Genevieve Foster papers 1941-1979.

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Genevieve Foster papers 1941-1979.

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Contains original illustrations from Abraham Lincoln's world, 1809-1865 (1944); Augustus Caesar's world (1947); George Washington's world (1941); The world of Captain John Smith, 1580-1631 (1960); and The world of Columbus and sons (1965).

.60 cu. ft.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7398837

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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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...