Mary Stolz Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts, proofs, and related material for children's and young adult books published from the 1950s until the 1990s, short stories, unpublished writings, and various verses and poetry. In addition, the collection holds correspondence (professional and personal), fan mail from children and readers, contracts, articles and speeches, awards, photographs, and other material related to her life and work.
Dates
- 1956-circa 1994
Creator
- Stolz, Mary, 1920-2006 (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
Mary Stolz was born March 24, 1920, in Boston, Massachustts and attended the Birch Wathen School, Columbia University Teacher's College, and Katharine Gibbs School. She began writing for children and young adults in the 1950s with the publication of her young adult novel To Tell Your Love, in 1950, and her first book for children The Leftover Elf in 1962. She also wrote occasionally for adults, and published numerous short stories for magazines. She was awarded two Newbery Honors, for Belling the Tiger and The Noonday Friends, and was awarded the Kerlan Award by the University of Minnesota in 1993. Stolz died in 2006.
Biographical Source:
"Mary (Slattery) Stolz (1920-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 122. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.
Extent
8.75 Cubic Feet (7 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mary Stoltz's papers contain material related to her career as an author of fiction for children and young adults.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series:
1) Published books
2) Other writing, correspondence, and papers.
Within Published books, materials are arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Stolz.
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baseball stories 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
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family problems -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nature stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Mary Stolz Papers, 1956-circa 1994
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2020: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
