Peggy Parish Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials for four children's books published between 1963 and 1971, including Amelia Bedelia. Included in the collection are corrected typescript and galley proofs.
Dates
- circa 1963-circa 1971
Creator
- Parish, Peggy (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
Born July 14, 1927 in Manning, South Carolina as Margaret Cecile, Peggy Parish is best known as the author of the Amelia Bedelia series for children . She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1948 with a Bachelors of Arts in English. Parish taught English and creative dancing. She wrote more than fifty children's books, her works including fiction and non-fiction. She died in 1988. Her Amelia Bedelia series was continued by her nephew Herman Parish.
Extent
.2 Cubic Feet (1 half-hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of includes galley proofs and corrected typescripts related to four children's books.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Peggy Parish.
- Authors, American -- 20th century 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
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Household employees -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humorous stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Parties -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Work -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Peggy Parish Papers, circa 1963-circa 1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Louis Steer and Kate Dietrick
- Date
- November 2004 and December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- December 2013: Collection reprocessed by Kate Dietrick; EAD updated by Kate Dietrick
- January 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
