Imperial International Learning, 1969. 1969 - Two 33/4 reel-to-reel voice recordings of Matt. -- one dedicated to son Dale and one dedicated to son Marty with accompanying booklet describing series and signed by other children’s book writers. 4 16 Christopher, Matt. The Trumpet Club: Author’s On Tape. The Trumpet Club., 1991. 1991 - sound cassette with accompanying poster and puzzles for children. 5 17 Newspaper and magazine articles dedicated to Matt concerning his life and career. 1959, 1966, 1972- 2001 5 18-19 Matt Christopher’s diaries (5 vol.) and a 1995 pocket calendar. 1986-1996 6 20 Matt Christopher journal compiled while on an European vacation. 1966-1967 6 21-22 Bath, Breakfast And Bedlam reminiscences of Matt’s European vacation.