Weston Woods Studios Records

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-2306

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains digital files of audio recordings, filmstrips, and animated films based on children's books, produced by Weston Woods Studios, as well as physical animation cells and backgrounds, related production materials, photographs, and other records related to the studio.

The digital files contains 486 gigabytes and over 1,000 audio and video files. In addition to the audiobooks, filmstrips, and animations, the digital material contains profiles and interviews with authors, created for classroom and educational use, including Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, and other authors and illustrators about their titles, as well as a video interview with Mort Schindel by children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus. If you have a question about specificdigit al files held at the University, please contact a staff member.

Dates

undated

Creator

Weston Woods Studios (Organization)
Schindel, Morton (Producer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The digital files are accessible on-site at the Elmer L. Andersen Library. The physical materials are currently awaiting processing. Please contact staff with questions.

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

Weston Woods Studios was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel (b. 1918) in Weston, Connecticut, and is well known for its audio recordings, filmstrips, and animated films based on children's books. Its first audio production was Andy and the Lion in 1953, and its first animated film was The Snowy Day in 1963. The company was acquired by Scholastic, Inc. in 1996, and Morton Schindel died in August 2016.