Julia Cunningham Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production material for sixteen books by Julia Cunningham published between 1960 and 1986. It includes corrected typescripts, notes, proofs, correspondence, and a note from Dr. Irvin Kerlan.
Dates
- 1961-1985, undated
Creator
- Cunningham, Julia (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
Julia Cunningham was born October 4, 1916 in Spokane, Washington. She attended art school for a year in Virginia and then worked as an editor and at various jobs before writing children's and young adult books. Her first book The Vision of Francois the Foxwas published in 1960 when she was 44 years old. In 1965 Cunningham published Dorp Dead, which was notable for its content about an orphan and his abusive guardian. Her novel The Treasure is the Rose was a National Book Award finalist. Cunningham died in Santa Barbara, California in 2008.
Extent
1.6 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of materials for sixteen children's and young adult titles published between 1960 and 1986.
Arrangement
Publications are arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Julia Cunningham.
- Animals -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Circus -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- City and town life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- France -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mice -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Middle Ages -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rats -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Runaways -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Julia Cunningham Papers, 1961-1985, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- November 1998 and January 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2014: Collection reprocessed by Carly Lawrence; EAD updated by Kate Dietrick
- February 2023: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
