Alvin R. Tresselt Papers 1946-1970

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Alvin R. Tresselt Papers 1946-1970

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Collection contains typescripts, page proof, and correspondence for four books for children.

4 folders

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6615989

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Tresselt, Alvin, 1916-2000

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Alvin Tresselt was born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1916. He did a number of jobs to make a living during the Depression, and then after the Second World War started working in interior display and advertising. In the 1950s he began working as an editor. During the same period he wrote numerous popular and well-received children's books, many of which were illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Their book White Snow, Bright Snow won the Caldecott Medal in 1948. Biographical Source: Something About the Aut...