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Alec Buckels Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-1918

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

  • 1923

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

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.

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

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library