de Grummond Children’s Literature Books

The digitized de Grummond Children’s Literature Books Collection consists of over 350 children’s literature titles. The collection ranges from items published in the early eighteenth century to the 1900’s. Numerous verions of fairy tales are included in the collection, as well ABC books, nursery rhymes, moral tales, chapbooks, fables, and foreign language books.

de Grummond Children’s Literature Manuscripts

The de Grummond Children’s Literature Manuscripts Digital Collection has a number of original materials from authors and illustrators throughout the field. The collection is home to items donated from many notable people in children’s literature, including many who are the recipients of the Caldecott Medal and the Pulitzer Prize. Correspondence, photographs, periodicals, original art, and artistic proofs can all be found within the de Grummond manuscripts collection.

Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books, most noteably ‘The Snowy Day’ and the main character for many of his books, Peter. Keats is also well known for his unique art style and collages made with patterned wallpaper, fabric, stamps, ink, oilcloth and more. The de Grummond Collection is the sole repository for the Ezra Jack Keats Archive. Holdings include manuscripts, typescripts, sketches, illustrations, and proofs for a number of books written and/or illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Also included are his personal papers, photographs, correspondence, fan mail and artwork from children.

Ezra Jack Keats Papers

H. A. and Margret Rey Papers

H. A. and Margret Rey, best known for creating the Curious George series, spent the first years of their marriage and creative partnership fleeing the rise of Nazism in parts of Europe. Both Hans Augusto and Margret were German Jews, and left the city of Paris in June 1940 on bicycles just hours before Nazi forces invaded the city. The couple took the Curious George manuscript with them. From France, to Portugal, to Brazil, they Rey’s eventually made it to New York City. The digitized collection of the H.A. and Margret Rey Papers includes a wealth of resources on the couple and their work. Other than writing and illustrating children’s books, the Rey’s also had a number of other interests including pottery and astrology, which is also detailed in the collection. Letters from publishers, as well as sketches with notes and color separations, show a detailed view into the world of children’s literature publishing. Photographs, original art, personal and professional correspondence, and audio clips are also included in this collection.

Kate Greenaway Papers

Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) was an English Victorian artist and writer, best known for her book “Under the Window” and her stylized versions of late 18th century and Regency fashions. This digital collection includes more than three hundred original illustrations, preliminary sketches, watercolors, and manuscript pages by Greenaway as well as correspondence.

McLoughlin Brothers Papers

The McLoughlin Brother Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts, galleys, correspondence, photographs, dummies, illustrations, color separations, proofs, and production material dating from 1854 to the early 1950's. The publishers were popular for their retelling of classic children’s stories and their color printing technologies.