Marion Dane Bauer papers
Scope and Contents
The Marion Dane Bauer papers contain manuscript materials for more than 70 books written by Bauer, and includes typescripts, proofs, and correspondence. Additional materials include award flyers, notes, research, and correspondence with publishers and children.
Dates
- 1974 - 2012
Creator
- Bauer, Marion Dane (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
Marion Dane Bauer was born in 1938 and received her B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1962. Soon after graduation she began her teaching career in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She has also taught at the Hennepin Technical Center in Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Continuing Education program, the Institute for Children's Literature, and Vermont College of Norwich University. Bauer's writing includes young adult fiction, chapter books for beginning readers, picture books, and how-to books on writing for young people. Her books have received numberous awards, including the Newbery Medal Honor for On My Honor. She lives in Falcon Height, Minnesota.
Extent
18.3 Cubic Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Marion Dane Bauer papers contains manuscript materials related to children's and young adult books written by Bauer.
Arrangement
Collection guide is arranged into three series. Writings are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Writings
- Correspondence
- Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marion Dane Bauer.
- Animals -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authorship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bears -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camping -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Child authors -- United States -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's poetry, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Columbus, Christopher (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ghost stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Homosexuality -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mentally ill -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minnesota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Old age -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Readers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Runaways -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stories in rhyme Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- 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
- Marion Dane Bauer Papers, 1974-2012
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emilie Quast, Nancy Larsen, Keiko Nishimoto
- Date
- 2003, 2009, 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 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
