Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
Cyndy Szekeres Papers
1997.0078
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
- Creator
- Szekeres, Cyndy.
- Title
- Cyndy Szekeres Papers
- ID
- 1997.0078
- Date [inclusive]
- 1961-2004.
- Extent
- 56.25 Linear feet
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- Cyndy Szekeres has illustrated over 40 children's books, and is best known for her animal characters.
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Cyndy Szekeres Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Biography
Cyndy Szekeres (pronounced "zeck-er-es") was born 31 October 1933, the daughter of a toolmaker, Stephen Szekeres, and his wife Anna Ceplousky Szekeres. In 1954, Szekeres earned a certificate from the Pratt Institute in New York. Szekeres has illustrated over 40 children's books, and is best known for her animal characters. She has also written or compiled and self-illustrated 67 titles. Szekeres won the AIGA Award for her work on Moon Mouse (1969). Szekeres currently lives on a farm in Vermont.
Scope and Content
The Cyndy Szekeres Papers consist mainly of correspondence, artwork, and publishing materials for over two dozen Cyndy Szekeres titles, dating from 1961 to the 1980s. The collection also includes pieces from later dates. The collection includes both preliminary and finished artwork, dummies, separations, and proofs, as well as typescripts for select titles.
Arrangement
The collection contains a single series, arranged alphabetically by book title. Materials are boxed together according to size, but listed in the finding aid according to title.
Series I: children's Literature ( undated, 1961-2004) is arranged alphabetically by title.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries January 2005
University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205
860.486.2524
archives@uconn.edu
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
Acquisition Information
The collection has been donated by the artist in installments beginning in 1991.
Related Materials
Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of children's literature and artwork. Several of these collections, such as the Richard Scarry Papers, the Ruth Krauss Papers, the Leonard Everett Fisher Papers, and the Joseph A. Smith Papers, present the work of children's authors/illustrators active during the same periods as Szekeres. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.
Separated Material
The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:
The 329th Friend Dodd Call No. CLC C3654
ABC, 123 Dodd Call No. CLC 361
ABC Picture Alphabet for Use Ones Dodd Call No. CLC D367
All By Himslef Dodd Call No. CLC 1867
Animal ABC Book Dodd Call No. CLC C1907
Animal Antics Dodd Call No. WPZ 149
Animal and Bird in Picture and Word Dodd Call No. CLC D3640
Animal Children: the Friends of the Forest and the Plain Dodd Call No. CLC C999
Animal Friends Dodd Call No. CLC C1896
The Animal Story Book Dodd Call No. CLC A790
Animals I Know Dodd Call No. CLC D368
Art in the Nursery Dodd Call No. CLC A785
Argentaybee and the Boonies Dodd Call No.
Baby Animals and Birds Dodd Call No. CLC D369
Baby's First Book Dodd Call No. CLC D370
Baby Picture Primer Dodd Call No. CLC C1894
Bashful Ballads Dodd Call No. CLC A787
The Bashful Earthquake & Other Fables and Verses Dodd Call No. CLC A808
Beasts of the Field Dodd Call No. CLC A811
Bible ABC Book Dodd Call No. CLC C1898
Bird Stories for Little People Dodd Call No. CLC C1883
Black Beauty Dodd Call No. Black Beauty 448
Bonny Birds Dodd Call No. CLC C1888
Book of Cats and Dogs Dodd Call No. CLC A789
Book of Humor Dodd Call No. CLC 1886
A Book of Kitties Dodd Call No. CLC D363
Bounce, the Study of a Kitten Dodd Call No. CLC C1881
Bunny Babies Dodd Call No. CLC C1895
Brian's Secret Errand Dodd Call No.
Brimhall Comes to Stay Dodd Call No. CLC B126
Careless Jane, and Other Tales Dodd Call No. CLC A805
A Christmas Party Dodd Call No. CLC C3644
Goodbye, Hello Dodd Call No. A 2329
Good Night Orange Monster Dodd Call No. CLC C3642
Great Grandmother Cat Tales Dodd Call No. CLC A2171
Gus and Buster Work Things Out Dodd Call No. CLC A2328
The Hollow Tree Dodd Call No. CLC B511, CLC A2144, Babbidge Library PZ 10 .3 P16 Ha
Hurray for Pippa! Dodd Call No. CLC A2325
Little Chick's Story Dodd Call No. CLC A2322
Little Richard Dodd Call No. CLC A2320
Macaroni Dodd Call No. CLC C3640
Maybe, a Mole Dodd Call No. CLC A2323
More about Waggy Dodd Call No. CLC A2319
Mrs. Updaisy Dodd Call No. CLC A2321
Mystery in the Night Woods Dodd Call No. CLC A2326
My Workbook Diary Dodd Call No. CLC C3645
Night Noises and other Mole and Troll stories Dodd Call No. CLC C3646
No! No! Dodd Call No. CLC A2522
Pippa Pops Out! Dodd Call No. CLC A2324
The Snowed-In Book Dodd Call No. CLC B383/A2381
Waggy and his Friends Dodd Call No. CLC A2318
Walter, the lazy mouse Dodd Call No. CLC C3643
What Can You Do Without a Place to Play Dodd Call No. CLC C3641
Who Will Believe Tom Kitten? Dodd Call No. CLC A2327
The Workbook Diary Dodd Call No. CLC C3645
3 photographs.
1 audiotape.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Coward, McCann, and Geoghegan, Inc.
- Random House, Inc.
Genre(s)
- Audio cassettes.
- Books.
- Correspondence.
- Galley proofs.
- Illustrations (visual works).
- Manuscripts.
- Notebooks.
- Notes.
- Photocopies.
- Press releases.
- Publications.
- Sketches.
- Sound recordings.
- Typescripts.
- Works of Art.
Occupation(s)
- Artist.
- Author.
- Illustrator.
Personal Name(s)
- Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin.
- Berends, Polly B.
- Boegehold, Betty.
- Bourne, Miriam Anne.
- Bronin, Andrew.
- Cunningham, Julia.
- Flack, Marjorie.
- Hiller, Catherine.
- Hitte, Katherine.
- Holl, Adelaide.
- Johnston, Tony.
- Kwitz, Mary DeBall.
- Lampman, Evelyn Sibley.
- Latham, Jean.
- Lewi, Bee.
- Lifton, Betty Jean.
- Lombardo, Katherine.
- Lonergan, Joy.
- Lystad, Mary.
- Myller, Lois.
- Ormondroyd, Edward.
- Paine, Albert Bigelow.
- Parrish, Peggy.
- Peterson, John.
- Robinson, Barbara.
- Scarry, Patricia M.
- Scarry, Patsy.
- Sharmat, Marjorie Weinam.
- Szekeres, Cyndy.
- Vaughhan, Sam.
- Wahl, Jan.
- Welber, Robert.
Subject(s)
- Children's artists.
- Children's illustration.
- Children's literature.
- Northeast Children's Literature Collection.
Bibliography
Collection Inventory
Series I: Children's Literature, undated, 1961-2004 |
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The 329th Friend
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Original artwork, title page-page 25, ca. 1979
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Original artwork, pages 26-48, ca. 1979
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Oversize artwork (pages 10-11, 20-23, 28-29, 36-45), ca. 1979
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Argentaybee and the Boonie |
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Correspondence, 1977 February - 1981 November
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Notes, undated
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Layout sketches, ca. 1979
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Preliminary sketches, ca. 1979
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Cover mock-up, ca. 1979
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Illustrated paste-up dummy, ca. 1979
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Cover artwork, ca. 1979
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Original artwork (pages 1-18; 9 pieces), ca. 1979
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Original artwork (pages 19-32; 8 pieces), ca. 1979
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Brian's Secret Errand
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Mock-up and copy, ca. 1969
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Overlays (cover to page 19), ca. 1969
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Overlays (pages 20-44), ca. 1969
General notePages 22-23 missing. |
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Bush Gallery Art Show, undated
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A Christmas Party |
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Magazine excerpt, ca. 1975
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Original artwork (10 pieces), ca. 1975
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Did You Ever? Never! [unpublished]
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Original artwork (8 pieces), early 1960s
General note[Date per Szekeres.] |
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Edgemont |
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Correspondence, 1975 December - 1976 February
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Photographs and clippings (copies), ca. 1976
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Partial dummy, ca. 1976
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Paste-up dummy and copy, ca. 1976
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Jacket plan, ca. 1976
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Preliminary sketches, ca. 1976
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Overlays (20 pieces), ca. 1976
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The Fattest Bear in the First Grade |
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Correspondence, 1970
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Proofs, ca. 1969
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Sketches (2 pieces), ca. 1969
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Overlays (17 pieces), ca. 1969
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Uncut proof sheet, ca. 1969
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Four-Ring Three |
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Correspondence, 1972 March - May
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Original artwork, dust jacket (4 pieces), ca. 1972 - 1973
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Paste-up dummy and copy [FRAGILE], ca. 1973
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Plans for cover, ca. 1973
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Sketches (9 pieces), ca. 1972-73
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Overlays (cover, pages 1-47), ca. 1973
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Dust jackets, ca. 1973
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Good Night, Orange Monster
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Overlays (cover, pages 2-40), ca. 1972
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Goodbye, Hello
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Sketches, ca. 1974
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Overlays with note by Szekeres (18 pieces), ca. 1974
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Great Grandmother Cat Tales
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Jacket proof, ca. 1976
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Artwork (pages 3-5, 12-51, 54-57, endpapers, back cover, and small art), ca. 1976
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Dummy page (1 piece), ca. 1976
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Gus and Buster Work Things Out
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Preliminary sketches (2 pieces), ca. 1975
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Partial paste-up dummy and copy, ca. 1975
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Artwork (cover-page 64), ca. 1975
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Dust jackets, ca. 1975
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Halloween Parade
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Contract (incomplete), ca. 1973
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Jacket plans, ca. 1973
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Cover mock-up, ca. 1973
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Proofs (copy 1), 1973
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Proofs (copy 2), 1973
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Partial rough galley, 1973 January 15
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Sketches, ca. 1973
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Overlays (17 pieces), ca. 1973
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Dust jackets (2 pieces), ca. 1973
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Happy Birthday, Mole and Troll
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Color illustration and copy (2 pieces), 1989 Septmeber
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Original artwork (Cover plan, cover art, pages 2-29; 15 pieces), ca. 1989
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Original artwork (pages 30-64 and end pages; 14 pieces), ca. 1989
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Here's Pippa Again
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Artwork with overlays (24 pieces), ca. 1989
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Holiday Card Illustration 2004
General note[Note: Pippa illustration colorized by Szekeres for the University of Connecticut Libraries and Dodd Center holiday card 2004.] |
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The Hollow Tree
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Sketch dummy, ca. 1973
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Original artwork (39 pieces), ca. 1973
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Opening pages (2 pieces), ca. 1973
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Hurray for Pippa!
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Original artwork (28 pieces) ca. 1980
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Cover art (1 piece), undated
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James the Jaguar
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Notes, ca. 1972
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Preliminary artwork (2 pieces), ca. 1972
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Dummy, ca. 1972
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Color proofs, ca. 1972
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Unused artwork (2 pieces), ca. 1972
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Photocopy of drawing, ca. 1972
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Sketches, ca. 1972
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Original artwork (15 pieces), ca. 1972
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Jumper Goes to School
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Partial proof, ca. 1969
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Original artwork (13 pieces), ca. 1969
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Ladybug and Dog and the Nightwalk
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Original artwork (14 pieces), ca. 1980
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Little Chick's Story
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Paste-up dummy and copy, ca. 1978
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Sample covers from the "Early I Can Read" series, ca. 1978
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Typescripts, ca. 1978
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Dust jacket, ca. 1978
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Cover materials, ca. 1978
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Separations [FRAGILE. Stuck together.], ca. 1978
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Black and white illustrations (17 pieces), ca. 1978
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Text separations, ca. 1978
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Proof page, ca. 1978
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Little Richard
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Typescript (incomplete), ca. 1970
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Guide to printer's marks, ca. 1970
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Sketches, ca. 1970
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Layout plan, ca. 1970
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Text separations, 1970
General noteDate per original folder. |
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Separations with black and white artwork, ca. 1970
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Separations with color artwork, ca. 1970
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Proof pages, ca. 1970
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Photocopies, ca. 1970
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Little Richard and Prickles
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Correspondence, 1970
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Illustration list, 1971 September 7
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Original artwork (endpapers-page 43), ca. 1970-1971
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Original artwork (pages 44-end), ca. 1970-1971
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Macaroni
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Separations, ca. 1968
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Maybe, a Mole
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Correspondence, 1974, 1976
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Typescripts, ca. 1974
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Original black and white artwork (17 pieces, plus letter), ca. 1974
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Sketches (5 pieces), ca. 1974
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Cover artwork and dust jacket (3 pieces), ca. 1974
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Michael the Upstairs Dog
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Correspondence, 1967-1971
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Original artwork, ca. 1967
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More about Waggy
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Notes, ca. 1973
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Layout plans, ca. 1973
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Proofs, ca. 1973
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Cover, ca. 1973
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Black and white separations (25 pieces), ca. 1973
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Color artwork (2 pieces), ca. 1973
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Cover separations, ca. 1973
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Mrs. Updaisy
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Small original artwork (17 pieces), 1963
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Large original artwork (40 pieces), 1963
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My Workbook Diary
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Paste-up dummy and copy, 1971-1975
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Original artwork (15 pieces), 1971-1975
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Black and white artwork (3 pieces), 1971-1975
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Large original artwork (2 pieces), 1971-1975
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Mystery in the Night Woods,
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Original artwork (19 pieces), 1969
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Cover mechanical, ca. 1969
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New Shoes
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Correspondence, 1961
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Notes, ca. 1961
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Partial typescript, ca. 1961
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Sketches, ca. 1961
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Paste-up dummy and copy, ca. 1961
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Proofs, partial proofs, jacket proofs, ca. 1961
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Advertisement, ca. 1961
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Copies (negative), ca. 1961
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Original artwork (15 pieces), ca. 1961
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Original artwork (4 pieces), ca. 1961
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Paste-up sheet, ca. 1961
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Night Noises and Other Mole and Troll Stories
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Partial typescript, ca. 1977
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Sketches, ca. 1977
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Paste-up dummy and copy, ca. 1977
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Large sketches (3 pieces), ca. 1977
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Detached black and white separations, ca. 1977
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Detached color separations, ca. 1977
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Art and text separations (pages 1-35), ca. 1977
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Art and text separations (36-end) ca. 1977
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Original color artwork (2 pieces), ca. 1977
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Cover art with separations, ca. 1977
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No! No!
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Typescript (copy), 1970 March 6
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Layout sketch, ca. 1971
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Preliminary sketches (8 pieces), ca. 1971
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Dummy [FRAGILE], ca. 1971
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Original artwork (19 pieces), ca. 1971
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Dust jacket, ca. 1971
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Pippa Mouse
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Preliminary cover art, ca. 1989
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Cover art (1 piece), 1989
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Pippa Pops Out
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Original artwork (27 pieces), ca. 1979
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Cover art (1 piece), ca. 1979
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Small Clown and Tiger
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Original artwork (33 pieces), 1967-1968
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Separations, ca. 1967-1968
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The Snowed-In Book
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Original artwork (80 pieces), ca. 1974
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Unidentified correspondence, undated
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Unidentified artwork, undated, 2001
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Unidentified painting, undated
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Waggy and His Friends
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Correspondence, 1970-1971
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Photocopies of black and white artwork, ca. 1971
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Proofs, ca. 1971
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Black and white artwork separations, ca. 1971
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Black and white separations with text [FRAGILE], ca. 1971
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Color separations, ca. 1971
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Small color separations, ca. 1971
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Sketches, ca. 1971
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Black and white separations, ca. 1971
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Walter the Lazy Mouse
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Sketch, undated
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Original black and white artwork (34 pieces), ca. 1963
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What Can You Do Without a Place to Play?
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Black and white separtions (20 pieces), ca. 1971
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Color separations (22 pieces), ca. 1971
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When Homer Honked
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Color artwork (1 piece), ca. 1961
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Original black and white artwork (9 pieces), ca. 1961
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Who Will Believe Tom Kitten?
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Original black and white artwork (28 pieces), ca. 1978
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Series II: Audiovisual materials, |
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"Cyndy Szekeres Talks about Herself" 1990 |
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