1961-1964. A small archive from the years during which the author published Dr. Spock Talks with Mothers and Problems of Parents. Includes two typed notes signed, two author bios (one filled in by hand and one mimeographed), and a 7-page author questionnaire (from 1961), on which Dr. Spock has answered questions in holograph about schools he attended; places he's lived; hobbies (sailing, with details on where and when); writing habits (where, when, how much); how he began writing ("My mother demanded of all her children detailed descriptions of every hour when away from home, characterizing people met"); favorite writers; how he got the idea for the book (asked to write a column for Ladies Home Journal "just when I had a special need for more money"); any special research needed ("Almost all of it out of my head - or on experiences talking with parents"); his ideas for marketing the book; willingness to travel; etc. The above is accompanied by five publicity photos of Spock and two of his wife "receiving congratulations on behalf of her husband" at a conference where Problems of Parents won the Child Study Associations Family Life Book Award. One of the typed notes has a large red checkmark across it; the lot is near fine. [#036732] $3,500