Richard Erdoes Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-381

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a corrected typescript for the book A Picture History of Ancient Rome by Richard Erdoes.

Dates

circa 1967

Creator

Erdoes, Richard (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

Richard Erdoes was born July 7, 1912, in Vienna, Austria. He studied art in Vienna, Berlin, and Paris. While working as a free-lance illustrator, he came to America as a refugee fleeing from the Nazis. In New York he met his future wife, Jean Sternbergh. She was an art director at Time, Inc., and she had contacted him to illustrate a book for her. For thirty years he made his living as a magazine illustrator and photographer. He had many travel assignments that took him and his family to the American West. In 1970 he accidentally got into serious writing when a writer with whom he was on assignment became ill, and he had to write the story for him. He found writing so rewarding that it became his focus. His books have been translated and published in eight foreign countries.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 33, p. 63-67

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains a corrected typescript for one book written by Richard Erdoes.

Subjects

Authors -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Rome -- History -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings