The papers focus on Anita Lobel's work as an author and illustrator of children's books. It contains production material for 7 titles, and includes both manuscript and illustrative materials.

Daniel Powers’s papers contains original artwork and production material for children's books illustrated and/or by Powers.

The collection contains illustrative material for ten children's books illustrated by Fred Brenner.

Collection contains material related to works illustrated by Helen Sewell.

The collection contains production material, including original illustrations and color separations, for children's books created by author and illustrator James Marshall.

Kurt Werth's papers focus on his work as an author and illustrator of children's books with an emphasis on the latter. The collection contains production material for over two dozen titles published between 1953 and 1974.

Tomie dePaola's papers focus on his work as an author and illustrator of children's books. The collection contains production material for over 160 books written and/or illustrated by dePaola, including original artwork, drafts, proofs, and correspondence, and related materials.

Contains written and illustrative materials for children's book written and illustrated by William Wiesner.