CLRC-1251 Mirra Ginsburg Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 11-9-04
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. 11-9-04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Ginsburg, Mirra Mirra Ginsburg Papers 1962-1982 CLRC-1251 The collection focuses on Ginsburg's work as a translator, adaptor, editor, and author of folk and fairy tales and Russian literature. The collection contains production material for 31 titles published between 1968 and 1982, with some material dating back to 1962. Production materials include holographs, corrected typescripts and carbons, galley proofs, and a suggested dummy; some of the material is in Russian. The collection also contains correspondence to and from Mirra Ginsburg, and miscellaneous material related to the Internationale Buchkunst-Ausstellung Leipzig in 1977; some of the miscellaneous material is in German. 1.7 linear feet See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English, Russian, and German Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Mirra Ginsburg was born in Bobruisk, Russia (now Belarus). She attended school in Russia, Latvia, Canada, and the United States. Throughout her long and prolific career she has worked as a freelance writer, editor, and translator from Russian and Yiddish. She began translating Russian literature for adults in the 1960s, and in 1969 she published her first retelling of a Russian folktale for children. In 1970 she published a collection of tales. Over the next two decades she continued to translate, adapt, edit, and/or retell many folktales and stories, including several works of science fiction. Critics have praised her works, and she is a well-respected translator and editor who is also recognized for her charming adaptations and succinct translations of folktales for children. She has received a variety of honors for her work.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol 6, 92; Children's Literature Review vol. 45

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production material for 31 titles published between 1968-1982, with some material dating back to 1962. Production materials include holographs, corrected typescripts, some carbons or photocopies, notes and research material, front matter, corrected galley proofs, and a suggested dummy; some of the material is in Russian. The collection also contains correspondence to and from Ginsburg, and some miscellaneous material related to the Internationale Buchkunst-Ausstellung in Leipzig in 1977; some of the miscellaneous material is in German.

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Ginsburg, Mirra Accession Information:

Mirra Ginsburg placed this collection on permanent loan at the U of MN in 1972, and placed additional materials in the collection from 1973-1982.

Gift of: Ginsburg, Mirra

Arrangement

Across the Stream, 1982

Air of Mars, The, and Other Stories of Time and Space, 1976

Alice: Some Incidents in the Life of a Little Girl, 1977

Daughter of Night: A Tale of Three Worlds, 1974

Diary of Nina Kosterina, The, 1968

Fisherman's Son, The: Adapted from a Georgian Folktale, 1979

Fox and the Hare, The, 1969

Good Morning, Chick, 1980

How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky, 1975

How Wilka Went to Sea, and Other Tales from West of the Urals, 1975

Kaha Bird, The: Tales from the Steppes of Central Asia, 1971

Kitten from One to Ten, 1980

Lazies, The: Tales of the People of Russia, 1973

Little Rystu, 1978

Master of the Winds, The, and Other Tales from Siberia, 1970

Miscellaneous,

Mushroom in the Rain, 1974

Night it Rained Pancakes, The: Adapted from a Russian Folktale, 1980

One Trick Too Many: Fox Stories from Russia, 1973

Ookie-Spooky, 1979

Pampalche of the Silver Teeth, 1976

Proud Maiden, The, Tungak, and the Sun: A Russian Eskimo Tale, 1974

Striding Slippers, 1978

Strongest one of All, The: Based on a Caucasian Folktale, 1977

Sun's Asleep Behind the Hill, The, 1982

Three Rolls and One Doughnut, 1970

Twelve Clever Brothers and Other Fools, The: Folktales from Russia, 1979

Two Greedy Bears, 1976

What Kind of Bird is That?, 1973

Where Does the Sun Go at Night?, 1981

Which is the Best Place?, 1976

White Ship, The, 1972

Collection Contents Across the Stream 1982 MF346 folder 1 holograph 3 p. MF346 folder 1 3 typescripts, corrected 3 p. Air of Mars, The, and Other Stories of Time and Space 1976 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 21 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 28 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 22 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 10 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected photocopy 12 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 12 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected partial carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 14 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 10 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 14 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript, corrected carbon 14 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript, corrected partial carbon 6 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript, corrected carbon 22 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript, corrected partial carbon 9 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript, corrected carbon 12 p. MF346 folder 4 typescript, corrected carbon 12 p. MF346 folder 4 typescript, corrected partial carbon 5 p. MF346 folder 4 typescript, corrected carbon 34 p. MF346 folder 4 typescript, corrected carbon 34 p. MF346 folder 4 typescript, corrected partial carbon 12 p. MF346 folder 5 editor's notes 3 p. MF346 folder 5 notes on the authors 11 p. MF346 folder 5 notes 35 p. MF346 folder 5 research materials 4 p. MF346 folder 5 correspondence 3 p. MF346 folder 5 galley proof, corrected 2 p. Alice: Some Incidents in the Life of a Little Girl 1977 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 36 p. MF346 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 17 p. Daughter of Night: A Tale of Three Worlds 1974 MF883 folders 1-3 typescript, corrected partial photocopy 151 p. MF883 folder 4 galley proof, corrected 48 p. Diary of Nina Kosterina, The 1968 MF883 folders 1-2 typescript, corrected 190 p. MF883 folder 3 typescript 21 p. MF883 folder 4 notes, some in Russian 54 p. MF883 folder 5 photocopy of original text detached from magazine, in Russian 76 p. Fisherman's Son, The: Adapted from a Georgian Folktale 1979 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial photocopy, and holograph 8 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 5 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 5 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 8 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected photocopy 5 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, carbon 6 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 6 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, partial carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 3 p. Fox and the Hare, The 1969 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF346 folder 1 notes 3 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, carbon 3 p. MF346 folder 1 notes 1 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial photocopy 5 p. MF346 folder 1 notes on illustrations 2 p. MF346 folder 1 correspondence 6 p. Good Morning, Chick 1980 MF346 folder 1 holograph 3 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 1 notes 1 p. How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky 1975 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 4 p. MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 5 p. MF346 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 2 p. MF346 folder 1 correspondence 4 p. How Wilka Went to Sea, and Other Tales from West of the Urals 1975 MF346 folder 1 typescript, corrected, and holograph 72 p. MF346 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 93 p. MF346 folder 3 typescript and holograph, corrected photocopy 5 p. MF346 folder 3 galley proof, corrected 34 p. Kaha Bird, The: Tales from the Steppes of Central Asia 1971 MF347 folders 1-2 typescript, corrected 125 p. MF347 folders 3-4 typescript, corrected partial carbon 185 p. MF347 folder 5 correspondence 14 p. MF347 folder 5 notes 14 p. MF347 folder 6 galley proof, corrected 50 p. Kitten from One to Ten 1980 MF347 folder 1 holograph 7 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, carbon 2 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 2 p. MF347 folder 1 suggested dummy 13 p. MF347 folder 1 correspondence 2 p. Lazies, The: Tales of the People of Russia 1973 MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 50 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 39 p. MF347 folder 2 notes 2 p. MF347 folder 2 correspondence 7 p. MF347 folder 2 typescript, corrected partial photocopy, with front matter 46 p. MF347 folder 3 galley proof, corrected 25 p. Little Rystu 1978 MF347 folder 1 holograph 1 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 8 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, carbon 6 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 10 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected photocopy 7 p. MF347 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 4 p. MF347 folder 1 correspondence, with note by Ginsburg 7 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. Master of the Winds, The, and Other Tales from Siberia 1970 MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 42 p. MF347 folders 2-3 typescript, corrected carbon 136 p. MF347 folder 4 typescript, corrected partial carbon 23 p. MF347 folder 4 notes 24 p. Miscellaneous MF883 folder 1 typescript 3 p. MF883 folder 1 brochure 1 p. MF883 folder 1 Goldmedaille (bound item) for title Mushroom in the Rain 1 p. Mushroom in the Rain 1974 MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected, with front matter 5 p. MF347 folder 1 notes 2 p. MF347 folder 1 correspondence 1 p. Night it Rained Pancakes, The: Adapted from a Russian Folktale 1980 MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 8 p. MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected 7 p. MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial photocopy with note 7 p. MF883 folder 1 typescript, corrected 6 p. MF883 folder 1 correspondence 2 p. One Trick Too Many: Fox Stories from Russia 1973 MF347 folder 1 holograph and typescript , corrected partial carbon 4 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 18 p. MF347 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 24 p. MF347 folder 2 galley proof, corrected 12 p. MF347 folder 2 correspondence 10 p. MF347 folder 2 typescript, carbon 1 p. MF347 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon 1 p. MF347 folder 2 notes 3 p. Ookie-Spooky 1979 MF348 folder 1 holograph 8 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript 2 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript 1 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript with illustration suggestions 4 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 1 p. Pampalche of the Silver Teeth 1976 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 9 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 10 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 7 p. Proud Maiden, The, Tungak, and the Sun: A Russian Eskimo Tale 1974 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 7 p. MF348 folder 1 research notes 1 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 8 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 1 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 5 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 8 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 8 p. Striding Slippers 1978 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 7 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 7 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon 6 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 8 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected partial carbon and photocopy 8 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 4 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 8 p. Strongest one of All, The: Based on a Caucasian Folktale 1977 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected photocopy 1 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript 2 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, carbon 2 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, carbon 2 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 2 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 1 p. Sun's Asleep Behind the Hill, The 1982 MF348 folder 1 holograph 1 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript 3 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 3 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected photocopy 3 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 1 p. Three Rolls and One Doughnut 1970 MF348 folder 1 holograph and typescript, corrected carbon 40 p. MF348 folder 2 typescript, corrected carbon, with front matter 41 p. MF348 folder 3 typescript, corrected carbon, partial photocopy, with front matter 53 p. MF348 folder 4 galley proof, corrected 12 p. MF348 folder 4 galley proof, corrected 11 p. MF348 folder 5 page proof, corrected 38 p. MF348 folder 5 notes 3 p. MF348 folder 5 correspondence 9 p. Twelve Clever Brothers and Other Fools, The: Folktales from Russia 1979 MF883 folders 1-2 typescript, corrected partial carbon 73 p. MF883 folder 2 correspondence 6 p. Two Greedy Bears 1976 MF348 folder 1 holograph 2 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 3 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected photocopy 3 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 4 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof 2 p. What Kind of Bird is That? 1973 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. Where Does the Sun Go at Night? 1981 MF348 folder 1 holograph 1 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript 1 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 4 p. Which is the Best Place? 1976 MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 3 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected 4 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, mostly corrected carbon 5 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected, with front matter 5 p. MF348 folder 1 galley proof, corrected 4 p. MF348 folder 1 correspondence 2 p. White Ship, The 1972 MF348 folder 1 holograph and typescript, corrected partial carbon 11 p. MF348 folder 1 typescript, corrected carbon 10 p. MF348 folders 2-3 typescript, corrected carbon 180 p. MF348 folders 4-5 typescript, miscellaneous corrected partial carbon 87 p. MF348 folder 6 galley proof, corrected 2 p. MF348 folder 6 correspondence 7 p. MF348 folder 6 notes 21 p.