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Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Books, 1969-1994





Jean Day Zallinger Papers



Finding aid prepared by James W. Scannell.






Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2005 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Collection
Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
Creator: Zallinger, Jean Day.
Title: Jean Day Zallinger Papers.
Dates: undated, 1969-1994.
Quantity: 12 linear feet.
Identification: MSS19970077
Language: English.
Abstract: Jean Day Zallinger was born in February 1918, in Boston, Mass. She attended the Massachusetts College of Art and received a B.F.A. from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1942. Mrs. Zallinger has illustrated numerous children's books, mainly non-fictional works about animals and plants, including such titles as Biography of a Leaf, Discovering What Earthworms Do, The Earliest Americans, and Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things.

Biography

Jean Day Zallinger was born in February 1918, in Boston, Mass. She attended the Massachusetts College of Art and received a B.F.A. from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1942. She married Rudolph Franz Zallinger (also an artist) in 1941. She spent most of her career living in North Haven, Connecticut, and teaching at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. Mrs. Zallinger has illustrated numerous children's books, mainly non-fictional works about animals and plants, including such titles as Biography of a Leaf, Discovering What Earthworms Do, The Earliest Americans, and Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things.

Illustrator
Alligators and Crocodiles, undated.
Jean C. George, The Moon of the Owls, Crowell, 1967.
Seymour Simon, Discovering What Earthworms Do, McGraw-Hill, 1969.
Lee Ford, Water Boatman's Journey, Seabury Press, 1969.
Ross E. Hutchins, The Mayfly, Addison-Wesley, 1970.
Burke Davis, Biography of a Leaf, Putnam, 1972.
Lisbeth Zappler, Natural History of the Tail, Doubleday, 1972.
Francine Jacobs, Sea Turtles, Morrow, 1972.
Mary Adrian, Secret Neigbors, Holiday House, 1972.
Alice L. Hopf, Biography of an Armadillo, Putnam, 1975.
Herbert H. Wong, My Snail, Addison-Wesley, 1976.
Gladys P. Conklin, I Watch Flies, Holiday House, 1977.
Francine Jacobs, Sounds in the Sea, Morrow, 1977.
Herbert S. Zim, Little Cats, Morrow, 1978.
Herbert S. Zim, Your Skin, Morrow, 1979.
Alice L. Hopf, Biography of a Komodo Dragon, Putnam, 1981.
Arthur Myers, Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things, Random House, 1981.
Caroline Arnold, Sex Hormones: Why Males and Females are Different, Morrow, 1981.
Helen R. Sattler, Baby Dinosaurs, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1984.
Daniel Cohen, Dinosaurs, Doubleday, 1986.
Helen R. Sattler, Sharks, the Super Fish, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986.
Helen R. Sattler, Whales, The Nomads of the Sea, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.
Helen R. Sattler, The Book of Eagles, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989.
Rita G. Gelman, Monsters of the Sea, Brown, 1990.
Myra C. Livingston, Poems for Brothers and Sisters, Holiday House, 1991.
Helen R. Sattler, The Earliest Americans, Houghton-Mifflin, 1993.
Helen R. Sattler, The Book of North American Owls, Clarion Books, 1994.

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Scope and Content

Collection consists of Ms. Zallinger's original artwork for more than 20 books. In addition to the original art, collection contains a number of book dummies, publisher's proofs, and print editions for a few of the titles.

NOTE: One printed copy of Whales, Nomads of the Sea (CLC D382) and 2 printed copies of Poems for Brothers, Poems for Sisters (CLC C1917) were removed from the collection for cataloging.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

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.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of children's literature and associated artwork. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Subjects:

Children's literature, American—20th century.
Children's literature—Illustrations.

Document Types:

Artwork.
Manuscripts.
Print materials.

Occupations:

Artist.
Illustrator.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Jean Day Zallinger Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

All materials donated to the Dodd Center by Jean Day Zallinger. A small donation was made in 1992, but most of the collection was donated in 1997.

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Detailed Description

Series I: Books, 1969-1994
Alligators and Crocodiles undated
1:4 line art (31 pcs.), notes and copies (6 pcs.)
Baby Dinosaurs, Helen R. Sattler, 1984
8:56 MS, notes, galley copies, color galley
Biography of a Komodo Dragon, Alice L. Hopf, 1981
2:12A dummy w/ text and sketches
2:12B jacket (4 pcs.), original art for pp. 1-29 (15 pcs.)
2:12C original art for pp. 31-64 (18 pcs.)
Biography of a Leaf, Burke Davis, 1972
1:6 dummy w/ text and sketches
1:7 original art pp. 2-21 (10 pcs.)
1:8 original art pp. 22-47 (13 pcs.)
Biography of an Armadillo, Alice L. Hopf, 1975
1:5 dummy w/ sketches (34 pcs.)
The Book of Eagles, Helen R. Sattler, 1989
4:26 dummy with text and sketches
4:27 color proofs for pp. 1-64
4:28 first color proofs (50 pcs.), jacket proof
4:29 original color art (48 pcs.), includes variant color art for p. 47
4:30 original art for cover, pp. 14-15, 18-19, 22-23, large color proof of frontispiece
The Book of North American Owls, Helen R. Sattler, 1995
4:22 color proofs (29 pcs.)
Dinosaurs, Daniel Cohen, 1986
1:9 full color art pp. 16-17, 36-37 (2 pcs.)
Discovering What Earthworms Do, a book on frogs (?), And 1 pc. color art for a book on monkeys
The Earliest Americans, Helen R. Sattler, 1993
3:16 MS, notes with some sketches
3:17 2 sets of proofs, jacket proof
3:18 dummy with text and sketches
3:19 proofs (7 pcs.), original art for pp. 10-13, 16-29, 36-37 (10 pcs.)
3:20 original art for pp. 38-39, 42-45, 48-57, 60-67 (12 pcs.)
3:21 original art for pp. 68-75, 80-81, 84-93, 96-97 (11 pcs.)
I Watch Flies, Gladys P. Conklin, 1977
6:47 jacket separations (3 pcs)
Little Cats, Herbert S. Zim, 1978
8:62 dummy, preliminary art (31 pcs.)
8:63 original art for pp. 1 (blank), 3, 6-9, 12-15, 18-19, 22-23 (8 pcs.)
8:64 original art for pp. 30-35, 38-47 (8 pcs.)
8:65 original art for pp. 50-63 (7 pcs.)
The Mayfly, Ross E. Hutchins, 1970
2:10 separations (16 pcs.)
Monsters of the Sea, Rita G. Gelman, 1990
2:14 Color Proof Set, dummy with text and sketches, original art for jacket
2:15 text overlays (4 pcs.), original art for pp. 2-11, 14-23, 26-31 (13 pcs.)
The Moon of the Owls, Jean C. George, 1967
8:59 dummy w/ corrections
8:60 original line art (16 pcs.)
8:61 preliminary jacket
2:13 Jacket Art - (16 total pcs.) includes art for ca. 1969
My Snail, Herbert H. Wong, 1976
2:11 jacket proof (1 pc.), separations (23 pcs.)
The Natural History of the Tail, Lisbeth Zappler, 1972
7:48 original art for pp. 1, 5-16 (8 pcs.)
7:49 original art for pp. 16-29 (7 pcs.)
7:50 original art for pp. 30-41 (8 pcs.)
7:51 original art for pp. 42-52 (8 pcs.)
7:52 original art for pp. 53, 55-57, 60-64 (7 pcs.)
7:53 dummy (pt I, 14 pcs.)
7:54 dummy (pt. II, 20 pcs.)
Poems for Brothers and Sisters,Myra C. Livingston, 1991
4:24 dummy with text and sketches
4:25 original art (18 pcs.)
Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things, Arthur Myers, 1981
1:1 proofs, jacket proofs
1:2 layout/dummy sheets (33 pcs.)
1:3 line art (27 pcs.)
Sea Turtles, Francine Jacobs, 1972
8:55 pencil finishes (46 pcs.)
Secret Neighbors, Mary Adrian, 1972
8:57 original line art (18 pcs.)
Sex Hormones: Why Males and Females are Different, Caroline Arnold 1981
4:23 jacket art and proof (2 pcs.)
Sharks, the Super Fish, Helen R. Sattler, 1986
5:31 preliminary dummy with line art sketches
5:32 preliminary text paste-up (partial)
5:33 proof set with jacket proof
5:34 line art for pp. 35-49 (23 pcs.)
5:35 line art for pp. 50-59 (15 pcs.)
5:36 line art for pp. 60-76 (29 pcs.)
5:37 line art for pp. 77-93 (26 pcs.)
5:38 original art for pp. 2-34, 44-45, 90-91 (21 pcs.)
Sounds in the Sea, Francine Jacobs, 1977
8:58 original line art (26 pcs.)
Water Boatman's Journey, Lee Ford, 1969
6:44 jacket proof, illustration copies w/ text paste-ins (21 total pcs.)
6:45 separations for jacket, pp. 1-13
6:46 separations for pp. 14-32
Whales, The Nomads of the Sea, Helen R. Sattler, 1987
5:39 dummy with text and sketches (pt. I of dummy)
5:40 dummy, pt. II
5:41 glossary line art for pp. 54-115 (41 pcs.)
5:42 color jacket art (1 pc.), dummy with sketches (34 pcs.)
5:43 original art (42 pcs.)
Your Skin, Herbert S. Zim, 1979
9:66 line art for jacket, pp. 3-15 (8 pcs.)
9:67 line art for pp. 16-17, 20-29, 32-33 (7 pcs.)
9:68 line art for pp. 34-51 (9 pcs.)
9:69 line art for pp. 52-57, 60, 63 (5 pcs.)