Mary Downing Hahn Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts, proofs, correspondence, and related production material for young adult novels written by Mary Downing Hahn.
Dates
- 1979 - 2005
Creator
- Hahn, Mary Downing (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
Mary Downing Hahn was born in December 1937 in Washington, D.C. Hahn attended the University of Maryland and received a BA in 1960 and an MA in 1969, with further graduate study 1970-1974. Hahn's varied career has included writer, artist, librarian, and art teacher. Her first book for children, The Sara Summer, was published in 1979.
Biographical Source:
"Mary Downing Hahn (1937-)." Something About the Author. Vol.138. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet (4 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains production material for juvenile titles written by author Mary Downing Hahn.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Downing Hahn.
- Assertiveness (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bullies -- 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
- Family problems -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ghost stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horror tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Siblings Subject Source: Homosaurus
- Space and time -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Suicide -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Witchcraft -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Mary Downing Hahn Papers, 1979-2005
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Felicity Hanson
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- December 2019: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
