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Lillian Hoban Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1274

Scope and Contents

The Lillian Hoban papers includes typescripts, illustrations and separations, dummies, and related material for children's books written and illustrated by Hoban.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1966-circa 1980

Creator

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

Lillian Hoban was born in Philadelphia in 1925 and died in 1998. She had written and illustrated over 25 children's books and has illustrated over 90. She is best known for her best-selling HarperCollins "I Can Read" Books about early childhood and works she created with her then-husband, writer Russell Hoban, who she married in 1944 and divorced in the 1970s.

Extent

3 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection includes typescripts and illustrations for children's books created by Lillian Hoban.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lillian Hoban.

Related Materials

Related material available in the Russell Hoban papers.

Title
Lillian Hoban Papers, circa 1966-circa 1980
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Langley
Date
11/11/04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • January 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library