Madeleine L'Engle Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production materials for nearly a dozen titles written by L'Engle, including works for both children and adults, as well as a book of poetry. The material primarily includes typescripts and proofs, as well as some correspondence, and typescripts for speeches.
Dates
- circa 1960-circa 1990
Creator
- L'Engle, Madeleine (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
Madeleine L'Engle (Camp) was born November 29, 1918 in New York, New York. She attended Smith College, graduating with an A.B. in 1941. L'Engle was active in the theater during the 1940s as an actress and playwright and published her first play, 18 Washington Square South, in 1944. She also began writing children's and adult fiction during the 1940s, publishing her first adult novel, Ilsa, in 1944 and her first children's book, And Both Were Young, in 1949. In 1962 her best known book, A Wrinkle in Time, was published and won the Newbery Award the following year. L'Engle has continued to publish works for children and young adults, as well as verse, fiction and nonfiction for adults. In 1990, Ms. L'Engle was awarded the Kerlan Award, given by the Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota in recognition of her achievements in children's literature. L'Engle died in 2007.
Extent
2.5 Cubic Feet (2 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains typescripts and related material for titles written by Madeleine L'Engle.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by published title, with speeches at the end.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Madeleine L'Engle.
- Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Romance fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Science fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Science fiction, American Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Spy stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Suspense fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Madeleine L'Engle Papers, circa 1960-circa 1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- David E. Byer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
