Jean Day Zallinger Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink and pencil illustrations, as well as color separations, for three nonfiction children's books illustrated by Jean Zallinger.
Dates
- circa 1965-circa 1969
Creator
- Zallinger, Jean (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
Jean Day Zallinger was born in Boston in 1918. She attend the Massachusetts College of Art and the Yale School of Fine Arts from which she received her B.F.A. She worked as a freelance illustrator and portrait painter from the late 1930s-early 1940s. She illustrated over 75 books.
Biographical Source:
"Jean (Day) Zallinger (1918-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 115. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2000.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrative material for three children's books illustrated by Zallinger.
Arrangement
The collection guide is arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jean Zallinger in 1973.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations 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
- Paleontology -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shrews -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wasps -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jean Day Zallinger Papers, circa 1965-circa 1969
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski and Jim Eyer
- Date
- 12/17/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
