Nora Spicer Unwin Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink illustrations, wood engraving illustrations, a wood engraving, and ink and watercolor studies for nine children's books.
Dates
- 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
1 box
Language of Materials
English
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrative material for books illustrated by Nora Unwin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nora Spicer Unwin.
- Bible stories, English -- Gospels Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bible stories, English -- Old Testament Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Easter -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- England Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jesus Christ (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Joseph (Son of Jacob) (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Woodcuts (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Nora Spicer 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
- January 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
