Ruth Belov Gross Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains research, typescripts, dummy photocopy, and notes documenting the creator's method for The Emperor's New Clothes, originally written by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted by Ruth Belov Gross in 1977.
Dates
- 1975 - 1977
Creator
- Gross, Ruth Belov (Adapter, Person)
- Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 (Author, Person)
- Kent, Jack, 1920-1985 (Illustrator, 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 Sketch
Ruth Belov Gross was born March 1, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA. She became a medical writer, but in 1970 wrote a children's book, beginning a new career. When writing 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' for example, she compared nine different translations paragraph by paragraph, before she began her own retelling.
Biographical Source:
Ruth Belov Gross (1929-). Something About the Author. Vol. 33. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1983.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains research and production material for one title adapted by children's book author Ruth Belov Gross.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ruth Belov Gross.
- Authors, American -- 20th century 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
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Ruth Belov Gross Papers, 1975-1977
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- August 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area