Milo Winter Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one ink and tempera illustration for a 1954 cover of the American Junior Red Cross News.
Dates
- circa 1954
Creator
- Winter, Milo, 1888-1956 (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
Milo Winter was born on August 7, 1888 in Princeton, Illinois. He was an illustrator of children's books, employeed as the chief illustrator for the Silver Burdett Co. and as art director of Field Enterprises. Mr. Winter was the illustrator of many classics republished for children, including Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seaby Jules Verne and A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens. He died on August 15, 1956.
Biographical Source:
"Milo (Kendall) Winter (1888-1956)." Something About the Author. Vol. 21. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1980.
Extent
1 Item
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains one illustration for the cover of the American Junior Red Cross News.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Magazine illustration -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tempera paintings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Milo Winter Collection, circa 1954
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- 02/21/2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- November 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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