CLRC-1115 Berthe Amoss Collection Sharlene Murphy University of Minnesota Libraries 10/06/2004

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. 10/06/2004 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Amoss, Berthe Berthe Amoss Collection 1968 CLRC-1115 The Berthe Amoss Collection contains both written and illustrative production material from one title published in 1968, including a corrected galley proof, ink, wash, and pencil illustrator's dummy with text proof and a watercolor and ink illustration. 2 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

Berthe Amoss was born in 1925 in New Orleans, LA. Educated at Tulane University for both her B.A. and M.A., Amoss's compositional and illustrative etchings on the world of children's literature has been great. Her name has donned over thirty titles and was the runner-up for the Edgar Allan Pow Award in 1977. Amoss is married with six children.

Biographical source: Something About the Author. Volume 112, 2000.

Scope and Content

The Berthe Amoss Collection contains both written and illustrative production material from one title published in 1968, including a corrected galley proof, ink, wash, and pencil illustrator's dummy with text proof and a watercolor and ink illustration.

Indexing Terms

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Amoss, Berthe Accession Information:

Donated by the author in 1968.

Gift of: Amoss, Berthe

Arrangement

Tom in the Middle, 1968

Collection Contents Tom in the Middle 1968

New York: Harper and Row, 1968

MC 1350 ink, wash and pencil illustrator's dummy with text proof and illustrator's notes 32 p. MC 1350 ink illustration with text proof and 3 separations 1 p. MC 1350 watercolor and ink illustration 1 p. MF 24 galley proof, corrected 2 p.