Tad Hills Papers
Scope and Contents
The Tad Hills papers contain pencil sketches related to the picture book How Rocket Learned to Read, written and illustrated by Tad Hills. It also contains a 2008 issue of Publisher's Weekly, which contains a cover illustration by Hills which inspired the picture book.
Dates
- 2008, undated
Creator
- Hills, Tad (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
Author and illustrator Tad Hills was born in April 1963 in Massachusetts and grew up in Norwell. He attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he studied art, including painting, sculpture, and creative writing. His picture books include the Duck and Goose, and Rocket series. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Biographical source:
"About." Tad Hills personal website. Accessed September 1, 2020. www. tadhills.com/about.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains pencil sketches related to one picture book by Tad Hills.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tad Hills.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birds -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reading -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Tad Hills papers, 2008, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- September 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
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