Papers [part 4], 1882-1971.

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Papers [part 4], 1882-1971.

Autobiographical and biographical material, family papers, vital records, correspondence, miscellaneous personal material, Caldecott Medal material, promotional items, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook. There is also material for several titles, including sketches and/or illustrations, dummies, color separations, proofs, press sheets, manuscripts, typescripts, slides, a creche, galleys, and a hardbound cover. For sixteen titles, The story book of iron and steel (1935); The story book of oil (1935); The story book of rayon (1939); The story book of rice (1936); The story book of ships (1935); The story book of silk (1939); The story book of things we use (1933); The story book of things we wear (1939); The story book of trains (1933); The story book of transportation (1933); The story book of wheat (1936); The story book of wheels (1935); The story book of wheels, ships, trains, aircraft (1935); The story book of wool (1939); and The story of Jesus (1942), the Collection holds sketches and/or illustrations and proofs. There are also sketches and illustrations for Story of the presidents of the United States. The Collection holds dummies for The story of rayon; The story of rice; The story book of ships; The story book of silk; The story book of sugar (1936); The story book of trains; The story book of transportation; The story book of wheat; The story book of wheels; the story book of wool; The story of Jesus; and Story of the presidents of the United States of America. There are also proofs for The story book of sugar. The Collection holds color separations for The story book of wheels and press sheets for The story book of rayon; The story book of ships; The story book of silk; The story book of thing s we wear; The story book of transportation; The story book of wheels; The story book of wool; and The story of Jesus. There are also proofs for The story book of sugar and photographs for The story book of wheels. The Collection also holds notes, typescripts, sketches, and color separations for new chapters of Story of the presidents of the United States of America.

12.90 cu. ft. (35 boxes)

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Petersham, Maud Fuller, 1890-1971

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Born September 20, 1888 in Hungary, Miska Petersham came to the U.S. in 1912. He met Maud Fuller (born August 5, 1890) when both were working for the advertising agency International Art Service in New York, and they were married in 1917. Their first book was published in 1929, and they went on to have lengthy careers as authors and illustrators of children's books. They won the Caldecott Medal in 1946 for The Rooster Crows: A Book of Children's Rhymes and Jingles . Miska Petersham died May 15, ...

Petersham, Miska, 1888-1960

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Hungarian children's author/illustrator, born in Toeroekszentmiklos, Hungary in 1888. Emigrated to the United States in 1912. Married Maud Fuller who was born in Kingston, New York in 1890. Together, they wrote more than one hundred and fifty books for children. From the description of Papers [part 5], 1882-1971. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26650768 From the description of Papers [part 4], 1882-1971. (University of Southern Miss...