Branley, Franklyn Mansfield, 1915-2002
Variant namesFranklyn Mansfield Branley was born in 1915 in New Rochelle, New York. He received his teaching license from New Patlz Normal School and his BA from New York University in 1942. He received his MA and Ed.D. from Columbia University in 1948 and 1957, respectively. He taught school from 1936-1954, one of the first teachers to teach science to elementary school children. From 1954 to 1956 he was a science professor at the Jersey State Teachers College. His work at American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium sparked his interest in astronomy and space exploration. He worked there from 1956 until his retirement in 1972. He wrote over 140 science books for children and received numerous awards for these books. He was named New Jersey's Children's Book Writer of the year in 1970. He died in 2002. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 136, p. 29.
From the guide to the Franklyn Mansfield Branley Papers, 1969, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
Author of more than one hundred books about astronomy and other sciences for people of all ages.
From the description of Franklyn M. Branley papers, 1981-1987. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48232523
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Galdone, Paul. High sounds, low sounds : production material. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Jauss, Anne Marie. Experiments with a microscope : production material. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Lent, Blair. The Christmas sky : production material. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | Moon rock exhibition photographs, 1969-1970. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Jauss, Anne Marie. Mars : production material. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Jauss, Anne Marie. Experiments with light : production material. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | White mss., 1932-1969 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | Franklyn Mansfield Branley Papers, 1969 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
| creatorOf | Branley, Franklyn Mansfield, 1915-2002. Franklyn M. Branley papers, 1981-1987. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| creatorOf | Zallinger, Jean. Jean Day Zallinger papers, 1971-1986. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 | person |
| associatedWith | Galdone, Paul. | person |
| associatedWith | Jauss, Anne Marie. | person |
| associatedWith | Lent, Blair. | person |
| associatedWith | USM Libraries. de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Zallinger, Jean. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country |
|---|
| Subject |
|---|
| Astronomy |
| Children's literature, American |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Birth 1915-05
Death 2002-05-05
Americans
English
