Janet Stevens Papers
Scope and Contents
The Janet Stevens papers contain pencil sketches, watercolor studies, reference images, and notes for the 1995 picture book Tops and Bottoms, as well as one colored pencil work featuring a koala on a stool holding a book.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-circa 1995
Creator
- Stevens, Janet (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 Sketch
Janet Stevens was born January 17, 1953 in Dallas, TX. She attained her Batchelor of Fine Arts at the University of Colorado in 1975. She has been an author and illustrator of children's books since 1979, and has written and illustrated more than 40 titles. Stevens has also done advertising, textile design, and architectural sketching. She has won both the Caldecot Honor and the Parent's Choice Award in 1987, both for The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Biographical Source:
"Janet Stevens." Something About the Author. Vol. 148. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.
Extent
.06 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection sketches and studies for one picture book adapted and illustrated by Stevens, as well as one other piece of art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Janet Stevens.
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Janet Stevens Papers, 1978-circa 1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2023: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
