Rebecca Freligh Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0131

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Rebecca Freligh Papers consist of a dissertation manuscript with editorial corrections, circa 1971.

Dates

Creation: 1971

Extent

0.19 Cubic Feet (1 archives box.)

Scope and Contents

The Rebecca A. Freligh Papers consists of the manuscript for her undergraduate dissertation "From Elsie Dinsmore to Nancy Drew: Girls' Series Books in American Culture".

Researchers interested in the serial novels and the process of writing a dissertation will find this collection useful.

Biographical / Historical

Rebecca A. Freligh was born on January 22, 1949, in Adrian, Michigan. Completing her undergraduate work at Michigan State University in 1971, she also went on to graduate from the University of Michigan's law school in 1977. She is a member of the bar in the state of New York and practiced briefly for a firm in downtown New York City. She returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in order to earn an M.A. in communications, specializing in print journalism, from the Rackham Graduate School in 1982. Since then she has held several writing jobs, most notably as a feature writer for The Plain Dealer, Cleveland's daily newspaper.

From Elsie Dinsmore to Nancy Drew: Girls' Series Books in American Culture was her senior thesis project, written in fulfillment of requirements for the undergraduate honors history program at Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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