Philip Ressner Papers
Scope and Contents
The Philip Ressner papers contain corrected typescripts and proofs for three children's books written by Ressner.
Dates
- circa 1963-1978
Creator
- Ressner, Philip (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
Phillip Ressner was an American author and editor born in 1922 in Brooklyn. During his editorial career, Ressner worked for Harper & Row, Harcourt Brace, and Scientific American. His first children's book August Explains, was published in 1963. He died in 2006.
Source: Obituary, The New York Times, January 17, 2006.
Extent
3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Philip Ressner papers contains written production material for three children's titles published from 1963 to 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Philip Ressner via Harper & Row
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bears -- 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
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vacations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Philip Ressner Papers, circa 1963-1978
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- December 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
