CLRC-1068 Betsy Bowen Papers CLRC staff University of Minnesota Libraries 2004, rev. 2008
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by CLRC staff, 2004, rev. 2008 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Bowen, Betsy Betsy Bowen Papers 1991-2008 CLRC-1068 The collection consists of production materials for six books illustrated by Betsy Bowen. 1 cubic foot Materials are housed in the Andersen Library caverns. Please allow 30 minutes for retrieval. English Accession Information:

Betsy Bowen contributed the collection in 1994, 1999, and 2008.

Biographical Sketch

Betsy Bowen is an illustrator, woodcut artist and award-winning author of nine books. Her popular woodcut prints and books appear in galleries throughout Minnesota and the country. "Antler, Bear, Kazoo - A North Woods Album of Songs" was inspired by her first three books: "Antler, Bear, Canoe;" "Gathering;" and "Tracks in the Wild," published by Houghton-Mifflin. Reviewers have described her distinctive woodcuts as bold, rich and handsome. The mother of three sons, she has lived with her family on the rugged north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota for more than thirty years.

Biographical source:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/antler, 2008

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/authordetail.cfm?authorID=362, 2008

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of production materials for six titles. It includes holographs, typescripts, and original art such as watercolors and woodcuts.

 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.

Bowen, Betsy Tales --Somalia --Juvenile literature Counting --Juvenile literature Natural history --Minnesota --Juvenile literature Trolls --Folklore Ojibwa Indians --Folklore Alphabet books Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by published title and chronologically within each title.

 Collection Contents <emph render="italic"> Antler, Bear, Canoe: a Northwoods Alphabet Year</emph>, published by Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1991 MF 1864, MC 1624

MF 1864 contains: 1 photocopy holograph (10 p.); photocopied correspondence (52 p.)

MC 1624 contains: 7 watercolor and ink block print illustrations

 <emph render="italic"> Dhegdheer: a Scary Somali Folktale</emph>, text by Marian A. Hassan, published by St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Humanities Commission, 2007 MC 1613

Contains: 1 ink, pencil, tempera dummy with text and photocopy paste-ups (32 p.)

 <emph render="italic"> Gathering: a Northwoods Counting Book</emph>, published by Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995 MC 1613

Contains: 9 watercolor and ink block print illustrations; 1 watercolor test for front panel; 1 tracing paper with notes; 17 black and color ink printed woodcut illustraions with text

 <emph render="italic"> Shingebiss: an Ojibwe Legend</emph>, published by Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1997 MF 2255, MC 1613

MF 2255 contains: 1 corrected typescript (16 p.); front matter (6 p.); correspondence (10 p.); notes (16 p.)

MC 1613 contains: photocopied studies (16 p.); ink and pencil studies (4 p.); photocopied text pages with ink outline (2 p.); 1 ink, crayon, and pencil study; 1 ink, pencil, and tempera layout; 1 ink, pencil, and watercolor dummy with text paste-up (17 p.); 1 ink, pencil, and tempera dummy with Post-it notes and text paste-up (20 p.); 1 print and watercolor study; 1 woodcut print cover study; 1 black and white ink woodcut study with paste-up; 1 black and color woodcut study with picture paste-up; 1 piece for carbon paper; woodcut of car in purple and pink ink (2 p.); ink and tempera studies (2 p.); posterboard with text illustrations (3 p.); 27 black and color ink woodcut print illustrations some with text paste-up

 <emph render="italic"> Tracks in the Wild</emph>, published by Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993 MC 807

Contains: watercolor illustrations (31 p.); 1 matted jacket illustration; 1 title page illustration with overlay; 1 jacket study; 3 pencil studies; 1 text sample with 'A'; 1 'B' paste-up on board; 1 woodblock

 <emph render="italic"> Troll with No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway</emph>, published by Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1999 MF 2778, MC 1545, and MC 1624

MF 1864 contains: 1 typescript (69 p.); front matter (11 p.); photocopied correspondence (52 p.); photocopied illustrations (25 p.); correspondence (42 p.); layout notes (9 p.); clippings (47 p.); research material (98 p.); photographs (8 p.)

MC 1545 contains: 1 photocopied dummy (108 p.); 1 dummy (59 p.); layout (25 p.); studies (30 p.); 1 printed postcard; 1 printed business card; 3 wood blocks

MC 1624 contains: 61 colored block prints with type; layout (8 p.); 1 full color postcard of book jacket; 1 business card; 3 wood blocks