Dr. Seuss collection, 1919-1997.

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Dr. Seuss collection, 1919-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31695631

The collection includes manuscripts, artwork, scrapbooks of early advertising projects, files related to Geisel's early activities and career, photographs, and commercial products. Early works are typically documented by finished pencil and gouache drawings on board, while later works are documented by manuscript drafts text, colored rough scketches, and finished ink drawings on board. Notably lacking in the collection is Geisel's correspondence files and materials related to his books AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET, THE LORAX, and DAISY-HEAD MAYZIE.

197.7 lin. ft. (25 archives boxes, 7 record cartons, 4 card file boxes, 2 phonograph disc boxes, 559 mapcase folders, 75 flat box folders, and 35 art bin items)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7323335

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Seuss, Dr., 1904-1991

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991), beloved author and illustrator of children's books known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Theodor Robert and Henrietta (Seuss) Geisel. His father, the son of German immigrant parents, managed the family brewery and later supervised (1931-1960) Springfield's public park system. Ted Geisel grew up in the midst of a German American community coping with growing anti-German war sentiment, attended Spr...