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Youth -- United States -- Attitudes -- Case studies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Beatrice Sparks biographical and personal papers, 1949-1999, bulk: 1970-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 1
Scope and Contents note Series includes materials gathered by Beatrice Sparks regarding her career as an author in the forms of letters, photocopied and orignal articles, contracts, and compiled research. The letters are written by Sparks, or her family, publishers, and readers. Many of the articles and research refer to the books she was involved in and their themes, but also columns she wrote earlier in her career. The contracts and business correspondene outline the progression of her books from idea or diary...
Dates: Other: 1949-1999; Other: Majority of material found within 1970-1999

Beatrice Sparks book awards correspondence, 1996-1997

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197227645295], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 1

Beatrice Sparks book manuscripts and proofs, approximately 1970-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials include manuscripts and proofs of Beatrice Sparks' books, both from her for her publishers, and from the printer's. The materials relate to the following books: "Almost Lost," 1996, with alternate title variation "It's My Candle, I Can Blow It Out If I Want To"; "Annie's Baby"; "It Happened to Nancy"; "Hey! What's Eating Kim?"; "Jay's Journal"; "Treacherous Loving"; "Sammy Sully's Sister Sally's Silly Slippery Sayings"; and others. Dates range approximately 1970-2000.

Dates: Other: approximately 1970-2000

Beatrice Sparks collection of fan mail, 1972-2005

 Series — Box 10: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197227645360]
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters Beatrice Sparks has recieved in response to her books. Many include personal content and stories related to the themes in Spark's books. The other letters are mostly from students responding to an author for a school asignemnt. Dates range 1972-2005.

Dates: 1972-2005

Beatrice Sparks correspondence, articles, and other materials on her books, 1971-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 2
Scope and Contents Materials primarily include correspondence with publishers and readers regarding many of the books, including Almost Lost, Annie's Baby, Go Ask Alice, Jay's Journal, Key to Happiness, It Happened to Nancy, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Voices, and "Sparks Grateful-Gram", with brief synopses of some of the stories. Some of her responses are also included. The personal letters are mostly hand written with their mailing nevelope attached. Other material includes articles and promotional...
Dates: Other: 1971-2000

LaVorn and Beatrice Sparks mission papers, approximately 1986-1990

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 4
Scope and Contents Materials include papers from the Sparks' time as missionaries working in the Family-to-Family Book of Mormon program. In addition to their missionary work they purchased Books of Mormon and distributed them with their testimonies pasted in the cover to many international missions. There are responses regarding their Book of Mormon donations from recipients, missionaries, and mission presidents. The responses are both personal and adminstrative in nature. Dates range approximately...
Dates: Other: approximately 1986-1990