Mildred L. Batchelder Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-474

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection primarily consists of correspondence (to and from Irvin Kerlan, the University of Minnesota Libraries, as well as some correspondence with publishers and authors.) The collection also contains a small amount of material related to the Batchelder Award (clippings, ephemera, and related items, plus documents related to the Kerlan Collection's co-sponsorship of the award in 1975), miscellaneous notes and items related to children's books and translations, and the Constance Lindsay Skinner Medal, awarded to Batchelder in 1977.

Dates

Creation: 1967

Creator

Batchelder, Mildred L., 1901-1998 (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

Mildred L. Batchelder (1901-1998) worked for the American Library Association from 1936 to 1966 and was a former director of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Batchelder encouraged and promoted the translation of the world's best children's literature. The Mildred Batchelder Award was established by ALSC in 1966 in her honor, and "is awarded to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States during the preceding year." Biographical Source: The Association for Library Service to Children web site

Extent

.8 Cubic Feet (2 hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Multiple languages

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains material related to Mildred L. Batchelder and the Batchelder Award.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four series.

Correspondence
Batchelder Award
Miscellaneous material related to books and translations
Constance Lindsay Sinner Achievement Award Medal

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was collated by the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections (CLRC) Kerlan Collection, and contains material donated by Mildred Batchelder, items created or collected by the CLRC, and a small amount of correspondence from Dr. Irvin Kerlan.