Wade Ray Collection
Scope and Contents
The Wade Ray Collection contains a publisher's dummy with color changes for one children's book published in 1963 entitled A Train to Spain.
Dates
- circa 1963
Creator
- Ray, Wade (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
Illustrator, designer, and painter Wade Ray wrote and illustrated the children's book A Train to Spain. He was raised in Chicago, and earned a BSS in history from Georgetown University, as well as attending the the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Art School. Early in his career he worked as a freelance illustrator and designer, before heading the Ray College of Design in Chicago from 1968 to 1995.
Biographical source:
"About Wade Ray." Wade Ray Paintings. Accessed January 2023. www.waderaypaintings.com/?page_id=61
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Wade Ray Collection contains a publisher's dummy for one children's book by Wade Ray.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of J. Harold Kittleson.
- Authors -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- France -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spain -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Kittleson, J. Harold (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Wade Ray Collection, circa 1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy
- Date
- 11/15/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2023: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
