Maud and Miska Petersham Collection 1936-1967.

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Maud and Miska Petersham Collection 1936-1967.

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Maud (Fuller) and Miska Petersham's papers focus on their work as illustrators and authors of children's books. The collection contains production material for five titles published between 1936 and 1967. Production materials include both manuscript and illustrative material, with an emphasis on the latter. Manuscript materials include a corrected typescript, a corrected galley froof, a layout note, and front matter for The Story of Jesus published in 1967. Illustrative materials consist of illustrations done in a variety of media for the other four titles.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560884

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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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...