Stella Pevsner Papers
Scope and Contents
The Stella Pevsner Papers contain typescripts, notes, research, and proofs for four novels for children and young adults, written and published by Pevsner in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dates
- 1974-circa 1985
Creator
- Pevsner, Stella (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
Stella Pevsner was born in Lincoln, IL. She attended Illinois University and Northwestern University. In addition to her career as a writer, she has worked as a teacher and an advertising copywriter. One of her children challenged her to write an entertaining book for kids, and she decided to give it a try. Break a Legwas published a year later, and many successful juvenile novels dealing with contemporary life have followed. She has written on such topics as divorce, dyslexia, sibling rivalry, and suicide.
Biographical Source:
"Stella Pevsner." Something About the Author. Vol. 131. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains production material for four middle grade/young adult novels by Stella Pevsner.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stella Pevsner.
- 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
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Goats -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Learning disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Siblings Subject Source: Homosaurus
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Stella Pevsner Papers, 1974-circa 1985
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Larry Peterson
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
