Edgar Parker Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains written material for four children's books by Edgar Parker, including typescripts, proofs, and a dummy. The collection also holds one unidentified illustration of a group of frogs dancing.
Dates
- circa 1959-1963
Creator
- Parker, Edgar, 1925-1982 (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
(James) Edgar Parker Jr. was born August 12, 1925. His main career was as a graphic artist. He wrote and illustrated children's books. Parker died in 1982.
Biographical Source:
Data sheet for National Union Catalog Of Manuscript Collections
Extent
.2 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains written production material for several books by Parker, as well as one unidentified illustration.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some of the material in this collection was originally given to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, who donated it to the University of Minnesota. Edgar Parker later donated additional material to the collection.
- Animals -- Juvenile poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 20th century 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
- Dreams -- 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
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Kerlan, Irvin, 1912-1963 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Edgar Parker Papers, circa 1959-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lois Steer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2018: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
