Nancy Garden Papers
Scope and Contents
The Nancy Garden collection comprises manuscript production materials for a number of titles, and consists chiefly of corrected typescripts, some of them carbons or photocopies, notes, notes and correspondence from editors, and some research materials and clippings. There are also page proofs and galleys.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2007
Creator
- Garden, Nancy (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 Sketch
Nancy Garden was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 15, 1938. She earned an M.F.A. from Columbia University in 1961, and an M.A. in 1962. After working in theater and teaching at Hunter College, she began working as an editor for a commercial editing firm, then for Scholastic magazines and Houghton-Mifflin, while beginning her career as an author of young adult books, including realistic fiction, fantasy, and mysteries.
Her best known book is the award-winning book Annie on My Mind, which features a romance between two teenage girls, and has been frequently challenged in local libraries due to its LGBT contents. As a result of her experiences, Garden has become known for her work regarding intellectual freedom.
Biographical Source:
"Nancy Garden." Something About the Author. Vol. 147. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.
Extent
16 boxes (20 cubic feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection comprises manuscript production materials for over 20 published titles by Nancy Garden.
Arrangement
Publications are arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nancy Garden.
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Authors, American -- 20th century
- Authors, American -- 21st century
- Detective and mystery stories
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- High schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Horror tales
- Paranormal fiction
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
- Romance fiction
- Runaways -- Juvenile fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- Teenage pregnancy -- Juvenile fiction
- Vampires -- Juvenile fiction
- Witchcraft -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction, American
- Title
- Nancy Garden Papers, 1982-2010
- 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
- April 2013: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard; EAD updated by Karen Spilman
- September 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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