Dale Fife Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production material for juvenile titles published between 1968 and 1981. Also included is typescript, page proof, and correspondence related to "The Friendship String," published in the textbook in Tell Me How the Sun Rose.
Dates
- circa 1968-1981
Creator
- Fife, Dale (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
Children's author Dale (Odile) Hollerbach Fife was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1901. While she wrote primarily for children, two of her books, including her first publication from 1956, Weddings in the Family, were written for adults, and she also wrote articles and short stories. Though she lived in California, Fife travelled in Europe and South America, among other places, to research for her books. Fife died in 2003.
Biographical source:
"Dale (Odile) Fife." Something About the Author, Vol. 18. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981.
Cabanatuan, Michael. "Dale Hollerbach Fife -- author of children's books." Obituary. SFGate. October 8, 2003. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dale-Hollerbach-Fife-author-of-children-s-books-2571942.php
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for books written by Dale Fife, primarily in the 1970s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dale Fife.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Paiute Indians -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sea stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Svalbard (Norway) -- History -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Western stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Norway -- Svalbard -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Dale Fife Papers, circa 1968-1981
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Larry Peterson
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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