Suzanne Fisher Staples Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts, proofs, correspondence, and related productions materials for four children's books by Suzanne Fisher Staples.
Dates
- 1991 - 2003
Creator
- Staples, Suzanne Fisher (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
Suzanne Fisher Staples was born August 27, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA. She became a news correspondent and editor, with much experience in India and Hong Kong. She began writing in the late 1980s and her first book, Shabana, Daughter of the Wind, published in 1989, received a Newbery Honor.
Biographical Sources:
"Suzanne Fisher Staples." Something About the Author. Vol. 151. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.
Extent
1.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes (1 record carton and 1 hollinger box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written production material for four books by Staples.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged by published title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Suzanne Fisher Staples.
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Dance -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- India -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Murder -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Summer -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Suzanne Fisher Staples Papers, 1991-2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
