Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Unknown
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 6 boxes (16 linear feet)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Zilpha Snyder Collection. Whittier College - Wardman Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Snyder Collection consists of copies of books Snyder authored as well as art, awards, and manuscripts.
- Biographical / historical:
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Zilpha Snyder, nee Keatley, was born in 1927. She graduated from Whittier College in 1948 and taught elementary school until 1962. During this time, she married Larry Allan Snyder, a fellow Whittier alumn, and the couple had two biological children and one adopted child. In 1998, Snyder received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Whittier College. She is best known for her authorship of children's books, including the Newbery Honor award-winning books The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid, and The Witches of Worm. She died of a stroke in 2014. This finding aid was developed by Paige Harris in 2023.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from Wardman Library, Whittier College.
- Preferred citation:
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Zilpha Snyder Collection. Whittier College - Wardman Library
- Location of this collection:
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7031 Founders Hill RoadWhittier, CA 90602, US
- Contact:
- (562) 907-4247