Kathleen Karr Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of production material for children's books by Kathleen Karr, including manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, correspondence, research, publicity, and other related items. The collection also includes published articles and material related to unpublished works.
Dates
- 1951 - 2013
Creator
- Karr, Kathleen (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
Kathleen Karr was born April 21, 1946 in Allentown, PA. She received her BA from the Catholic University of America in 1968 and her MA from Providence College in 1971. She began her career as a high school English and speech teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island in 1968 before working for working for theaters and lecturing on film and communication.
Karr began writing seriously on a dare from her husband Lawrence Karr. After a brief period writing romance novels, Karr switched to children's literature under the influence of her two children. Most of her works were historical fiction, with titles including The Great Turkey Walk, The Boxer, and Exiled: Memoirs of a Camel. She died in 2017.
Extent
50 Cubic Feet (40 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of production material for children's books written by Kathleen Karr.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by book title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathleen Karr.
- Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Adventure stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boxing stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camels -- Southwestern States -- History -- 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
- Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Egypt -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historical fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hot air balloons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hungarian Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lighthouse keepers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paranormal fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Phrenology -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Romance fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sewee Indians -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sex role -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Texas -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Theater -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Western stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Kathleen Karr Papers, 1951-2013
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy, Updated By: Ruth Paloma and Carter Lynn Thurmond
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 15, 2015: Collection reprocessed by Teresa Tjepkes, EAD updated by Teresa Tjepkes.
- 2018: Material added to collection by Carter Lynn Thurmond
- February 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
