Adam Rex papers
Scope and Contents
The collection materials relate to five publications illustrated by Adam Rex, including The True Meaning of Smekday, his first novel, published in 2007. Materials include corrected typescripts, artist's dummy, drawings, and artifacts including a toy whale and a clay figurine of a head.
Dates
- circa 2003- circa 2013
Creator
- Rex, Adam (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
Adam Rex was born in 1973 in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, receiving his BFA from the University of Arizona. The first children's book he illustrated, The Dirty Cowboy, was published in 2003. His first novel, The True Meaning of Smekday, was published in 2007, with DreamWorks Animation optioning the rights and adapting it into an animated feature film. Rex lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Marie. For more information, check his website at www.adamrex.com.
Extent
.81 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of original art and manuscript materials related to five titles illustrated by Adam Rex.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Adam Rex.
- Alien abduction -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baths -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations 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
- Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Human-alien encounters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humorous fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humorous stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Mexico -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Science fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tall tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Adam Rex , circa 2003-circa 2013
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kate Dietrick
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 13, 2015: Collection reprocessed by Kate Dietrick, EAD updated by Teresa Tjepkes.
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
