Sheila Schwartz papers, 1944-2008

Contains correspondence to or from Schwartz. A majority of the correspondence is related to her personal life.

Consists of notes, correspondence, and manuscripts related to Schwartz's career as an author. Both fiction and non-fiction writing is included, as is material written by other authors with comments by Schwartz annotated on the text. The notes and correspondence are organized by the book they refer to.

Copies of newspaper clippings, journal articles, press releases, and conference papers either written by or referring to Sheila Schwartz.

Photographs and slides, both loose and in envelopes, mostly related to Schwartz's personal life. A large portion of the photographs are of vacations Schwartz took. A few professional photographs are included as well. Several of the photographs are of Schwartz and her family when she was growing up.

Consists of recordings of speeches made by Schwartz, as well as video tapes of her 1993 documentary "The Children of Izieu" and the CBS television movie "Like Mother, Like Me," which was based on a book Schwartz wrote.

Contains scrapbooks of materials related to Schwartz's personal life and professional career, as well as certificates of award she received throughout her life, among other materials.

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