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Paw Oo Thet Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1340

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 28 scratchboard illustrations done for A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey, and Other Burmese Folktales, written by Maung Htin Aung and Helen G. Thayer and illustrated by Paw Oo Thet.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1968

Creator

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

Paw Oo Thet was a prominent Burmese artist, painter, and illustrator. He was born in 1936 and died in 1993.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Abstract

The collection consists of illustrations done for a book of Burmese folktales illustrated by Paw Oo Thet.

Title
Paw Oo Thet Collection, circa 1968
Status
Completed
Author
Larry Peterson, December 2004
Date
12/7/2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • September 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library