Virginia Sorensen - I Knew a Woman manuscript
Scope and Content Note
The collection comprises a corrected typewritten manuscript, which became the first part of the novel published as Many Heavens (Harcourt, Brace, 1954).
Dates
- 1950s
Creator
- Sorensen, Virginia, 1912-1991 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright has been retained by the author.
Biographical Note
Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen was born in 1912 in Provo, Utah. She became a student journalist during high school and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1934. She married Frederick Sorensen and began a family. Her first book, influenced by her Mormon background, was published in 1942, titled A Little Lower Than the Angels. She began writing books for children, and was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1957 for her book Miracles on Maple Hill. She died in 1991.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
Abstract
The collection comprises a corrected typewritten manuscript, which became the first part of the novel published as Many Heavens.
Physical Location
Mezz (R80, D4, S1); shared w/#12
- Title
- Virginia Sorensen - I Knew a Woman manuscript
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- November 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Literary Archives Collecting Area
