Ellen Turngren Papers
Scope and Contents
The Ellen Turngren Papers contain typescripts for two novels written by Turngren: Listen, My Heart and Shadows into Mist.
Dates
- circa 1956-circa 1958
Creator
- Turngren, Ellen, 1885-1964 (Author, Person)
- Turngren, Clara, 1899-1986 (Donor, 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
Ellen Turngren was born in Montrose, Minnesota in 1883. She worked as a teacher and editor of a county newspaper among other positions. She wrote three books: Listen, My Heart, Shadows into Mist, and Hearts Are the Fields, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She died in 1964.
Biographical Source:
"Turngren, Ellen (d. 1964)." Something About the Author. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971.
Extent
3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains typescripts for two novels by Ellen Turngren.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Clara Turngren (sister of Ellen Turngren).
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minnesota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Swedish Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Ellen Turngren Papers, circa 1956-circa 1958
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- 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
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