Ted Rand Papers
Scope and Contents
The Ted Rand papers contains written and illustrative production material related to two dozen children's books illustrated by Rand. Material includes studies and sketches, dummies, final illustrations in a variety of mediums, typescripts, proofs, research, correspondence, and notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 - 2003
Creator
- Rand, Ted (Person)
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
Ted Rand was born in 1916 in Seattle, Washington. After serving as a naval aviator during World War II he briefly attended the cornish College of the arts. He worked as a graphic artist for many years, as well as creating fine art landscapes and portraits. He began illustrating children's books in the 1980s after an invitation from the author Bill Martin, Jr. to collaborate. Prior to his death, he illsutrated nearly 80 books, several written by his wife, Gloria Rand. Ted Rand died in 2005 on Mercer Island, Washington.
Biographical source:
Saxon, Wolfgang. "Ted Rand, 89, Graphic Artist Who Illustrated Children's Books, Dies." The New York Times. March 18, 2005.
Extent
2.16 Cubic Feet (7 boxes [5 flat boxes, 1 hollinger document box, and 1 half-hollinger document box])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ted Rand papers holds items related to Rand's work as an illustrator of children's literature, including both written and illustrative production material for books published between 1992 and 2003.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ted Rand.
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- Illustration of books -- 20th century
- Illustrators -- United States
- Mountain life -- Juvenile fiction
- Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
- Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Arctic regions -- Juvenile fiction
- Babies -- Juvenile fiction
- Bedtime -- Juvenile fiction
- Children's literature -- Illustrations
- Country life -- Juvenile fiction
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Farm life -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Forests and Forestry -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
- Holocaust survivors -- Juvenile fiction
- Illustration of books -- 21st century
- Nature stories
- Oil spills -- Juvenile fiction
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
- Sex role -- Juvenile fiction
- Snakes -- Juvenile fiction
- Title
- Ted Rand Papers, 1990-2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy
- Date
- 11/04/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- August 2023: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Carter Thurmond. Some description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
