William Durbin Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to ten novels by William Durbin published from 1997 to 2008. Material includes typescripts, proofs, notes, research, correspondence, and a screenplay.
Dates
- 1996 - 2007
Creator
- Durbin, William, 1951- (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
William Durbin was born in Minnesota in 1951. He is an avid outdoorsman and fond of canoeing, which inspired many of his historical children’s books.
Extent
3.85 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains production materials related to children's and young adult books written by William Durbin.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by publication title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William Durbin.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Canada -- History -- 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
- Communism -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cuban American families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Finnish Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur traders -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber camps -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Migrant labor -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ojibwa Indians -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Russia (Federation) -- History -- 20th century -- 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
- Title
- William Durbin papers, undated, 1996-2007
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- April 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2014: Collection reprocessed by Laura Howard; EAD updated by Jennifer Shaw
- June 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
