Erika Weihs Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains illustrations and notes for ten children's books, including Two Very Little Sisters and Count the Cats.
Dates
- 1954-2001
Creator
- Weihs, Erika (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 Sketch
Erika Weihs was born on November 4, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. She earned her degree in 1937 from the Graphische Lehr und Versuchanstalt in Vienna and attended the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in New York. She was the illustrator of over 30 books for children and the author and illustrator of Count the Cats.
Biographical Source:
"Erika Weihs (1917-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 107. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
Extent
4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains illustrations and notes for children's books illustrated by Weihs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Erika Weihs.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, Austrian -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blind -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Clothing and dress -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Egypt -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mixed media works Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mummies -- Egypt -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Purim -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ukraine -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Erika Weihs Papers, 1954-2001
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- 01/27/2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
