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Lydia Cooley Freeman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1233

Scope and Contents

The collection contains illustrations, proofs, publisher's dummy, pasted-up text, and related material for one children's book, Wind in my Hand, about poet Issa Kobayashi, illustrated by Lydia Cooley [Freeman].

Dates

  • circa 1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be 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. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Artist and writer Lydia Cooley Freeman was born in 1906 and studied art at the University of California Los Angeles and the Art Student's League. She was married to well-known children's author and artist Don Freeman, with whom she coauthored several works. She illustrated two books for children, including Wind in My Hand, written by Hanako Fukuda. She was also a fine artist, working with oil and watercolors. Freeman died in 1998.

Biographical source:

Freeman, Roy. "Biography." Lydia Cooley Freeman. April 2010. https://lydiafreeman.com/.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection contains illustrations and related material for one children's book illustrated by Lydia Cooley Freeman (as Lydia Cooley).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lydia Cooley Freeman's son, Roy Freeman.

Source

Title
Lydia Cooley Freeman Papers, circa 1970
Status
Completed
Author
Leslie Czechowski
Date
11/01/2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • January 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library