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Lois Lenski Papers, 1939-1971, Date acquired: 03/01/1992

 

Summary

Creator:
Lenski, Lois
Extent:
1117.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lois Lenski Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_87-14

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of recordings, memorabilia, manuscripts, drawings, cards, writings, speeches, interviews, and correspondence of Lois Lenski, author and illustrator of children's literature. The collection is primarily in English, but there is a German translation of the manuscript for Judy's Journey, entitled, Judy's Wanderschaft.

Biographical / historical:

Lois Lenski was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, one of five children of a Lutheran minister. She graduated from Ohio State University where she studied art. Then she went to the Art Student's League in New York, later studying in England.

Acquisition information:
Lenski herself donated quite a bit of the material to FSU. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Lenski visited the Library and corresponded with variosu Library staff until her death in 1974. MSS 92-2 was donated by Lois Lenski's son, Steven Covey in 1992.
Processing information:

Processed July 1987 (MSS 87-14), June 1988 (MSS 88-5) and May 1992 (MSS 92-2).

Accruals:

MSS 87-14 consists of Boxes 29-35, 228-231. MSS 88-5 consists of Boxes 232-238, Oversize 1-4. A folder in box 238 is MSS 92-2.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyrights in works by Lois Lenski are held by the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation. Re-use or copying of these works beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. For more information regarding permission for use, visit https://www.loislenskicovey.org/contact-us/

Preferred citation:

Lois Lenski Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_87-14

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA