Manuscript Collection CL-15,  2.5 linear inches (1 box)

Biographical Sketch:
Eric A. Kimmel received his Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of Illinois. He was an assistant professor of Education at Indiana University from 1973-1978 and Professor of Education at Portland State University from 1978-1994. He has been a full-time writer since 1994. He received the Present Tense-Joel A. Cavior Award for Notable Children's Book, National Council of Teachers of English in 1990 for Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, which was also a Caldecott Honor Book, as well as numerous other awards for his work.

Scope and Content Note:
The collection documents the writing of a children's author for two books: Hershel and the Hanukah Goblins and The McElderry Book of Greek Myths. Series 1 consists of the original manuscript for Hershel and the Hanukah Goblins. The story, originally titled Hershel and the Chanukah Demons, was later shortened, renamed and published in the December 1985 issue of the Cricket before being published as a picture book in 1989. Series 2 consists of the copyedited typed manuscript of The McElderry Book of Greek Myths. Each series also includes incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Eric A. Kimmel (1946-)
Papers 1997, 2008