Zim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1909-1994Bleeker, Sonia
Title:
Herbert Spencer Zim and Sonia Bleeker Papers
Dates:
1934-1976 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
40.5 linear feet (21 containers)
Collection Number:
Ax 558
Summary:
Herbert Spencer Zim (1909-1994) was a
teacher and author in the field of science. His works in this collection
reflect his work in the science field. Sonia Bleeker Zim was an editor for a
publishing house and a writer of youth books. Her work in this collection
represents her career as a youth author.
Repository:
University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University
Archives
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
Herbert Spencer Zim (July 12, 1909-December 5, 1994) was a teacher and
writer of children’s books on science. He was born to Marco and Minnie (Orlo)
Zim in New York City, New York. He married Sonia Bleeker on January 6, 1934.
They had two sons—Aldwin H. and Roger S. and then after the death of Sonia in
1971, Zim married Grace K. Showe on June 4, 1978. Zim died in Plantation Key,
Florida.
Herbert Zim was educated at City College (now City College of the City
University of New York) from 1927-1929, and then attended Columbia University
where he received a B.S. in 1933, a M.A. in 1934, and a Ph. D. in 1940.
His hobbies and interests included fishing, gardening and traveling.
He was a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature,
American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Association for the
Advancement of Science (fellow), American Nature Study Society (director from
1968-1970), National Science Teacher’s Association, National Association for
Research in Science Teaching, National Association of Biology Teachers, Union
of Concerned Scientists, Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Audubon
Society, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Nature
Conservancy, Isaac Walton League, Western Society of Naturalists, Pacific
Science Association, Everglades Natural History Association and Sierra
Club.
During his career Zim was an instructor of science at Ethical Culture
Schools in New York City, New York from 1932-1950, developed first elementary
science laboratories from 1934-1936, and was the head of the department of
science from 1937-1945. Zim was an associate professor at the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1950-1954 and then a professor of education
(science) from 1954-1957. He was a full time writer and editor on science
subjects and consultant from 1957 on. From 1934-1937 Zim was conductor of study
of science interests of adolescents. At Columbia University he was and
instructor for the summers of 1935 and 1936 and conductor of summer field trips
through North America from 1937-1941. Following that Zim was an educational
director at the Artists and Writers Press from 1957-1969. Zim was also an
adjunct professor of education at the University of Miami in Miami Florida
beginning in 1968. Zim was a member of the steering committee for Biological
Sciences Curriculum Study, and participant in an Elementary Science Study. He
was an educational consultant for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from
1947-1951, for the Western Publishing Company from 1967-1970 and American
Friends Service Committee from 1968-1975. Zim was also an editorial consultant
for Physical Science Study. Zim served as conscientious objector working on
Pre-induction Training Program, U.S. War Department from 1942-1943 and also was
in the Civilian Public Service from 1943-1945.
Sonia Bleeker (November 28, 1909-November 13, 1971) was born in
Starchevicvih, Russia to Ivan and Yedlia Bleeker.
Bleeker received her education at Hunter College (now Hunter College
of the City University of New York), where she received her B.A. in 1933. She
then went to Columbia University where she did graduate study in
anthropology.
Bleeker was a member of the American Anthropological Association and
Delta Kappa Gamma (as an honorary member).
During her career Bleeker was an editor for Simon & Schuster, Inc.
in New York City, New York from 1931-1946. Then she was a full time writer of
youth books from 1950-1971.
Source:
Contemporary Authors Online, Gale,
2003.
Content Description
The collection contains manuscripts, and books in various stages of
production (including galley proofs, photostats, page layouts, dummies, and the
manuscripts in various stages of revision. The collection also contains
correspondence.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University
Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use :
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University
Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators
of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in
Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain
permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation :
[Identification of item], Herbert Spencer Zim and Sonia Bleeker Papers, Ax 558, Special Collections & University
Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Collection is organized into the following series:
Manuscripts in Stages of Production for Art and
Editorial Work
Manuscripts of Sonia Bleeker
Manuscripts in Stages of Production for Art and
Editorial Work
Book Dummy and Booklets both Authored by Zim and
Others
Miscellaneous Material
Addenda from 1978
The Work of Sonia Bleeker Zim
Processing Note :
Collection processed by Carla Johnson.
Additional Reference Guides :
Paper finding aid with additional information available in Special
Collections & University Archives.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series: Manuscripts in Stages of Production
for Art and Editorial Work
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1
1-4
Acadia National Park
Various revised drafts, old text 290 pp., in-process manuscript,
including text revisions, notes, Photostats of layouts with revisions,
worksheets concerning art in all stages, editorial comments for pages 1-80, one
set of corrected galley proofs and one set of uncorrected galley proofs,
artwork not used, 18 watercolor illustrations, worksheet for photography,
correspondence; 15 letters.
1
5-6
Birds
Carbon manuscript with revisions and index 375 pp., Photostat
layouts, edited, incomplete, artist’s folders with notes, revisions for artwork
includes state of rough and finished art, one set of corrected galley proofs,
one set of color page proofs.
1
7
Blood
Various revised drafts 250 pp., one set of corrected galley
proofs.
1
8
Blood
Rough layout dummy for 65 pp., including pencil sketches and
pasted up typed copy, Photostats of illustrations, notes, correspondence; 28
letters.
1
9-10
Botany
Old text with various revisions, notes for artist, etc., 1983
pp., also stats for page layouts in all stages, notes.
2
1-5
Botany
Old text with various revisions, notes for artist, etc., 1983
pp., also stats for page layouts in all stages, notes.
2
6
Corals
Various revised drafts 266p, final manuscript, printer’s copy 23
pp., rough layout for 65 pp., correspondence; 43 letters total.
2
7
Corals
One set of corrected galley proofs, notes, jacket proof,
correspondence.
2
8
Diamonds
Rough dummy for 64 pp., with pencil sketches, various revised
drafts 157 pp., notes, fragments of manuscript, correspondence; 21 letters.
2
8
Fossils
Color proofs of illustrations.
2
9
Insect Pests
Captions and labels 95 pp., scientific names 14 pp, index 22
pp.
2
9
Israel
Color proofs of illustrations.
2
10
Non-Flowering Plants
Manuscripti fragments and various revised drafts 130 pp., labels 2 sets 53 pp.
2
11
Non-Flowering Plants
Working manuscript; worksheets, rough layouts, stats of illustrations in all stages
with corresponding text.
2
12-13
Orchids
Various revised drafts 431 pp., Photostats of page layouts in
all stages, edited and revised, notes, correspondence; 25 letters.
3
1-2
Pocket Guide to
Science
Old materials, including research materials, art comments,
lists, notes, correspondence; 20 letters
3
3
Quiz Me: Birds
Revised manuscript 48 pp., stat 46 pp., later revision 43 pp.,
layouts and layout worksheets, jacket proof, correspondence; 4 letters.
Text and stats of layout worksheets for 47 pp., manuscript 47 pp.,
stats of final layouts with corrections, carbon manuscript, revised 33 pp.,
original manuscript, edited 25 pp., revisions 52 pp., correspondence; 10
letters.
Early manuscript with revisions 45 pp., revised manuscript 34
pp., stats of final layout with corrections for 48 pp., two sets of corrected
galley proofs, correspondence; 6 letters.
Miscellaneous revisions, stats, color proofs etc.,
correspondence; 15 letters.
4
1-83
Seashells
For manuscript
Sea Shells: Double page spread
folders with art and editorial worksheets, in all stages, incomplete, pages
54-271 only.
5
1-7
Seashells
Contents include literary manuscripts, galley proofs, etc.
5
8
Sharks
Contents include correspondence and miscellaneous materials.
1965-1966
5
9
Shooting Stars
Typed final manuscript with light holograph revision 22 pp.;
Captions, typed carbon pages 3-8.
1965-1966
5
10
Spiders
Layouts.
5
11
Spiders
First drafts, typed with holograph revisions; layouts.
5
12
Spiders
First drafts, typed with holograph revisions; layouts.
6
1-78
Spiders
Contents include notes, text, revisions of ilustrtions and
layouts, and some original sketches and ink drawings.
6
79-82
Spiders
Contents include first drafts with holograph revisions, layouts,
correspondence, literary manuscripts layouts of illustrations, and editing
checklists.
7
1-4
Spiders
Contents include illustration layouts, typed manuscripts,
illustration layouts and paste-ups, and pen and ink drawings of various
pages.
7
5-10
Trees
Contents include literary manuscripts with revisions and
layout.
8
1-11
Trees
Contents include outlines, literary manuscripts with revisions,
layouts, and correspondence.
9
1-133
Field Guide Trees: artist's
folder
Contents include text, layouts, some photostats and galleys.
10
1-3
Waves
Contents include correspondence, literary manuscripts,
illustrations in various stages, collected galley proofs.
10
4-7
Yosemite National Park
Contents include correspondence, literary manuscripts, page
layouts, and art and photo checklists.
10
8
Your Heart
Contents include final manuscript, edited (22 pp.).
10
9-15
Zoo Animals
Contents include page layouts, correspondence, holograph
revisions.
11
1-6
Zoo Animals
Contents include page layouts, correspondence, holograph
revisions.
11
1-6
Zoo Animals
Contents include final manuscript, page layouts, correspondence,
and corrected galley proofs.
Contents include correspondence with Thomas K. Brown,
correspondence, notes on illustrations, and miscellaneous correspondence
relating to the following books:
A Giant Little Golden Book of Fish,
Non-Flowering Plants,
Oceanography, and
Pocket Guide to Science.
Correspondents include Lucille Ogle, Joseph Trautwein, Floyd S. Shuttleworth,
and Lucille Schultz.
The contents of this box contain correspondence, memorandums,
tear sheets, manuscripts in various stages and pamphlets as well as other
miscellaneous material.
A Guide to Acadia National Park and the
Nearby Coast of Maine. By Grant W. Sharpe, edited by Herbert S. Zim, New
York, Golden Press
Contents include correspondence, outlines, manuscripts,
revisions, paste-ups, and proofs.
1962-1968
15
55
Animal Kingdom
Contents includes correspondence and an index.
1963-1964
15
56-61
Cargo Ships. By Herbert S. Zim and
James R. Skelly, New York, William Morrow and Company
Contents includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, page
layouts and paste-ups, galleys, and reviews.
1969-1971
16
1-2
Insect Pests. By George S. Fitcher, edited by Herbert S. Zim, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, lists, and outlines.
1966
16
3-14
Metric Measure. By Herbert S. Zim and James R. Skelly, New York, William Morrow and Company
Contents includes correspondence, manuscripts, layouts, and galleys.
1973-1974
16
15-21
Mexico .By Herbert S. Zim and Sonia Bleeker Zim, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, and reference material.
1957-1968
17
15-21
Mexico. By Herbert S. Zim and Sonia Bleeker Zim, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes typed drafts, illustration page layouts, and photographs.
1967-1968
18
1-2
Mexico. By Herbert S. Zim and Sonia Bleeker Zim, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes notebooks, working outlines, text and illustratoins, and page layouts.
1965-1970
18
3-20
National Parks of the World. By Herbert S. Zim and C. Frank Brockman, edited by Herbert S. Zim, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, reference materials, manuscripts, page proofs, and galleys.
1959-1970
19
1-14
Orchids. By Floyd S. Shuttleworth, Herbert S. Zim, Gordon W. Dillon, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, research materials, early draft manuscripts, page layouts, and page proofs.
1962-1970
19
15-16
Pocket Encyclopedia of Physical Science. By Joseph Ackner, (idea and initial work came from Herbert S. Zim) New York, Golden Press (Alternate title: Pocket Science Guide)
Contents includes correspondence, outlines, comments on art, and notes for artist.
1962-1968
19
17-20
Sea Shells of North America. By R. Tucker Abbott, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim. A Golden Field Guide, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, outline, and bibliogrpahy.
1961-1968
20
1-3
Sea Shells of North America. By R. Tucker Abbott, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim. A Golden Field Guide, New York, Golden Press
Contents includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, and layout pages.
1966-1968
20
4-6
Sea Stars and their Kin. By Herbert S. Zim and Lucretia Krantz, New York, William Morrow Company
Contents includes manuscript drafts, paste-ups, and galleys.
1976
20
7-14
The Sun. By Herbert S. Zim, New York, William Morrow and Company; newly revised edition
Contents includes correspondence, reference materials, notes, manuscript drafts, layouts, paste-ups, galleys, and photographs.
1953-1975
21
1
Ostriches. New York, William and Morrow Company
Final edited manuscript, 2 copies (one typed with light holograph revisions and one copy typed on carbon with holograph notes) 48 pp.
1957
21
2
The Sun
Paste-ups with transparent overlays
21
3
Telephone
Contents include notes. 4 pp., late draft 24 pp., final draft 2 copies 52 pp.
1970
21
4-9
Tractors. By Herbert S. Zim and James R. Skelly, New York, William Morrow and Company
Contents includes correspondence, reference material, photographs, manuscripts, and page proofs.
1971-1972
21
10-18
Trees of North America. By Frank Brockman, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim, New York, Golden Press.
Contents includes correspondence, lists, outlines, introductory text, and miscellaneous materials.
1962-1969
21
19-23
The Universe. New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc., newly revised edition.
Contents includes correspondence, reference material, notes, manuscripts, and layouts.
1961-1975
21
24-29
Your Stomach and Digestive Tract. New York, William Morrow and Company Inc.
Contents includes correspondence, reference material, manuscript drafts, galleys and finished dust jacket.
1972-1973
21
30
Miscellaneous
Contents includes Pages and pieces from
Heart;
Hoists, Cranes and Derricks;
Exotic Plants; material on the Navajo Indian; correspondence regarding manuscript
Bones.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Bleeker, Sonia
Zim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1909-1994
Zim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1909-1994--Correspondence
