Aldren Auld Watson Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1579

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a small number of illustrations and studies, book jackets, and illustration proofs for eight books illustrated by Aldren Auld Watson.

Dates

Creation: circa 1940-circa 1958

Creator

Watson, Aldren Auld, 1917-2013 (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

Aldren Watson was born on May 10, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. He has been an author, illustrator, cartographer and bookbinding instructor. He has illustrated over 200 books for both children and adults and authored books for children, as well as books on bookbinding, carpentry and blacksmithing. He died in 2013.

Biographical Source:

"Aldren A(uld) Watson (1917-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 42. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1986.