Vagn Steen Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material for two titles, including a manuscript for Steen's Danish translation of Beatrice Schenk de Regniers's A Little House of Your Own, and dummies for Steen's A Hole Book, written in both English and Danish.
Dates
- 1969
Creator
- Steen, Vagn (Person)
- De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk (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
Vagn Steen was a Danish poet and translator born in 1928 in Holbaek, Denmark, known for his work in concrete poetry. He died in 2016.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Danish
Abstract
The collection contains material for two titles by or translated by Vagn Steen.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Vagn Steen.
- Authors, Danish Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Books -- Juvenile poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American -- Translations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, Danish -- Translations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poets, Danish -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Translators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Vagn Steen Papers, 1969
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- February 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
