Cynthia C. DeFelice Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscript materials related to five children's books written by DeFelice, and typescripts, correspondence, and note cards dating from 1991 to 1996.
Dates
- Creation: 1991-1996, undated
Creator
- DeFelice, Cynthia C. (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
Cynthia DeFelice was born December 28, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1973 and an M.L.S. from Syracuse University in 1980, and, in addition to writing has worked variously as a barn painter, child care provider, and advertising artist. While working as an elementary school librarian in 1987 DeFelice first began writing children's books, and has written both novels and picture books. DeFelice lives in Geneva, New York.
Biographical source:
"Cynthia DeFelice (1951-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 258. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2013.
Extent
.4 Cubic Feet (1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to five books written by Cynthia C. DeFeliece between 1990 and 1999.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by publication title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cynthia DeFelice.
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Authors, American -- 20th century
- Children's stories, American
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction
- Ghost stories
- Medicine -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- Runaways -- Juvenile fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- Title
- Cynthia C. DeFelice papers, 1991-1996, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid by CLRC staff
- Date
- September 2003, April 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2014: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard; EAD updated by Kate Dietrick
- September 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
