Jan Spivey Gilchrist Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains illustrations, sketches, and dummies for nine children's books illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
Dates
- circa 1991-circa 2001
Creator
- Gilchrist, Jan Spivey (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
Author, illustrator, and artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born February 15, 1949, in Chicago, IL. She earned BS in Art Education from Eastern Illinois University, an MA in painting from the University of Northern Iowa, an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College, and a doctoral degree in English from Madison University. She has illustrated numerous works for children, some of which she also wrote. Her illustrations for Nathaniel Talking, written by Eloise Greenfield, were awarded a Coretta Scott King Award in 1990. In addition to her works for children, Gilchrist is also a fine artist and exhibited in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. She lives near Chicago, Illinois.
Biographical source:
"About Dr. Jan Spivey Gilchrist." Jan Spivey Gilchrist personal website. 2019. https://janspiveygilchrist.com/about-jan.
Extent
3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrative material for children's books illustrated by Gilchrist.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by book title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Basketball -- Juvenile poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dance -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Football -- Juvenile poetry 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
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Play -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Running -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Summer -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Water -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Jan Spivey Gilchrist papers, circa 1991-circa 2001
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 10-26-04
- 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
