Norma Sommerdorf Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to two children's books by Norma Sommerdorf, and includes correspondence, corrected typescript, dummies, page proofs, clippings, ephemera, typescript and research. Some of the research clippings date back to 1853, and are photocopies of original newspapers.
Dates
- 1978 - 2006
Creator
- Sommerdorf, Norma (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
Norma Jean Sommerdorf was born Juny 17, 1926, in Britt, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1947 with a B.S. in Eductaion. In 1946 she married Vernon Sommerdorf, living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sommerdorf's career included work for the St. Paul Public Library, servicing on political campaigns and eventually serving as the manager of the Governor's Residence for Wendell Andersen. She wrote two children's books, An Elm Tree and Three Sistersin 2001, and Red River Girlin 2006. Sommerdorf passed away on September 28, 2011.
Extent
2 boxes (2.30 cubic feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to two publications by Norma Sommerdorf.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Norma Sommerdorf.
- 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
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Metis -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Trees -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Norma Sommerdorf papers, undated, 1978-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- April 2005, July 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2014: Collection reprocessed by Jessica Botoshe; EAD updated by Kate Dietrick
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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