Elisabeth Benson Booz Papers
Scope and Contents
Contains typescripts related to the children's book The Seal of Jai, written by Elisabeth Benson Booz and published in 1968.
Dates
- circa 1968
Creator
- Booz, Elisabeth Benson (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
Elisabeth Benson Booz was born in 1925 to American parents in London. She moved to the United States with the outbreak of World War II, where she completed her schooling, graduating in 1946 from the University of California, Berkeley, before earning a Master's degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She met and married American Paul Booze while living in Europe, and they spent the next several decades living in countries around the world. Beginning in the 1980s she split her time between the United States and France. In addition to several children's books, Booz was an artist, teacher, and journalist, and raised several children. She died in 2016.
Source:
"Elisabeth B. Booz." Obituary. Roy W. Barber Funeral Home. http://www.barberfhlaytonsville.com/obits/obituary.php?id=623851
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains typescripts related to one children's book written by Elisabeth Booz.
- 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
- India -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Elisabeth Benson Booz Papers, circa 1968
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
