Hans Christian Andersen Awards

Collection

Identifier: MS121

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Charles Deering McCormick Library’s collection of materials for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards (presented by the International Board on Books for Young People) consists of the biennial dossiers for 1992-2014, as well as photocopies of selections from texts or illustrations produced by candidates, clippings, reviews, and dust jackets from award books and other books by some of the authors or illustrators.

Dates

1992-2014
Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1995

Creator

International Board on Books for Young People (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

56.00 Boxes (56 boxes, Album, and 3 *L Folders)

1 album

3 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Since 1956, the International Board on Books for Young People has presented the Hans Christian Andersen Award to a living author or (since 1966) illustrator who has made a lasting contribution to children's literature. The McCormick Library’s collection of materials for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards consists of the biennial informational dossiers submitted by candidates for 1992-2006, clippings, reviews, and dust jackets by some of the authors or illustrators.

Arrangement

The dossiers are arranged in chronological order.

Method of Acquisition

Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University Assistant University Librarian for Collection Management, served on the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Awards Jury several times and arranged for the donations of the dossiers to the McCormick Library of Special Collections and the award books to the Curriculum Collection of Northwestern University Library.

Separated Materials

The books accompanying the dossiers have been cataloged for the Northwestern University Library and may be found in the library's online catalog.

Other Descriptive Information

The following selection of authors and illustrators whose dossiers are included in the collection consists of the Andersen Award winners for 1992-2006.

Hans Christian Andersen Award author winners: Hamilton, Virginia (USA) - 1992 Mado, Michio (Japan) - 1994 Orlev, Uri (Israel) - 1996 Paterson, Katherine (USA) - 1998 Machado, Ana Maria (Brazil) - 2000 Chambers, Aidan (UK) - 2002 Waddell, Martin (Ireland) - 2004 Mahy, Margaret (New Zealand) - 2006

Hans Christian Andersen Award illustrator winners: Müller, Jörg (Switzerland) - 1994 Ensikat, Klaus (Germany) - 1996 Ungerer, Tomi (France) - 1998 Browne, Anthony (UK) - 2000 Blake, Quentin (UK) - 2002 Velthuijs, Max (The Netherlands) - 2004 Erlbruch, Wolf (Germany) - 2006

Processing Information

Sigrid Pohl Perry processed dossiers and prepared a finding aid for the 1996 and 1998 awards in November, 1998; dossiers for 1992 and 1994 were added in 2004, and those for 2000 – 2006 were added between 2005 and 2008. Addition processed by Benn Joseph, 2014.