Links
Much of the Haders’ Art and Personal Papers are Housed in Three Universities:
University of Oregon, Knight Library – Special Collections
http://www.libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/mss/index.html
University of Southern Mississippi, deGrummond Children’s Literature Collection
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/
University of Minnesota, Kerlan Collection – The Children’s Literature Research Collections
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/index.php
http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-35.xml
Fine giclée prints of the Haders’ map of Maine are available through Galeyrie Historic Maps in Falmouth, Maine. http://www.galeyrie.com/
Sybilla Cook is the biographer of Berta and Elmer Hader. Her research has taken her from coast to coast. The planned completion date for the biography, which is entitled DRAWN TOGETHER – HOW ARTISTS BERTA AND ELMER HADER BUILT ONE HOUSE, ONE CAREER, AND TWO SUCCESSFUL LIVES, is 2012. http://www.sybillacook.com/
Berta and Elmer recognized Ruth Gagliardo as an important children’s advocate. They gave her many original pieces to use in her work with children. She donated those items to the Wichita Public Library. They can now be viewed in their Decorative Arts Collection. http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/.com
The Press Herald in Maine ran an article entitled WHIMSICAL 1932 MAP OF MAINE RE-PURPOSED FOR 21ST CENTURY. http://www.allbusiness.com/humanities-social-science/literature-literature/13315042-1.html
Bob Keefer with the Eugene Register Guard wrote an article about Berta and Elmer. Read here.
Anne Creighton with the Douglas County News-Review described Hader Connection’s foray into Douglas County schools with an art lesson based on the Haders’ 1932 Picture Book of the States. Read here.
Leonard Marcus is one of the children’s book world’s most respected and versatile writers, historians, and critics. He has been extremely helpful to Hader Connection. http://www.leonardmarcus.com/
William Anderson is the renowned biographer of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder. The Wilder and Hader lives were intertwined. Mr. Anderson has also been helpful to Hader Connection. http://www.williamandersonbooks.com/
Page Books sells fine children’s and illustrated books. They have a wealth of Hader information on their website. http://www.pagebooks.net/
California Art Gallery specializes in the Early California Scene Painters (1925–1955) watercolors and oils. It has one of the largest selections in the United States for this genre and includes original Elmer Hader oil paintings (available). Sandy Hunter, Gallery founder and manager. http://www.californiaartgallery.com/earlyca-hader.html
The Jacobs Gallery is within the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon. They feature a variety of important and captivating art.
The Hader Exhibit – April 3 – May 2, 2009. http://www.jacobsgallery.org/
The Collins Gallery is within the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. Exhibitions have included many famous authors, illustrators and creators of fine bindings.
The Hader Exhibit – January 9 – March 8, 2009. http://www.multcolib.org/events/collins/haders.html
The Umpqua Valley Arts Center is in Roseburg, Oregon. Their exhibits include established artists as well as those who are up and coming.
Their first Hader Exhibit – January 21 – March 5, 2008. Their second Hader Exhibit – October 10, 2009. http://www.uvarts.com/