Jean Ferris Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production material for 14 young adult books by Jean Ferris published between 1983-2007 and includes: typescripts, proofs, dummies, correspondence, research materials, notes, ephemera, and other related items.
Dates
- 1985-2013, undated
Creator
- Ferris, Jean, 1939- (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
Jean Ferris was born in Kansas in January of 1939. She earned a B.A. and M.A. in speech pathology from Stanford University, before she began publishing her writing for young people in her mid-30s. Her best known works include the Marigold series. She died in October 2015 in San Diego, California, where she had lived much of her adult life.
Biographical Source: Pollock, Cassia. "San Diego’s Jean Ferris, Famed Novelist, Mourned by Children’s Book Society." Times of San Deigo, November 16, 2015. https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/11/15/san-diegos-jean-ferris-famed-novelist-mourned-by-childrens-book-society/.
Extent
15 boxes (16.5 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains production materials for children's and young adult books written by Jean Ferris.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ferris, Jean
- Abusive parents -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Divorce -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales 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
- Homosexuality -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humorous stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Individuality -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Juvenile deliquency -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pregnancy -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prehistoric peoples -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Princesses -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Underground Railroad -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Unmarried mothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wealth -- 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
- Jean Ferris papers, 1985-2013, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC staff
- Date
- May 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2015: Collection reprocessed by Carly Lawrence; EAD updated by Jennifer Shaw and Christopher M True
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
