Belle Coates Papers

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1056

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a typescript, editorial correspondence, children's correspondence, and clippings related to the children's book The Way of the Open Hand, written by Belle Coates and published in 1962.

Dates

Creation: 1956 - 1962

Creator

Coates, Belle (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

Belle Coates was born in Victor, Iowa in 1896 and worked as an elementary school teacher for many years. She graduated from San Diego State College in 1954 and published her first children's book, Barn Cat, in 1955.

Biographical source: "Belle Coates (1896-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 2. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971.