Alice McLerran Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains written material for four children's books by Alice McLerran, including drafts, proofs, correspondence, and related material.
Dates
- 1984 - 1999
Creator
- McLerran, Alice, 1933- (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
Author Alice McLerran was born June 24, 1933, in West Point, New York. As a child in an army family she shifted her home every year or two as a child, living in many parts of the world. She attended Stanford University and earned a doctorate in Anthropology at the University of California Berkeley as well as an M.S. and M.P.H from the Harvard School of Public Health. She lived in various locations and traveled frequently with her husband, Larry. Her first children's book The Mountain that Loved a Bird, was published in the mid-1980s, and she wrote numerous children's books afterwards, including Roxaboxen. She died in 2019.
Biographical Sources:
"Alice McLerran (1933-)." Something About the Author. Vols. 137. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003.
Alice McLerran obituary. New York Times. November 24, 2019.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written material for for books written by children's book author Alice McLerran.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alice McLerran.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birds -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Child authors -- United States -- Juvenile literature 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
- Doane family -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Imagination -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yuma (Ariz.) -- History -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- McLerran, Alice, 1933- (Person)
- Title
- Alice McLerran Papers, 1984-1999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- 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
