Bessie White Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts and marketing material for four titles by Bessie F. White.
Dates
- circa 1953-1956
Creator
- White, Bessie F. (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
Bessie Felstiner White was born circa 1892 in the town of Buchach, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine). She was an author of children's books, as well as a translator, primarily from Yiddish. She died in 1986 in Maryland.
Extent
4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains typescripts and marketing material for books written by Bessie White.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bessie F. White.
- Agriculture -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bears -- 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
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Norway -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Bessie F. White Papers, circa 1953-1956
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
