Paul Goble Papers
Scope and Contents
The Paul Goble collection includes production material for 13 children's books. Written material for one title includes manuscripts and typescripts, proofs, correspondence, and notes. Illustrative materials for the other titles include sketches and studies, dummies, pasteups, proofs, and some completed illustrations.
Dates
- circa 1969-circa 1989
Creator
- Goble, Paul (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
Paul Goble was born September 27, 1933, in Haslemere, Surrey, England. His interest in Native American legends began when he was a small boy in England, where his mother read the books of Grey Owl and Ernest Thompson Seton to her sons. After training at the Central School of Art and Design in London, Goble worked in industrial design for 18 years before becoming a full time author and illustrator of children's books. He was awarded the 1979 Caldecott Medal for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. He died in 2017 in South Dakota.
Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols 25, 69, 131; Children's Literature Reviewvol. 21
Extent
6 boxes
Language of Materials
English
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrations, drafts, and related production material for over a dozen children's books created by Paul Goble.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul Goble.
- American bison -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, English -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cheyenne Indians -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cheyenne Indians -- 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
- Dakota Indians -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses -- 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
- Indians of North America -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Siksika Indians -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Paul Goble Papers, circa 1969-circa 1989
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 11-9-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2022: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
