Genevieve Foster papers 1937-1978

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Genevieve Foster papers 1937-1978

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Genevieve Stump Foster (1893-1979), started her career as a commercial artist, illustrator, and advertiser. She later turned to writing history books for young adults. The Genevieve Foster Papers include her correspondence and an extensive range of textual, artistic, and audiovisual materials related to the publication of her numerous children’s books.

9.0 linear feet, 25 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Foster, Genevieve, 1893-

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Genevieve (Stump) Foster was born April 13, 1893 in Oswego, New York. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1915 and attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1916-1917. She began illustrating children's books in the 1930s and in 1941 authored and illustrated George Washington's World . Throughout her career, Genevieve Foster wrote and illustrated nineteen books for children and became well known for "her technique of choosing historical figures and weaving a story around their pe...