Florence Page Jaques Papers
Scope and Contents
The Florence Page Jaques papers contain a manuscript for the picture book by There Once was a Puffin and a typescript for a short story that appeared in an issue of the periodical Child Life titled "The Balloon Man Who Couldn't Get Home."
Dates
- circa 1957, undated
Creator
- Jaques, Florence Page, 1890-1972 (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
Florence Page Jaques was a poet and nature writer born in 1890. Her best known work is the children's book There Once was a Puffin, which was illustrated by her husband, artist Francis Lee Jaques, who collaborated with her on numerous works. Florence Jaques died in 1970.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written material related to two stories written by Florence Page Jaques.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Florence Page Jaques.
- Animals -- Juvenile 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 poetry, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poets, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Florence Page Jaques Papers, circa 1957, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
