Virginia Olsen Baron papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes publication materials for a single book, Here I Am!, an anthology of children's poetry, which Virginia Baron edited and published in 1969. Materials include corrected typescripts, galley proofs, correspondence, notes, and children's art.
Dates
- 1968 - 1969
Creator
- Baron, Virginia Olsen (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 Sketch
Virginia Olsen Baron was born in 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She attended Beaver College (now Arcadia University) from 1949-1951. In addition to being a writer and editor of poetry, Baron has also been chairman of the Children's Program series at Columbia University (1956-1958), president of Greenhouse Nursery School (1957-1958), a radio producer (1960-1961), publicity director for a publisher (1962-1964), and member of the board of directors of Columbia Press beginning in 1963.
Biographical source:
"Virginia Olsen Baron (1931-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 46. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1987.
Extent
.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of material for one children's poetry anthologyHere I Am!, edited by Virginia Baron in 1969.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Virginia Baron.
- Book editors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's poetry, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's writings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Virginia Olsen Baron Papers, 1968-1969
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- October 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2013: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard. EAD updated by Karen Spilman.
- June 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
