Pat Schmatz Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of author's typescripts, page proofs, front and back matter, photocopies of illustrations, correspondence, notes and research material for five young adult novels written by Pat Schmatz.
Dates
- Creation: 2000 - 2017
Creator
- Schmatz, Pat (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
Pat Schmatz grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. As an undergraduate at Michigan State University, they majored in psychology and later earned a master’s in physical education at the University of California at Berkeley. They currently live in Minnesota and work as a staff writer for Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
Information sourced from: "About Pat Schmatz." Pat Schmatz personal website. Accessed June 2020. www.patschmatz.com/about.html.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (8 boxes [7 hollinger boxes and 1 record carton])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for young adult novels written by Pat Schmatz.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by published title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Pat Schmatz.
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Topical
- Authors, American -- 21st century
- Bildungsromans -- Juvenile fiction
- Bullying -- Juvenile fiction
- Camps -- Juvenile fiction
- Coming of age -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Gender identity -- Juvenile fiction
- Homosexuality -- Juvenile fiction
- Learning disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction
- Space and time -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction, American
- Title
- Pat Schmatz Papers, 2000-2017
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ruth Paloma
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 15, 2016: EAD updated by Katelyn Ostby
- April 2018: New material added by Caitlin Marineau
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
