"The Trumpeter of Krakow" 1966 Edition Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-662

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains front matter and a corrected typescript for the forward to an updated 1966 edition of The Trumpeter of Krakow. The forward was written by former editor Louise Seaman Bechtel, who originally published in the book in 1928. The collection also contains pages from the previous edition, removed from the binding, with text edits for the 1966 edition.

Dates

Creation: circa 1966

Creator

Bechtel, Louise Seaman, 1894-1985 (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
Kelly, Eric P. (Eric Philbrook), 1884-1960 (Author, 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

Louise S. Bechtel was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1894. She received a BA at Vassar College in 1915. She did graduate work at Yale University from 1915 to 1918. She was a pioneer in the field of children's literature, becoming the first children's book editor at Macmillan. In this capacity, she traveled and lectured on children's literature, became a reviewer, and initiated the first children's book program on radio. She died in 1985. Biographical Source : Something About the Author, v. 4 p. 26-27, v. 43 p. 36-37. Eric Philbrook Kelly was born in Massachusetts in 1894 and was a journalist, author, and professor of English. He lived in Poland from 1919-1920 during the Polish-Soviet War, before returning to the United States, where he began teaching at Dartmouth. His children's book The Trumpeter of Krakow, earned a Newbery Medal in 1929. During World War II Kelly worked for the State Department, working with Polish refugees in Mexico, and during the 1950s served as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize committee. He died in 1960.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains material related to the publication of the updated, 1966 edition of The Trumpeter of Krakow.

Related Materials

Illustrative material for the 1966 edition is available in the Janina Domanska Papers in the CLRC.

Louise Seaman Bechtel's papers are held at The Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.

Eric Philbrook Kelly's papers are held at the Dartmouth College Library.