CLRC-1 Adrienne Adams Papers John Barneson, Christina Cowan, and Sharlene Murphy University of Minnesota Libraries 7/29/2003
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 7/29/2003 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Adams, Adrienne Adrienne Adams Collection 1957-1966 CLRC-1 Adrienne Adams' collection focuses on her work as an illustrator of children's picture books. The collection includes illustrations, studies, artist's dummies, text proof paste ups, and portions of a galley. The material is organized by title. 5.2 cu ft [5 boxes] See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Adrienne Adams, was born February 8, 1906 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She received her B.A. at Stephens College in 1925, and continued her education at the University of Missouri and the American School of Design in New York. Married to the author, and her occasional collaborator, John Lorizo Anderson, Miss Adams worked as an artist, illustrator, and children's book author. Her first illustrated work, Bag of Smoke, written by her husband, was published in 1942. Since the 1940s, Miss Adams has continued to publish prolifically and in 1960 and 1962 was recognized for excellence with the Caldecott Honor Book citations for Houses From the Sea and The Day we Saw the Sun Come Up , respectively.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production materials for thirteen titles published between 1957-1970. It includes illustrations (pen, pencil, ink, tempera, watercolor, crayon, and ink and wash), color separations [and studies], artist's dummies, text proof paste ups, and portions of a galley.

 Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Adams, Adrienne Accession Information:

Part of the Adams Collection was originally donated to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, who in turned donated it to the University of Minnesota. From 1966-1972, Miss Adams added additional materials.

Gift of: Adams, Adrienne

Arrangement

Cancy Floss, 1960

Day we Saw the Sun Come Up, The, 1961

Easter Bunny That Overslept, The, 1957

Going Barefoot, 1960

Houses From the Sea, 1959

In the Middle of the Night, 1965

Mary's Marvelous Mouse, 1962

Mouse House, 1957

Rachel Field Story Book, The, 1958

Shoemaker and the Elves, The, 1960

Story of Holly and Ivy, The, 1958

Summer's Coming In, 1970

Theodore's Parents, 1958

Untitled,

Collection Contents Cancy Floss 1960 MC 1262 artist's dummy with crayon sketches and portions of a galley 1 p. The Day we Saw the Sun Come Up 1961 MC 1 water, crayon, ink and pencil illustrator's dummy with typescript and text proof paste up 28 p. MC 1 ink, wash and pencil illustration with 4 color separations 1 p. MC 1 crayon and ink illustration with 4 color separations 1 p. MC 1 ink, wash and pencil illustration with 3 color separations 1 p. MC 1 ink and wash illustration with 3 color separations 1 p. MC 1 ink, wash and pencil illustrations with 3 color separations 7 p. MC 1 pencil illustrations with 3 color separations 4 p. MC 1 crayon, ink and wash illustration with 2 color separations 1 p. Easter Bunny That Overslept, The 1957 MC 1262 watercolor and pencil study with text proof paste up 1 p. Going Barefoot 1960 MC 1260 watercolor, ink and pencil illustrator's dummy with text proof and notes 39 p. MC 1260 tempera, ink and wash illustration with 3 color separations for endpaper 1 p. MC 1260 tempera, ink and wash illustration with 3 color separations each 6 p. MC 1260 tempera, ink and wash illustration with 2 color separations each 2 p. MC 1260 tempera, ink and wash illustration with 1 color separation each 5 p. MC 1260 tempera, watercolor, crayon, ink and pencil illustration with text proof 1 p. MC 1260 board [3 color studies] 1 p. Houses From the Sea 1959 MC 1260 ink and wash and pencil illustration with 3 color separations for jacket 1 p. MC 1260 tempera and ink illustration with 1 color separation for cover 1 p. MC 1260 ink and wash and pencil illustration with 6 color separations 1 p. MC 1260 ink and wash and pencil illustration with 5 color separations each 2 p. MC 1260 ink and wash and pencil illustration with 3 color separations each 11 p. MC 1260 sheet [ink calligraph] 1 p. In the Middle of the Night 1965 MC 1263 dummy in tempera with text 40 p. MC 1263 illustrations in tempera 19 p. MC 1263 cover illustration in ink 1 p. MC 1263 tempera sketch 1 p. MC 1263 lettering in ink 1 p. Mary's Marvelous Mouse 1962 MC 1263 tempera, ink and pencil illustrator's dummy with text proof 33 p. MC 1263 ink dynobase illustration with text proof and 2 color separations for jacket 1 p. MC 1263 ink dynobase illustration with 1 color separation for endpaper 1 p. MC 1263 ink dynobase illustrations with 1 color separation each 12 p. MC 1263 text proof paste up for jacket 1 p. MC 1263 blueline proof for jacket 1 p. MC 1263 blueline illustration proof 1 p. MC 1263 text proofs 5 p. Mouse House 1957 MC 1262 pencil illustration with 3 color separations for jacket 1 p. MC 1262 pencil illustration with 3 color separations for end papers 1 p. MC 1262 pencil illustrations with 3 color separations each 24 p. MC 1262 pencil illustrations with 2 color separations each 2 p. MC 1262 pencil illustration 1 p. MC 1262 sheet [ink calligraphy] 1 p. MC 1262 pencil studies with text proof paste up 2 p. MC 1262 layout 1 p. Rachel Field Story Book, The 1958 MC 1263 crayon, ink and pencil illustrations dummy with text proof 128 p. MC 1263 sheets [31 ink and pencil] illustrations with 2 color separations 10 p. MC 1263 sheets [23 ink and pencil] illustrations 6 p. MC 1263 ink illustration 1 p. MC 1263 sheets of color separations 4 p. Shoemaker and the Elves, The 1960 MC 1261 jacket illustration in ink, wash and pencil with 3 color separations on acetate 1 p. MC 1261 illustrations in ink, wash and pencil with 3 color separations each on acetate 13 p. MC 1261 illustration in ink, wash and pencil with 2 color separations 1 p. Story of Holly and Ivy, The 1958 MC 1262 artist's dummy with art 1 p. Summer's Coming In 1970 MC 1261 tempera illustration for jacket 1 p. MC 1261 tempera illustration 22 p. MC 1261 illustration proof with text paste up overlay 1 p. Theodore's Parents 1958 MC 1263 artist's dummy with watercolor illustrations 1 p. Untitled MC 1263 miscellaneous oversize, unpublished illustration 1 p.