Gregory Maguire Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production materials for three children's books written by Gregory Maguire, including typescripts, proof, manuscripts, as well as some sketches made alongside his manuscript for the book Lucas Fishbone.
Dates
- 1983-circa 1990
Creator
- Maguire, Gregory (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
Gregory Maguire was born Jun 9, 1954 in Albany, New York, and writes for both children and adults. Many of his works are inspired by classic literature, including his best known work, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which was based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and was turned into a long-running popular Broadway musical. Maguire also helped found the nonprofit Children's Literature New England, Inc. He lives in Massachusetts.
Extent
3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written production material for three children's books written by Gregory Maguire.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gregory Maguire.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baba Yaga (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nuclear warfare -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Russia -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Witches -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Gregory Maguire Papers, 1983-circa 1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
