Willo Davis Roberts Papers
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Willo Davis Roberts Papers consist manuscript materials for seven books by the author. The materials date from around 1966-1972.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1972
Extent
0.69 Cubic Feet (2 archives boxes.)
Creator
- Roberts, Willo Davis, 1928-2004 (Person)
Scope and Contents
The Willo Davis Roberts Papers consist of manuscript materials for seven books by the authors, including edited manuscripts and galley proofs.
Biographical / Historical
Willo Davis Roberts (1928-2004) was born on May 29, 1928, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from high school in Pontiac, Michigan. On May 20, 1949, she married David W. Roberts, a writer and photographer. They had four children.
Roberts was a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America, Authors Guild of Authors League of America, and Seattle Freelances. She won the Evansville Book Award, 1979-80, and Young Hoosier Award, 1979-80; both for Don't Hurt Laurie! Roberts believed that a writer can become stale and needs a change of pace. Consequently she wrote in a variety of literary genres. She especially enjoyed writing for children because they wrote to her with enthusiasm about her stories.
Willo Davis Roberts died November 19, 2004.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
The following books have been transferred from the collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library stacks.
The Annalise Experiment
The Devil Boy
The House at Fern Canyon
Invitation to Evil
The Terror Trap
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Willo Davis Roberts in 1973.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Willo Davis Roberts Papers
- Author
- Nancy White Lee, Patricia Falk, Steve Ammidown
- Date
- 1986, 2009, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin