Phyllis Rose Eisenberg Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a corrected typescript for the children's book A Mitzvah is Something Special.
Dates
- 1977
Creator
- Eisenberg, Phyllis Rose (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 Sketch
Phyllis Rose Eisenberg was born June 26, 1924, in Chicago, IL. She was quiet and shy as a child. Her parents' divorce, when she was eleven caused her to become more withdrawn. Because divorce was something of a rarity at the time, she worried about being different from her friends. Though she didn't know it then, the seeds of a compelling need to express herself had been planted. However, she was married and the mother of a kindergartner before she took writing seriously. Eventually, when her son was a teenager, a comment he made about his grandmothers let to the book called A Mitzvah Is Something Special. In Worldbook Encyclopedia Yearbook 1979it was listed as one of twelve outstanding works of fiction for children.
Biographical Source: Something About the Authorvol. 41, pp. 83-85.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a corrected typescript for one children's book written by Phyllis Rose Eisenberg.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phyllis Rose Eisenberg
- 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
- Commandments (Judaism) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Eisenberg, Phyllis Rose (Person)
- Title
- Phyllis Rose Eisenberg Papers, 1977
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lois Steer and Larry Peterson
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area