Nora S. Unwin Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink illustrations, wood engraving prints (as well as two engraved wood blocks), and ink and watercolor studies for nine books, as well as one signed print titled "Jack in the Pulpits."
Dates
- Creation: circa 1947-circa 1964
Creator
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 and illustrator Nora Spicer Unwin was born in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1907 and studied at art schools and colleges in England. She worked as a teacher in England and the United States, but most of her career has been as a professional artist and author/illustrator of children's books. She died in 1982 in Massachusetts.
Biographical Source:
"Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982)." Something About the Author. Vol. 3 and 49. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971 and 1987.
Extent
.3 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrative material for books illustrated by Nora Unwin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nora Spicer Unwin.
Appraisal
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by publication title with Miscellaneous art at the end.
Subject
- Jesus Christ -- Juvenile literature (Depicted, Person)
- Joseph (Son of Jacob) -- Juvenile literature (Depicted, Person)
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Bible stories, English -- Gospels
- Bible stories, English -- Old Testament
- Children's literature -- Illustrations
- Christmas stories
- Detective and mystery stories
- Dolls -- Juvenile fiction
- Easter -- Juvenile fiction
- Fairy Tales
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction
- Illustrators -- England
- Picture books
- Title
- Nora S. Unwin Papers, circa 1947-circa 1964
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 02/07/2005
- 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 Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
