Phillip Hoose Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscript materials and miscellaneous materials related to the works of Phillip Hoose and includes corrected typescripts, notes, brochures, research materials, reviews, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Note that a large percentage of the collection consists of research material and notes and correspondence related to that research. There are also numerous audio cassette tapes of interviews the author conducted with different subjects. There is one subseries that contains research materials for presumed-unpublished works - topics include women’s rights, civil rights, and historical Bostonians. There is another subseries that contains correspondence with musician Pete Seeger regarding musical collaborations with the author as well as the topic of social justice and how to get (young) people involved in causes. Seeger and the author were friends for many years.
Dates
- 1984 - 2018
Creator
- Hoose, Phillip M., 1947- (Person)
- Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014 (Correspondent, 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
Phillip Hoose (pronounced “hose”) is an author, musician and conservationist. He was born in Indiana in 1947 and attended Indiana University and Yale University. He is best known for his non-fiction works for children. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird won the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for non-fiction in 2005. Hoose is also a recipient of the National Book Award as well as many other honors for his writing. The book Hey, Little Ant, written with his daughter Hannah in 1998, started out as a performance piece. It is the story of a little boy who is about to step on an ant. The book is used frequently in classrooms to teach empathy and tolerance. Hoose has said that he tries to inspire activism through stories.
(Taken from: "Phillip Hoose (1947-)." Something about the author, edited by Lisa Kumar, vol. 215, Gale, 2010, pp. 81-84.)
Extent
13.9 Cubic Feet (12 boxes [11 record cartons, 1 small flat box]) : record cartons 8 and 10 have smaller boxes stored inside of them containing audio cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of material from published works as well as miscellaneous materials related to the works of Phillip Hoose.
Arrangement
This collection guide is arranged alphabetically by publication/series title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phillip Hoose.
- African American athletes -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ants -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baseball fans -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Basketball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bird watching -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children -- United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's songs, English -- Text Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil rights -- United States -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Colvin, Claudette, 1939- (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Discrimination in sports -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Endangered species -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ivory-billed woodpecker -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pedersen, Knud, 1925-2014 (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Red knot -- Migration -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Robertson, Oscar, 1938- (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Social action -- United States -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Denmark -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Denmark -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young volunteers -- United States -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Youth -- United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- The Phillip Hoose Papers, 1984-2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kristell Benson
- Date
- November 2, 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2019: New material added by Eliza Edwards and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
- September 2020: New material added and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
