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Box 4

 Container

Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jill P. May papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555
Scope and Contents The Jill P. May papers document the life and career of Professor of Emerita of the College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Education, Jill P. May. The majority of the papers date from the mid-1970s to May’s retirement in 2011. The collection documents the private and professional life of May, particularly her professional activities during her tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers include May’s early life and education, in addition to correspondence with family members...
Dates: 1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within mid-1970s - 2011

Correspondence, 1975 - 2018

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series includes personal and professional correspondence with family, friends, former students, and colleagues throughout May's extensive career, arranged alphabetically. Photographs found in correspondence remain within the original correspondence.
Dates: 1975 - 2018

Personal Correspondence, 1975 - 2018

 Sub-Series — Box: 4
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 2, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents This sub-series consists of correspondence and greeting cards from various family members of Jill P. May, including her husband, Robert E. May, her two daughters, her parents, and her mother-in-law, along with former students and close friends. Also included are photographs that were found within original correspondence.
Dates: 1975 - 2018

Professional Correspondence, 1976 - 2015

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents This sub-series consists of correspondence, including photographs, with colleagues, students, and various children's literature scholars, authors, and illustrators such as Trina Schart Hyman and Lloyd Alexander, in addition to Weston Woods Studios founder, Morton Schindel. Portions of correspondence with Juliet Bodie, students, correspondence relating to the Lloyd Alexander Scholarship/Essay, and the entirety of correspondence with Priscilla Ord and Virgina Wolf are restricted.
Dates: 1976 - 2015