Alec Buckels Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains lithograph prints created for the children's book of poems Come Hither, compiled by Walter de la Mare and illustrated by Alec Buckels.
Dates
- Creation: 1923
Creator
- Buckels, Alec (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
Alec Buckels was an artist, printmaker, and a writer/illustrator of children's books. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1924. He was born in 1892 and died in 1972.
Source:
"Alec Buckels." The British Museum. Accessed July 2020. www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG21250.
Extent
.23 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of original art for a single children's book illustrated by Alec Buckels.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. Irvin Kerlan.
Source
- Kerlan, Irvin, 1912-1963 (Donor, Person)
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Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Alec Buckels Collection, 1923
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2023: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
