Walter and Marion (Boyd) Havinghurst Papers

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1121

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a draft and correspondence for the Newbery Honor-winning novel Song of the Pines: A Story of Norwegian Lumbering in Wisconsin, a historical book about Norwegian immigrants and the logging industry in Wisconsin.

Dates

Creation: 1947 - 1950

Creator

Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974 (Person)
Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994 (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

Walter (Edwin) Havighurst was born in 1901 and died in 1994. He was a writer, critic, and a professor of English at Miami University. Marion (Boyd) Havighurst was born in 1894 and died in 1974. She was a writer and poet, and co-wrote serveral books with Walter.