Barbara Lewis drafts of The Kids Guide to Service Projects, 1994

Series — Box: 1, Folder: 4-5

Identifier: MSS 8113 Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials include two drafts of Barbara Lewis's book The Kids Guide to Service Projects. Each draft has corrections from the editor, M. Elizabeth Salzmann, and a letter about changes that need to be made before publication. Dated 1973-1998.

Dates

Creation: 1994

Creator

Lewis, Barbara A., 1943- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Barbara A. Lewis papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Barbara A. Lewis retains copyright for the Barbara Lewis papers.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Barbara A. Lewis (1943- ) is a national award-winning author and educator.

Lewis was born in 1943. After raising her family, she was a teacher at Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she taught children how to solve real world problems. Her classes served the community by instigating environmental improvement projects, including pushing legislation through the state and receiving two President's Environmental Youth Awards .

As a writer and teacher, Lewis has been recognized by Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, CBS This Morning, CBS World News, CNN, and other national papers and programs. She has written many short stories and articles that have been published in these and other mediums, but is best known for her books that inspire children and teens to serve. She has received several awards for her books, such as the Parenting's Reading Magic Award.

Lewis lives in Park City with her husband, Lawrence. They have four children and ten grandchildren.