Doris Orgel Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes typescripts, proofs, dummies, and related material for works written by Doris Orgel. The collection also holds drafts for two titles translated by Orgel and written by David Chotjewitz, originally published in German: Daniel, Half Human, and the Good Nazi and Crazy Diamond.
Dates
- 1966 - 2006
Creator
- Orgel, Doris, 1929- (Person)
- Chotjewitz, David (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
Doris Adelberg Orgel was born February 15, 1929, in Vienna, Austria. Her family, which was Jewish, was able to escape from the Nazis into Yugoslavia, and then come to the United States in 1940. She attended Radcliffe College and Barnard College, where she earned her BA in 1950. Prior to 1955 she worked in magazine and book publishing, after which she began to write and translate children's books. She lives in New York City.
Biographical Source:
"Doris Orgel (1929-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 148. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.
Extent
1.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes [1 record carton and 1 hollinger box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for children's books written or translated by Doris Orgel.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphanetically by published title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Doris Orgel.
- Austria -- History -- 1938-1945 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, German -- Translations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mythology, Classical -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazis -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paranormal fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Popularity -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Single parent families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Translators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Doris Orgel Papers, 1966-2006
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004, 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2019: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
