CLRC-36 Gail Haley Papers 1962-1986 Felicity Hanson University of Minnesota Libraries 01/22/04
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. 01/22/04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Haley, Gail Gail Haley Papers 1962-1986 CLRC-36 Gail Haley's papers focus on her work as an author and illustrator of children's books. The collection contains production material for twenty titles published between 1962 and 1986, as well as production material for several unpublished titles and material for a story published in McCalls magazine. The collection includes holographs and typescripts; galley proofs; notes; correspondence; illustrations done in a variety of media, many with separations; sketches and studies done in variety of media; dummies, proofs, photostats, and photocopies. The collection also contains miscellaneous art work, including studies for Christmas, New Year's, and Halloween cards, some art and manuscript material sent to Haley by children, and miscellaneous material. 1.5 lin. ft. (manuscripts); 6.5 cu. ft. (illustrative material) 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

Gail Haley was born November 4, 1939 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended the Richmond Professional Institute from 1957 to 1959 and later the University of Virginia from 1960 to 1964. Haley published her first book for children, My Kingdom for a Dragon, in 1962, and throughout her career has written and illustrated a number of books for children, as well as retelling and illustrating adaptations of folktales and illustrating other authors' works. She has also written several adult, non-fiction books and has exhibited her graphics and illustrations.

Haley's work aims to "entertain and educate children about their world", and many of her books carry strong messages, such as respect for the environment in Noah's Ark. She is also noted for her adaptations of folktales and won the 1971 Caldecott Medal for A Story, A Story, a retelling of an Ashanti myth.

Haley's interest in Appalachian folklore is evident in her adaptations of two "Jack" tales, Jack and the Bean Tree and Jack and the Fire Dragon. Haley's illustrations are cited by critics for their diversity and her talent for letting the "nature" of the work itself dictate the illustrations, such as the art nouveau style of The Post Office Cat, which won the 1977 Kate Greenaway Medal, given by the British Library Association. Haley is also noted for her woodcuts and prints. In 1989, Gail Haley received the Kerlan Award for her contribution to children's literature.

Source: Something About the Author, v.138. Detroit: Gale Research, 2003.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production material for twenty titles published between 1962 and 1986, as well as production material for several unpublished titles and material for a story published in McCalls magazine. The collection includes holographs and typescripts; galley proofs; notes; correspondence; illustrations done in a variety of media, many with separations; sketches and studies done in variety of media; dummies, proofs, photostats, and photocopies. The collection also contains miscellaneous art work, including studies for Christmas, New Year's, and Halloween cards, some art and manuscript material sent to Haley by children, and miscellaneous material.

 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.

Haley, Gail Accession Information:

This collection was placed on permanent loan in the Children's Literature Research Collection by Gail Haley between 1973 and 1989, with some materials' status later changed to a gift.

The collection is non-circulating, in-house use only.

Gift of: Haley, Gail

Arrangement

Abominable Swamp Man, 1975

Altogether, One at a Time, 1972

Birdsong, 1984

Childcraft Encyclopedia, 1971

Go Away, Stay Away, 1977

Green Man, 1980

Jack and the Bean Tree, 1986

Jack and the Fire Dragon, 1980

Jack Jouett's Ride, 1973

Un Jour a Paris avec Leon,

Marguerite in the City,

Marguerite in the Country,

Marguerite in the Tropics,

My Kingdom for a Dragon, 1962

Noah's Ark, 1971

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, 1964

Post Office Cat, 1976

Round Stories about Growing Things, 1966

Round Stories about Land Animals, 1966

Round Stories about Our World, 1966

Round Stories about Water Animals, 1966

Skip Rope Book, 1963

Story, A Story : An African Tale, 1970

Toby Tyler, or, Ten Weeks with a Circus,

Wonderful, Magical World of Marguerite, 1964

Correspondence (to/from Gail Haley),

Correspondence from children,

McCalls [magazine],

Miscellaneous art,

Miscellaneous material,

Collection Contents Abominable Swamp Man 1975

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MC 1567 Ink and watercolor study 1 p. MC 1567 Ink study 1 p. MC 1567 Watercolor study 1 p. Altogether, One at a Time 1972

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MC 1565 Scratchboard illustrations 8 p. MC 1565 Felt pen sketches with text proof 3 p. MC 1565 Pencil sketches with text proof 3 p. MC 1565 Sheets text proof 3 p. Birdsong 1984

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MF 1276, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 13 p. MF 1276, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 9 p. MF 1265, folder 1 Typescript, corrected photocopy 16 p. MF 1567 Ink and watercolor illustration for dustjacket with overlay 1 p. MF 1567 Ink and watercolor studies 2 p. MF 1567 Ink study 1 p. Childcraft Encyclopedia 1971

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MF 1567 Pencil studies 2 p. MF 1567 Watercolor study 1 p. Go Away, Stay Away 1977

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MC 594 Ink print for title page 1 p. MC 594 Ink print 1 p. MC 594 Negative color separation in ink 1 p. MC 594 Ink and watercolor proof print 1 p. Green Man 1980

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MC 594 Acrylic illustration for cover 1 p. MC 594 Acrylic illustrations 2 p. MC 594 Acrylic study 1 p. MC 594 Ink study 1 p. MC 594 Ink and pencil study 1 p. Jack and the Bean Tree 1986

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MF 1276, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 22 p. MF 1276, folder 1 Publishing information 1 p. MC 594 Acrylic illustration 1 p. MC 594 Ink print 1 p. MC 594 Ink and pencil studies 9 p. Jack and the Fire Dragon 1980

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MC 594 Ink proofs 4 p. MC 594 Proofs in ink 3 p. MC 594 Photostat 1 p. Jack Jouett's Ride 1973

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MF 397, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 15 p. MF 397, folder 1 Typescript, incomplete 1 p. MF 397, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 17 p. MF 397, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 15 p. Typescript 15 p. Un Jour a Paris avec Leon

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MC 1567 Ink and tempera dummy 34 p. Marguerite in the City

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 15 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 14 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 11 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 1 p. MF 379, folder 2 Holograph and typescript, corrected 20 p. MF 379, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 16 p. MF 379, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 15 p. MF 379, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 14 p. MF 379, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 13 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 1 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, carbon 16 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, carbon 16 p. MC S 133a Cut paper, felt pen and watercolor study 1 p. MC S 133a Cut paper and ink studies 2 p. MC S 133a Felt pen and pencil study 1 p. MC S 133a Felt pen and watercolor studies 3 p. MC S 133a Felt pen studies 89 p. MC S133a Pencil studies 24 p. MC S 133a Ink studies 4 p. MC S133a Linoleum studies 2 p. MC S 133a Sheet felt pen and pencil studies 1 p. MC S 133a Sheets felt pen studies 14 p. MC S 133a Sheets ink studies 2 p. MC S 133a Sheets pencil studies 1 p. MC S133a Sheets layout 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 10 p. Marguerite in the Country

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 14 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 15 p. MC 1565 Ink sketches 13 p. MC 1565 Sheets ink sketches 2 p. MC 1565 Envelope 1 p. Marguerite in the Tropics

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MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 4 p. MC 1567 Ink and watercolor sketch 15 p. MC 1567 Sheet ink, pencil, and watercolor sketches 1 p. MC 1567 Sheets ink and watercolor sketches 3 p. MC 1567 Felt pen sketch 1 p. My Kingdom for a Dragon 1962

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MC 1565 Woodcut preliminary prints 25 p. MC 1565 Sheets illustration proofs 39 p. MC 1565 Sheets proofs 6 p. MC 1565 Sheets text proof 82 p. Noah's Ark 1971

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MF 379, folders 1-2 Typescript, corrected [partly in notebook] 100 p. MF 379, folder 2 Galley proof, corrected 5 p. OS 11 Publisher's dummy 36 p. OS 11 Publisher's dummy 16 p. OS 11 Pencil sketch for jacket 1 p. OS 11 Felt pen sketches 34 p. OS 11 Sheets felt pen sketches 4 p. OS 11 Felt pen and pencil sketch 1 p. OS 11 Ink sketches 2 p. OS 11 Sheet ink sketches 1 p. OS 11 Pencil sketches 16 p. OS 11 Sheets pencil sketches 4 p. OS 11 Sets each with 8 sheets of progressive proofs with rejected proofs on reverse of sheets 48 p. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 1964

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MC 1565 Watercolor illustrations 3 p. MC 1565 Sheets [with 13] watercolor illustrations 5 p. Post Office Cat 1976

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MC 594 Watercolor and ink illustration 1 p. MC 594 Watercolor and ink plates [for color separations] 4 p. MC 594 Ink sketch 1 p. MC 594 Pencil and ink sketches 2 p. Round Stories about Growing Things 1966

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 9 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 4 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 4 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 7 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 7 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. MF 379, folder 1 Front matter 5 p. MF 379, folder 2 Galley proof 2 p. MF 379, folder 2 Correspondence 4 p. MF 379, folder 2 Notes 14 p. MC S 133a Ink and watercolor dummies with holograph text 18 p. MC S 133a Ink and watercolor dummy with holograph text 6 p. MC S 133a Tempera study for "Round Stories" series package 1 p. MC S 133a Negative photostat for "Round Stories" series package 1 p. MC S 133a Sheet miscellaneous 1 p. Round Stories about Land Animals 1966

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 9 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. MF 379, folder 1 Galley proof 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Notes 1 p. MC 1567 Watercolor dummy with proof 16 p. MC 1567 Ink and watercolor study for cover 1 p. Round Stories about Our World 1966

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 4 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, carbon 4 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 6 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 5 p. MC 1567 Ink and watercolor dummies 3 p. Round Stories about Water Animals 1966

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MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 2 p. MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 1 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 10 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, carbon 6 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 5 p. MF 379, folder 1 Notes 13 p. Skip Rope Book 1963

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MC 1565 Ink and tempera dummy 56 p. MC 1565 Tempera illustration for jacket 1 p. MC 1565 Tempera illustration for endpapers 1 p. MC 1565 Ink and tempera illustrations with 1 separation 10 p. MC 1565 Ink and tempera illustration 1 p. MC 1565 Tempera illustrations 8 p. Story, A Story : An African Tale 1970

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MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 4 p. MC 57 Separations 9 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 3 p. MC 57 Separations 8 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 6 p. MC 57 Separations 6 p. MC 57 Woodcut illustrations (each 5 sheets) 10 p. MC 57 Separations 6 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 3 p. MC 57 Separations 6 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 4 p. MC 57 Separations 5 p. MC 57 Woodcut illustrations (each 3 sheets) 9 p. MC 57 Separations 5 p. MC 57 Woodcut illustrations ( each 5 sheets) 20 p. MC 57 Separations 4 p. MC 57 Woodcut illustrations (each 3 sheets) 9 p. MC 57 Separations 4 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) 4 p. MC 57 Separation 1 p. MC 57 Woodcut illustration 1 p. MC 57 Woodcut print study 1 p. MC 57 Sheets (1 woodcut illustration) with 1 woodcut print study 3 p. MC 57 Felt pen studies 54 p. MC 57 Sheets felt pen studies 96 p. MC 57 Sheets ink studies 3 p. MC 57 Sheets pencil studies 7 p. MC 57 Woodcut print studies 209 p. MC 57 Sheets text proof 5 p. MC 57 Proof dummies 44 p. MC 57 Proofs for jacket 2 p. MC 57 Proof sheets 3 p. MC 57 Photocopies (studies with holograph) 17 p. MC 57 Photocopies correspondence 2 p. Toby Tyler, or, Ten Weeks with a Circus

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MC 1565 Ink and watercolor studies 3 p. MC 1565 Ink studies 3 p. Wonderful, Magical World of Marguerite 1964

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MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 22 p. MC 1567 Cut paper and watercolor study 1 p. MC 1567 Ink and watercolor studies 4 p. MC 1567 Sheets proofs 37 p. MC 1567 Advertisements 3 p. MC 1567 Folder with publisher notes on it [by Gail Haley?] 1 p. Correspondence (to/from Gail Haley)

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MF 378, folder 1 Correspondence 97 p. Correspondence from children

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MC 1565 Artwork with letter 1 p. MF 378-378a, folders 1-5 Correspondence from children, some in notebooks McCalls [magazine]

Haley, Gail

MF 379, folder 1 Holograph 2 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript 2 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MC 1567 Ink illustration 1 p. MC 1567 Sheets with 16 ink illustrations 5 p. MC 1567 Tempera illustration 1 p. MC 1567 Sheets with 27 tempera illustrations 3 p. MC 1567 Cut paper study 1 p. MC 1567 Ink sketches 13 p. MC 1567 Pencil sketches 14 p. MC 1567 Sheets pencil sketches 3 p. MC 1567 Tempera study 1 p. MC 1567 Negative photostats 21 p. MC 1567 Positive photostat 1 p. MC 1567 Sheet illustration proof 1 p. MF 379, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 4 p. Miscellaneous art

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MC 1128 Ink and marker illustrations 2 p. MC 1568 Felt pen and pencil dummy 64 p. MC 1568 Ink and pencil dummy 18 p. MC 1568 Ink dummy with typescript 6 p. MC 1568 Ink dummy 42 p. MC 1568 Ink and watercolor sketchbook 56 p. MC 1568 Sheet felt pen and pencil studies 1 p. MC 1568 Felt pen and tempera study 1 p. MC 1568 Felt pen and watercolor studies 7 p. MC 1568 Felt pen studies 15 p. MC 1568 Pencil studies 11 p. MC 1568 Woodcut studies for Christmas and New Year's cards 5 p. MC 1568 Woodcut studies for Halloween cards 3 p. MC 1568 Woodcut studies 4 p. MC 1568 Proof dummy 16 p. MC 1568 Sheets "McCalls" printed stock mounted on construction paper 8 p. MC 1568 Felt pen sketches 13 p. MC 1568 Sheets felt pen sketches 96 p. MC 1568 Sheets ink sketches 3 p. MC 1568 Sheets pencil sketches 7 p. MC 1568 Ink and watercolor study 1 p. Miscellaneous material

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MC 1567 Clothbound volume with illustrations, from a child 1 p. MF 379, folders 1-3 Notes, correspondence, proofs, flyers, typescripts, and holographs 171 p.