Rebecca Caudill Papers
Scope and Contents
Rebecca Caudill's papers focus on her work as an author of children's and young adult books. The collection contains production material for seven titles published between 1947 and 1974. Materials include typescripts, proofs, and notes. There is also manuscript material for the title Passage to Caintuck, which is not verified as published.
Dates
- 1947 - 1974
Creator
- Caudill, Rebecca, 1899-1985 (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
Author Rebecca Caudill was born February 2, 1899 in Harlan County, Kentucky. She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia with an AB in 1922 and received her MA from Vanderbilt University in 1922. She worked as a teacher and editor and began writing children's and young adult books in 1943. Her historical fiction book Tree of Freedom was awarded a Newbery Honor in 1950. She also wrote works for younger readers, including The Best Loved Doll, published in 1962. Caudill died October 22, 1985 in Urbana, Illinois.
Biographical source:
"Rebecca Caudill (1899-1985)." Something About the Author. Vol. 1 and 44. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971 and 1986.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Rebecca Caudill's papers focus on her work as an author of children's and young adult books. The collection contains production material for eight books.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rebecca Caudill in 1965. Additional materials were added to the collection during the 1970s.
- 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
- Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Haiku Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kentucky -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nature -- Juvenile poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Rebecca Caudill Papers, 1947-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christina Cowan, Christine DeZelar-Tiedman
- Date
- November 1998; September 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2013: Collection reprocessed by Carly Lawrence; EAD updated by Karen Spilman
- June 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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