Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981

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American author of children's and adult books; Newbery Award, 1936; Kerlan Award, 1978.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1981 (bulk 1934-1978). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686085

American author of children's and adult books.

From the description of Caddie Woodlawn : a play : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402648

From the description of The highly trained dogs of Professor Petit : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490335

From the description of Family grandstand : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490334

From the description of Magical melons : more stories about Caddie Woodlawn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424686

From the description of The headland : a novel : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424685

From the description of Winter cottage : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437786

From the description of Louly : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437782

From the description of Family sabbatical : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424684

From the description of Narcissa Whitman : pioneer to the Oregon country : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424687

From the description of Mademoiselle Misfortune : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437785

From the description of Shreds and patches : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437806

From the description of Lad with a whistle : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490336

From the description of Caddie Woodlawn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437796

From the description of Harps in the wind : the story of the singing Hutchinsons : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437777

From the description of Andy Buckram's tin men : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424683

From the description of All over town : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437747

From the description of Stopover : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437779

From the description of Anything can happen on the river!: production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686096

From the description of The bad times of Irma Baumlein : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402640

From the description of Baby island : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402639

Carol Ryrie Brink was born December 28, 1895 in Moscow, Idaho. She attended school in Idaho and California, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley with BA in 1918. Carol Ryrie Brink began writing short stories and poems for children in the 1920s, submitting them to various children's magazines, and published her first book for children, Anything Can Happen on the River, in 1934. The book drew on her experiences living and traveling in France with her husband and son. In 1935, she published Caddie Woodlawn, a book based on her maternal grandmother's girlhood experiences growing up on the Wisconsin frontier during the Civil War in a time of conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. The book won the Newbery Award the following year, and has remained a classic of historical fiction for its depiction of the relationship of a young white girl with some of her Indian neighbors, the hardships and dangers of frontier life, as well as the difficulties young Caddie experiences in trying to become more ladylike yet remain true to herself and her "tomboy" instincts. The book also focuses on two areas Carol Ryrie Brink brought to the forefront in many of her books: family relationships and close friendships and how important each is to personal happiness, security, and growth. Many of her books, such as Louly, deal with her own childhood experiences growing up in Idaho at the turn of the century and she used her friends, relatives, and pets as the basis for some her characters. Carol Ryrie Brink's books whether set in the past or present are full of vivid characterizations, a strong sense of time and place, an awareness that one must not lose touch with one's past or history, and honesty about the good and bad times of growing up. Throughout her long and prolific career, she wrote fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, as well as plays and poetry. Carol Ryrie Brink won the Kerlan Award in 1978, and died in La Jolla, California on August 15, 1981.

From the guide to the Carol Ryrie Brink Papers, 1934-1978, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections)

American children's author, born in Moscow, Idaho in 1895. Her most famous book, Caddie Woodlawn (1935), won the Newbery Medal in 1936.

From the description of Papers, 1968-1972. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26136115

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creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981,. Typed transcript of an oral history interview with Carol Ryrie Brink, July 1981 / interviewed by Mary Reed. Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Family grandstand : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981,. Carol Ryrie Brink interview, 1981 July. Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. The headland : a novel : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Typescript, [1977?]. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Sewell, Helen, 1896-1957. Baby island : production material, ca. 1937. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Papers, 1895-1981 (bulk 1934-1978). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. The bad times of Irma Baumlein : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Louly : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Keeling, Alma Taylor-Lauder. Letters, Dec. 25, 1980-Jan. 1, 1989. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. People and Places of Buffalo Coat : typescript, [1980?]. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Mademoiselle Misfortune : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Family sabbatical : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Carol Ryrie Brink Papers, 1934-1978 University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections
creatorOf Mars, W. T. (Witold T.). Andy Buckram's tin men : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. All over town : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. The highly trained dogs of Professor Petit : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Stratton, Martha. Term paper, 1981. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Stratton, Martha. Term paper. University of Wisconsin-Stout, University Library; Stout Library; Robert S. Swanson Library and Learning Center
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Caddie Woodlawn : a play : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Shreds and patches : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. A chain of hands : manuscript, [before 1983]. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Winter cottage : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Andy Buckram's tin men : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Stopover : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Papers, 1968-1972. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Caddie Woodlawn : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Pendergast, William Wirt, 1833-1903. William Wirt Pendergast and family papers, 1816-1986. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Baby island : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Latah County Historical Society. Publications Committee. Correspondence with Carol Ryrie Brink, [ca. 1980]. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Harps in the wind : the story of the singing Hutchinsons : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Anything can happen on the river!: production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Papers, [19--]-[19--]. University of Idaho Library
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Lad with a whistle : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Pierce, Ruth, of Moscow, Idaho. Carol Ryrie Brink collection, 1894-1986. Latah County Historical Society
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Magical melons : more stories about Caddie Woodlawn : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Hyman, Trina Schart. Trina Schart Hyman papers, 1965-1981 University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Narcissa Whitman : pioneer to the Oregon country : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Brooks, Francena. Caroline Woodhouse ("Caddie Woodlawn") biographical notes, ca. 1945. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Address. University of Wisconsin-Stout, University Library; Stout Library; Robert S. Swanson Library and Learning Center
creatorOf Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. Address, ca. 1960. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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associatedWith Keeling, Alma Taylor-Lauder. person
associatedWith Latah County Historical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Latah County Historical Society. Publications Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Mars, W. T. (Witold T.) person
associatedWith Pendergast, William Wirt, 1833-1903. person
associatedWith Reed, Mary, person
associatedWith Reed, Mary E., person
associatedWith Sewell, Helen, 1896-1957. person
associatedWith Stratton, Martha. person
associatedWith Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847 person
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Idaho
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
Scotland
France
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Moscow (Idaho)
France
Wisconsin
Idaho
Idaho
Latah County (Idaho)
Idaho
Moscow (Idaho)
Moscow (Idaho)
Dunn County (Wis.)
Idaho
Latah County (Idaho)
Idaho--Moscow
Idaho
Idaho
France
France
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Singers
Travel
Actors
Authors, American
Authors, American
Authors, American
American poetry
Women authors, American
Animals
Animals
Authors
Authors
Babies
Children's literature
Children's literature, American
Children's literature, American
Circus
Circus
Country life
Country life
Depressions
Dogs
Dogs
Dolls
Dolls
Families
Family
Family life
Fantasy
Fourth of July celebrations
Friendship
Friendship
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Missionaries
Orphans
Orphans
Play
Robots
Robots
Scottish Americans
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks
Sisters
Women
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1895-12-28

Death 1981-08-15

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