CLRC-108 Harry Behn Papers Christina Cowan and Nancy Larsen University of Minnesota Libraries 2/18/2004
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 2/18/2004 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Behn, Harry Harry Behn Papers 1949-1971 CLRC-108 Harry Behn's papers focus on his work as an author and illustrator of children's books. The collection contains production material for seventeen titles published between 1949 and 1971, as well as miscellaneous material dating from 1932 to 1973. Production materials include manuscript and illustrative material. There is also correspondence to and from Harry Behn, miscellaneous manuscripts for stories and speeches, miscellaneous artwork and other miscellaneous materials including articles and papers about Harry Behn, lectures and teaching material, scrapbooks with articles, clippings, and reviews, and three copies of an award. 2.5 linear ft. See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Harry Behn was born in 1898 in Yavapai County, Arizona. He graduated from Harvard University with an SB in 1922. He worked as a scenario writer for motion pictures and later taught writing at the University of Arizona. He published his first book of poetry Siesta in 1931 and began writing children's books. Harry Behn wrote and translated poetry, especially haiku, for children. He also wrote fiction for older children and young adults including The Faraway Lurs (1963). Harry Behn illustrated many of his works and received several graphic arts awards for his artwork. He died in 1973. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, v. 2 p. 17-19, v.34, p. 40. Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 2nd ed., p. 72-73.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production materials for seventeen titles published between 1949 and 1971. It includes corrected typescripts, corrected carbon or part carbon typescripts, corrected galley proofs, front matter, a dummy, a paste-up and research material, sketches and illustrations done in a variety of media, many with separations, dummies, preliminary prints and proofs. There is also correspondence to and from Harry Behn, including some from Eleanor Farjeon and Margaret McElderry, miscellaneous manuscripts for stories and speeches, miscellaneous artwork, articles and papers about Harry Behn, lectures and teaching material, scrapbooks and three copies of an award. The materials are arranged by title.

 Indexing Terms

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Behn, Harry Accession Information:

Part of this collection was originally given to Dr. Irving Kerlan who in turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota. Harry Behn gave additional material during the 1960s with more given by his estate in 1973, 1976, and 1983.

Gift of: Behn, Harry

Arrangement

All Kinds of Time, 1960

Chrysalis: Concerning Children and Poetry, 1968

Correspondence,

Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku, 1964

Faraway Lurs, 1963

Glorious Fourth,

Golden Hive, 1966

Haiku Harvest: Japanese Haiku, Series IV , 1962

House Beyond the Meadow, 1955

Little Hill, 1949

Miscellaneous artwork,

Miscellaneous manuscript material,

Miscellaneous materials,

More Cricket Songs, 1971

Omen of the Birds, 1964

Painted Cave, 1957

Roderick, 1961

Timmy's Search, 1958

Two Uncles of Pablo, 1959

What a Beautiful Noise, 1970

Windy Morning: Poems and Pictures, 1953

Wizard in the Well, 1956

Collection Contents All Kinds of Time 1960

1960

 MF 71, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 6 p. MF 71, folder 1 Galley proof 3 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations with 3 separations 4 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations with 2 separations 12 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations 23 p. MC 96 Ink sketches with 2 separations 6 p. MC 96 Watercolor studies 11 p. MC 96 Sheets of proof 15 p. MC 96 Sheets of notes 2 p. Chrysalis: Concerning Children and Poetry 1968

1968

 MF 71, folders 1-2 Typescript, corrected 105 p. MF 71, folder 3 Typescript, corrected partial carbon 30 p. MF 71, folder 4 Typescript, corrected carbon 94 p. MF 71, folder 5 Typescript, corrected carbon 62 p. MF 71, folder 6 Galley proof, corrected 74 p. MF 71, folder 7 Galley proof, corrected 32 p. MF 71, folder 7 Correspondence 1 p. Correspondence

MF 75, folder 1 Correspondence (general) 156 p. MF 75, folder 9 Correspondence (personal) 59 p. MF 75, folders 2-7 Correspondence with publishers 673 p. MF 75, folder 8 Correspondence with Weston Woods 20 p. MF 75, folder 9 Greeting cards Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku 1964

1964

 MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 27 p. MF 72, folder 2 Dummy 72 p. MF 72, folder 2 Paste-up for jacket 1 p. Faraway Lurs 1963

1963

 MF 72, folders 1-3 Typescript, corrected 162 p. MC 96 Felt pen illustrations 23 p. Glorious Fourth

MF 72, folders 1-3 Typescript, partial carbon, corrected 154 p. MF 72, folders 4-6 Typescript, corrected photocopy, partial corrected carbon 151 p. Golden Hive 1966

1966

 MC 96 1 pencil dummy with text proof and typescript 72 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations 15 p. MC 96 Ink sketches 3 p. MC 96 Paste-up for jacket 1 p. Haiku Harvest: Japanese Haiku, Series IV 1962

1962

 MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 34 p. House Beyond the Meadow 1955

1955

 MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 59 p. MC 96 Ink Illustrations 16 p. MC 96 Pencil sketch 1 p. Little Hill 1949

1949

 MF 72, folder 1 Typescript 4 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 35 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 7 p. MF 72, folder 1 Galley proof 11 p. MC 96 Ink illustration 1 p. MC 96 Linoleum print illustrations 24 p. MC 96 Ink sktches 2 p. MC 96 Linoleum preliminary prints 33 p. MC 96 Sheets of linoleum prints 2 p. MC 96 Pencil sketches 2 p. Miscellaneous artwork

MC 96 Ink sketches 3 p. Miscellaneous manuscript material

MF 72, folder 1 Typescript 1 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 15 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 12 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 7 p. Miscellaneous materials

MF 74, folders 1-2 Articles and 2 papers about Harry Behn 4 p. MF 74, folder 3 Awards and citations 1 p. MF 76, folder 1 Lectures and teaching materials 89 p. MF 76 and 77, folders 3-5 and 6-8 Scrapbooks 6 p. More Cricket Songs 1971

1971

 MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 11 p. MF 72, folder 1 Galley proof, corrected 6 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected with front matter 21 p. MF 72, folder 1 Typescript, corrected with front matter 12 p. Omen of the Birds 1964

1964

 MF 73, folders 1-3 Typescript, partial photocopy, corrected 139 p. MF 73, folders 4-6 Typescript, corrected, carbon 135 p. MF 73, folder 7 Research material: 5 pamphlets 5 p. MC 96 Pencil sketches 17 p. Painted Cave 1957

1957

 MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 55 p. MC 96 Ink, pencil and watercolor dummy 96 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations with 1 separation 18 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations 16 p. MC 96 Sheets pencil and watercolor sketches in one notebook 19 p. MC 96 Ink skteches 2 p. MC 96 Preliminary prints 2 p. Roderick 1961

1961

 MF 73, folder 1 Holograph and typescript, corrected 36 p. MF 73, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 31 p. MF 73, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 28 p. Timmy's Search 1958

1958

 MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 60 p. MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected mimeograph copy 66 p. Two Uncles of Pablo 1959

1959

 MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 64 p. MF 73, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 62 p. What a Beautiful Noise 1970

1970

 MF 73, folder 1 Galley proof, photocopy 2 p. MF 73, folder 1 Correspondence 2 p. MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 5 p. Windy Morning: Poems and Pictures 1953

1953

 MF 73, folder 1 Typescript, corrected with front matter 40 p. MC 96 Ink Illustrations 96 p. MC 96 Ink sketches 2 p. MC 96 Illustration proofs 6 p. MC 96 Sheet illustration proof 1 p. MC 96 Text proofs 4 p. Wizard in the Well 1956

1956

 MC 96 Pencil dummy 64 p. MC 96 Ink illustration for cover 1 p. MC 96 Ink illustrations 33 p. MC 96 Ink sketches 3 p.