Naomi Shihab Nye Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production material, including typescripts and proofs, for seven titles written or edited by Naomi Shihab Nye.
Dates
- 1991 - 1999
Creator
- Nye, Naomi Shihab (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
Poet, writer, and editor Naomi Shihab Nye was born in 1952 in Missouri to a Palestinian father and American mother, and earned a degree from Trinity University. She is well known for her poetry, and has also written works for children, and edited poetry anthologies. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Extent
1.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes [1 record carton, 1 legal-size hollinger box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for seven children's books.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Naomi Shihab Nye.
- American poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dreams -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish-Arab relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican poetry -- Translations into English Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Palestinian Arabs -- Israel -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poets, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Naomi Shihab Nye Papers, 1991-1999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Barneson
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
- July 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
