Doris Buchanan Smith Papers
Scope and Contents
The Doris Buchanan Smith Papers contains drafts and related material for seven books for children written by Smith, as well as correspondence, fan mail from children, and other related items.
Dates
- circa 1973-1991
Creator
- Smith, Doris Buchanan (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
Doris Buchanan Smith ws born June 1, 1934, in Washington, D.C., and died August 8, 2002, in Atlanta Georgia. She lived most of her life in Georgia. She attended South Georgia College from 1952-1953, but never entered the job market. Instead, she married and became a full-time mother, and also, over the years, a foster mother to over 200 children. In the early 1970s she used her knowledge and understanding of children and adolescents to write a series of realistic young adult novels which dealt with issues such as death, divorce, child abuse, and dyslexia.
Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 28, 75, 140, Something About the Author Autobiographty Series, vol. 10.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (4 boxes [3 record cartons, 1 half hollinger box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written production material for seven children's books by Doris Buchanan Smith, as well as correspondence and other materials related to Smith's writing.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title, followed by Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Doris Buchanan Smith.
- 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
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Karate -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mythology, Norse -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Doris Buchanan Smith Papers, circa 1973-1991
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2018: Collection reprocessed by Eliza Edwards and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
