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Yale University LibraryBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryGuide to the Edgar Parinand Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874by Beinecke staff2008P. O. Box 208330New Haven, CT .library.yale.edu/Last exported at 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Table of ContentsCollection Overview . 3Requesting Instructions . 3Administrative Information . 3Immediate Source of Acquisition . 3Conditions Governing Access . 4Conditions Governing Use . 4Preferred Citation . 4Processing Information . 4Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (1898-1986) and Ingri D'Aulaire (1904-1980) . 4Scope and Contents . 5General note . 5Arrangement . 6Collection Contents . 7I. February 2006 Acquisition, 1931-1976 . 7Material Housed in Manuscript Boxes . 7Material Housed in Custom Manuscript Boxes . 10Oversize Material . 15Objects . 22Audiovisual Material . 22Rolled Items . 22Broadside Folders . 23II. March 2006 Acquisition, 1930-1978 . 25Unpublished Works . 25German and English Language Books . 25Other Papers . 26Objects . 30Audiovisual Material . 30Oversize . 32III. March 2006 Acquisition, 1930 . 35IV. September 2007 Acquisition, 1909-1985 . 36Objects . 36Slides . 36Sketchbooks and Notebooks . 36Drawings . 38Painting . 39Restricted Fragile . 39Selected Search Terms . 41
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Collection OverviewREPOSITORY: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryP. O. Box 208330New Haven, CT .library.yale.edu/CALL NUMBER: GEN MSS 874CREATOR: D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin, 1898-1986TITLE: Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersDATES: circa 1909-1985PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 62.56 linear feet (187 boxes) 8 broadsides, 39 rolls and 1 record albumstorageLANGUAGE: EnglishSUMMARY: The collection consists of art work, writings, notes and research papers,correspondence, printed material, motion picture film, art supplies,photographs and other related papers, documenting the D'Aulaires' creativeprocess and collaborative work as authors and illustrators of children'sbooks.ONLINE FINDING AID: To cite or bookmark this finding aid, please use the following link: equesting InstructionsTo request items from this collection for use in the Beinecke Library reading room, please use the requestlinks in the HTML version of this finding aid, available at To order reproductions from this collection, please send an email with the call number, box number(s), andfolder number(s) to beinecke.images@yale.edu.Key to the container abbreviations used in the PDF finding aid:b. boxitem barcodeAdministrative InformationImmediate Source of AcquisitionPurchased from Nils Daulaire and Per Ola D'Aulaire on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2006.Gift of Nils Daulaire and Per Ola D'Aulaire, 2006-2007.Page 3 of 41
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Conditions Governing AccessThe materials are open for research.Record Album Storage, Box 3 (commercial record album): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copiesmay be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.Boxes 172-189 (motion picture films and reel-to-reel sound recordings): Restricted fragile material.Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.Box 190 (videocassette and DVD): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested.Consult Access Services for further information.Boxes 230-233 (lithograph stones): Restricted fragile material. For further information consult theappropriate curator.Conditions Governing UseThe Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire Papers are the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book andManuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or theirlegal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.Preferred CitationEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,Yale University.Processing InformationCollections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable,their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts toprovide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired, and does moreextensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat MSS 844, Uncat MSS 858, Uncat MSVault File, and Uncat MSS 985. This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousingand minimal organization in 2012. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not beenmerged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below,identified by a unique call number and titled according to month and year of acquisition.Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawnfrom information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titlesappearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previouscustodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, foldertitles are supplied by staff during initial processing.This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/orrevisions in arrangement and description.Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (1898-1986) and Ingri D'Aulaire (1904-1980)Edgar Parin D'Aulaire and Ingri Mortenson D'Aulaire authored and illustrated a number of children's books.Throughout their joint career, which spanned nearly five decades, the D'Aulaires worked as a team onthe text and illustrations for numerous children's books. Their published works include: Abraham LincolnPage 4 of 41
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874(1939), Foxie (1949), Buffalo Bill (1952), Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths (1962),Norse Gods and Giants (1967), and D'Aulaires' Trolls (1972), among many others.Ingri Mortenson was born on December 27, 1904 in Kongsberg, Norway to Per and Oline Mortenson. Shestudied art at the Institute of Arts and Crafts in Oslo, Norway, Hans Hofman School of Art in Munich,Germany, and Academie Scandinave, Academie Gauguin, and Academie Andre L'Hote in Paris, France.Edgar Parin was born on September 30, 1898 in Munich, Germany, to Gino and Ella Parin. Edgar Parinadopted his mother's maiden name, D'Aulaire, for his professional identity. D'Aulaire attended theTechnological Institute of Munich and Hans Hofman School of Art in Munich, Germany before continuinghis studies in Paris (including a period as a pupil of Henri Matisse).Ingri Mortenson and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire met while attending the Hans Hofman School of Art andwere married on July 24, 1925. After living and studying in Paris the D'Aulaires immigrated to the UnitedStates in 1929 settling in New York and then Connecticut. In 1930 they began collaborating on children'sbooks with their first publication The Magic Rug appearing in 1931. The D'Aulaires drew inspiration fromNorwegian folktales and American historical figures for their work. In 1940 the D'Aulaires were awarded aCaldecott Medal from the American Library Association for Abraham Lincoln. Other recognition includesthe Catholic Library Association Regina Medal (1970) and a nomination for the National Book Award (1973).The D'Aulaires had two sons: Per Ola and Nils Maarten.Ingri D'Aulaire died of cancer on October 24, 1980. Edgar D'Aulaire died on May 1, 1986.Scope and ContentsThe Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire Papers document the D'Aulaires' creative process and collaborativework as authors and illustrators of children's books. The papers are comprised of artwork (includingdrawings and sketches), writings (manuscripts and research papers), correspondence, printed material,motion picture film, art supplies, photographs, and other related papers. The papers provide evidence ofthe D'Aulaires' creative life and shed light into the production of popular American children's literatureduring the twentieth-century.A broad range of the D'Aulaires' professional life is reflected in the papers from their early collaborationon The Magic Rug (1931) to publications produced during the 1970s, such as D'Aulaires' Trolls (1972).In addition the papers are comprised of documents relating to various points in their creative process.Autograph manuscripts and typescripts provide insight into earlier phases of the production processwhereas proofs and galleys reveal the involvement of printers and publishers. Copper plates and lithographstones provide further insight into the production of the D'Aulaires' books. Their artistic life is alsoreflected in various objects such as art supplies and a documentary film Children of the Northlights.The papers also include correspondence, photographs, home movies, and personal effects, which are awindow into the D'Aulaires' personal lives.General noteThis finding aid describes a collection that has been acquired by the library in discrete segments overtime. The narrative sections of the finding aid provide information about the content and context ofthe collection. The Collection Contents section provides a general description and in some instances abox or folder listing of the various acquisitions of the collection. The Processing Notes section providesinformation about the way and extent to which the library has processed this collection. The Arrangementsection provides information about how material within this collection is organized and tips on how tolocate material across various acquisitions.Page 5 of 41
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874ArrangementOrganized into four groupings: I. February 2006 Acquisition, 1931-1976. II. March 2006 Acquisition,1930-1978. III. March 2006 Acquisition, 1930. IV. September 2007 Acquisition, 1909-1985.Material within this collection has been organized by acquisition reflecting the fact that the collection hasbeen acquired in increments over time.Researchers should note that material within each acquisition overlaps with and/or relates to materialfound in other acquisitions. For instance, art work and drawings can be found in most, if not all, of thegroupings. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consulteach acquisition described in the Collection Contents section.Researchers should also note that similar material can be arranged differently in each acquisition,depending on how the material was organized when it was received by the library.Page 6 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Collection ContentsI. February 2006 Acquisition, 1931-197638.13 linear ft. (96 boxes) 7 broadsides, 37 rollsThis portion of the collection contains extensive material relating to the D'Aulaires' work as authors andillustrators. The span of the D'Aulaires' career is well documented from some of their earlier works, such asThe Magic Rug (1931), to later works, such as D'Aulaires Trolls (1972). Their creative process can be tracedin autograph manuscripts, typescripts, drawings, lithograph prints, acetate prints, proofs, galleys, pasteups, and research notes. Also included are objects and other material relating to their publications, such ascopper plates from East of the Sun and West of the Moon and a record album for Columbus.Former call number: Uncat MSS 844.Purchased from Nils Daulaire and Per Ola D'Aulaire on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2006.Record Album Storage, Box 3 (commercial record album): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copiesmay be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.Similar material can also be found in II. March 2006 Acquisition, III. March 2006 Acquisition, and IV.September 2007 Acquisition.Organized into seven groupings: Material Housed in Manuscript Boxes, Material Housed in CustomManuscript Boxes, Oversize Material, Objects, Audiovisual Material, Rolled Items, and Broadside Folders.Arranged alphabetically by title of work within groupings.ContainerDescriptionDateMaterial Housed in Manuscript BoxesAbraham Lincolnb. 1Double-sided autograph manuscript guide sheetcirca 1939b. 1"Young Wings," 2 issuescirca 1939b. 1"Brooklyn Public Library Bulletin"circa 1939b. 1"Abe Lincoln Quarterly"circa 1939b. 1"Horn Book Quarterly"circa 1939Animals Everywhereb. 1Publishers catalogs2 folderscirca 1940b. 1Exhibition catalogcirca 1940Children of the Northlightsb. 1Preliminary sketches with some notes and textcirca 1935b. 1Unbound publisher's proofs with end paper designs and unboundpublisher's proof for library editioncirca 1935b. 1Publisher's catalogs3 folderscirca 1935The Conquest of the AtlanticPage 7 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Manuscript Boxes The Conquest of the Atlantic (continued)ContainerDescriptionDateb. 19 drawingscirca 1933b. 1Small proofscirca 1933b. 1Dust jacketcirca 1935East of the Sun and West of the Moonb. 1Story guide sheet; 4 typescript pages of indexes; 1 manuscript pagetext; 1 manuscript page indexes; 4 preliminary sketchescirca 1969b. 1Signature folders beginning with dedication probably for 1969 edition;paste up proofs with number of preliminary sketches and drawingssome with handwritten text, each folder lined with text; some prooftext mounted; end paperscirca 1969b. 13 preliminary sketchescirca 1969b. 1Author's galley with some handwritten correctionscirca 1969b. 1Unbound proof and dust jacket with 4 unsewn signaturescirca 1949b. 1Publisher's proof, incompletecirca 1949b. 1Acetates and filmcirca 1949b. 2Acetates and film2 folderscirca 1949FoxieGeorge Washingtonb. 2Small color and black and white proofscirca 1936Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Mythsb. 2Unbound publisher's proofscirca 1962b. 2Unbound proofscirca 1962b. 2Unbound proof sets: 2 complete proofs; 1 variant unbound proof; 4incomplete unbound proofs3 folderscirca 1962b. 3Unbound proof sets: 2 complete proofs; 1 variant unbound proof; 4incomplete unbound proofs3 folderscirca 1962b. 3Set of galleyscirca 1962Leif the Luckyb. 3Papers relating to zinc impressions and cost sheetscirca 1941b. 3Rolled illustrations on linen2 folderscirca 1941The Lord's PrayerPage 8 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Manuscript Boxes The Lord's Prayer (continued)ContainerDescriptionDateb. 3Original hand-colored design for title page; complete set of proofscirca 1934b. 3Dust jackets for Catholic and Protestant editions in various states;proof for title page and end paperscirca 1934The Magic Meadowb. 3Typescript, corrected, drawings, sketchescirca 1958b. 3Typed pages with notes; separate pages of notes and correctionscirca 1958b. 3Typed pages in Norwegian with handwritten notescirca 1958b. 3Unbound paste-up in 4 galleys plus end papers, pictorial title in pen and circa 1958inkb. 4Unbound proof with trial proof for dust jacket; unbound publisher'sproof in 4 signaturescirca 1958b. 4Galley on newspaper print with drawings, chalk drawing and notescirca 1958b. 4Original chalk drawings3 folderscirca 1958b. 4Unbound publisher's proof in 4 gatherings ; 2 color proofs, photostat of circa 1958title and frontsNilsb. 4Sketchbookcirca 1948Norse Gods and Giantsb. 4Preliminary drawings and sketches, some paste-ups, corrected3 Folderscirca 1967b. 4Researchcirca 1967b. 4Notes; pencil sketch of title page; color illustrations in mixed media;pen and ink sketchescirca 1967b. 4Unbound publisher's proofcirca 1967b. 5Unbound publisher's proof4 folderscirca 1967Ola and Blakken and Line, Sine, Trineb. 5Swedish festival; 4 typed pages based on Olacirca 1933b. 5Pencil drawingcirca 1967The Terrible Troll-Birdb. 5Second dummy, 1973-75; with preliminary sketches laid in front; 371973-1975pages with illustrations and pasted text, some illustrations highlightedwith color; with color proof or dust jacket, with original drawing onacetate; also laid in are some notes and text layout.b. 5Color proofscirca 1976Page 9 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Manuscript Boxes The Terrible Troll-Bird (continued)ContainerDescriptionDateb. 5Unbound publisher's proofs in three signatures in dust jacket, unbound circa 1976publisher's proofb. 6Sketchescirca 1976b. 6Proofs in gatherings in various states5 Folderscirca 1976b. 6Autograph manuscript and typescript, some with correctionscirca 1976b. 6Unbound publisher's proofs, three gatheringscirca 1976Too Bigb. 6Matted color proofs and five black and white proofs of same image;black and white proof with colored drawing on verso9 Folderscirca 1945D'Aulaires' Trollsb. 6Unbound pages with hand-colored design for covercirca 1972Wings for Perb. 7Magazines and related research13 Folderscirca 1944b. 8Magazines and related research5 folderscirca 1944Material Housed in Custom Manuscript BoxesAbraham Lincolnb. 9Preliminary sketch book with manuscript notes, hand-coloredillustration, drawings, sketchescirca 1939b. 9Preliminary sketch book including conceptual designs for the title,color concepts, manuscript pagescirca 1939b. 9Bound sketchbook containing field sketches and notescirca 1939b. 10Paste-up with hand-colored layoutscirca 1939b. 10Uncut page proofs for 1939 first edition with one page manuscript inIngri's hand1939b. 102 set of page proofs, 1 set with signed black and white proof laid in, forreissue of 19571957b. 10Unbound publisher's proof laid into two dust jacketsundatedAnimals Everywhereb. 11Panel panorama with hand-colored illustration comprising the finalworkb. 11Published proof in three gatherings, plus end papers, used for reissue of 19541954Page 10 of 41circa 1940
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Custom Manuscript Boxes Animals Everywhere (continued)Containerb. 11DescriptionDatePrinted version in panorama form, bound in plain blue cloth withoriginal drawing of boy and tiger on cover1954Benjamin Franklinb. 12Manuscript in miniature with drawings, two hand-colored illustrations circa 1950b. 12Manuscript and typed proverbs, sayings and quotescirca 1950b. 12Sketch book (14 leaves) and end paperscirca 1950b. 12Sketch book (18 leaves) and end paperscirca 1950b. 12Dummy, titles page, and 2 pages of text with handwritten commentscirca 1950b. 12Publisher's unbound proof with dust jacketcirca 1950b. 1360 original color illustrations; 5 pencil drawings; 13 hand-coloredillustrations; proof of dust jacketcirca 1950Buffalo Billb. 1416 original hand-colored illustrations; trial image including title, frontcover, dust jacketcirca 1952b. 15Black and white, pencil, and hand-colored illustrationscirca 1952b. 15Unbound proof in 3 signaturescirca 1952Columbusb. 16Preliminary sketches: blank hard cover with loose sketches and noteson end papers consisting of 58 leaves some on acetate includingtitle page design; full page drawings; text; drawings; 2 hand-coloredillustrations; "Shipwreck" drawings; 1 charcoal color sketch; title pagecirca 1955b. 16Preliminary sketches including blank hard cover with loose sketches,2 hand-colored illustrations, 5 crayon drawings, 8 pages typescript, 2manuscript pagescirca 1955b. 167 pastel drawing, 1 acetate drawingcirca 1955b. 16Bound preliminary sketchbook of 23 leaves; 11 pages with manuscripttextcirca 1955b. 17Complete set of blue line proofs, correctedcirca 1955b. 17Set of galleys, correctedcirca 1955b. 17Unbound proofscirca 1955b. 17Final dummy in blank covers with end papers and frontispiece; titlepage in manuscript plus 53 leaves with paste-up text and originaldrawingscirca 1955b. 17Dummy in 4 gatherings including color and pencil illustrations andEdgar Parin D'Aulaire's manuscript notescirca 1955b. 17Typescript with correctionscirca 1955Page 11 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Custom Manuscript Boxes Columbus (continued)ContainerDescriptionb. 18Date16 matted drawings on acetatescirca 1955Don't Count Your Chicksb. 19Bound early draft with pencil drawing of a round chicken on frontcover; drawings and illustrationscirca 1943b. 19Bound early draft with pencil drawing of chick on cover includesoriginal drawings, text, notescirca 1943b. 19Bound early mock-up with pictorial jacket illustration in reverse; pasted circa 1943in front end papers in reverse; 18 leaves with mounted text and proofillustrationsb. 19Publisher's early proof in 5 gatherings and end papers for paperbackeditioncirca 1943b. 20Bound preliminary sketch book with end paperscirca 1949b. 20Bound preliminary sketch book with double end paperscirca 1949b. 20Un-bound publisher's proof in 5 unsewn signatures, and end paperscirca 1949FoxieGeorge Washingtonb. 21Bound preliminary sketchbookcirca 1936b. 21Dummy, 4 signatures; typed letter, signed, from Lillian Glaser to PeggyLesser with response from Lessercirca 1936b. 21Color proof for front cover with black and white proof signed by Edgar circa 1936b. 212 original hand-colored designs for dust jacketcirca 1936b. 2112 matted color proofscirca 1936Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Mythsb. 22Original typescript in 9 stapled gatherings with numerous manuscriptnotes and corrections; correspondence; handwritten index on linedpapercirca 1962b. 22Early mock-up of mounted typescript pages with corrections andoriginal drawings and sketchescirca 1962b. 23Mock-up in folder with cover illustrations; pasted-in proof of text andoriginal illustrationscirca 1962b. 24Typescript with corrections: half-title, title, list of books, copy write;dedication and contents in 2 pages; pages of text; pages of indexcirca 1962b. 24Working sketches while on site in Greece bound in black notebookcirca 1962b. 25Set of unbound proofs marked "Corrected Version," unbound proof injacketcirca 1962b. 26Robert Graves correspondenceundatedPage 12 of 41
I. February 2006 AcquisitionContainerEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Custom Manuscript Boxes Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of GreekMyths (continued)DescriptionDateb. 27Large group of original drawings and sketches in 19 titled gatherings,color drawing for the cover and a manuscript and typescript indexcirca 1962Leif the Luckyb. 28Bound sketchbook and end papercirca 1941b. 28Preliminary dummy with colored and black and white drawings andsketches including conceptual drawings for the covercirca 1941b. 28Bound paste-up: final version with pasted in proofs of text andillustrations in blue coverscirca 1941b. 29Dummy titled "Leif the First Story of America," with original handcolored illustrationscirca 1941b. 29Unbound publisher's proof in 3 gatherings with end papers1941b. 29Unbound publisher's proof in 3 gatherings without end papers1941b. 29Early artist conceptual draft of 65 leavescirca 1941b. 30Set of proofs including 20 hand-colored illustrationscirca 1941The Magic Rugb. 31Preliminary sketchbooks: 30 pages with handwritten text and pencildrawings; end papers with drawings, laid in; color drawingscirca 1931b. 31Typescript pages, correctedcirca 1931b. 32Original conceptual drawing, some with overlay, photostats of dustjacket; early version of title; preliminary sketchescirca 1948b. 32Unbound paste-up in proof dust jacket in reversecirca 1948b. 32Paste-up for color illustrations, in 8-single sewn leaves, with folio sizeend papers and 2 single pagescirca 1948b. 32Paste-up for color illustrations, in 8 single-sewn leaves, with folio sizeend papers and 2 single pagescirca 1948NilsNorse Gods and Giantsb. 33Typescripts with corrections and printed contents; corrections to"Reader's Companion"circa 1967b. 33Typescript of early draft with written corrections in bindercirca 1967b. 33Copy of typed manuscript, carbon copies, typed table of contentscirca 1967b. 33Typed manuscript in Norwegian with manuscript corrections, sketches circa 1967b. 34Editorial correspondence in Ingri's hand; manuscript pages withhandwritten corrections; handwritten pages from editor; handwrittenpages containing suggestions, corrections, and background. Re-typedpages with manuscript pagesPage 13 of 41circa 1967
I. February 2006 AcquisitionEdgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire PapersGEN MSS 874Material Housed in Custom Manuscript Boxes Norse Gods and Giants (continued)ContainerDescriptionDateb. 35Early dummy with preliminary sketches, unbound, manuscript text with circa 1967some tipped in on slipsb. 35Preliminary mock-up with sketches; 10 signatures
Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire Papers GEN MSS 874 (1939), Foxie (1949), Bu alo Bill (1952), Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths (1962), Norse Gods and Giants (1967), and D'Aulaires' Trolls (1972), among many others. Ingri Mortenson was born on December 27, 1904 in Kongsberg, Norway to Per and Oline Mortenson.
