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Penelope Lively Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-2009

Scope and Contents

The collection contains corrected typescripts for five children's books by Penelope Lively.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1971-1976

Creator

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

Penelope Lively is a British author known for her work for both children and adults. She was born March 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt and earned a B.A. from St. Anne's College, Oxford, in 1956. Her children's book The Ghost of Thomas Kempe was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1973. She lives in London.

Biographical Sources:

"Penelope Lively." Something About the Author. Vol. 164. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2006.

Extent

.4 Cubic Feet (1 hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection corrected typescripts for five children's books written by Penelope Lively.

Arrangement

Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Penelope Lively.

Title
Penelope Lively Papers, circa 1971-1976
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 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

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library