Harriett Luger Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to young adult publications by Harriett Luger and includes corrected typescripts, correspondence, corrected page proofs, dummies, notes, research, ephemera, and jacket proofs.
Dates
- 1971-1998, undated
Creator
- Luger, Harriett, 1914-2012 (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
Harriett Mandelay Luger was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and spent her childhood in El Paso, TX and Hollywood, CA. She penned seven books for young adults, which came out between 1972 and 1996. Her titles include: The Bird of the Farallons, The Last Stronghold, Chasing Trouble, The Elephant Tree, Laurenand The Unduding of Roger Judd.She attended UCLA, and there she met Lieutenant Charles Luger. They married in 1942 and had three children. The family settled in Torrance, and Charles taught Botany and Horticulture at El Camino College.
Extent
2.7 Cubic Feet (3 boxes [2 record cartons and one hollinger half-record box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of manuscript materials related to young adult titles by Harriett Luger.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title with Marketing materials and correspondence, and an unpublished typescript at the end.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Original gift by Harriett Luger, with additional material donated by Carrie Luger Slayback.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family problems -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Homeless persons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Remarriage -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Remarriage -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teenage pregnancy -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Unmarried mothers -- 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
Source
- Slayback, Carrie Luger (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Harriett Luger papers, undated, 1976-1998
- Status
- Unprocessed
- 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
- August 2016: New material added (minimal processing) and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
- July 2023: Collected fully processed by Lauren Hallau and collection guide updated.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
