Barbara Brenner Papers

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1262

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains production material for 15 children's books by Barbara Brenner, including manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, correspondence, notes, research material and photocopied illustrations dating from 1973 to 2002.

Dates

Creation: 1973-2002, undated

Creator

Brenner, Barbara (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 Barbara Brenner was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1925. She attended Seton Hall college 1942-1943, Rutgers University 1944-1946, New York University 1953-1954, and New School for Social Research 1960-1962. Brenner began her career as a copywriter for an insurance company. Her first book Somebody's Slippers, Somebody's Shoes, was published in 1957. She was a senior editor at the Publications Division at the Bank Street College of Education and was an instructor at the Parson's School of Design. Brenner has written over 80 books for children, both fiction and nonfiction.