Betty Miles Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes typescripts, proofs, and related production material for children's and young adult books written by Betty Miles.
Dates
- 1957 - 1997
Creator
- Miles, Betty (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
Betty Miles was born in Chicago on May 16, 1928, but for her first six years was raised in Baghdad, Iraq, by her missionary parents. Following college at Antioch College she worked as an assistant teacher in New York. Trying to find suitable books to read to the children led her to begin writing her own books, which in turn led to her career as an author or children's books. Many of her books dealt with real-life issues, such as ecology and feminism. Miles died in 2018.
Biographical Sources:
"Betty Miles (1928-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 78. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1994.
Extent
4.15 Cubic Feet (4 boxes [3 record cartons and 1 hollinger box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written production materials for juvenile works written by author Betty Miles.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by publication title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Miles.
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Censorship -- 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
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Juvenile literature 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
- Pets -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pollution -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reading (Primary) -- Juvenile literature 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
- Betty Miles Papers, 1957-1997
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2020: Collection reprocessed by Ellen Sugg and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
