Jean Thesman Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of corrected typescripts, correspondence, notes, and research for over thirty titles written by Jean Thesman.
Dates
- 1985 - 2001
Creator
- Thesman, Jean (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 Thesman has published nearly 40 books in her 25 years as a writer, some of them under the name of T.J. Bradstreet. Her novels for young adults range from fantasy and history to suspense and contemporary fiction, and focus on the emotional, social, and familial struggles that teenagers face. Thesman's works have won a number of awards from the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Young Adult Library Services Association. She is married with three children and lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Information sourced from: "Jean Thesman." Something About the Author. Vol. 124. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.
Extent
5.4 Cubic Feet (4 record cartons, 1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of production material for over thirty titles written by Jean Thesman.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jean Thesman.
- 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
- Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dating (social customs) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High schools -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Psychological abuse -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Siblings Subject Source: Homosaurus
- Sisters -- 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 Thesman Papers, 1985-2001
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC Staff
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2016: Collection reprocessed and Finding Aid updated
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
