Children's Literature Collection (Northeast Children's Literature Collection)

undated, 1906-1991
50.2 linear feet
Artwork, dummies, sketches, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0001

The papers of children's author and illustrator, Natalie Babbitt include correspondence, reviews, publicity, manuscripts, drafts, illustrations and finished artwork for sixteen books and several articles.

1987-1993
4.3 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0045

Collection consists of original artwork for "Opt, An Illusionary Tale", along with two textbooks (and associated teaching guides) in which the "Opt" book was reprinted.

1988-1992
.1 linear feet (4 items)
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0091

The collection contains the initial letter from Slayton to Bloom and Bloom’s response. Also included is a photocopy of the cover of Yonder and one letter from John Atwater to Roger Crossgrove conveying the Bloom-Slayton correspondence.

undated, circa 1860-1993
7 linear feet
Correspondence, artwork, personal papers.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0034

Margaret Waring Buck has produced a number of self-illustrated books explaining how animals live in the wild. The typical Buck nature book contains detailed black-and-white drawings of the plants, animals, insects and birds to be found in a particular outdoors location, along with an explanatory text ideal for young naturalists who are beginning to learn about the subject. The collection includes manuscript materials and original artwork by Miss Buck for The Face - What it Means, and for several of Miss Buck’s nature books, including Along the Seashore and How They Grow. Collection also includes a wide range of Miss Buck’s personal papers and memorabilia, including a large number of photographs, many dating back to the 1800s. The collection contains images or information on the following families: Buck, Atwater, Waring and Pratchett. Notebooks and newspaper clippings from the 1990-93 period are also present.

undated
12 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, audio visual materials.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0056

This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangements with the Curator before visiting Archives Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

1934-1996
5.25 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0052

The papers of Oliver Butterworth, native of Connecticut and educator and author of children's books. The collection contains correspondence, notes, drafts, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, artwork, scripts and published books pertaining to Butterworth's career and interests.

1991
.1 linear feet
Artifact.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0092

The collection contains one artifact ("The Very Hungry Caterpillar").

undated, 1996
.1 linear feet
Artwork and correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1996-0020

One folder containing correspondence, notes, sketches and a calendar created in conjunction with an exhibition held in the Libraries in 1996.

circa 1974-1992
4 linear feet
Correspondence and artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1993-0070

The collection contains artwork, notes, correspondence, photographs and other materials pertaining to Chartier's illustrations of several children's books.

1985-1994
3 linear feet
Correspondence and artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0042

The collection contains materials pertaining to eleven books or stories illustrated by Victoria Chess.

1953-1999
58 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0102

Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) was a freelance author and illustrator of over 100 books for children. The collection contains the preliminary and finished artwork for 21 titles.

1999
1 item
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0094

The collection consists of one illustration on matte board. Mr. Cooper uses a watercolor wash and erasure process to create his illustrations.

n.d., 1949-1999
70 linear feet
Correspondence, Artwork, Realia.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0033

The Tomie dePaola collection contains Tomie's art-work, sketch books and paintings from the beginning of his career, as well as many different editions from each book he wrote or illustrated, including foreign editions. Some of the languages represented are Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, French Canadian, German, Afrikaans, and even Zulu. Original illustrations from books, as well as paintings and other art work spanning from his childhood years are included. The collection also contains marketing items from his books, such as towels, porcelain jewelry containers, music boxes, paper goods (wrapping paper, cups & plates), quilts from schools, and a large selection of Christmas tree ornaments designed by Tomie.

n.d., 1986-2000
6 linear feet
Manuscripts, artwork and correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1991-0043

The collection contains original art, research material, photographs, sketches, dummies, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, correspondence, publicity material, and reviews from 1986-2000 (bulk,1989-1997). There are several oversized posterboards, that show the process of how the illustrator progressed from research material to sketches to the finished illustration, that were used at book fairs, schools, and presentations.

undated, 1900-1988
10.05 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0049

The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera related to Estes long career as a children's book author and illustrator.

undated, 1983-2007
7.75 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, proofs.
Collection Number: MSS 2001-0115

Norman H. Finkelstein is a Massachusetts-based writer of nonfiction for children and adults.The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, proofs and further editorial material pertaining to the author's career and his 16 published and 19 unpublished works.

n.d., 1943-1998
.1 linear feet
Manuscripts and publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1991-0045

The collection contains copies of publications in which the author published short stories and photocopies of correspondence, articles, reviews and related information.

1929-1999
14.5 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0064

Leonard Everett Fisher, the well-known author and illustrator, was born in Bronx, New York, in 1924. By the time he was in second grade, he was already winning awards for his artwork. After serving in World War II as a cartographer, he attended Yale University’s School of Art where he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Arts. His first book, "The Silken Secret", was published in 1954. Fisher’s work covers a broad range, as he writes history, science, biographies, science fiction, legends, and poetry. Mr. Fisher has been honored with such awards as the Joseph Pulitzer Painting Fellowship, the William Wirt Winchester Traveling Fellowship, the Premio Grafico Fiera di Bologna, the 1981 National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature, and the Christopher Medal, along with numerous others for his painting, writing and illustrating skills. In addition to authoring over eighty books, and illustrating more than two hundred and sixty, Mr. Fisher has also designed ten United States Postage stamps. Although he is well known and admired for his scratchboard drawings and his black and white acrylic illustrations, he also uses other media. Some of Leonard Everett Fisher’s books include "The Great Wall of China"," Gandhi", "The Seven Days of Creation", "The White House", and his more recent "Cyclops", and "Alexander Graham Bell" (1999).

1955-1994
2.5 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0071

The collection consists of original art and sketches, in some cases providing complete art for the books. Other assorted materials include color separations and two complete book dummies.

1974-1991
15 linear feet
Manuscripts, artwork, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0043

The collection includes manuscripts, dummies, sketches, and original artwork for 21 books and one audio cassette.

ca. 1976
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0041

The four color separations appear to be from a cover or title page for "Puss in Boots".

n.d.
10 linear feet
Correspondence and artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0038

The collection contains correspondence, illustrations, pre and post publication materials pertaining to 28 titles illustrated by Ms. Hafner

1992
3 linear feet
Correspondence and artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0005

The collection consists of 12 pieces of correspondence and 41 pieces of original artwork pertaining to Jane Yolen's Mother Goose Songbook (1992).

1997
4 linear feet
Artifact.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0072

The collection consists of a stuffed toy in a plastic jar [Mysterious Tadpole & Toy in a Jar, Penguin Putnam, 1997] and drawings by Kellogg created during a Children’s Bookfair event.

1989-1990
1 linear foot
Illustrations.
Collection Number: MSS 2003-0114

The collection contains illustrations, separations, correspondence and a published copy of the book.

undated, 1929-1992
40.25 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, galleys, sketches, illustrations.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0007

The Ruth Krauss Papers span the late 1920s to the early 1990s (bulk dates 1950s-1980s) and includes materials pertaining to Krauss's writing for children and for adults, from the earliest stages to final, published works. The collection also includes correspondence and financial records, and some material related to Krauss’s husband David Liesk (Crockett Johnson). The collection, especially in the Children’s Literature series, is incomplete; the papers contain little or no materials pertaining to some of Krauss’s works, especially some of the earlier ones.

undated, 1990-2002
19.75 linear feet
Artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, photocopies.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0116

The collection contains original and final artwork, sketches, correspondence, proofs, layouts, book dummies, illustrations, and galleys for twenty-three books illustrated by Loretta Krupinski.

undated, 1955-1956
1 linear foot
Manuscripts, dummies, artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0127

Marie Lawson, resident of Westport, Connecticut, was an author and illustrator of books for young people. The collection contains research notes, drafts, dummies, and illustrations for her "Strange Sea Stories" and a number of apparently unpublished works.

ca. 1973-ca.1990
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0069

The collection contains watercolor illustrations from two books by Ted Lewin [The Ghost of Grannoch Moor, William MacKellar, 1973 and The Witch of Glen Gowrie, William MacKellar, 1978] and one by Betsy Lewin [Araminta's Paintbox, Karen Ackerman, 1990]. Proofs for the last title are also included.

undated, 1979-2002
41 linear feet
Artwork, dummies, illustrations, sketches, drawings.
Collection Number: MSS 2004-0085

This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangements with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Collection contains artwork, illustrations, correspondence and related materials pertaining to Sus MacDonald, awarding winning author/illustrator of over ten children's books.

1965-1999
14 linear feet
Artwork, sketchbooks.
Collection Number: MSS 1986-0006

The collection contains original art, dummies, manuscripts, proofs, and sketchbooks for approximately sixty books and short stories. There is almost no correspondence. Marshall, who also worked using the pseudonym Edward Marshall, is best known for his series of George and Martha books, in addition to "The Stupids", "Fox", and" Miss Nelson". Furthermore, he has illustrated new versions of many children’s classics, including "Cinderella", "Red Riding Hood", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". In 1989, Marshall received Caldecott Honors from the American Library Association for "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

undated, 1993-2001
3 linear feet
Correspondence, Drafts, CD-ROMs.
Collection Number: MSS2006-0181

The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera.

1986-1993
2.75 linear feet
Sketches, illustrations, manuscripts, dummies.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0009

The collection contains sketches, illustrations, correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, dummies and proofs for six books illustrated by Lauren Mills. Of these six books, Ms. Mills authored two as well as illustrating them. The collection includes "The Rag Coat", "Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins, A Norwegian Folktale", "Where the Towers Pierce the Sky" (jacket only)," Anne of Green Gables", "Elfabet, An ABC of Elves" (CLC C1842), and "The Tsar's Promise".

undated, 1970-2004
8.25 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 2004-0075

The Wendell Minor Papers include incomplete sets of manuscripts, dummies, sketches, drawings, illustrations, and proofs associated with fifteen books illustrated by Wendell Minor. The collection also contains greeting cards and posters illustrated by Minor.

1968-1998
34 linear feet
Artwork, research notes, sketches, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0050

The holdings do not include many original watercolors, the collection does contain a wide assortment of supplementary materials used in the design and production of Moser’s children’s books. Since 1987, Moser has illustrated and designed a wide range of children’s books, totalling close to 200 books for his career. Moser has worked with a wide variety of publishers and authors, but as a book designer he takes a leading role in selecting the type and layout for his books, in addition to providing the illustrations. Moser has also written several books on his own and has also adapted a number of classic children’s stories.

ca. 1976-1994
10.5 linear feet
Manuscripts, drafts, dummies, proofs.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0010

The collection contains materials relating to twenty-two books. Mr. Nolan has either written, illustrated or contributed to the design of all of the books represented in the collection. Materials include manuscripts, book plans, revisions, drafts, sketches, some original drawings, dummies, proofs, paste ups, and production proofs (folded and gathered). There is very little finished artwork in the collection (identified as illustrations rather than sketches).

1996
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0153

Born in 1927 in New Jersey, Parker is the illustrator of over forty children’s books. His work has been recognized with several prizes: 1970 Caldecott Honor for Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston, 1972 American Institute of Graphics Arts Book Show for Liam’s Catch by Dorothy Parker and a 1982 American Library Association Notable Book award for The Whistling Skeleton edited by John Bierhorst. The collection contains the original art for the illustrations in "Aunt Skilly and the Stranger" by Kathleen Stevens.

1998-2000
1 linear foot
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0093

The collection includes promotional materials, three pieces of original art and an incomplete set of proofs for "King Solomon and his Magic Ring."

undated, 1964-2000
17 linear feet
Artwork, Correspondence, Drawings, Galley proofs, Illustrations, Notebooks, Sketches.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0121

Anita Riggio has illustrated a number of children's books and has also worked as a cartoonist and a commercial illustrator. The collection consists of original artwork and manuscripts for 25 children's books and two magazine articles, in addition to a selection of Ms. Riggio's production materials for her commercial work.

undated, 1988-1996
1 linear foot
Correspondence and manusripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0112

The collection contains research notes, correspondence, drafts, revisions and other materials pertaining to stories or books written by Ms. Rogasky.

undated
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0192

The collection contains one ink, crayon (?) and watercolor sketch.

undated, 1946-1997
106.3 linear feet
Administrative Records, Artwork, Audio cassettes, Book dummies, Books, Correspondence, Drawings, Financial Records, Galley proofs, Illustrations, Manuscripts, Notes.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0048

The Richard Scarry Papers contain materials related to Scarry himself, but the majority of the archives pertains to the creation, production, and distribution of his books for children. The archives contains materials and correspondence concerning Scarry's early work, with Western Publishing and Little Golden Books, beginning in the 1950s. A greater amount of material concerns the works produced by Scarry during his later association with Random House.

undated, 1950-1996
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0359

Assorted pieces of original art by Art Seiden. Most pieces are matted, many have captions written on the artwork by the artist. No complete texts are represented.

undated, 1989-2005
6.25 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0068

The collection includes materials associated with both of the author’s books. Materials for "Bungalow, Fungalow" and "The Whispering Cloth", originally titled "Stitches", include correspondence, research materials, photographs, manuscripts and galleys of the book, in addition to clippings, presentation and marketing materials.

1939-1997
131 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0002

The collection contains illustrations and text for approximately eighty books. There is almost no correspondence and several of the titles are missing illustrations. He has illustrated books for numerous authors in addition to himself, among the most notable are James Thurber and Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. His illustrations for Janice May Udry’s "A Tree is Nice" won the Caldecott Award in 1957, and he received Caldecott Honors for his pictures in Ruth Krauss’s "The Happy Day". Simont has also been recognized by the Child Study Association, Society of Illustrators, New York Academy of Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Today Show.

undated, 1983-2002
91 linear feet
Artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0066

Collection consists of original illustrations for a number of the books that Smith has illustrated. Collection also includes a number of publisher proofs for the color art. There are preliminary dummies available for several of the titles, and a few assorted pieces of correspondence between Smith and his publishers.

1961-2004
56.25 linear feet
Correspondence, artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0078

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.

1851-2005
5.5 linear feet
Artwork. Correspondence. Publications. Field notes.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0026

Collection contains copies of articles about and sketches and dummy for "Stone Wall Secrets".

undated, circa 1981
2 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0115

The collection contains the black plate and color plate illustration for p. 27 in "Do Not Open".

undated, 1975-2003
9 linear feet
Correspondence, artwork, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 2004-0028

Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle is the author of twenty internationally acclaimed, award-winning books. The Collection contains notes, manuscripts and copies of Dr. Webster-Doyle's publications as well as correspondence, publications, and audio-visual materials associated with Dr. Webster-Doyle's programs and publications.

undated
2 linear feet
Sketches.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0118

Wynna Wright was born in Chelsea, MA, on 9 November 1899, the daughter of John W. (newspaper editor) and Grace Wright. She graduated from Smith College in 1921. Ms. Wright died 11 March 1980 in Contoocook, NH. The collection contains small pencil, ink and watercolor sketches of women, doll clothes and other small images on cards, envelops and strips of paper.

1939-1997
100 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0132

The collection contains preliminary and original art created by Young and used in the publication of children's books. A few pieces of correspondence are included in the collection. Some of the pieces are framed or under Plexiglas.