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Lee Bennett Hopkins papers

Author:
Hopkins, Lee Bennett
Published:
1849, 1950-2020.
Physical Description:
45.75 linear ft. (housed in Paige boxes, 1 24" drop frontispiece box, 1 14" drop frontispiece box, 1 3" in. tube, and one small fat box (10" long, 1 in. high))
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Collection is open for research.
Summary:
A collection of illustrations, articles, promotional materials, correspondence, and original writings by Lee Bennett Hopkins and other children's authors and illustrators.
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Provenance:
This material was created and collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Following his death, his husband Charles Egita facilitated transferring Hopkins' remaining papers to Penn State University.
Note:
Materials Separated from the resource: 2 boxes of books (Boxes 21 and 24) were separated from the collection and cataloged individually.
Lee Bennett Hopkins papers, #09945, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Terms of Use and Reproduction:
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies. Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Source of Acquisition:
Gift of Lee Bennett Hopkins; 2018.
Gift of Charles Egita; 2019.
Related Materials:
Books separated from the collection and cataloged at the item-level can be found in the Penn State University Libraries catalog using the following Related Materials note: "Forms part of the Lee Bennett Hopkins papers (09945)".
Administrative History:
Lee Bennett Hopkins was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1938. From 1968 until 1976 he worked for Scholastic Magazines, Inc. and published a number of books. In 1976 he left his position with Scholastic to become a full-time writer. Hopkins is the founder of the Annual Lee Bennett hopkins Writing Institute for Children, as well as the founder of several awards including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Poetry, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, and the Lee Bennett Hopkins SCBWI Poetry Award.
Endowment Note:
Dorothy Foehr Huck Libraries Acquisition Endowment
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