Pam Conrad Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials from 201 works written by Conrad, including both published children's books, as well as a large number of unpublished titles. Material includes clippings, correspondence, typescripts, notes, dummies, contracts, proofs, reviews, research, and other related materials, as well as personal and miscellaneous papers and correspondence.
Dates
- 1957 - 1996
Creator
- Conrad, Pam (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
Pam Conrad was born in 1947 in New York City. She was fond of poetry and started writing poetry as a child. Her book Prairie Songs was a 1986 ALA Best Children's Book of the Year and a 1985 ALA Golden Kite Honor Book. Her ghost story Stonewords was a 1991 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for Best Juvenile Mystery. She died in 1996 from cancer.
Extent
21.4 Cubic Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains production material related to children's books written by Pam Conrad.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into two series. Publications and Unpublished Books are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Publications and Unpublished Books
- Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Pam Conrad.
- Onomatopoeia -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birthdays -- 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
- Columbus, Christopher (Depicted) -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dinosaurs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Divorce -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family problems -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ghost stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Growth -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Meteorites -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nebraska -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nebraska -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sea stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Strawberries -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Time travel -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Toys -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, Australian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Pam Conrad papers, 1957-1996, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by CLRC staff
- Date
- November 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2014: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard; EAD updated by Jennifer Shaw
- February 2017: A few boxes added to collection by Carter Thurmond
- February 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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