Erik Christian Haugaard Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscript materials dating from 1973 to 1991 and includes typescripts, proofs, correspondence, and related publication material for books by Haugaard.
Dates
- 1973-1991, undated
Creator
- Haugaard, Erik Christian (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
Author and translator Erik Christian Haugaard was born April 13, 1923 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He immigrated to the United States in 1940 after fleeing the Nazi invasion of Denmark, and eventually served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. His first book for young adults, Hakon of Rogen's Saga, was published in 1963 and was a recipient of an American Library Association (ALA) Notable Book Award. He also received recognition for his 1978 translation of The Complete Fairy Tales and Storiesof Hans Christian Andersen. In 1949 Haugaard married Myrna Seld; they eventually had two children and lived in Denmark and Ireland. Haugaard died in 2009.
Extent
2.0 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of manuscript mtaerials for nine children's and young adult books published by Erik Christian Haugaard between 1963 and 1995.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by book title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Erik Christian Haugaard.
- Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 (Author)
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, Danish Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, Danish -- Translations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greenland -- History -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Italy -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Japan -- History -- Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Norway -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Translators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vikings -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Erik Christian Haugaard papers, 1973-1991, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by CLRC staff
- Date
- July 2004, July 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2014: Collection reprocessed by Jessica Botoshe; EAD updated by Kate Dietrick
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
