Diana Cohn Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to four children's book publications by Diana Cohn and includes typescripts and corrected typescripts, photocopies of illustrations, correspondence, travel research journals, page proofs, dummies, research and ephemera, lesson plans and photographs.
Dates
- 1996-2006, undated
Creator
- Cohn, Diana (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
Diana Cohn completed her masters degree in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and worked as a teacher for many years. She now works for a national foundation that supports communities working for economic and environmental justice, and she is an educator with a committment to social justice work. Her first book, Dream Carver, was published in 2002 by Chronicle Books. She currently lives in northern California where she lives with her husband; she is also a hobbyist beekeeper.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of manuscript materials from Diana Cohn that relate to four children's book titles published between 2002 and 2007.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Diana Cohn.
- Authors, German Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bees -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bildungsromans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coming of age -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gardens -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 (Depicted) -- Juvenile fiction
- Jiménez, Manuel, 1919- (Depicted) -- Juvenile fiction
- Malaysia -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Naturalists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oaxaca de Juárez (Mexico) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Painting -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wood carving -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Diana Cohn papers, 1996-2006, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kate Dietrick
- Date
- June 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
