Noel Sainsbury collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of manuscripts, personal letters and dust jackets related to Sainsbury’s literary works. Included are typed manuscripts of early book drafts. Also included are correspondence and personal letters between Noel and family, business associates, and fans with a personal scrapbook of newspaper clippings that mention Noel. Also included are dust jackets for Sainsbury's published works.
Dates
- Created: 1928-1945
- Other: Date acquired: 10/15/2017
Creator
- Sainsbury, Noel (1884-1955) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/for more information.
Biographical or Historical Information
Noel Everingham Sainsbury, Jr. was born in New York City on June 11, 1884. He received formal education in both Switzerland and the United States, finishing college in 1905. Sainsbury worked as an engineer before joining the US Navy and serving in World War 1. During the war he flew missions as one of the first generations of US combat pilots. Sainsbury took his experience with flight and used his technical knowledge as the basis for several children’s book series based on flying and adventure, including the Bill Bolton, Dorothy Dixon, and Billy Smith flying adventure series. Sainsbury also is known for the Sorak jungle series and the Champion Sport stories series. Noel Sainsbury spent the last years of his life in Florida where he died in 1955. Erisman, Fred. Boys’ Books, Boys’ Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight. Fort Worth, Texas: TCU Press, 2006. p. 187.
Extent
0.63 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Purchase
Other Descriptive Information
published
Processing Information
Processed
- Adventure stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Local sources
- Airplanes -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Local sources
- Children's literature in series Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sainsbury, Noel, 1884- -- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Noel Sainsbury Collection
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USF Libraries - Special Collections Repository
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