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Frederick R. Gardner collection of Robert Lawson, 1900-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
69.8 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the literary papers of author and illustrator Robert Lawson (1892-1957), collected by Frederick R. Gardner. Materials date from 1900 to 1983. Lawson’s illustrations make up the bulk of this collection; illustrations for forty-seven titles and unpublished artworks are represented. In addition to etchings and illustrations in graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor, the collection includes articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscript drafts, photographs, promotional materials, slides, and speeches. Some of Frederick R. Gardner's records relating to his collecting project are also represented. Of particular note are the dummy for Munro Leaf’s The Story of Ferdinand (1936) and the original art for Mr. Popper’s Penguins (1938) and Wee Gillis (1938).

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

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Sombre Reptiles Press records, 1977-1994 (inclusive) 1978-1982 (bulk)

Extent:
1 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:
The Berkeley, California-based Sombre Reptiles Press was founded in 1978 by poet Jerry Ratch and artist Mary Ann Hayden. This small collection consists of approximately one linear foot of material related to the operation of the press and the publication of its works, spanning the dates 1977 and 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1982.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers, 1939-2001 (inclusive) 1940-1995 (bulk)

Extent:
2.25 linear foot
Abstract:
Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers include correspondence, photographs, negatives, artwork, and publications documenting their personal relationships and professional research and scholarship as marine scientists at the University of Delaware in the mid-twentieth century.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Donald Robert Lettis, "Intaglio Method of Printmaking" manual, between 1951-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (1 portfolio, 8 pages)
Abstract:
Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis (1925-2014) was an American artist and educator who taught printmaking and art education at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1966 to 1987. "Intaglio Method of Printmaking" is a portfolio handcrafted by Lettis of his manuscript instructions for creating engravings, etchings, and drypoint prints. The manual contains descriptions of seven intaglio processes and incorporates the author's own printing plates and prints as examples.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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John Dickinson letter to Tench Coxe, 1788 july 5 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 item (2 pages)
Abstract:
Autograph letter from John Dickinson, Founding Father of the United States and politician, to Tench Coxe, American political economist and Pennsylvania Delegate to the Congress of Confederation, thanking him for his reply. The letter is accompanied by an etched profile portrait of Dickinson.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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