Margaret Cosgrove Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink and pencil sketches and illustrations for one nonfiction children's book, Bone For Bone, written and illustrated by Margaret Cosgrove.
Dates
- circa 1968
Creator
- Cosgrove, Margaret (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
Margaret Leota Cosgrove was born in Sylvania, Ohio in 1926. She attended the Chicago Art Institute and American Academy of Art and began her career as an illustrator of medical and surgical books. She has written and illustrated a number of books for children on medical and biological topics and illustrated other books.
Biographical source:
"Margaret (Leota) Cosgrove (1926-).' Something About the Author. Volume 47. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1987.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains ink and pencil sketches and illustrations for one nonfiction children's book.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Margaret Cosgrove in 1971.
- Authors, American -- 20th century 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
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Zoology -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Margaret Cosgrove Papers, circa 1968
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 11/19/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- October 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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