William R. Scott, Inc. records 1938-1997 1938-1960

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William R. Scott, Inc. records 1938-1997 1938-1960

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Containsoriginal artwork, including drawings, color separations, and reproductionproofs, for children's books published by William R. Scott, Inc.

7.0 linear feet (27 boxes) +11 broadside folders.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349706

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Scott, William R. (William Rufus), 1910-

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William R. Scott, Inc.

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William Rufus Scott, founder of the small publishing house William R. Scott, Inc., was born August 27, 1910. He graduated from Yale University in 1931 and worked for several small publishers, where he developed skill as a typographer and learned about illustrating. Scott founded William R. Scott, Inc. in 1938 with his wife, Ethel McCullough Scott, and her brother, John C. McCullough, and began to publish children's books. The first editor was Margaret Brown, who published ''The Nois...