Zilpha Snyder Collection
Finding aid created by Whittier College - Wardman Library staff using RecordEXPRESS
Whittier College - Wardman Library
2024
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Title: Zilpha Snyder Collection
Dates: 1969-2005
Collection Number: Snyder Collection
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Extent: 6 boxes (16 linear feet)
Repository:
Whittier College - Wardman Library
Whittier, California 90602
Abstract: Zilpha Snyder was a 1948 alumna of Whittier College best known for her authorship of children's books, including The Egypt
Game, The Headless Cupid, and The Witches of Worm. The Snyder Collection consists of books she authored or to which she contributed,
miscellaneous children's books, manuscripts, artwork, and awards.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from Wardman Library, Whittier College.
[Identification of item]. Zilpha Snyder Collection. Collection Number: Snyder Collection. Whittier College - Wardman Library
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Snyder Collection consists of copies of books Snyder authored as well as art, awards, and manuscripts.