Lensey Namioka Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains corrected typescripts for fourteen books written by Lensey Namioka, published between 1989 and 2006.
Dates
- 1988-circa 2006
Creator
- Namioka, Lensey (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
Lensey (Chao) Namioka, was born June 14, 1929 in Peking, China. She studied at Radcliffe College from 1947-1949 and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1951 and received her master's degree in 1952. Lensey Namioka worked as a mathematics instructor and translator before turning to writing in the 1970s. In 1976, she published her first books for juveniles, The Samurai and the Long-Nosed Devils and White Serpent Castle. Many of her works focus on Chinese and Japanese heritage (where her husband, mathematician Isaac Namioka, was from). Namioka lives in Seattle, Washington.
Biographical source:
"Lensey Namioka (1929-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 273. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2019.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lensey Namioka's papers focus on her work as an author of children's and young adult fiction. The collection contains production material titles published between 1989 and 2006.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lensey Namioka.
- 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
- China -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chinese Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Japan -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Samurai -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sex role -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Lensey Namioka Papers, 1988-circa 2004
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christine Schonhart
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- August 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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