Claudia Mills Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains written material for children's books, primarily middle grade chapter books, written by author Claudia Mills. manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, notes, clippings, research, and other production material related to her books.
Dates
- 1981 - 2019
Creator
- Mills, Claudia (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
Claudia Mills was born August 21, 1954, in New York, New York. After earning a B.A. at Wellesley College, she received an MA in Philosophy from Princeton, before leaving to work as an editorial assistant at Four Winds Press. Her first book, At the Back of the Woods was published there in 1982. Most of her children's books are chapter books aimed at early or middle grade readers. In addition to her writing career, she earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton in 1991, and is an Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she taught from 1991 until 2014. She lives in Colorado.
Biographical Sources:
"Claudia Mills (1954-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 349. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2020.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet (8 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for children's books written by author Claudia Mills.
Arrangement
Collection guide is arranged alphabetically by published title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Claudia Mills.
- Adoption -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American sign language -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters -- 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
- Courage -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pets -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Self-acceptance -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Self-perception -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Claudia Mills Papers, 1981-2020
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- 2004, 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 15, 2015: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard, EAD updated by Lisa Calahan.
- 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022: New material added and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
