Title

Carro Frances Warren (C.M. Clark) Correspondence

Creator(s)

Carro Frances Warren 1867-
Maine State Library

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Text

Contributing Institution

Maine State Library

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Library

Description

Entries include the brief biographical information of a favorite children's book author from Unity, Maine, known as America's first woman publisher with a biographical tear sheet article from The Publishers' Weekly -- the first in a series concerning women in publishing, with information about the printing of Carro Morrell Clark's stories written at the age of eight in the family newspaper, her bookstore in Boston's Back Bay, and the early stages of the C.M. Clark Publishing Company presenting author and dramatist Charles Felton Pidgin, as well as authors Frances Parker, Dwight Tilton, and Mildred Champagne, while Clark's book series of make believe tales featuring the escapades of flowers in the guise of girls amidst companion crickets, bunnies, pumpkins, sunflowers in the light of stars, and crows as well as "the book for boys" Little Danny Dandelion, was published by the David McKay Company as authored by Carro Frances Warren, handwritten correspondence letters on the personal notepaper stationery of H.L. Truworthy, M.D., of Unity, Maine, with some biographical information concerning Clark's early schooling in Maine, her Boston shop, and her residence in Rochester, New York, a long-awaited handwritten letter of reply on personal stationery from Mrs. Carro Morrell (Clark) Lempert in Rochester, New York, presenting a gift of her first book Betty Marigold and a handwritten note written on plain paper presenting her books for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter on Maine State Library, Augusta, stationery requesting titles by Carro Frances Warren, a typed letter of reply on David McKay Company, Publishers, stationery from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, suggesting available titles, a typed letter from the Maine State Library to Clark-Lempert in Rochester, New York, thanking her for five books (missing) autographed for the Maine Author Collection and detailing books (missing) on order from the publisher, typed letters from Marion Cobb Fuller and Henry Ernest Dunnack of the Maine State Library who were away when Mr. and Mrs. Lempert visited the library leaving a manuscript of genealogical data (missing), the Clark family tree diagrams, and a book Old Home Week (missing) for the collection, three photographs: a photo of Freedom Academy (not located in Unity, Maine, as recorded by a penciled scribble) and the local church in Freedom, Maine, and two seasonal photographs of her Rochester, New York, home, a tear sheet list from the publisher with a few titles in the Garden Series, and a color print brochure from David McKay Company, Publishers, with a biography of the author, her photographic portrait print image, quotes from educators, and illustrations from each of her books. Date Range: 1928-03/1928-08

Language

English

Abstract

Entries include the brief biographical information of a favorite children's book author from Unity, Maine, known as America's first woman publisher with a biographical tear sheet article from The Publishers' Weekly -- the first in a series concerning women in publishing, with information about the printing of Carro Morrell Clark's stories written at the age of eight in the family newspaper, her bookstore in Boston's Back Bay, and the early stages of the C.M. Clark Publishing Company presenting author and dramatist Charles Felton Pidgin, as well as authors Frances Parker, Dwight Tilton, and Mildred Champagne, while Clark's book series of make believe tales featuring the escapades of flowers in the guise of girls amidst companion crickets, bunnies, pumpkins, sunflowers in the light of stars, and crows as well as "the book for boys" Little Danny Dandelion, was published by the David McKay Company as authored by Carro Frances Warren, handwritten correspondence letters on the personal notepaper stationery of H.L. Truworthy, M.D., of Unity, Maine, with some biographical information concerning Clark's early schooling in Maine, her Boston shop, and her residence in Rochester, New York, a long-awaited handwritten letter of reply on personal stationery from Mrs. Carro Morrell (Clark) Lempert in Rochester, New York, presenting a gift of her first book Betty Marigold and a handwritten note written on plain paper presenting her books for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter on Maine State Library, Augusta, stationery requesting titles by Carro Frances Warren, a typed letter of reply on David McKay Company, Publishers, stationery from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, suggesting available titles, a typed letter from the Maine State Library to Clark-Lempert in Rochester, New York, thanking her for five books (missing) autographed for the Maine Author Collection and detailing books (missing) on order from the publisher, typed letters from Marion Cobb Fuller and Henry Ernest Dunnack of the Maine State Library who were away when Mr. and Mrs. Lempert visited the library leaving a manuscript of genealogical data (missing), the Clark family tree diagrams, and a book Old Home Week (missing) for the collection, three photographs: a photo of Freedom Academy (not located in Unity, Maine, as recorded by a penciled scribble) and the local church in Freedom, Maine, and two seasonal photographs of her Rochester, New York, home, a tear sheet list from the publisher with a few titles in the Garden Series, and a color print brochure from David McKay Company, Publishers, with a biography of the author, her photographic portrait print image, acclamatory quotes from educators, and illustrations from each of her books.

Recommended Citation

Warren, Carro Frances 1867- and Maine State Library, "Carro Frances Warren (C.M. Clark) Correspondence" (2016). Maine Writers Correspondence. 637.
https://digitalmaine.com/maine_writers_correspondence/637