Letters from Admirers

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Ruth Sawyer birdwatching, circa 1950-1960

Beloved children's literature author Ruth Sawyer received many letters throughout her life; a fair share of those letters were from ardent fans of Sawyer's literary works. Letters from Admirers is a digitized selection of eleven of those many fan letters, all expressing admiration for Sawyer's storytelling power and charm, both in-person and as represented in her stories and novels.

This curation is intended to capture the breadth of Sawyer's acclaim throughout her life. The letters collected begin in 1935 and end in 1965, documenting a large portion of her authorial life as well as her influence on others and the storytelling world at large.

View individual letters below.

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Typewritten letter from Alice M. Jordan to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for a storytelling session by Ruth at the Public Library of the City of Boston.

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Typewritten letter from Dorothy M. Bryan to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for a talk by Ruth at a Book Fair.

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Typewritten letter from Helen Ann Raiber to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for the novel Roller Skates.

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Typewritten letter from CJB to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for the novel Roller Skates.

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Typewritten letter from AHS to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for the picture book The Christmas Anna Angel.

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Typewritten letter from Phyllis Fenner to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for several of Ruth's fictional works.

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Typewritten letter from Ruth Gagliardo to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for Ruth's storytelling.

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Typewritten letter from Anna C. Tyler to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for two of Ruth's fictional works.

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Typewritten letter from Mary G.D. to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for Ruth's storytelling and the novel Toño Antonio.

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Typewritten letter from Mary G.D. to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for the novel The Way of the Storyteller.

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Two typewritten book notes about several of Ruth Sawyer's works expressing admiration for Ruth's storytelling.

Typewritten letter from Alice M. Jordan to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for a storytelling session by Ruth at the Public Library of the City of Boston.

Typewritten letter from Dorothy M. Bryan to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for a talk by Ruth at a Book Fair.

Typewritten letter from Helen Ann Raiber to Ruth Sawyer expressing admiration for the novel Roller Skates.