Emily Cheney Neville Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains written production materials for books by Emily Cheney Neville, including corrected typescripts, galley proofs, notes, and clippings, as well as unpublished works, miscellaneous correspondence, awards, reviews, and photographs.
Dates
- 1950 - 2010
Creator
- Neville, Emily, 1919-1997 (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
Emily Cheney Neville was born December 28, 1919 in Connecticut and graduated from Bryn Mawr College. In the 1940s she worked as a reporter, and in the 1960s began writing children's and young adult literature. Her first book, It's Like This, Cat, was published in 1963 and won the Newbery Award in 1964. She lived in Keene Valley, New York, prior to her death in 1997.
"Emily Cheney Neville (1919-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971.
Extent
2.4 Cubic Feet (6 hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Emily Cheney Neville papers contains production material related to children's books by Neville.
Arrangement
Collection guide is arranged alphabetically by publication title or material type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Emily Cheney Neville.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction 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
- China -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gangs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Emily Cheney Neville Papers, 1950-2010
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christine Schonhart, October 2004 and Karen Bauer, March 2005.
- Date
- 10/15/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 16, 2015: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard, EAD updated by Teresa Tjepkes.
- February 2023: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
