Nicholasa Mohr Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains corrected typescripts for two children's works written by Nicholasa Mohr: the novel The Magic Shell and the short story "Taking a Dare," which appeared in the anthology When I Was Your Age.
Dates
- 1994, undated
Creator
- Mohr, Nicholasa (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
Nicholasa Mohr was born November 1, 1938, in New York, New York and was educated at Art Students' League; Taller de Grafica, Mexico City; New School for Social Research; Brooklyn Museum of Art School; and Pratt Center for Contemporary Printmaking. In addition to writing and illustrating children's books, Mohr has written for adults and television, worked as a painter and printmaker, art instructor, visiting scholar and lecturer in writing, and consultant. Much of her work draws on her childhood in New York City's Puerto Rican barrio.
Biographical source:
"Nicholasa Mohr (1938-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 97. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Nicholasa Mohr Papers contain drafts for two children's books written by Mohr.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nicholasa Mohr.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature 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
- Dominican Republic -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Nicholasa Mohr Papers, 1994, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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