Alice Bach papers , 1976-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bach, Alice
Title
Alice Bach papers
Dates
1976-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 linear feet, (6 containers)  :  6 manuscript boxes
Collection Number
Coll 233
Summary
Alice Bach (1942-) was an editor and writer of fiction. The collection includes manuscripts, illustrations, and photographs that reflect her work as an author.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Alice Bach was born April 6, 1942, in New York City. She received her B.A. in 1963 from Barnard College, and started her career as an assistant editor for Random House Publishing Company in 1964. In 1966 she became an associate editor at Harper and Row Publishing, Inc., and then senior editor for Books for Young Readers at Dial Press in 1969. In 1973 she became a consultant for the Beford-Stuyvesant Writers' Workshop; beginning in 1979 she spent two years as an adjunct professor of creative writing at New York University's School for Continuing Education. Bach maintained memberships in the Authors' Guild, the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, and the American Fern Society.

One of Bach's novels, Mollie Make Believe (not included in this collection), was cited by the New York Times as one of the best books of the year in 1974. She received the MacDowell Colony Fellowship in 1976 and 1977, as well as the American Library Association Notable Book Award for her novel, Waiting for Johnny Miracle, a book about young cancer patients.

Besides writing juvenile fiction, Bach was a contributor of book reviews and articles to such periodicals as the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and Publishers Weekly.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Alice Bach Papers consist of manuscripts from seven of her published novels, as well as two photographs of the author.

The manuscripts are arranged in alphabetical order. The files include draft manuscripts, page proofs, layouts, book dummies, and galley proofs. Notable in the Warren Weasel's Worse Than Measles file is an original cover illustration.

The photographs are contained in box six.

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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Women authors, American--20th century
  • Young adult fiction, American

Form or Genre Terms

  • Book illustrations
  • Dummies (printed matter)
  • Photographic prints