John O'Hara Cosgrave papers, 1930-1970.

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John O'Hara Cosgrave papers, 1930-1970.

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Collection comprises papers of American illustrator and author John O'Hara Cosgrave, and includes representations of nearly all phases of Cosgrave's work. Included are numerous drawings, prints, and other illustrations of ships, sketch books, book illustrations, book jacket illustrations, Christmas cards, advertising art, and magazine illustrations. There is some professional correspondence, 1936-1970, and a series of letters, 1952-1961, to Mary Silva Cosgrave, who worked as children's editor of Houghton Mifflin as Mary Silva; much of her correspondence is included with the collection. The collection includes the entire production (original illustrations, tracings, dummies, and notes) for Cosgrave's best known book, America sails the seas (New York, 1962). There are also speeches, interviews, certificates, awards and biographical material. Books in the collection illustrated by Cosgrave include a presentation copy of 'Old Creole days' by George Washington Cable (New York, Limited Editions Club, 1943), signed by Cosgrave, and 'Come in, and other poems' by Robert Frost (Henry Holt, 1943).

12.25 linear ft. (13 containers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6811592

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Cosgrave, Mary Silva

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Cosgrave, John O'Hara, 1908-1968

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John O'Hara Cosgrave II (1908-1968) was born in San Francisco, Calif., the son of Everybody's magazine editor John O"Hara Cosgrave. He attended Marin Junior College and the University of California, and in 1930 began two years of study with artist AndreĢ Lhote in Paris. On his return to New York, Cosgrave began his career as an author and artist, specializing in writing and illustrating books about boats and ships, for both children and adults. He illustrated books by other authors, including Ro...