Claire Huchet Bishop Collection
Scope and Contents
The Claire Huchet Bishop Collection contains an uncorrected proof for the book A Present from Petros, published by Bishop in 1961.
Dates
- 1961
Creator
- Bishop, Claire Huchet (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
Claire Huchet Bishop was bron in Geneva, Switzerland circa 1899, attended the Sorbonne in Paris, and in 1924 she started the first children's library in France, L'Heure Joyeuse. She eventually emigrated to the United States, working as a political activist, librarian, and author. Her children's books earned two Newbery runners-up. She was also an opponent of anti-Semitism. Bishop died in 1993.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a galley proof for one book written by Claire Huchet Bishop.
- 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
- Donkeys -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greece -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Claire Huchet Bishop Collection, 1961
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
