Grace Lin Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains corrected typescripts and proofs for two middle-grade novels by Grace Lin, as well as sketches and related material for picture books written and illustrated by Lin.
Dates
- 2015-circa 2021
Creator
- Lin, Grace (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
Author and illustrator Grace Lin was raised in upstate New York, and earned a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her first book, The Ugly Vegetables, was published in 1999. In addition to picture books, which she both writes and illustrates, she has written several middle-grade novels for children, including Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, which earned a Newbery Honor. Her efforts campaigning for diversity earned her recognition as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling by President Barack Obama. In 2022 she was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association. Lin lives in Florence, Massachusetts.
Biographical source:
"About Grace." Grace Lin personal website. Accessed May 2022. https://gracelin.com/about-grace/.
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes [2 hollinger boxes and 1 flat box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains written and illustrative production material for children's books written and illustrated by Grace Lin.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by publication title.
- Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Books and reading -- 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
- China -- History -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hua, Mulan (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mathematics -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Play -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Snow -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stars -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Grace Lin Papers, 2015-circa 2021
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- May 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
