Marcia Sewall Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains illustrative material for 12 children's books illustrated by Sewall, and includes ink, watercolor and crayon illustrations, a tempera dummy with typescript, and pencil illustrations and studies.
Dates
- circa 1975-circa 1988
Creator
- Sewall, Marcia (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
Marcia Sewall was born November 5, 1935, in Providence, RI. She became a writer and illustrator, and an art teacher. She has also published a number of self-illustrated books for children, many of which deal with early American history.
Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 37, 69, 119
Extent
4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection holds illustrative material for a dozen children's books illustrated by Marcia Sewall.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marcial Sewall.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Death -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Norway Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mixed media works Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Monsters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sled dog racing -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Trees -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Marcia Sewall Papers, circa 1975-circa 1988
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 1-18-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
