CLRC-627 Irvin Kerlan Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries ½7/04

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. ½7/04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Kerlan, Irvin Irvin Kerlan Papers 1943-1995 CLRC-627 The collection contains material related to Irvin Kerlan, including awards and honors, obituaries, photos, clippings, greeting cards, medical articles, children's literature articles, Newbery/Caldecott bibliographies, publicity, letters, exhibits, and miscellaneous material. See also the listings under "Kerlan Collection." 125 folders 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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Scope and Content

The collection contains material related to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, and includes awards and honors, obituaries, photos, clippings, correspondence, brochure requests, greeting cards, a foundation proposal, legal documents, medical articles, children's literature drafts, Newbery/Caldecott bibliographies, publicity, letters, exhibit catalogs, University of Minnesota library miscellany, and other 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.

Kerlan, Irvin Accession Information:

Gift of: Kerlan, Irvin

Arrangement

Special Subject File,

Subjects,

Correspondence,

Letters from Friends,

Exhibits/U. of M. Correspondence,

University of Minnesota Library Correspondence,

Kerlan Collection Guest Books,

More Kerlan Exhibits,

Collection Contents Special Subject File MF1927 folder a guide to the Irvin Kerlan papers MF1927 folder 1 about Dr. Kerlan MF1927 folder 2 awards and honors 1 MF1927 folder 3 awards and honors 2 MF1927 folder 4 death and obituaries 1 MF1927 folder 5 death and obituaries 2 MF1927 folder 6 memorial service and tributes MF1927 folder 7 memorials to Dr. Kerlan MF1927 folder 8 photos--Kerlan portraits MF1927 folder 9 photos--Washington colleagues MF1927folder 10 photos--group meetings MF1927folder 11 photos--Minnesota exhibits MF1927folder 12 photos--Philadelphia exhibit MF1927folder 13 photos--Burma-America exhibit MF1927folder 14 photos--U. of M. officials MF1927folder 15 photos--U. of M. librarians MF1927folder 16 photos--Kerlan friends MF1927folder 17 photos--25th anniversary party MF1927folder 18 photos--Duvoisin, Roger MF1927folder 19 photos--Henry, Marguerite MF1927folder 20 photos--Milhaus, Katherine MF1927folder 21 photos--Julian (brother) Kerlan MF1927folder22 photos--negatives Subjects MF1928 folder 1 clippings to 1969 1 MF1928 folder 2 clippings to 1969 2 MF1928 folder 3 clippings to 1969, copies MF1928 folder 4 Peter Parley to Penrod MF1928 folder 5 Transylvania College MF1928 folder 6 Duvoisin bibliography MF1928 folder 7 Kerlan collection brochures MF1928 folder 8 brochure correspondence MF1928 folder 9 brochure requests 1 MF1928 folder 10 brochure requests 2 MF1928 folder 11 greeting cards MF1929 folder 1 Foundation proposal MF1929 folder 2 legal documents MF1929 folder 3 medical articles 1 MF1929 folder 4 medical articles 2 MF1929 folder 5 Children's Literature articles MF1929 folder 6 Children's Literature drafts, 1 MF1929 folder 7 Children's Literature drafts, 2 MF1929 folder 8 Children's Literature drafts, 3 MF1929 folder 9 Children's Literature drafts, 4 MF1930 folder 1 Newbery/Caldecott bibliography, draft MF1930 folder 2 Newbery/Caldecott bibliography, unpublished MF1930 folder 3 Newbery/Caldecott bibliography, unpublished MF1930 folder 4 Newbery/Caldecott winners, checklist of writings MF1930 folder 5 publicity--1976-79 MF1930 folder 6 publicity--1980--84 MF1930 folder 7 publicity--1985 MF1930 folder 8 publicity--1986 MF1930 folder 9 publicity--1987 MF1930 folder 10 publicity--1988 Correspondence MF1931 folder 1 Kerlan letters, 1943-49 MF1931 folder 2 Kerlan letters, 1950 MF1931 folder 3 Kerlan letters, 1951 MF1931 folder 4 Kerlan letters, 1952 MF1931 folder 5 Kerlan letters, 1953 MF1931 folder 6 Kerlan letters, 1954 MF1931 folder 7 Kerlan letters, 1955 MF1931 folder 8 Kerlan letters, 1956 MF1931 folder 9 Kerlan letters, 1957 MF1931 folder 10 Kerlan letters, 1958 MF1931 folder 11 letter to Paul Galdone MF1932 folder 1 Kerlan letters, 1959 MF1932 folder 2 Kerlan letters, 1960, Jan-Jun MF1932 folder 3 Kerlan letters, 1960, Jul-Dec MF1932 folder 4 Kerlan letters, 1961, Jan-Jun MF1932 folder 5 Kerlan letters, 1961, Jul-Dec MF1932 folder 6 Kerlan letters, 1962, Jan-Jun MF1932 folder 7 Kerlan letters, 1962, Jul-Dec MF1932 folder 8 Kerlan letters, 1963, Jan-Jun MF1932 folder 9 Kerlan letters, 1963, Jul-Dec MF1932 folder 10 Kerlan letters, undated, A-Z Letters from Friends MF1933 folder 1 Baughman, Blanche MF1933 folder 2 Brannan, Robert MF1933 folder 3 Field and Shaffer MF1933 folder 4 Finnegan, Katherine MF1933 folder 5 Gagliargo, Ruth MF1933 folder 6 Gross, Elizabeth MF1933 folder 7 Hansen, Dorothy, Harriet, Hazel MF1933 folder 8 Kittleson, J. Harold MF1933 folder 9 Kittleson, J. Harold (from Dr. Kerlan) MF1933 folder 10 Kittleson, J. Harold (from U. of M. Library MF1933 folder 11 Lapides, Linda (nee Fishman) MF1934 folder 1 McCuen, Hal MF1934 folder 2 McGregor, Della MF1934 folder 3 Woodfield, E. R. MF1934 folder 4 Wronker, Lili (nee Cassel), 1948-58 MF1934 folder 5 Wronker, Lili, 1959-64 MF1934 folder 6 Wronker, Lili, 1965 MF1934 folder 7 Wronker, Lili, 1966-93 MF1934 folder 8 Wronker, Lili, undated MF1934 folder 9 Wronker writings MF1934 folders 10, 11 letters from Kerlan to Wronker MF1934 folder 12 Ziegfeld Exhibits/U. of M. Correspondence MF1935 folder 1 exhibit catalogs MF1935 folder 2 exhibits, A-C MF1935 folder 3 exhibits, D-L MF1935 folder 4 exhibits, M-R MF1935 folder 5 exhibits, S-Z MF1935 folder 6 U. of M. Presidents, 1948-55 MF1935 folder 7 U. of M. Presidents, 1956-63 MF1935 folder 8 U. of M. Vice-Presidents, 1950-58 MF1935 folder 9 U. of M. Vice-Presidents, 1050-63 MF1935 folder 10 University of Minnesota Press MF1935 folder 11 U. of M. miscellaneous departments University of Minnesota Library Correspondence MF1936 folder 1 U. of M. Library 1949-56 MF1936 folder 2 1957-Mar, 1958 MF1936 folder 3 1958, Apr-Dec MF1936 folder 4 1959 MF1936 folder 5 1960 MF 1936 folder 6 1961 MF 1936 folder 7 1962 MF1936 folder 8 1963, Jan-Jun MF1936 folder 9 1963, Jul-Dec MF1936 folder 10 1964---- Kerlan Collection Guest Books MF979 folder 1 Guestbook, Dec 27, 1961--Jun 23, 1978 MF979 folder 2 Jun 29, 1978--Feb 24-1981 MF979 folder 3 Mar 27, 1981--March, 1986 MF979 folder 4 Sep 13, 1985--Mar 2, 1986/Apr 30, 1986--Jun 19, 1987 MF979 folder 5 Jul 23, 1987--Oct 11, 1990 MF979 folder 6 1987--Aug 18, 1988--dark blue MF979 folder 7 Oct 15, 1990--Jul 3, 1993 MF979 folder 8 Jul 28, 1993--Nov 7, 1995 More Kerlan Exhibits MF1162, 1164 more Kerlan exhibits MF1438 more Kerlan exhibits, 1966-83