CLRC-1855 Thacher Hurd PapersLeslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries04/11/2005
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.04/11/2005Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Hurd, Thacher Thacher Hurd Papers 1981-1998 CLRC-1855 The collection contains typescripts, dummies, proofs, and other manuscript materials plus sketches, studies, and illustrator's dummies in a variety of media for numerous children's books. 15 folders (manuscript materials) + 4 boxes (illustrative materials) 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

John Thacher Hurd was born in 1949 in Burlington, Vermont, son of the children's book illustrator, Clement Hurd, and children's book author, Edith Thacher Hurd. His youth was spent in rural Vermont where he often watched his father work in his studio and where he learned about children's books. At the age of 16 he collaborated with his parents on Little Dog Dreaming He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and later taught writing and illustrating for children, but wanted to become a serious artist. He didn't intend to become a children's author and illustrator, but soon realized that "the little doodles and fanciful drawings" he was doing on the side were expressing a deeper part of himself. His first solo effort was The Quiet Evening in 1978. He continues to write and illustrate children's books and also co-owns the Peaceable Children's Press with his wife, Olivia Hurd.

Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 94, p. 113-117.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains typescripts, dummies, proofs, and other manuscript materials plus sketches, studies, and illustrator's dummies in a variety of media for numerous children's books.

 Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Hurd, Thacher Accession Information:

Donated by Mr. Hurd from 1985 to 2005.

Gift of: Hurd, Thacher

Arrangement

Axle, the Freeway Cat, 1981

Big Book for Peace, 1990

Dinosaur Chase, 1991

Fritzi Fox Flew in from Florida, 1995

Little Mouse's Big Valentine, 1990

Little Mouse's Birthday Cake, 1992

Mama Don't Allow: Starring Miles and the Swamp Band, 1984

Mattie and the Chicken Thief, 1988

Mystery on the Docks, 1983

Night in the Swamp: A Moveable Book, 1987

Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer, 1998

Wheel Away!, 1989

Collection Contents Axle, the Freeway Cat 1981

New York: Harper and Row, 1981

 MF 3587 typescript, corrected 34 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy 9 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy corrected 8 p. MF 3587 front matter 8 p. MF 3587 galley proof, corrected 4 p. MF 3587 art check 2 p. MF 3587 correspondence 9 p. MF 3587 press review clippings 7 p. MF 3587 research clippings 14 p. MF 3587 research photos 22 p. MF 3587 magazines for research 2 p. MC 1685 blueprint dummy, corrected 36 p. MC 1685 ink, color pencil, and watercolor dummy with text paste-up 30 p. MC 1685 dummy with text and photocopy paste-up 32 p. Big Book for Peace 1990

Durell, Ann and Marilyn Sachs (editors)

New York: E. P. Dutton Children's Books, 1990

 MC 1684 ink and pencil study 1 p. MC 1684 ink studies 2 p. MC 1684 pencil studies 2 p. MC 1684 dummy with pencil and tempera paint 4 p. MC 1684 dummy with pencil, watercolor and text paste-up 6 p. MC 1684 dummy with pencil and ink wash 6 p. MC 1684 photocopy dummy, corrected 5 p. Dinosaur Chase 1991

New York: Harper Collins, 1991

 MC 1684 marker studies 3 p. MC 1684 ink studies 3 p. MC 1684 tempera studies 3 p. MC 1684 ink and tempera scratch print 1 p. MC 1684 photo proofs 6 p. MC 1684 ink dummy 32 p. MC 1684 pencil dummy 36 p. MC 1684 photocopy dummy 13 p. MC 1684 photocopy dummy 16 p. Fritzi Fox Flew in from Florida 1995

New York: Harper Collins, 1995

 MC 1684 watercolor and tempera studies 2 p. MC 1684 pencil dummy with text paste-up 36 p. MC 1684 ink, pastel and watercolor pencil dummy with text 32 p. MC 1684 typescript with illustration layout notes 4 p. Little Mouse's Big Valentine 1990

New York: Harper and Row, 1990

 MC 1685 pencil dummy with text paste-up 36 p. MC 1685 pencil dummy with text paste-up 36 p. MC 1685 ink, watercolor and color pencil dummy 36 p. MC 1685 jacket proof with overlay 1 p. MC 1685 printer's proofs 16 p. MC 1685 layout notes 2 p. MC 1685 research material 1 p. MF 3587 typescript, corrected 7 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy corrected 11 p. MF 3587 partial galleys in varied fonts 4 p. MF 3587 early dummy 35 p. MF 3587 sketches of possible jacket illustrations 1 p. MF 3587 page proof photocopy, corrected 16 p. MF 3587 page proof photocopy 16 p. MF 3587 correspondence 6 p. Little Mouse's Birthday Cake 1992

New York: Harper Collins, 1992

 MC 1684 ink, watercolor pencil and pencil study 1 p. MC 1684 ink, color pencil dummy with text paste-up 36 p. MF 3587 typescript 4 p. MF 3587 typescript, corrected 9 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy 4 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy corrected 11 p. MF 3587 front matter 3 p. MF 3587 copyright information 4 p. MF 3587 samples of font 4 p. MF 3587 galley proof, corrected 19 p. MF 3587 proof of jacket 1 p. MF 3587 correspondence 4 p. Mama Don't Allow: Starring Miles and the Swamp Band 1984

New York: Harper and Row, 1984

 MC 1685 pencil dummy 40 p. MC 1685 ink, watercolor and pencil dummy 32 p. MC 1685 pencil, ink and watercolor dummy 32 p. MC 1685 ink, watercolor and pencil dummy with text paste-up 42 p. MC 1295 photocopies of cover with oil paste 5 p. MC 1295 photocopy 1 p. MC 1295 pencil, color pencil study with 2 magazine cutouts 1 p. MF 3587 holograph 40 p. MF 3587 typescript, corrected 2 p. MF 3587 photocopy page of book 1 p. MF 3587 art check 1 p. MF 3587 proof of jacket 2 p. MF 3587 jacket corrected 1 p. MF 3587 correspondence 8 p. MF 3587 notes 8 p. MF 3587 clippings 4 p. MF 3587 research material 4 p. MF 1206 dummy, photocopy 40 p. MF 1206 typescript, corrected, with front matter 10 p. MF 1206 galley proof, corrected, with front matter 5 p. MF 1206 sheet music 1 p. MF 1206 sheet music, corrected proof 1 p. MF 1206 photograph (Thacher Hurd) 1 p. MF 1206 negative (Thacher Hurd) 1 p. Mattie and the Chicken Thief 1988

New York: Dodd, Mead , 1988

 MC 1684 ink and pencil dummy with text paste-up 32 p. Mystery on the Docks 1983

New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 1983

 MF 2931 holograph 9 p. MF 2931 typescript 10 p. MF 2931 typescript, corrected 67 p. MF 2931 typescript, corrected , photocopy 6 p. MF 2931 galley proof, corrected, photocopy 1 p. MF 2931 book covers 4 p. MF 2931 publisher's dummy 32 p. MF 2931 correspondence 10 p. MF 2931 press release 2 p. MF 2931 clippings 55 p. MC 1257 charcoal study 1 p. MC 1257 research material 2 p. MC 1257 sample cover with part cut out 1 p. MC 1257 sample cover 1 p. MC 1257 sample cover without author and book information 1 p. MC 1257 crayon and inkwash illustration 1 p. MC 1257 color pencil, crayon, inkwash, and ink study 1 p. MC 1257 notes 2 p. MC 1257 charcoal and ink illustrations 1 p. MC 1257 pencil studies 4 p. MC 1257 dummy with pencil, ink, inkwash, and crayon studies with text pasted-up 32 p. MC 1257 dummy with tempera, watercolor, crayon, and pencil studies with text pasted up 32 p. MC 1257 tempera and reproduction illustration for cover with pencil study 1 p. MC 1257 pencil, ink, and charcoal illustrations 1 p. MC 1257 charcoal, chalk, and ink illustration 1 p. MC 1257 charcoal, chalk, and ink study 1 p. MC 1257 inkwash, ink and pencil study 1 p. MC 1257 pencil, ink and watercolor study 1 p. MC 1257 color pencil, inkwash, pencil, and ink study 1 p. MC 1257 watercolor and crayon study 1 p. MC 1257 chalk and tempera study for cover with overlay 1 p. MC 1257 chalk, crayon, and pencil study for cover with overlay 4 p. MC 1257 tempera illustration 1 p. MC 1257 tempera, ink and watercolor study 1 p. MC 1257 tempera study with overlay 1 p. MC 1257 tempera studies 2 p. MC 1257 black and white reproducted cover 1 p. MC 1257 tempera separations for cover 6 p. MC 1257 tempera, pencil, and ink illustrators for cover 2 p. MC 1257 tempera lettering 1 p. MC 1540 tempera separations 51 p. MC 1540 pencil, ink, inkwash, and tempera illustrations 11 p. MC 1540 color pencil, pencil, and inkwash illustrations 2 p. MC 1540 overlays of text 13 p. MC 1540 tempera, pencil, and inkwash illustrations 2 p. MC 1540 tempera, crayon, pencil, and ink illustration 1 p. MC 1540 tempera, inkwash, color pencil, and pencil illustrations 2 p. MF 1206 typescript, corrected, with front matter 8 p. MF 1206 galley proof, corrected 2 p. MF 1206 layout 1 p. MF 1206 galley 1 p. Night in the Swamp: A Moveable Book 1987

New York: Harper and Row, 1987

 MC 1684 ink and marker studies 6 p. MC 1684 marker and pencil studies 2 p. MC 1684 spray paint, ink, and marker study 1 p. MC 1684 ink, marker, and pastel study for jacket 1 p. MC 1684 ink and marker study with paper cut-outs 1 p. MC 1684 dummy with pencil, ink and paper cut-outs 14 p. MC 1684 dummy with ink, marker, pencil, crayon and paper cut-outs 20 p. MC 1684 dummy with ink, tempera and paper cut-outs 12 p. Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer 1998

New York: Harper Collins, 1998

 MF 3587 typescript 18 p. MF 3587 typescript, corrected 16 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy (fax) 4 p. MF 3587 typescript, photocopy, corrected 7 p. MF 3587 fax of early page proof 3 p. MF 3587 page proof, photocopy corrected 17 p. MF 3587 color scans of illustrations 3 p. MF 3587 color scans of possible cover illustrations 4 p. MF 3587 fax of layout notes 1 p. MC 1685 ink and ink wash dummy with text paste up 36 p. MC 1685 ink dummy with text paste-up 36 p. MC 1685 ink and ink wash dummy with text paste-up 32 p. MC 1685 ink and watercolor dummy with photocopy and text paste-up 36 p. MC 1685 pencil dummy 36 p. MC 1685 pencil dummy 32 p. Wheel Away! 1989

Dodds, Dayle Ann

New York: Harper and Row, 1989

 MC 1684 printer's transparencies 19 p. MC 1684 blueprint dummy, corrected 36 p. MC 1684 ink and pencil dummy 32 p. MC 1684 ink and pencil dummy 26 p.