Barbara Corcoran papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the manuscript material from three titles published between 1977 to 1987. It includes typescripts, book jackets, proofs, correspondence, manuscripts, and plot outlines related to fourteen books by Corcoran.
Dates
- 1979-1987, undated
Creator
- Corcoran, Barbara (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.rs.
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
Barbara Corcoran was a children's and young adult author born in 1911. She often wrote several books in a year. She occasionally wrote books under pseudonyms (Paige Dixon, Gail Hamilton) to prevent sales competition between her books, which were often published in the same year. Her first book, Sam, was intended for adults but was published as a children's book. For the next three decades she wrote children's and young adult novels. Barbara Corcoran died in 2003.
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of production material for children's books by Barbara Corcoran.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barabara Corcoran.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters -- 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
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family problems -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hawaii -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Runaways -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women prisoners -- 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
- Barbara Corcoran papers, 1979-1987, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- November 2004, March 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2014: Collection reprocessed by Carly Lawrence; EAD updated by Jennifer Shaw
- October 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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