Henry Chafetz Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-781

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Henry Chafetz collection contains a single corrected typescript for the children's book The Lost Dream.

Dates

Creation: circa 1955

Creator

Chafetz, Henry (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Henry Chafetz was an author, editor, publisher, and bookseller. Born in New York, Chafetz earned a degree from New York University, and served in the Air Force in World War II. He wrote several books for young people, and also served as president of Cooper Square Publishers, and was a co-owner of the Pageant Bookstore. He died in New York in 1978 at age 61.

Source: Obituary, New York Times, 8 January 1978. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/08/archives/henry-chafetz-61-writer-and-editor-manyfaceted-figure-in-book-field.html