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MARY HUISKAMP CALHOUN PAPERS

Collection Number
Collection Dates
Collection Volume
DG0146
1962-1981
.60 cu.ft. (2 boxes)

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Provenance

Material was donated by Mary Calhoun from 1966-1983.

Restrictions

Noncirculating; available for research.

Copyright

The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. Code). Reproductions can be made only if they are to be used for "private study, scholarship, or research." It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials, other than that noted above.

Biographical Sketch

Mary Huiskamp Calhoun was born August 3, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism for the University of Iowa in 1948. She was hired as a reporter for the World-Herald in Omaha, Nebraska after graduation. Her fascination with spirits and folklore of the 19th century led her to write stories about witches, elves, cats, dwarfs, and pixies. She has also published stories in Jack and Jill and Humpty Dumpty magazines.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains typescripts, galleys, photocopied illustrations, and correspondence for eight titles. The titles are arranged alphabetically and within each title according to the probable order in which the material was created. There is a typescript for each title. There are galleys for The Witch's Pig: A Cornish Folk Tale (1977) and The Witch Who Lost her Shadow (1979). Photocopied illustrations for The Witch's Pig (1977) by Trinka Hakes Nobles are also in the collection. Some of the titles also have correspondence with her editor at Morrow.



Related Collection

The Roger Duvoisin Papers (DG0289)



Series and Subseries

A. Books


Box Inventory


Box/Folder

A. Books

Audubon Cat by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Susan Bonners (New York: Morrow, 1981). 1/1 Typescript, "A", edited, pp. 1-5. 1/2 Typescript, "B", edited, pp. 1-5. 1/3 Typescript, "C", edited, pp. 1-5. 1/4 Typescript, 2 copies with revisions, pp. 1-6. 1/5 Typescript, "E", edited, pp. 1-5. 1/6 Typescript, 2 copies, pp. 1-7. 1/7 Typescript, minor corrections, pp. 1-7. 1/8 Typescript, "seventh draft", pp. 1-7. 1/9 Typescript, "revisions", 8 pp. Euphonia and the Flood by Mary Calhoun, illustrations by Simms Taback (New York: Parents' Magazine Press, c1976). 1/10 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-4. 1/11 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-4. 1/12 Typescript, 2 copies, pp. 1-5. 1/13 Typescript, minor corrections, pp. 1-5. The Flower Mother by Mary Calhoun, pictures by Janet McCaffery (New York: Morrow, 1972). 1/14 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-8. 1/15 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-9. 1/16 Typescript, "third revision", edited, pp. 1-5. 1/17 Typescript, "fourth revision", edited, pp. 1-6. 1/18 Typescript, pp. 1-9. 1/19 Galleys, 5 pp. The Hungry Leprechaun by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin (New York: Morrow, 1962). 1/20 Correspondence with the deGrummond Collection, 1966, 2 items. 1/21 Research notes, 4 pp. 1/22 Typescript, "1", minor corrections, pp. 1-4. (Typescript used for Humpty Dumpty (c1960) publication titled "Patrick O'Michael and the Hungry Leprechauns"). 1/23 Typescript, "2",edited, pp. 1-7. 1/24 Typescript, "3",edited, 6 pp. 1/25 Typescript, "4",edited, pp. X1-X6. 1/26 Typescript, pp. 1-7. 1/27 Folded and gathered sheets, 1 item. 1/28 Dust jacket, 1 item. Mermaid of Storms by Mary Calhoun, pictures by Janet McCaffery (New York: Morrow, 1970). 1/29 Correspondence with editor and illustrator, 1969, 4 items. Post card of mermaid from illustrator, 1970, 1 item. 1/30 Research notes, 3 items. 1/31 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-5. 1/32 Typescript, minor corrections, pp. 1-7. 1/33 Typescript, 2 copies, pp. 1-8. 1/34 Typescript, minor corrections, pp. 1-6. 1/35 Typescript, 2 copies, pp. 1-7. 1/36 Typescript revisions, 3 pp. Mrs. Dog's Own House by Mary Calhoun, pictures by Janet McCaffery (New York: Morrow, 1972). 1/37 Correspondence with editor, 1970, 1 item. Research notes, 1 pp. 1/38 Typescript, edited, 6 pp. 1/39 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-5. 1/40 Typescript, pp. 1-6. The Witch's Pig: A Cornish Folk Tale by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Lady McCrady (New York: Morrow, 1977). 2/1 Correspondence with editor, 1976, n.d., 2 items. 2/2 Research notes, 3 items. 2/3 Typescript, "A", edited, pp. 1-5. 2/4 Typescript, "B", edited, pp. 1-5. 2/5 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. 2/6 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. 2/7 Typescript, edited 7 pp. 2/8 Typescript, "C", edited, pp. 1-6. 2/9 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. Typescript of inserts, 1 item. 2/10 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. 2/11 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-7. 2/12 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-7. 2/13 Typescript, "old pages", 3 pp. 2/14 Typescript, "author's copy", edited, 7 pp. 2/15 Typescript, "customer's copy", edited with typesetter's marks, pp. 1-9. 2/16 Typescript, "author's copy", pp. 1-9. 2/17 Galleys, 7 September 1976, 6 pp. The Witch Who Lost Her Shadow by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Trinka Hakes Noble (New York: Morrow, 1979). 2/18 Correspondence with editor and Cricket Magazine, 1976, n.d., 4 items. 2/19 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. 2/20 Typescript, minor corrections, pp. 1-7. Carbon copies, 2 copies, pp. 1-7. 2/21 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-5. Addition to pp. 5, 1 item. 2/22 Typescript, pp. 1-7. 2/23 Typescript, pp. 1-6. Carbon copy, pp. 1-6. 2/24 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-5. 2/25 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-6. 2/26 Typescript rewrites, 3 pp. 2/27 Typescript for front matter and jacket blurb, edited with typesetter's marks, 7 pp. 2/28 Galleys, "client's copy", edited, 3 pp. 2/29 Galleys, with revisions, 3 pp. 2/30 Photocopies of illustrations by Trinka Hakes Noble, 20 items.


Processed: October 16, 1997
Revised: November 12, 1997

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