Edith Ballinger Price Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original illustrations for four children's books written and illustrated by Edith Ballinger Price plus illustrative material for a book written by Cora Cheney.
Dates
- circa 1919-circa 1957
Creator
- Price, Edith Ballinger, 1897-1997 (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
Edith Ballinger Price was an American author and illustrator of children's books. She was born in 1897 and died in 1997.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains illustrations for five titles illustrated by Edith Ballinger Price.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Correspondence with Dr. Irvin Kerlan in 1961 indicates that Edith Price gave him the items in this collection, which in turn were given to the University of MInnesota.
- 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
- China -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- 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
- Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sea stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Kerlan, Irvin, 1912-1963 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Edith Ballinger Price Collection, circa 1919-circa 1957
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Larry Peterson, April 2005
- Date
- 4/25/2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
