Ben Stahl Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a corrected typescript, corrected proof, correspondence, and ink illustration for The Secret of Red Skull, the sequel to Blackbeard's Ghost.
Dates
- 1970, undated
Creator
- Stahl, Ben, 1910-1987 (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
Benjamin Stahl was born September 7, 1910, in Chicago, IL and died October, 1987, in Sarasota, FL. He was an artist, illustrator, educator, and author, whose work won many honors and awards.
Biographical Sources:
"Ben(jamin Albert) Stahl." Something About the Author, Vol. 54. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1989.
Extent
3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for one children's book by Stahl.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ben Stahl.
- 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
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ghost stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spy stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Ben Stahl Papers, 1970, undated
- 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
