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Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection [Contact Us]1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
CLRC.ALIKI
Repository:
Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection
Extent:
7.02 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box and folder number], Aliki papers,1962-1975, Free Library of Philadelphia, Children’s Literature Research Collection.
Date:
1962-1975 (inclusive)
Creator:
Aliki
Form:
Books, Color separation positives, Drawings (visual works), Dummies (printed matter), Illustrations, Sketches, and Watercolors (paintings)
Abstract:
The Aliki papers (1962-1975) consist of a book, color separations, dummies, illustrations, and text layouts for five of the children's books she illustrated: Averages, Birds at Night, My Five Senses, The Story of William Penn, and This is the House Where Jack Lives.

Aliki Liacouras was born on September 3, 1929 in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey to Greek immigrant parents. Aliki graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1951. She then worked as a freelance advertising and display artist. She also taught classes in art and ceramics, worked as a muralist, and started a greeting card company. She married children’s author Franz Brandenberg in 1957. Her first book, The Story of William Tell, was published in 1960. She has written and illustrated many books herself and illustrated the books of other authors, including her husband. She is known for her nonfiction work including biographies, history, and science. In 1977, she moved to England with her family.

Bibliography

Children’s Literature Review, vol. 71.

Something About the Author, vol. 157.

"Aliki Brandenberg," Wikipedia, accessed December 19, 2011, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliki_Brandenberg.

This collection contains a book, color separations, dummies, illustrations, sketches, and text layouts by the children's book illustrator Aliki. Five books are represented: Averages, Birds at Night, My Five Senses, The Story of William Penn, and This is the House Where Jack Lives. Two of the books, My Five Senses and The Story of William Penn, were also written by Aliki.

For four of the titles, the complete sets of final art and color separations are present ( The Story of William Penn includes much, but not all, of the final art). Additionally, there are dummies with detailed illustrations for Birds at Night and My Five Senses, and preliminary sketches and designs for various titles. Some of the front matter and jacket copy for Aliki's books is included, as well as the first published edition of This Is the House Where Jack Lives, but the bulk of the collection is Aliki's illustrations.

This collection is arranged in five series alphabetically by title: I. Averages; II. Birds at Night; III. My Five Sense; IV. The Story of William Penn; V. This Is the House Where Jack Lives. Within each series, materials are arranged in probable order of creation.

Gift of Aliki, 1967-1993.

California State University: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, ANC0002.

University of Minnesota: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, 1961-1998, CLRC-1162.

University of Southern Mississippi: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, 1962-1986, DG0110.

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Publisher
Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Friedman and Caitlin Goodman
Finding Aid Date
April 2012
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Access Restrictions

This collection is open to researchers by appointment. Please contact the Curator for information on access.

Use Restrictions

The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication.

Collection Inventory

Complete set of final art and color separations with text pasted in, graphite and pen and ink on acetate and tracing paper pasted to paper, 105 sheets.
Box 5 Folder 6-27
Scope and Contents note

Folder includes notes from the author, Jane Jonas Srivastana, with printing instructions and a memo from Harriett Barton at the Thomas Y. Crowell Company.

Folded and gathered sheets.
Box 5 Folder 1

Dummy with graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor illustrations and text pasted in, 42 pages.
Box 4 Folder 1
Complete set of final art and color separations with text pasted in, graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on paper with pen and ink on acetate overlays, 62 sheets.
Box 1 Folder 1-19
Front matter and jacket copy.
Box 5 Folder 5
Scope and Contents note

Includes a memo from the publisher, Thomas Y. Crowell Company.

Dummy with acrylic, crayon, and pen and ink illustrations and text pasted in, 40 pages.
Box 4 Folder 2
Complete set of final art and color separations with text pasted on, acrylic, collage of cut paper, conte crayon, and pen and ink on paper, with pen and ink on acetate overlays, 42 sheets.
Box 6 Folder 2-21
Spot illustration for “About the Author-Illustrator,” pen and ink on paper, 1 sheet.
Box 5 Folder 2
Unused illustration of a boy, pen and ink on paper, 1 sheet.
Box 5 Folder 3
Text for copyright page and half-title.
Box 6 Folder 1

Sketches of Charles II, pen and ink on vellum paper, 2 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 3
Preliminary art, two versions of page 13, pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 2 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 3
Preliminary art for page 21, pen and ink and watercolor on vellum paper, 1 sheet.
Box 4 Folder 3
Final art for book jacket, pen and ink and watercolor on paper with pen and ink on vellum paper overlay, 2 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 5
Final art for title page, pen and ink and watercolor on paper with text pasted on acetate overlay, 2 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 4
Final art for title page lettering, pen and ink on paper, 1 sheet.
Box 4 Folder 5
Final art, pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 10 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 4-5
Scope and Contents note

This folder includes final art for pages 3, 4-5, 11, 12-13, 16-17, 19, 20-21, 23, 24-25, and 32 .

Unused illustrations of William Penn’s wife, pen and ink and watercolor on paper and watercolor on acetate pasted to proof, 3 sheets.
Box 4 Folder 3

Preliminary lettering for cover and title page, colored pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper, 2 sheets.
Box 5 Folder 4
Complete set of final art and color separations with text pasted on, pen and ink and watercolor on board with pen and ink on acetate overlays, 170 sheets.
Box 2 Folder 2-26 Box 3 Folder 1-6
Text and lettering on acetate.
Box 3 Folder 7
Box 2 Folder 1
Scope and Contents note

CLRC archival copy: Donated by Aliki. Housed with archival colllection.

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