William R. Scott, Inc. archive, ca. 1938-1951.

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William R. Scott, Inc. archive, ca. 1938-1951.

Artwork, including drawings, separations and repros, for children's books published by William R. Scott, Inc.

13.0 linear ft. (21 boxes, 11 oversize folders)

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William R. Scott, Inc.

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William Rufus Scott, founder of the small publishing house William R. Scott, Inc., was born August 27, 1910. He graduated from Yale University in 1931 and worked for several small publishers, where he developed skill as a typographer and learned about illustrating. Scott founded William R. Scott, Inc. in 1938 with his wife, Ethel McCullough Scott, and her brother, John C. McCullough, and began to publish children's books. The first editor was Margaret Brown, who published ''The Nois...