Marylin Hafner Papers
Scope and Content
Books transferred to NCLC Collection include Hanukkah!; Happy Father's Day; Germs Make Me Sick!; Brush Comb, Scrub Inventions to Keep You Clean; Keeping Clean; Getting Dressed; Snap, Button, Zip Inventions to Keep Your Clothes On; Writing It Down; Chatterbox Jamie; Me Baby!; Big Sisters are Bad Witches; Daddy, Could I have an Elephant?; Red Day, Green Day; Happy Mothers Day; Don't Tease the Guppies.
The collection contains correspondence, illustrations, pre and post publication materials pertaining to 28 titles illustrated by Ms. Hafner. Additional materials were donated in 2002 and 2005, but have not yet been processed and integrated into the collection.
Dates
- undated
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
Biography
Marylin Hafner, daughter of Mark and Frances Hafner, was born 14 December 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. She received her B.Sc. degree in 1947 from the Pratt Institute. Hafner undertook additional studies at the New School for Social Research (1948-1950), School of Visual Arts, Silvermine School of Art and Slade School (London, England, 1965-1966). An artist, illustrator and designer, Hafner has been employed by McCall's as art director (1950-1954), and art instructor at Famous Schools, Inc. (Westport, CT, 1968-1970). A member of the Society of Illustrators, Westport Artists Guild, and Silvermine Guild of Artists, Hafner received the New York Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival Award (1949) for her work on Bonnie Bess: The Weathervane Horse. Marylin Hafner died October 31, 2008.
Extent
10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Marylin Hafner was born 14 December 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. She received her B.Sc. degree in 1947 from the Pratt Institute. Hafner undertook additional studies at the new School for Social Research (1948-1950), School of Visual Arts, Silvermine School of Art and Slade School (London, England, 1965-1966). An artist, illustrator and designer, Hafner has been employed by McCall's as art director (1950-1954), and art instructor at Famous Schools, Inc. (Westport, CT, 1968-1970). A member of the Society of Illustrators, Westoport Artists Guild, and Silvermine Guild of Artists, Hafner received the New York Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival Award (1949) for her work on Bonnie Bess: The Weathervane Horse.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to Archives & Special Collections by Ms. Hafner in October 1997.
Separated Material
The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:
Bully Trouble Dodd Call No.
M and M and the Halloween Monster Dodd
M and M and the Mummy Mess Dodd
Bibliography
- Artists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature Subject Source: Fast
- Illustrations (layout features). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustrators Subject Source: Fast
- Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Women artists Subject Source: Fast
- Title
- Marylin Hafner Papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 1999 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
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