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Free Library of Philadelphia collection of Arthur Rackham, 1890-1938 (bulk) 1831-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
20.19 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of material created by or about the children's illustrator Arthur Rackham. It consists of correspondence, original artwork, and ephemera collected by the Free Library of Philadelphia from a number of donors and trust fund purchases. Several hundred published volumes have been cataloged separately and are findable in the Free Library's online catalog.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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Isabel Roxas illustrations, 2016-2017, 2016-2017

Extent:
2.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of self-published zines, marketing materials, and posters created by illustrator Isabel Roxas.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Susanne Suba illustrations, 1948 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.08 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains eighteen illustrations by artist Susanne Suba for Sonny-boy Sim, written by Elizabeth Whitemore Baker.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Tomi Ungerer papers, 1955-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
29.5 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the literary papers of author, illustrator, and cartoonist Tomi Ungerer. Ungerer’s illustrations for children’s books, both his own and those of other authors, make up the bulk of the collection. The papers consist of notes, drafts, dummies, published volumes, sketches, illustrations, color separations, proofs, and promotional materials for published and unpublished works written between 1955 and 1974. Titles represented include The Three Robbers, Moon Man, Crictor, Flat Stanley, the Mellops series, and Adelaide, among others.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Lucille Wallower papers, 1932-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.6 linear feet
Abstract:
The papers of Pennsylvania children's author Lucille Wallower contain typewritten drafts and illustrations for many different works, including Colonial Histories: Pennsylvania, A Conch Shell for Molly, The Hippity Hopper: or, Why There Are No Indians in Pennsylvania, Indians of Pennsylvania, The Lost Prince: Louis XVII of France, The Morning Star, The New Pennsylvania Primer, Old Satan: A Pennsylvania Folk Tale, Your Pennsylvania, and others. Many of the works represented in this collection were created specifically for use in the classroom. The collection also contains magazine clippings of Marguerite de Angeli's work, which influenced Wallower.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Corydon Bell illustrations, 1954-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains twenty sheets of final art and one published copy of the book Snow (1954), written by Thelma Harrington Bell and illustrated by Corydon Bell.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Donald Ewin Cooke papers, 1947-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.67 linear feet
Abstract:
Donald Cooke was a Philadelphia-area children’s book author and illustrator and the founder of the Edraydo publishing house. The Donald Ewin Cooke papers include original art for Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1947), a character doll and book jacket final art for The Silver Horn of Robin Hood (1956), and the final art by Henry Clarence Pitz for the Valley of Rebellion book jacket.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Marguerite de Angeli papers, 1935-1977 (bulk) 1914-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
16.7 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of children’s book author and illustrator Marguerite de Angeli (1889-1987), with materials dating from 1914 to 1982 (bulk 1935-1977). Much of the collection consists of drafts and artwork for twenty-six of de Angeli’s children’s books. Also present are clippings, correspondence, dummies, proofs, and a scrapbook.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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Louise Lee and Richard Floethe papers, 1956

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains one dummy and one piece of preliminary artwork for If I Were Captain, written by Louise Lee and illustrated by Richard Floethe. If I Were Captain was the first book on which the couple collaborated and was chosen as a Junior Literary Guild Selection.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]

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