CLRC-121 Lois Darling Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 8/26/03

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. 8/26/03 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Darling, Lois Lois Darling Papers 1938-1884 CLRC-121 The Lois Darling collection is comprised of work she did alone and with her husband, Louis Darling. When working together, the Darlings focused on natural history and environmental topics presented in a relatively simple text but with highly accurate and detailed scientific drawings. The collection contains production materials for 8 titles by Lois alone and materials for another 11 titles worked on by both husband and wife. A substantial portion of the collection is comprised of studies and rejected drawings for many titles. 23 folders 1.4 linear ft, manuscripts and other material 10.5 cubic ft. illustrative and related material 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

Lois MacIntyre was born in New York City in 1917. She studied at Grand Central School of Art, worked as a sailing instructor, and made ship models as part of the war effort. She then served in the U.S. Navy WAVES. She married Louis Darling in 1946 and began studying at Columbia University in 1947. The Darlings collaborated on natural history and ecology books for children and adults and were particularly interested in books that emphasized the vital importance of understanding our environment and the other things that share it with us (SATA, 3:58). Among other books illustrated by the Darlings was Rachel Carson's Silent Spring . Lois Darling continued writing self-illustrated books after the death of her husband in 1970. She loved sailing and was the National Women's Sailing Champion in 1941. She was elected to membership in the Society of Illustrators. She died in 1989.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 3, 64 and Contemporary Authors, (New Revised Series), vol. 3

Scope and Content

The Lois Darling collection is comprised of production materials for 8 titles by Lois alone, dated from 1949-67, and materials for another 10 titles in collaboration with her husband, dated from 1959-72. There is also a substantial collection of studies, primarily in pencil, or ink and pencil, including preliminary studies, notes, and memos. Manuscript materials include working typescripts with several levels of rewriting. A large portion of the illustrative collection comprises studies for titles not otherwise represented in the Kerlan Collection (many are not identified), and Lois's pencil and oil studies with some production work predating her marriage. The material is arranged by title. Related collection: Darling, Louis.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects Darling, Lois Accession Information:

Collection began when Lois Darling donated illustrations she created in collaboration with Louis Darling, her husband. The original gift was followed by the donation of a substantial collection of Lois Darling studies, which she began while serving in the U.S. WAVES durint World War II. These materials, production materials for books illustrated by Lois Darling, and other papers were donated to the Kerlan Collection by the Estate of Lois Darling.

Gift of: Darling, Lois

Arrangement

Bulletin (Connecticut Arboretum), 195?

Canidae family tree, 2/1958

Crocodile Crew, 1949-50

Discovering Dinosaurs, 1974

Correspondence and miscellaneous materials,

Evolution of the Vertebrates, 1955

Hurricane's Secret, 1950

Middle road, The, 1961

Miscellaneous unpublished materials and studies, 1942-80

Norge Sailmakers advertising, 195?

Where the Sea Breaks it Back, 1967

Wild Voyageur, 1966

Appalachians, The, 1965

Before and After Dinosaurs, 1959

Bird, 1962

Coral Reefs, 1963

Miscellaneous materials,

Place in the Sun, A, 1968

Science of Life, The, 1961

Sea Serpents Around Us, 1965

Silent Spring, 1962

Sixty Million Years of Horses, 1960

Worms, 1972

Collection Contents Bulletin (Connecticut Arboretum) 195? MF741 pencil illustrations 17 p. Canidae Family Tree 2/1958 MC1090 ink illustration 1 p. Crocodile Crew 1949-50 MF1836, folder 1 correspondence 3 p. Discovering Dinosaurs 1974 MC676 pencil layouts 7 p. Correspondence and miscellaneous materials MF 1914, folder 1 Boot Training at U.S.N.T.S. Bronx 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 rent receipt 4/28/43 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Invitation from American Museum of Natural History , 5/23/53 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 MUZAK program (undated) 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Clippings from 1942,45,46 3 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Holograph, dated 6/15/45 1 p MF 1914, folder 1 Holograph, undated 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 photocopied holograph and photos 17 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Clippings 3 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Correspondence7/7/45-9/1/46 3 p. Evolution of the Vertebrates 1955 MF 1834 folder 1,2 Correspondence 84 p. MF 1834, folder 2 List of illustrations 28 p. MF 1834, folder 3 List of illustrations 10 p. MF 1834, folder 3 Billing notes 3 p. MF 1834, folder 3 Research material 1 p. MC 1090 Pencil illustrations 26 p. Hurricane's Secret 1950 MF 1836, folder 1 Correspondence 10 p. MC 738 Ink illustrations 20 p. MC 738 Pencil studies 31 p. MC 738 Ink and pencil studies 1 p. MC 738 Pencil and crayon study 1 p. MC 738 Pencil and watercolor study 1 p. MC 738 Tempera illustration for jacket 2 p. MC 738 Ink illustration for jacket 1 p. MC 738 Sheets proof 2 p. MC 738 Sheets proof for jacket 2 p. MC 738 Layout sheet for dimensions 1 p. MC 738 Notes 1 p. Middle road, The 1961 MF 1836, folder 2 Galley, uncorrected 1 p. MF1836, folder 1 Correspondence 36 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Notes 6 p. MC 676 Ink illustrations 13 p. MC 676 Pencil illustrations 4 p. MC 676 Pencil studies 17 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Sheet proof, corrected, for title page 1 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Research material 1 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Photograph of L. Howland 1 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Promotional materials with order blank 2 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Check to Concordia Co. 1 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Paste-up 2 p. Miscellaneous unpublished materials and studies 1942-80 MC 739, 740, 742, 744 Pencil studies, undated 253 p. MC 744 Pencil study, 1942 1 p. MC 744 Pencil studies, 1943 2 p. MC 744 Pencil studies, 1944 2 p. MC 744 Pencil studies, 1945 25 p. MC 744 Pencil studies, 1946 3 p. MC 744 Pencil study, 1947 1 p. MC 741 Pencil studies, 1953 28 p. MC 740 Pencil studies, 1964 8 p. MC 739, 740 Pencil studies, 1965 19 p. MC 739, 740 Pencil studies, 1966 31 p. MC 739, 740, 741 Pencil studies, 1967 86 p. MC 739, 740, 741 Pencil studies, 1968 7 p. MC 740 Pencil studies, 1972 5 p. MC 739, 740 Pencil studies, 1980 3 p. MC 744 Pencil and crayon, 1945 1 p. MC 744 Pencil and chalk, undated 10 p. MC 744 Pencil and chalk, 1943 3 p. MC 744 Pencil and chalk, 1944 6 p. MC 744 Pencil and chalk, 1949 19 p. MC 739 Pencil and pigment, 1967 3 p. MC 740 Pencil and pigment, 1968 1 p. MC 740 Pencil and pigment, 1972 1 p. MC 740 Pencil and watercolor, 1965 5 p. MC 740 Pencil and watercolor, 1966 1 p. MC 740 Pencil and watercolor, 1967 4 p. MC 740 Pencil and watercolor, 1971 1 p. MC 741 Pencil on gesso studies, undated 8 p. MC 741 Pencil on gesso studies, 1968 33 p. MC 741 Pencil on gesso studies, 1969 14 p. MC 740 Pencil on gesso study, 1980 1 p. MC. 744 Ink studies, undated 9 p. MC 744 Ink studies, 1945 2 p. MC 744 Oil studies, undated 31 p. MC 744 Oil study, 1940 1 p. MC 744 Oil studies, 1941 25 p. MC 744 Oil studies, 1942 4 p. MC 744 Figure drawings, 1940-41 MC 744 Illustrator's proof " P.I.C. Erects a Tent " 1 p. MC 744 Greetings/Malcolm McIntyre 1 p. MC 744 Clipping 1 p. Norge Sailmakers advertising 195? MF 1836, folder 1 Correspondence 1 p. MF 1836, folder 1 Illustrator's proof sheet 1 p. MF 1836, folder 1 Research material 1 p. Where the Sea Breaks it Back 1967 MC 487 Pencil illustrations 15 p. Wild Voyageur 1966 MC 745 Pencil illustrations, one with 1 overlay 10 p. Appalachians, The 1965 MC 676 Pencil illustrations 18 p. Before and After Dinosaurs 1959 MC 263 Pencil, ink, and watercolor illustration for jacket with 2 separations 1 p. MC 263 Pencil, ink, and watercolor illustrations 35 p. MC 263 Ink illustrations 6 p. MC 263 Pencil study for title page 1 p. MC 263 Pencil study for title page text 1 p. MC 263 Title page layout 1 p. MC 263 Page proof, title page text 1 p. Bird 1962 MF 1834, folder 4 Holograph 31 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Holograph and typescript, corrected 38 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 3 p. MF 1834, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 26 p. MF 1834, folder 1 Typescript corrected, carbon 24 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Typescript corrected, carbon 18 p. MF 1902, folder 7-12 Page proof, corrected 265 p. MF 1834, folder 4,6,7. MF 1902, folder 7 Correspondence 36 p. MF 1834, folder 1,2,3. MF 1902, folder 7 Notes 101 p. MF 1834, folder 3 Clippings and reviews 45 p. MC 740 Ink illustration 1 p. MC 1090 Ink illustrations 210 p. MC 1090 Pencil illustrations 9 p. MC 1090 Pencil and ink illustrations 6 p. MC 1090 Pencil studies 96 p. MC 1090 Colored pencil studies 4 p. MC 1090 Photocopy, reduced 1 p. MC 1090 Illustrator's notes 23 p. MC 1090 Illustration negatives 5 p. MC 1090 Research material: photographs 3 p. MC 1090 Layout page sketches with notes 17 p. MC 1090 Silverprint 1 p. Coral Reefs 1963 MC 487 Pencil illustrations 4 p. MC 487 Pencil studies 46 p. MC 487 Sheet proof for jacket 1 p. MC 487 Layout 40 p. MC 487 Sheet proof, colored 1 p. MC 487 Correspondence 1 p. Miscellaneous materials MF 1914, folder 1 Royalty statements 57 p. MF 1914, folder 2 Holograph 1 p. MF 1914, folder 2 Copyright registration 4 p. MF 1914, folder 2 Correspondence from publishers 43 p. MF 1914, folder 3,4,5 Correspondence, chiefly to and from children 138 p. MF 1914, folder 6 Correspondence, general 11 p. MF 1914, folder 6 Clippings 3 p. Place in the Sun, A 1968 MF 1841, folder 1 Holograph 49 p. MC 1841, folder 17-18 Typescript and holograph, corrected 51 p. MF 1347, folder 20 Typescript for bibliography 11 p. MF 1347, folder 20 Typescript for bibliography, carbon 10 p. MF 1841, folder 2-5 Typescript, corrected 196 p. MF 1841, folder 5-8 Typescript, corrected 129 p. MF 1841, folder 8-9 Typescript, corrected, partial photocopy 68 p. MF 1841, folder 10-11 Typescript, corrected 87 p. MF 1841, folder 11-14 Typescript, corrected carbon 144 p. MF 1841, folder 14-15 Typescript, corrected, partial carbon 63 p. MF 1841, folder 15-17 Typescript, corrected (1st typed draft) 77 p. MF 1841, folder 18-19 Typescript for illustration captions 65 p. MF 1841, folder 19 Galley proof for captions, corrected 5 p. MF 1347, folder 20 Galley proof, corrected 30 p. MF 1347, folder 21 Correspondence with original outline, 2 pp 29 p. MF 1347, folder 21-22 Notes 62 p. MF 1347, folder 22 Examples of type sizes 6 p. MF 1347, folder 23 Illustrator's blueprints with cover letter 17 p. MF 1347, folder 23 Page proof with holograph notes on separate page 129 p. MC 745 Pencil and ink illustrations, one with one separation 58 p. MC 745 Pencil illustration for jacket 1 p. MC 745 Pencil study for jacket 1 p. MC 745 Pencil layouts 24 p. MC 745 Notes for layouts 2 p. Science of Life, The 1961 MF 1914, folder 1 Typescript, corrected, for jacket copy 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon of jackey copy 2 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Photocopy of jacket copy 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Proof of jacket 2 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Correspondence 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Notes 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Notes on damage to illustrators by borrowers 1 p. MF 1914, folder 1 Jacket layout notes 2 p. MC 730 Ink illustrations 156 p. MC 730 Pencil studies 6 p. MC 730 Blueprint 56 p. MC 730 Illustration lettering, 2 pieces in an envelope 2 p. Sea Serpents Around Us 1965 MC 745 Pencil studies 129 p. MC 745 Binder's directions 1 p. MC 745 Notes 1 p. MC 745 Silver proofs 4 p. MC 745 Silverprints 5 p. Silent Spring 1962 MC 747 Pencil studies 26 p. MC 747 Notes 4 p. Sixty Million Years of Horses 1960 MF 1836, folder 3 Holograph, corrected 71 p. MF 1836, folder 1 Typescript and holograph 25 p. MF 1836, folder 2 Typescript, corrected 43 p. MF 1836, folder 1 Typescript, corrected carbon 24 p. MF 1836, folder 4 Correspondence 11 p. MF 1836, folder 4 Notes 25 p. MF 1836, folder 4 Clippings 2 p. MC 272 Ink illustration 1 p. MC 272 Pencil illustration 1 p. MC 271, 272 Pencil and oil illustrations 27 p. MC 271 Pencil, oil, and watercolor illustration 1 p. MC 271 Pencil, ink, and watercolor illustration 1 p. MC 272 Pencil and oil illustration for title page 1 p. MC 272 Pencil, ink, and oil illustration with 2 separations, for jacket 1 p. lMC 272 Ink illustration for cover 1 p. MC 272 Silverprint halfsize reduction of cover illustration 1 p. Worms 1972 MF 1834, folder 1 Typescript, corrected 17 p. MF 1834, folder 2,4 Correspondence 93 p. MF 1834, folder 3,4 Notes 26 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Layout notes 2 p. MF 1834, folder 3 Reviews 19 p. MF 1834, folder 3 Research materials 13 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Pencil study for jacket 1 p. MF 1834, folder 2 Jacket 1 p. MC 676 Pencil illustrations 31 p. MC 676 Pencil studies 192 p. MC 676 Pencil dummy in 4 parts 4 p. MC 676 Pencil illustration for jacket with 1 separation 1 p. MC 676 Pencil study for jacket 7 p. MC676 Photographs 2 p.