Marjorie Auerbach Papers
Scope and Contents
The Marjorie Auerbach papers focuses primarily on her work as an illustrator, with material from five children's books published between 1962 and 1969, including woodcut illustrations, felt tip pen sketches, dummies, paste-ups, drawings, separations, color swatches, studies, and miscellaneous clippings. The collection also contains a corrected typescript.
Dates
- circa 1962-circa 1969
Creator
- Auerbach, Marjorie (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.
Extent
5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Marjorie Auerbach papers contain illustrative material for picture books illustrated by Auerbach.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated Marjorie Auerbach in the 1990s.
- Autumn -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Greece Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paris (France) -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vocabulary -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Woodcuts (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Marjorie Auerbach Papers, circa 1962-circa 1969
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy
- Date
- 10/22/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
