Richard and Louise Lee Floethe collection, 1951-1967.

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Richard and Louise Lee Floethe collection, 1951-1967.

Mock-ups and illustration boards for children's books written and illustrated by Louise and Richard Floethe.

9 linear ft. (13 boxes)

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Floethe, Richard

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Floethe, Louise Lee

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Louise Floethe was born March 13, 1913 in New York, New York, and married Richard Floethe in 1937. Many of the books she wrote were based on experiences of her childhood and early married life. She and Richard traveled extensively, and those travels also became the subject matter for books that she wrote and he illustrated. Their son was involved in educational children's films, and she became a part of those projects, as well. She did the stories and assisted in filming and cutting. Richard was...