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Bebe Miles Manuscript

An inventory of her manuscript at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: ZEC
Date: 21 Sep 2020

Biographical History

Bebe Miles was a well-known gardener from Pennsylvania. She was the author of several books on gardening and natural materials. She died in 1980. [Source: Book review by Norma Beredjiklian, July 2000]

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Bebe Miles Manuscript consists of writings.

Writings consist of material used in the development of Miles' book, The Wonderful World of Bulbs. Materials include a tentative outline, early chapter drafts, a first draft, a carbon copy of the first draft, a galley proof, color page proofs, and a bibliography in the form of index cards. The book was published in 1963, so this material obviously predates the book's publication.

Arrangement of the Collection

Items are arranged according to when each item was produced in the writing, revision, and publication process. For example, the working outline comes first and the bibliography comes last, with the first draft predating the galley proof, etc.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Miles, Bebe.

Subjects

Gardening -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gardening -- United States.
Women authors.

Genres and Forms

Bibliographies.
Carbon copies.
Drafts (documents)
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Outlines (documents)

Occupations

Gardeners.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Bebe Miles Manuscript,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Mislabeled as part of J. Westbrook Pegler papers, circa 1960s. Original source and acquisition date unknown.

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Writings

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