Noel Streatfeild Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a book jacket and corrected dedication/forward for the book A Vicarage Family, published in 1963.
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
- Streatfeild, Noel (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Noel Streatfeild was born in England in 1897, the daughter of the Bishop of Lewes, previously the vicar of the family's small village. It was her country childhood that inspired her autobiography A Vicarage Family. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, beginning her career as an actress. In the 1930s, Noel began writing. Her first children's book, Ballet Shoes, was published in 1936. She has been the recipient of several awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1938 for The Circus is Coming. Many of Streatfeild's books have been reproduced on radio and film. Streatfeild died in 1985.
Biographical Source:
"Noel Streatfeild." Something About the Author. Vol. 48. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1987.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a book jacket and corrected proof for the dedication/forward for one book written by Streatfeild.
- Title
- Noel Streatfeild collection, 1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 5-31-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2023: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
