de Grummond Collection

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DOROTHY HAAS PAPERS

Collection Number
Collection Dates
Collection Volume
DG0407
1958-1994, n.d.
8.85 cu.ft. (30 boxes)

Biographical Sketch | Scope & Content | Related Collections | Series & Subseries | Box Inventory


Provenance
Material was donated by Dorothy Haas between 1980 and 1996.

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
Dorothy F. Haas was born in Racine, Wisconsin in July 1924, and graduated from Marquette University in 1955. Upon graduation, she took a summer job with Whitman Publishing Division of Western Publishing Company in Racine. She quickly became a senior editor, occupying that position from 1955 to 1968. She moved to Worldbook Childcraft in Chicago in 1968, and worked as senior editor at that company until 1970. Rand- McNally hired Ms. Haas in 1970 to serve as editor of books for children and young adults within their trade division. She left Rand-McNally in 1983 when her department was dissolved.

At Whitman, Haas developed and supervised several series of books for young children, such as "Tween-Age Books," "Tell-a-Tale Books," "Big Tell-a-Tale Books," and "Tiny Tot Tales". Most of these series consisted of picture books for pre-literate children and early readers. In addition to editing these books, Ms. Haas also authored over twenty picture books for Whitman. At Worldbook Childcraft, she edited the Childcraft Annual 1969, a textbook for children about the human mind and body. At Rand-McNally, she worked with several authors, including Pamela Sampson, Tasha Tudor, and Walter Wangerin.

At Western Publishing, Haas wrote her first book, Little Joe's Puppy, in 1957. After leaving Western, she continued to write picture books for early readers, but also began writing early chapter books, and novels for young adults. When she retired from Rand-McNally in 1983, she devoted herself to writing on a full-time basis.

Dorothy Haas continued to live in Chicago until her death in April 2007.

Source:

Scope and Content
While boxing these materials for shipment to the de Grummond Collection, Haas frequently wrote notes describing the context of creation for the materials in certain files. These notes are usually placed at the beginning of the relevant files.

The "Biography and Autobiography" series includes an autobiographical essay written for Something About the Author, and several interviews, one in print, one on audio tape, and two on videotape.

The materials in the "Books" series are arranged alphabetically by title. Within each title the materials are arranged in the probable order in which they were created. Most of the books documented in this collection are humorous adventure stories for children aged roughly eight to thirteen, including The Bear Upstairs, Burton and the Giggle Machine, Burton's Zoom Zoom Va-ROOM Machine, the "Peanut Butter and Jelly" series, Poppy and the Outdoors Cat, The Secret Life of Dilly McBean, Tink in a Tangle, and To Catch a Crook.

In The Bears Upstairs, two bears disguised as humans hide out from zookeepers in Wendy's building. Wendy helps them contact bears from another planet to come and rescue them. For this title, the collection contains correspondence, a typescript, a galley, publicity material, reviews, and fan mail. The "Peanut Butter and Jelly" series recounts the adventures of Jilly, the shy one, her outgoing best friend, Peanut, and their friends and teachers at Alcott School. The collection contains material for all nine books in this series. For every book, there is correspondence and one or more typescripts. For most titles, the collection holds outlines and photocopied illustrations, with Haas' comments. For three of these books, the collection contains galleys.

For the other novels, the collection holds correspondence and typescript(s) for each. For Burton and the Giggle Machine, The Secret Life of Dilly McBean, Tink in a Tangle, and To Catch a Crook, the collection also includes one galley. For Poppy and the Outdoor Cat, The Secret Life of Dilly McBean and Tink in a Tangle, the collection contains fan mail.

Haas also wrote installments for two series based on Disney characters. Haas wrote four picture books which were published by Bantam Books: Donald Learns a Lesson, Dumbo at Bat, Goofy's Big Race, and Mickey Finds a Kitten. For each of these books, the collection contains correspondence, outlines, and one or more typescripts. World Book Encyclopedia published the "Things To Do" series, also based on Disney characters. For this series, Ms. Haas wrote Countdown! Capers in Space; Sand in Your Shoes: Fun at the Beach; Sticks and Stones: Nature Crafts; Tubs Ahoy!; and Splatter and Dash: Paint and Color Fun. For each of these stories, the collection holds correspondence, outlines, and one or more typescripts.

The other books in this series include two works of non-fiction for children: Michael Jordan, a biography of the basketball star, and My First Communion. Finally, there is material for two books for ages six to eight based on Baum's The Wizard of Oz. For each of these titles, the collection holds correspondence, outlines, and one or more typescripts.

The "Editorial Files" series contains a 42-page essay by Haas describing her experiences as an editor and her relationships with authors. She divided the essay into three parts, each corresponding to one of the companies she worked for. Likewise, the series is divided into three subseries. The subseries on Whitman Publishing contains correspondence, some material relating to specific books, and notes about the editorial process. The material from World Book Publications includes an outline for Childcraft Annual 1969, and manuscript poems from contributor David McCord. Haas also donated an annotated copy of the book itself. The annotations indicate which sections Haas wrote herself.

The final subseries dealing with Rand-McNally Corporation contains documentation, usually correspondence, on Haas' relationships with several authors. For a few authors, Pamela Sampson, Ann Tompert, and Walter Wangerin, the collection also contains one or more typescripts. The plurality of material in this subseries relates to Haas' working relationship and personal friendship with Tasha Tudor. In addition to general correspondence and biographical information about Tudor, the subseries contains a nine-page essay about Ms. Haas' relationship with Ms. Tudor. Finally, there is correspondence relating to four books and three advent calendars, all illustrated by Tasha Tudor and published by Rand-McNally. The books are A Child's Garden of Verses (1981), The Night Before Christmas (1975), The Springs of Joy (1979), and A Time to Keep (1977). For A Time to Keep, the collection holds three typescripts. The Rand-McNally subseries also contains a file of awards won by Haas and her authors, and a file of instruments (slide rule, metric converters, etc.) used by Haas in the course of her editorial duties.

The "Correspondence" series consists of four subseries: Correspondence with the de Grummond Collection, Personal Correspondence, Political Correspondence, and Fan Mail.

The "Published Books" series contains copies of nineteen books. These books are being kept separately from the de Grummond Published Works Collection to maintain their mint condition, in case a publisher wishes to reprint them.

Related Collections:

The Roger Bradfield Papers (DG1177) contains a sketch given to Dorothy Haas, his editor for Hello, Rock (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1965).

The Rosalie Fry Papers (DG0356) contain a preliminary illustration for the book jacket of This Little Pony by Dorothy Haas (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1967).

The Tasha Tudor Papers (DG0997) contain photographs transferred from this collection.

The Florence Winship Papers (DG1178) contain an illustration from Mimi: The Merry-Go-Round Cat, by Dorothy Haas (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1958).

Series and Subseries

A. Biography and Autobiography (1964-1994)

B. Books (1966-1994)

C. Editorial Files (1958-1990)

D. Correspondence (Undated)

E. Other Writings

F. Published Books


Box Inventory


Box/Folder 

A.  Biography and Autobiography (1964-1994)

     1/1-1/3   Autobiographical essay in Something About the Author:
               Autobiography Series, vol. 17,

     1/1       	    Correspondence, 1993-1994, 26 items.

     1/2            Typescript, edited, with editor's letter and copied photographs,
                    53 pp.

     1/3            Copy of published article, pp. 103-120.

     1/4-2/4   Interviews with Ms. Haas,

     1/4-1/5        "Book World," on Radio New York Worldwide, WRUL, 1
                    October 1964, 

     1/4                 1 reel-to-reel audio tape.

     1/5                 1 audio cassette (copied from reel-to-reel tape).

     2/1            "A Visit with an Editor / Dorothy Haas," Racine Unified School
                    District, Project Publish, 1981, 1 videotape.

     2/2            "Talks with Illinois Authors: #17," Illinois Reads, 1988, 1
                    videotape.

     2/3            Interview published in Careers in Journalism  by Jan
                    Goldberg, (Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons, 1995),

                    Correspondence, 1993-1994, 6 items.

                    Photocopy of published interview, 7 pp.

     2/4            Photograph of Ms. Haas, 1 item.

                    Resumes, 2 items.

B. Books (1966-1994)

     2/5       Notes about awards and publishing information for several books in
               this series, 14 pp.
     
     The Baby Hugs Bear and Baby Tugs Bear Counting Cook by Dorothy 
     F. Haas, illustrated by Tom Cooke (Beverly, MA: Parker Bros., 1984).

     2/6       Correspondence, 1983-1986, 12 items.

               Notes, 11 pp.

     3/1       Typescript, 8 pp.

     3/2       Dummy, 24 pp.

     3/3       Proof, edited, 40 pp.

     The Bears Upstairs by Dorothy Haas (New York: Greenwillow Books,
     1978).

     3/4-3/5   Correspondence, 1976-1982, n.d.,

     3/4            42 items.

     3/5            39 items.

     3/6       Notes and research material, 13 items.

     3/7       Comments and suggestions by readers who read the manuscript, 3 
               items.
     
               Style sheet, 1 p.

     3/8-3/10  Typescript,

     3/8            Front matter, 4 pp., and chapters 1-6, pp. 1-63.

     3/9            Chapters 7-13, pp. 64-132.

     3/10           Chapters 14-18, pp. 133-186.

     3/11-4/1  Galley,

     3/11           Front matter, 1 p., and chapters 1-6, pp. 1-25.

     3/12           Chapters 7-13, pp. 26-50.

     4/1            Chapters 14-18, pp. 51-69.

     4/2       Book jacket, 1 item.

     4/3       Publicity material, 46 items.

     4/4       Reviews, 53 items.

     4/5       Fan mail and congratulation letters from adults, 1978-1979, 14 items.

     4/6-4/7   Fan mail from children,

     4/6            1978-1982.

     4/7            1988-1991.

     4/8-4/9   Fan mail from classes, 

     4/8            1980-1981.

     4/9            1988-1991, n.d.

     Burton and the Giggle Machine by Dorothy Haas (New York: Bradbury
     Press, 1992).

     5/1       Correspondence, 1990-1994, 48 items.

     5/2       Letter from editor with suggested revisions, 1992, 1 item.

               Notes and research material, 6 items.

     5/3-5/4   Typescript, edited, December 1990,

     5/3            Correspondence, 1 p., and chapters 1-9, pp. 1-49.

     5/4            Chapters 10-20, pp. 50-107.

     5/5-5/6   Typescript, edited, April 1991,

     5/5            Front matter, 9 pp., and chapters 1-10, pp. 3-54.

     5/6            Chapters 11-21, pp. 55-113.

     5/7       Galley, chapters 1-20, pp. 1-76.

     5/8       Proof; front matter, 10 pp., and chapters 2-20, pp. 6-147 (pp. 1-5
               retained by author).

     5/9       Book jacket, 1 item.

     5/10      Publicity material, 2 items.

               Reviews, 5 items.

     5/11      Article, "On Writing Burton and the Giggle Machine" in Book
               Links, May 1994.

               Correspondence, 1993-1994, 3 items.

               Typescript, 2 drafts, 8 pp.

               Copy of published article, 1 p.

     Burton's Vroom Vroom Va-ROOM Machine by Dorothy Haas (New York: 
     McGraw-Hill, 1988).

     6/1       Correspondence, 1988-1991, 46 items.

     6/2       Notes on contract negotiation, 1989, 6 items.

     6/3       Contract with Bradbury Press, 4 versions.

     6/4       Research notes, 8 pp.

               Research material, 6 pp.

     6/5-6/6   Typescript, edited, July 1989, "1st complete draft,"

     6/5            Correspondence, 1 p., and chapters 1-9, pp. 1-52.

     6/6            Chapters 10-18, pp. 53-107.

     6/7-6/8   Typescript, with typesetter's marks,

     6/7            Chapters 1-9, pp. 1-56.

     6/8            Chapters 10-18, pp. 57-109.

     6/9       Typescript pages, edited, 4 pp.

     6/10      Sketches, suggestions for illustrator, 20 pp.

               Sketch of book jacket illustration, with comments from author and 
               editor, 3 pp.

     6/11      Publicity material, 3 items.

               Reviews, 6 items.

     SERIES: Disney Character Books

     7/1       Correspondence, 32 items.

     	Donald Learns a Lesson by Dorothy Haas (Toronto: Bantam Books, 
     	1986).

     7/2       Correspondence, with book outlines, 1984, 3 items.

     7/3       Notes, 1 p.

               Summary, 1 p.

               Outline, 3 pp.

     7/4       Typescript, edited, 11 pp.

               Typescript, 11 pp.

     	Dumbo at Bat by Dorothy Haas (Toronto: Bantam Books, 1986).

     7/5       Correspondence, 2 items.

               Notes, 2 pp.

               Summary, 1 p.

               Outlines, 14 pp.

     7/6       Typescript, 9 pp.

               Sketches, photocopies, 5 pp.  

     	Goofy's Big Race by Dorothy Haas (Toronto: Bantam Books, 1986).

     7/7       Correspondence, 1984, 5 items.

     7/8       Notes, 3 pp.

               Summary, 1 p.

               Outlines, 6 pp.

     7/9       Typescript, 7 pp.

               Revision, 21 September 1984, 1 p.

               Typescript, 27 September 1984, 8 pp.

     	Mickey Finds a Kitten by Dorothy Haas (Toronto: Bantam Books, 
     	1986).

     7/10      Correspondence, 1984, 4 items.

               Fan mail, 1 item.

     7/11      Notes, 2 pp.

               Summary, 1 p.

               Outline, 3 pp.

     7/12      Typescript, edited, 18 October 1984, 10 pp.

               Typescript, 2 copies, 18 pp.

     SERIES: Disney "Things To Do" Series

     7/13      Correspondence, 1985, 24 items.

               Note, 1992, 1 item.

     	Countdown!  Capers in Space by Dorothy Haas (no publication 
     	information available)

     7/14      Correspondence, 1984, 9 items.

               Freelance work agreement, 2 pp.

     7/15      Notes, 3 pp.

               Research material, 1 p.

               Outlines, 4 pp.

     7/16      Typescript, 5 pp.

               Typescript, 52 pp.


     	Sand in Your Shoes: Fun at the Beach by Dorothy Haas (Chicago: 
     	World Book Encyclopedia, 1984)

     7/17      Correspondence, 1983, 8 items.

               Outlines, 7 pp.
     
     7/18-7/19 Typescript, with notes interfiled,
     
     7/18      47 pp.

     7/19      43 pp.

     	Sticks and Stones: Nature Crafts by Dorothy Haas (Chicago: World 
     	Book Encyclopedia, 1984).

     8/1       Correspondence, 1983, 9 items.

               Notes, 2 items.

               Outlines, 5 pp.

     8/2       Typescript, with notes and revisions interfiled, 116 pp. 

     	Tubs Ahoy! by Dorothy Haas (no publication information available).

     8/3       Correspondence, 4 items.

               Notes, 3 pp.

               Outlines, 4 pp.

     8/4       Typescript, 58 pp.

     	Walt Disney; Spatter and Dash: Paint and Color Fun by Dorothy 
     	Haas (Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, 1984).

     8/5       Correspondence, 1983, 15 items.

     8/6       Notes, 3 pp.

               Outline, 7 pp.

               Sample chapters, 10 pp.

     8/7       Typescript, with notes and revisions interfiled, 56 pp.

     8/8       Photocopied pages from published book, with author's
               comments, 14 pp.
     
     Dorothy and Old King Crow by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by C.S. Ewing 
     (New York: Random House, 1986).

     8/9       Correspondence, 1985-1989, 21 items.

     8/10      Outline, 4 pp.

     8/11      Typescript, 14 pp.

               Typescript, "revision," 14 pp.

     8/12      Typescript, 1 November 1985, 14 pp.

               Typescript, edited, 18 December 1985, 14 pp.

     8/13      Typescript, 12 pp.

               Typescript, 31 December 1985, 15 pp.

     8/14      Publicity material, 2 items.

               Reviews, 3 items.

     Dorothy and the Seven-Leaf Clover by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by David 
     Rose (New York: Random House, 1985).

     8/15      Correspondence, 1984-1989, 18 items.

     8/16      Notes, 6 pp.

               Outlines, 6 pp.

     8/17      Typescript, 5 July 1984, 47 pp.

     8/18      Publicity material and reviews, 3 items.

     Grandpapa and Me by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by June Goldsborough 
     (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1966).

     9/1       Note, 1980, 1 p.

               Manuscript, in unifon alphabet, 2 pp.

               Typescript, 2 pp.

               Typescript, 4 pp.

     Michael Jordan by Dan McCune (a.k.a. Dorothy Haas) (Mankato, MN: 
     Crestwood House, 1988)

     9/2       Correspondence, 1987-1988, n.d., 16 items.

     9/3       Notes, 7 pp.

               Outline, 2 pp.

     9/4       Typescript, 20 pp.

               Typescript, edited, 20 pp.

     Mimi: The Merry-Go-Round Cat by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Florence 
     Sarah Winship (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1958).

     --        Preliminary illustration, 1 item [removed to Florence Winship Papers,
               DG 1178]
     
     My First Communion by Dorothy Haas, photographs by William Franklin 
     McMahon (Niles, IL: A. Whitman, 1987).

     9/5       Correspondence, 1985-1987, 12 items.

     9/6       Notes, 9 items.

               Outlines, 3 items.

     9/7       Typescript, 6 June 1986, 11 pp.

               Typescript, 10 June 1986, 10 pp.

     9/8       Typescript, edited by editor, 14 July 1986, 10 pp.

     9/9       Typescripts, edited by Catholic consultants, August 1986, 22 pp.

     9/10      Typescript, 2 versions interfiled, 8 September 1986, 22 pp.

     9/11      Galley, edited, 7 November 1986, 10 pp.

               Reviews, 3 pp.

     SERIES: Peanut Butter and Jelly

     9/12      Correspondence, 66 items.

     9/13      Publication agreement, 9 pp.

     9/14      Author's data sheets, 10 pp.

     10/1      Publicity material, 8 items.

     10/2      Fan mail, 1990-1994, 2 folders.

     New Friends by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Jeffrey Lindberg
     (New York:  Scholastic, 1988) [originally divided into two parts].

     10/3      Correspondence, 1987-1988, 6 items.

               Publication agreement, 1987, 10 pp.

     10/4      Notes, 13 pp.

               Research material and notes for Part 1, 10 pp.

     10/5      Typescript, "Part 2," 30 September 1987, 42 pp.

     10/6      Typescript, 7 October 1987; correspondence, 6 pp., and
               sample chapters of Part 1, 13 pp.

     10/7      Typescript, "Part 1," 4 November 1987, 48 pp.

               Revised pages, 5 December 1987, 7 pp.

     Peanut and Jilly Forever by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by
     Jeffrey Lindberg (New York: Scholastic, 1988).

     10/8      Correspondence, 1987-1988, 4 items.

               Sample chapters and outline, 14 pp.

     10/9      Typescript, with typesetter's marks, 28 September 1988, 40 pp.

     10/10     Galley, 2 April 1988; front matter, 2 pp., and pp. 1-26
               (photocopies of preliminary illustrations attached).

     The Haunted House by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Jeffrey
     Lindberg (New York: Scholastic, 1988).

     11/1      Correspondence, 1987-1988, 11 pp.

     11/2      Typescript, edited, "2nd draft," 4 February 1988, pp. 1-42.

     11/3      Typescript, with typesetter's marks; front matter, 2 pp., and pp.
               1-43.

     11/4      Galley, pp. 1-31.

     Trouble at Alcott School by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by
     Jeffrey Lindberg (New York: Scholastic, 1989).

     11/5      Correspondence, 1988-1989, 6 items.

               Notes, 1 p.

               Outline, 2 pp.

     11/6      Typescript, "1st draft," edited, 40 pp.

     11/7      Typescript, edited, "final version," 25 November 1988, pp. 1-26.
                

               Typescript, 10 December 1988, pp. 1-41.

     11/8      Illustrations, photocopies, 9 pp.

     Not Starring Jilly! by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by
     Jeffrey Lindberg (New York: Scholastic, 1989).

     11/9      Correspondence, 1989, 2 items.

               Notes, 1 p.

               Research material, 1 item.

     11/10     Sample chapters and outline, 8 January 1989 18 pp.

               Typescript, 28 January, 1989, pp. 1-45.

     11/11     Revisions and editor's comments, 20 February 1989, 23 pp.

     11/12     Illustrations, photocopies, with author's comments, 13 pp.

     Peanut in Charge by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Jeffrey
     Lindberg (New York: Scholastic, 1989).

     12/1      Correspondence, 1989, 6 items.

               Notes, 2 items.

     12/2      Sample chapters and outline, 14 pp.

               Typescript, edited, 28 February 1989, 75 pp.

     12/3      Typescript, edited with typesetter's marks, pp. 1-48.

     12/4-12/5 Galley,1 May 1989, 

     12/4           pp. 1-15.

     12/5           pp. 16-39.

     12/6      Sketches and illustrations, photocopies, with author's
               comments, 23 pp.

     The Friendship Test by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Paul
     Casale (New York: Scholastic, 1990).

     12/7      Correspondence, 1989-1990, 10 items.

               Notes, 4 pp.

               Research material, 1 item.

     12/8      Sample chapters and outline, 27 August 1989, 15 pp.

               Typescript, 10 October 1989, pp. 1-53. 

     12/9      Typescript, edited with typesetter's marks, pp. 1-54.

     12/10     Typescript, photocopy, pp. 1-54.

     12/11     Illustrations, photocopies, 13 pp.
     
     Two Friends Too Many by Dorothy Haas, illustrated by Paul
     Casale (New York: Scholastic, 1990).

     13/1      Correspondence, 1989-1990, 10 items.

               Notes, 2 items.

               Research material, 1 item.

     13/2      Sample chapters and outline, 15 pp.

     13/3      Typescript, with typesetter's marks, 9 December 1989, pp. 1-
               58.

               Revisions, 6 February 1990, 3 pp.

     13/4      Publicity material, 1 item.

              Reviews, 3 pp.

              Sketches, photocopies, with author's comments, 10 pp.

     Alcott Library Is Falling Down by Dorothy Haas, illustrated
     by Paul Casale (New York: Scholastic, 1991).

     13/5      Correspondence, 1990-1991, 16 items.

     13/6      Notes, 5 pp.

               Research material, 2 items.

               Outline, 3 pp.

     13/7      Sample chapters and outline, 13 pp.

     13/8      Typescript, with typesetter's marks, pp. 1-58.
     
               Revisions, 16 April 1990, 5 pp.

     13/9      Publicity material, 1 item.

               Sketches, photocopies, with author's comments, 9 pp.

     Poppy and the Lost Cat by Dorothy Haas, pictures by Margot
     Apple (Middletown, CT: Weekly Reader Books, 1981).

     13/10-13/11 Correspondence, 

     13/10               1970-1977, 37 items.

     13/11               1978-1981, 40 items.

     13/12     Notes, 4 pp.

     13/13-13/14 Typescript, edited, "original,"

     13/13               Front matter, 5 pp., and pp. 1-48.

     13/14               pp. 49-83.

     13/5-14/1 Typescript, edited with typesetter's marks, "revised,"

     13/15               pp. 1-46.

     14/1                pp. 47-81.

     14/2      Revisions, 14 pp.

     14/3      Illustrations and sketches, with author's comments, 15 items.

               Review, 1 item.

     14/4-14/5 Fan mail,

     14/4           1982-1987.

     14/5           1988-1992.

     The Secret Life of Dilly McBean by Dorothy Haas (New York:
     Bradbury Press, 1986).

     14/6-14/7 Correspondence,

     14/6           1985-1986, 54 items.
     
     14/7           1987-1989, 25 items.

     14/8      Notes, 31 pp.

     14/9-14/10     Typescript, edited, "1st draft," with notes interfiled,

     14/9           Chapters 1-6, 105 pp. 

     14/10               Chapters 7-13, 57 pp.

     15/1      Notes and outline for 2nd draft, 9 pp.

     15/2-15/3 Typescript, edited by author, "2nd draft," 

     15/2           Chapters 1-8, pp. 1-89.

     15/3           Chapters 9-18, pp. 90-174.

     15/4-15/5 Typescript, edited by editor, "2nd draft," some pages missing,

     15/4           Chapters 1-8, pp. 1-89.

     15/5           Chapters 9-18, pp. 90-174.

     15/6-15/9 Typescript pages with suggested revisions,

     15/6           Author's comments, 32 pp.

     15/7           Editor's comments, 24 pp.

     15/8           Herb Lutkin's comments, 26 pp.

                    Lynn Zulinski's comments, 8 pp.

     15/9-16/1 Typescript, with typesetter's marks,

     15/9           Front matter, 5 pp., and chapters 1-9, pp. 1-98.

     16/1           Chapters 10-18, pp. 99-179.

     16/2      Flap text, 3 pp.

     16/3-16/4 Galley, 

     16/3           Front matter, 4 pp., and Chapters 1-8, pp. 1-63.

     16/4           Chapters 9-18, pp. 64-130.

     16/5      Publicity, 1 item.

               Reviews, 9 items. 

     16/6-16/8 Fan mail, 1987-1994, 3 folders.

     16/9      Excerpt reprinted in Electrical Energy: Teacher's Anthology (New
               York: Macmillan, 1993).

               Correspondence, 1991-1992, 7 items.

               Photocopy of excerpt, 3 pp.


     Tink in a Tangle by Dorothy Haas, pictures by Margot Apple (Niles, IL: 
     A. Whitman, 1984).

     16/10     Correspondence, 1982-1983, 16 items.

     16/11     Notes, 6 pp.

               Research material, 1 item.

               Sample chapters and outline, 16 pp.

     16/12-17/1 Typescript, edited, "original," 1 June 1983,

     16/12          pp. 1-37.

     17/1           pp. 38-88.     

     17/2-17/3 Typescript, edited with typesetter's marks, "final version,"

     17/2           Front matter, 4 pp., and pp. 1-46.

     17/3           pp. 47-94.

     17/4-17/5 Galley, edited, "author's galleys,"

     17/4           15 pp.

     17/5           18 pp.

     17/6      Reviews, 3 pp.

     17/7      Fan mail, 1984-1994.

     To Catch a Crook by Dorothy Haas (New York: Clarion Books, 1988). 

     17/8      Correspondence, 1986-1988, 16 items.

     17/9      Notes, 9 pp.

               Sample chapters and outline, 16 pp.
     
               Outline and notes, 15 pp.

     18/1      Typescript, "1st draft," pp. 1-85.

     18/2      Typescript, with typesetter's marks; front matter, 9 pp., and pp. 1-91.
     
     18/3      Galley, pp. 1-66.

     18/4      Reviews, 2 pp.

               Fan mail, 1991-1994, 3 items.

     
C.  Editorial Files (1958-1990)

     18/5      Typescript of autobiographical essay, "An Editor's Story," 42 pp. 

     18/6      Inventory (Including a list of books which were originally included in
               this collection.  They've been removed to the de Grummond Collection
               of published works), 10 pp.

     18/7-19/2 Whitman Division of Western Publishing,

     18/7           "An Editor's Story," Part 1, 18 pp.
     
                    Article, "Writing the Picture Book," pp. 1-4.
 
     18/8           Correspondence, 1958-1968, 41 items.

     18/9           Learn About Rivers / Learn About Books by Nancy
                    Larrick, correspondence and note, 4 pp.

     18/10          Minorities, books about, 
     
                    Note, 1 p.

                    Correspondence, 1967-1968, 9 items.
     
                    Photocopy of Maria, Everybody Has a Name 
                    (1966) by Dorothy Haas.

                    Review, 2 copies, 8 pp.

     18/11          Never Talk to Strangers (1967) by Irma Joyce,

                    Note, 1 p.

                    Publicity material, 2 items.

     18/12          The Night Before Christmas (1965), 

                    Note, 1 p.

                    Cover illustration, rejected, artist unknown, 1 item.

     19/1           Notes about editing, 14 items.

                    Notes about books which Haas wrote for Whitman Publishing,
                    12 pp.

     19/2           Unifon Alphabet, note, 1 item [see Book: Grandpapa and
                    Me].

     19/3-19/9 World Book's Childcraft Annual 1969,

     19/3           "An Editor's Story," Part 2, 4 pp.

     19/4           Outline, pp. 1-18.

     19/5-19/6 McCord, David, 

     19/5           Manuscripts of poems for this book, 20 pp.

                    Copies of poems from published book, 15 pp.

     19/6           Correspondence, 1983, 1990, 4 items.

                    Article, 1 item.

                    Other poems, 1 item.

     19/7      Poems written by Haas for this book; type samples, 10 pp.

     19/8      Typographic specifications, 9 pp. 

     19/9      Published book, with Haas' annotations, pp. 1-304.

     19/10-23/12 Rand-McNally,

     19/10          "An Editor's Story," Part 3, 14 pp.

     19/11-22/12 Author files,

     19/11-19/13    Correspondence with various authors, 

     19/11                    1968-1981, 14 items.

     19/12                    1982-1986, 19 items.

     19/13                    1987-1989, 14 items.

     19/14          Ambrus, Victor, 1981-1982, 8 items.

     19/15          Biesterveld, Betty, reviews, 3 items.

     20/1           Chittum, Ida, correspondence, 1985, 1 item.

     20/2-20/3      Harrison, David (What Do You Know! Mind
                    Boggling Questions! Astonishing Answers!1981) 

     20/2                     Correspondence, 1978-1990, 26 items.

     20/3                     Author information sheets, 2 items.

                              Outline, 19 pp.

                              Photograph, 1 item.

     20/4           Henry, Marguerite, 1975-1980, 5 items.

     20/5           McGowen, Thomas, 

                              Correspondence, 1980-1981, 3 items.

                              Reviews, 34 items.

     20/6           Rollins, Charlamae, 1965, 1989, 2 items.

     20/7-20/14     Sampson, Pamela, 

     20/7-20/12               Incredible Invention of Alexander Woodmouse (1982)

     20/7             		   Correspondence, 1980-1990, 20 items.

     20/8     		           Typescript, "rough working copy," 10 pp.

                      		   Typescript, edited, "1st draft," 14 pp.

     20/9            		   Typescript, 16 December 1981, 9 pp.

	                           Typescript, 9 pp.

          	                   Typescript, 31 January 1982, 11 pp.

     20/10-20/11      	           Sketches, photocopies, 2 folders.

     20/12                         Layout, 1 p.

                                   Reviews, 1 p.

     20/13-20/14              The Mouse Family Album (1980),

     20/13                         Correspondence, 1978-1980, 24 items.

     20/14                         Notes, 1 p.

                                   Typescript, 10 pp.

                                   Typescript, 26 October 1979, 14 pp.

                                   Press sheet, 1 p.

     20/15-21/1     Tompert, Ann (A Dollhouse for Lisa),

     20/15                    Correspondence, 1972-1990, 19 items.

                              Author information sheet, 1 item.

     21/1                     Typescript, 28 September 1982, 3 pp.

                              Evaluations from editors, 4 items, 19 items.

                              Typescript, 10 November 1982, 8 pp.

                              Typescript, 29 November 1982, 3 pp.
                                 
     21/2-22/8      Tudor, Tasha, 

     21/2                     Essay, "Tasha Tudor; The Publishing Years:
                              1973-1982" by Dorothy Haas, pp. 1-9.
     
     21/3                     Biographical information, 16 items.

     21/4                     Correspondence, 1978-1990, 27 items.

     21/5-21/6                Interviews on audio tape, 1976, 3 items.

     21/7                     Miscellaneous, 1 item.

     ---                      Photographs [removed to Tasha Tudor Papers,
                              DG 0997]
  
     21/8                     Projected profit and loss statement for
                              unpublished book, 22 pp. 

     21/9-21/12               Advent Calendars, 

     21/9                          1978, correspondence, 20 items.

     21/10                         1980, correspondence, 16 items.

     21/11                         1982, correspondence, 3 items.

     21/12                         Publicity material, 3 items.

     21/13-22/1               A Child's Garden of Verses (1981),

     21/13                         Correspondence, 35 items.

     22/1                          Publicity material and reviews, 3 items.

                                   Photographs, 4 items.                             

     22/2-22/3                The Night Before Christmas (1975),

     22/2                          Correspondence, 1973-1975, 34 items.

     22/3                          Reviews, 10 items.

     22/4-22/5                The Springs of Joy (1979),

     22/4                          Correspondence, 1978-1979, 26 items.

     22/5                          Reviews, 2 items.

                                   Photograph, 1 item.

     22/6-22/8                A Time to Keep (1977),

     22/6                          Correspondence, 1975-1978, 49 items.                        

     22/7                          Typescript, 1 April 1977, 5 pp.

                                   Typescript, 22 March 1977, 7 pp.

                                   Typescript, 4 pp.

     22/8                          Reviews, 5 items.

     22/9-22/12     Wangerin, Walter, (The Bible: It's Story for
                    Children, 1981)

     22/9                     Correspondence, 1978-1990, 49 items.

                              Biographical data, 2 items.

     22/10                    Typescript, edited, 30 March 1979, 26 pp.

                              Typescript, 6 April 1979, 20 pp.

     22/11                    Reviews, 11 items.

     22/12                    Reviews for The Book of the Dun Cow, 7
                              items.

                              Commencement address, July 1981, 1 item.

                              Photograph, 1 item.

     22/13-23/2 Title Files,

     22/13          One Silver Second: A Fable for All Ages, by
                    Daphne Hogstrom, illustrated by Gordon Laite (1972),
                    reviews, 2 items.

     22/14          The Real Book of First Stories, illustrated by
                    June Goldsborough (1973).

     22/15          Skylab: Pioneer Space Station, by William G.
                    Holder and William D. Siuru, Jr. (1974),

                              Mementoes from the launch of Skylab 1, 3 items.
 
                              Correspondence, 1973, 1 item.

     22/16-23/1     The Visit by Joan Esley, illustrated by Eloise
                    Wilkin (1980),
     
     22/16                    Correspondence, 1979-1981, 35 items.

     23/1                     Reviews, 3 items.

     23/2-23/11 Subject File,

     23/2           Awards for Rand-McNally children's books, 19 items.

     23/3           Books in progress, 1983, 8 pp.

     23/4           Book jackets, 10 items.

     23/5           British editions (co-publishing),

                         Correspondence, 1979-1980, 3 items.

                         Book jackets, 3 items.

     23/6           Denim I.D. Guides,

                         Correspondence, 3 items.

                         Product proposal, 7 pp.

                         Dummies, 4 items.

     23/7-23/8      Editorial tools, 

     23/7                Metric converters, character counters and slide
                         rule, 6 items.

     23/8                Slide rule, 1 item.

     23/9           Product proposals, 1982, 9 items.

     23/10          Reviews of Rand-McNally children's books, 12 items.

     23/11          "Typography for Children's Books," by Miles Tinker,
                    1965, 9 pp.


D.  Correspondence (Undated)

     23/12     Political correspondence, 1965-1994.

     24/1      Correspondence with the de Grummond Collection, 1989-1994,
               4 items.

     24/2-27/13 Personal correspondence,

     24/2           "A" 

     24/3           "B" 

     24/4           Bell, Marjorie Monte, 1990-1994.

     24/5           Borges, Michelle, 1990-1994.

     24/6           "C" 

     24/7           "D"

     24/8           "E"

     24/9           "F" 

     24/10          Foster child (Victor Sanchez), 1965-1975.

     24/11          "G"

     25/1-25/2      "H"

     25/3           Haas family.

     25/4           Haas, Robert, 1979.

     25/5           Haas, Jim and Liz, 1984-1994.

     25/6           Hudson, Nancy Sweetman, 1992-1994.

     25/7           Illinois State Library, 1991.

     25/8           "I"

     25/9           "J"

     25/10          Jackson, Dick, 1986-1988.

     25/11          "K"

     26/1           Kucharski, Helen, 1982-1994.

     26/2           "L"

     26/3           "M"

     26/4           Morgan, 1983-1994.

     26/5           Medlock, Peter, 1982-1993.

     26/6           Museum of Science and Industry, 1991-1994.

     26/7           "N"

     26/8           "O"

     26/9           "P"

     26/10          "Q"

     26/11          "R"
  
     26/12          Robinson Family, 1988-1994.

     27/1           Reading Advisory Council (Illinois), 1984-1994.

     27/2           Reader's Guide to Illinois Literature, 1985.

     27/3           "S"

     27/4           Schultz, Mary, 1990-1994.

     27/5           Sweetman family, 1981-1994.

     27/6           "T"

     27/7           "U"

     27/8           U.S. Mail, 1987-1994.

     27/9           "V"

     27/10          "W"

     27/11          Warner, Joan Sweetman, 1988-1993.

     27/12          "Y"

     27/13          "Z"

     28/1-29/8 Fan mail,

     28/1           1964-1982.

     28/2           1988.

     28/3-28/4      1989, 2 folders.

     28/5-28/6      1990, 2 folders.

     28/8-28/11     1991, 4 folders.

     29/1-29/4      1992, 4 folders.

     29/5           1993-1994.

     29/6-29/7 Pen pals, 1991-1994, 14 items.

     29/8      Books by children, 1994, 2 items.  


E.  Other Writings (1952-1955, 1965-1969, 1984)

     29/9-29/11 Articles,

     29/9           "Writing the Picture Book," in Writer's Digest, August
                    1965, 3 copies, 16 pp.

     29/10          "A Word to Parents," in Childcraft,

                    Correspondence, 1984, 4 items.

                    Notes, 8 pp.

                    Typescript, 6 pp.

     29/11          "The Manager's Role in Motivation" by Scott Myers (manual,
                    transcribed and edited by Dorothy Haas), pp. 1-69.

     29/12     Quote used in Give Children Wings by Marion Van Horne,

               Correspondence, 1969, 1 item.

               Photocopied pages from book, 3 pp.

     29/13     Student essays, 

               Correspondence, 1952-1955, 21 items.

               Articles, 5 items.

               Essays, 1952-1955, 3 items, 18 pp.
     
F.  Published Books

     30        Two copies of the following books have been kept in the collection to
               enable the books to be reprinted after Haas' death,

     	       The Bears Upstairs

     	       Burton and the Giggle Machine
     
     	       Burton's Zoom Zoom Va-ROOM Machine

     	       Dorothy and the Seven-Leaf Clover
     
               Dorothy and Old King Crow

               My First Communion

               Poppy and the Outdoors Cat

               The Secret Life of Dilly McBean

               Tink in a Tangle

               To Catch a Crook

     One copy of each volume in the "Peanut Butter and Jelly" series has 
     also been retained.
     

Separation List The following items were removed to other collections, or to the de Grummond Collection of published works: Book Links, May 1994. Bradfield, Roger [DG 0356], sketch. Fry, Rosalie [DG 0356], illustration from This Little Pony by Dorothy Haas (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1967). Newberry-Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speeches: 1972, 1974, 1977, 1984, 4 audio cassettes. Publishers Catalogs: Bradbury Press, Four Winds Press, Macmillan: Children's Books, Fall 1986. Fall 1990. Spring 1991. Macmillan Children's Book Group, Spring 1992. Rand-McNally Juvenile Books for All Ages, 1977/1978 - 1982/1983, 6 items. A World of Books from Rand-McNally, 1972/1973 - 1976/1977, 5 items. Sampson, Pamela, 15 greeting cards, removed to vertical file. Tudor, Tasha (DG 0997), 22 photographs. Winship, Florence Sarah [DG 1178], preliminary illustration from Mimi the Merry-Go-Round Cat (Racine, WI: Whitman, 1958).

Processed: August 1998
Revised: June 2001

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