Bruce Hale Papers
Scope and Content
The Bruce Hale papers contain sketches, typescripts, correspondence, and page proofs related to Hale's writing for children and young adults. Materials include production materials related to Hale's popular Chet Geckoseries, as well as the Underwhereand School for Spiesseries.
Dates
- 1978-2015, undated
Creator
- Hale, Bruce (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials in English
Access and Use
Collection is open for researchers with no restrictions. Registration with the collection is required. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Copyright
Please contact staff regarding copyright status of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical Sketch
Bruce Hale was born October 30, 1957 in Los Angeles, California. He earned a B.A. in economics from the University of California -- Los Angeles in 1980. Before becoming a children's author, he lived and worked in both Tokyo, Japan, and Hawaii. He currently lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife.
Extent
6 boxes (11 cubic feet.)
Abstract
This collection consists of typescripts, proofs, correspondence, and sketches related to works written and illustrated by Bruce Hale, including the Chet Geckoand School for SPIESseries.
Arrangement
Publications are arranged alphabetically by title.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Hale, Bruce
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Geckos -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humorous stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Identity (philosophical concept) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lizards -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orphans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spies -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spy stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Bruce Hale Papers, 1978-2015, undated
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- February 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2022: Boxes 4-6 added by Carter Lynn Thurmond.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
