Sidney Offit Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains written material for 11 juvenile titles from the 1960s and 1970s written by Sidney Offit, primarily consisting of typescripts, proofs, and some correspondence and notes.
Dates
- 1961 - 1977
Creator
- Offit, Sidney (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
Author Sidney Offit was born October 13, 1928, in Baltimore, MD. He has held a number of jobs in the book publishing industry, began free lance writing in 1954, and teaching creative writing in 1964. He says that most of his books for young readers were written for his own two sons, and are either autobiographical, or pure fantasy. One of his best known works for juveniles is The Adventures of Homer Fink. In addition to his novels and children's books, Offit has written several memoirs, including Memoir of the Bookie's Son. He lives in New York City.
Biographical Source:
"Sidney Offit (1928-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 10. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1976.
Extent
1.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes [1 record carton and 1 hollinger box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material related to eleven titles written by author Sidney Offit.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by published title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sidney Offit.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baseball stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bildungsromans -- 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
- Coming of age -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Football stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High school students -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Love -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military education -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sports -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Sidney Offit Papers, 1961-1977
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2019: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
