Helen Hoover Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains drafts, correspondence, notes, proofs, and some children's art related to five titles written by Helen Hoover.
Dates
- 1965 - 1971
Creator
- Hoover, Helen (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
Helen Hoover was born in Greenfield, Ohio in 1910. The Depression and her father's death interrupted her education and during the 1930s and 1940s she worked as a proofreader, analytical chemist, and metallurgist. After World War II and her mother's death, she and her husband moved to northern Minnesota where she began to write seriously. Her children's books have focused on animals and the natural world. She also wrote for magazines and books for adults. She died in 1984.
Biographical source:
"Helen (Drusilla Blackburn) Hoover." Something About the Author. Vols. 12 and 39. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1977 and 1985.
Extent
.4 Cubic Feet (1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains materials related to five children's books by Helen Hoover.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Helen Hoover.
- Animals -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century 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
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minnesota -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- White-tailed deer -- Anecdotes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Helen Hoover Papers, 1965-1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2016: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
