Alvin R. Tresselt Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts and page proofs for three children's books, as well as copies of two letters from Roger Duvoisin to editor Beatrice Breighton, in regards to the book Hide and Seek Fog.
Dates
- circa 1946-1963
Creator
- Tresselt, Alvin , 1916-2000 (Author, Person)
- Duvoisin, Roger, 1900-1980 (Correspondent, 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
Alvin Tresselt was born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1916. He did a number of jobs to make a living during the Depression, and then after the Second World War started working in interior display and advertising. In the 1950s he began working as an editor. During the same period he wrote numerous popular and well-received children's books, many of which were illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Their book White Snow, Bright Snowwon the Caldecott Medal in 1948. He died in 2000.
Biographical Source:
"Alvin Tresselt (1916-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 7. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1975.
Extent
3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains typescripts and correspondence related to three children's books written by Alvin Tresselt.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alvin Tresselt.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fog -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rain and rainfall -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Snow -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Alvin R. Tresselt Papers, circa 1946-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
