Rhoda Blumberg Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a corrected typescript for the nonfiction children's book Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun, written by Rhoda Blumberg.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1985
Creator
- Blumberg, Rhoda (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
Rhoda Blumberg was born in 1917 in New York, New York. She received her BA from Adelphi College in 1938 and also did graduate work at Columbia University. She was a freelance writer for CBS radio and a talent scout for NBC radio in the 1940s, as well as a magazine writer. She is best known for her children's books of historical nonfiction. Her book Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun received a Newbery Honor in 1986. She died in 2016.
Biographical Source:
"Rhoda Blumberg (1917-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 123. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2001.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Rhoda Blumberg papers contain a corrected typescript for one children's book written by Blumberg.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rhoda Blumberg.
Subject
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 -- Juvenile literature (Depicted, Person)
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Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Rhoda Blumberg Papers, circa 1985
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
