Byrd Baylor Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a a corrected typescript and notes related to the picture book I'm in Charge of Celebrations, written by Byrd Baylor.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1986
Creator
- Baylor, Byrd (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
Byrd Baylor Schweitze) was born in 1924 in San Antonio, Texas and attended the University of Arizona. She is an author of books for children and adults, and several of her children's books have been cited as Caldecott Honor Books. Her books focus on the region of the American Southwest. Baylor died in 2021.
Biographical source:
"Byrd Baylor (1924-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 69. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1992.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a typescript and notes for one picture book written by Byrd Baylor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Byrd Baylor.
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Byrd Baylor Papers, circa 1986
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2004
- 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
