Jan Wahl Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts, proofs, and correspondence related to several children's books written by author Jan Wahl.
Dates
- 1966 - 1971
Creator
- Wahl, Jan (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
Jan Wahl was born on April 1, 1933, in Columbus, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1953. He spent two years of graduate study in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1954-1955 and finished his Master's of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1958. Wahl had been a writer of children's books and short stories since 1964. He died in 2019.
Biographical Source:
"Jan Wahl." Something About the Author. Vol 132. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2002.
Extent
.6 Cubic Feet (2 boxes (1 hollinger box and 1 half-hollinger box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains typescripts and related production material for children's books written by Jan Wahl.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jan Wahl.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bible stories, English -- Old Testament Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction 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 stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fishing stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Imagination -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kites -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mice -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jan Wahl Papers, 1966-1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2017: Some material returned to Robert Kraus/Windmill Books collection and finding aid updated
- August 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
