CLRC-1540 Francoise Seignobosc Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 1-11-05
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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. 1-11-05 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Seignobosc, Francoise Francoise Seignobosc Papers 1937-1964 CLRC-1540 The collection contains written and illustrative material for 38 titles, many of them in French. Illustrative material includes watercolor sketches and dummies, pages for a coloring book, watercolor illustrations, separations, lettering, idea material, page proofs, mixed media sketches, cut paper studies, a crayon study, pencil sketches and studies, and ink sketches. Written material includes typescripts, some carbon, most corrected, letters, notes, correspondence, manuscripts, story ideas, an award certificate, and dummies. Written material is in French or English. c.5 folders--written 8 boxes--illustrative 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

Francoise Seignobosc (prounouced say-nyoh-boh') was born in November, 1897, or 1900, in Lodeve, Herault, France. She grew up in France, but eventually came to the United States. She wrote, and self-illustrated, children's books. She died in 1961. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 21

 Scope and Content

Illustrative material in the collection includes watercolor sketches and dummies, pages for a coloring book, watercolor illustrations, separations, lettering, idea material, page proofs, mixed media sketches, cut paper studies, a crayon study, pencil sketches and studies, and ink sketches. Written material includes typescripts, some carbon, most corrected, letters, notes, correspondence, manuscripts, story ideas, an award certificate, and dummies. Written material is in French or English. There is also some miscellaneous material, both written and illustrative.

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Seignobosc, Francoise Accession Information:

Gift of: Seignobosc, Francoise

Arrangement

Animals,

Baby Animals,

Chansons et Rondes,

Circus,

Etoffes,

Gay ABC, The, 1939

Gay Mother Goose, The, 1938

Little Children of France,

Minou, 1964

Miscellaneous art,

Mr. and Mrs. So and So, 1939

Mother Goose,

My First Book,

My Gay Paintbook,

Noel for Jeanne-Marie, 1953

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge,

Le Petit Poucet,

Sewing Box Pictures,

What Time is it Jeanne-Marie?, 1963

Big Rain, The, c.1961

Biquette, the White Goat, c.1953

Chouchou, c. 1958

Correspondence,

Franchette and Jeannot, 1937

Jeanne-Marie at the Fair, c.1959

Jeanne-Marie Counts Her Sheep, c.1951

Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris, c.1956

Minou, c.1962

Miscellaneous written material,

Months of the Year, The,

La Plus Visille Histoire du Monde, n.d.

Le Plus Belles Histoires Sont la Bible,

My Cute Book; a Book fo Embroidery for the Little Ones,

Puff, the Little White Bunny,

Springtime for Jeanne-Marie, c.1955

Small Trot, c.1952

Story of Colette, The, 1940

Story of Seulette, The, the Little Orphan,

Thank-you Book, The, c.1947

Things I Like, The, c.1960

What Do You Want to Be?, c.1957

What Time Is It?, 1963

Collection Contents Animals

MC182b watercolor sketches 8 p. MC182b pp. for coloring book 3 p. Baby Animals

MC182b watercolor sketches 37 p. Chansons et Rondes

MC182b watercolor dummy 1 p. Circus

MC182b watercolor sketches 12 p. Etoffes

MC182b watercolor pattern sketches 41 p. Gay ABC, The 1939

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939

 MC182b watercolor sketches 8 p. MC1202 watercolor dummy, French text, different ideas from final book 26 p. MC1202 watercolor and pencil dummy, French text, revised idea 12 p. MC1202 watercolor dummy, incomplete 20 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 42 p. MC1202 page from an ABC book not by Seignobosc, used for ideas 1 p. MC1202 watercolor illustrations 6 p. MF702 French manuscrsipt, with sketches 6 p. MF702 corrected French manuscript, with ideas 7 p. Gay Mother Goose, The 1938

New York: Charles Scfibner's Sons, 1938

 MC182b watercolor sketch 1 p. MC1202 original watercolor 1 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 21 p. MC1202 watercolor and pencil sketches 2 p. MC1202 pencil and crayon sketch 1 p. Little Children of France

MC182b unfinished watercolor dummy 1 p. Minou 1964

Liecester: Brockhampton Press, 1964

 MC182b watercolor sketch 1 p. Miscellaneous art

MC182b watercolor sketches 24 p. MC182b pp. for coloring book 5 p. MC182 watercolor season sketches 19 p. MC182b watercolor dummy almanac 1 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 1553 p. MC1202 mixed media sketches, watercolor, pencil, crayon, chalk, colored pencil 82 p. MC1202 colored illustration 1 p. MC1202 cut paper studies 12 p. MC1198, 1199 pencil sketches 284 p. MC1198, 1199 cut paper studies 12 p. MC1198, 1199 print 1 p. MC1198, 1199 ink sketches 2 p. MC1198, 1199 page proofs 26 p. MC1198, 1199 watercolor illustrations 12 p. Mr. and Mrs. So and So 1939

New York: Oxford U. Press, 1939

 MC182b watercolor sketch 1 p. MC1202 crayon study for a leaf 1 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 2 p. Mother Goose

MC182b watercolor sketches 6 p. MC182b p. for coloring book 1 p. My First Book

MC182b watercolor sketches 8 p. My Gay Paintbook

MC182b watercolor cummy 1 p. Noel for Jeanne-Marie 1953

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953

 MC182b watercolor sketches 2 p. MC1198 ink cover illustration 1 p. MC1198 jacket and title page lettering with separation 1 p. MC1198 watercolor dummy, text written in 29 p. MC1198 watercolor illustration for double p. spread (17-18), title page, and pp. 16, 20, 30. 1 p. MC1198 watercolor sketches 3 p. MC1198 pencil and watercolor sketch 1 p. MC1198 ink title page sketch 1 p. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

watercolor dummy 1 p. Le Petit Poucet

MC182b watercolor dummy 1 p. MF702 typescript, corrected 6 p. Sewing Box Pictures

MC182b watercolor sketches 17 p. What Time is it Jeanne-Marie? 1963

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963

 MC182b watercolor sketch 1 p. Big Rain, The c.1961

New York: Scribner, c.1961

 MF702 typescript, corrected, French 4 p. MF702 manuscript, corrected, French 8 p. MF702 typescript, corrected, 3 p. MF702 typescript, corrected, carbon 7 p. MF702 typescript and corrected manuscript 16 p. MF702 manuscript, French 16 p. MC1211 watercolor dummy, French text 32 p. MC1211 watercolor dummy, French text 32 p. MC1211 watercolor sketches 20 p. MC1211 watercolor illustrations, including cover illustration and 2 separations, acetate on illustration board 18 p. Biquette, the White Goat c.1953

New York: Scribner, c.1953

 MF702 typescript, corrected, incomplete 2 p. MF702 typescript, corrected 5 p. MC1198 illustration for cloth cover 1 p. MC1198 title page lettering pasteup, and illustration 1 p. MC1198 watercolor illustrations 4 p. MC1198 illustrations with 1 separation 14 p. MC1198 pencil sketch 1 p. MC1198 watercolor sketches 9 p. Chouchou c. 1958

New York: Scribner, c. 1958

 MC1200 watercolor dummy 32 p. MC1200 watercolor illustrations 11 p. MC1200 lettering sheet, title page, jacket, and p. 23 1 p. MC1200 watercolor sketches 24 p. MC1200 original colored jacket illustration 1 p. MF702 manuscript, corrected 13 p. Correspondence

MF702 letters from Horn Book 4 p. MF702 notes to Horn Book 7 p. MF702 correspondence about U.S. trip 3 p. Franchette and Jeannot 1937

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1937

 MC1199 watercolor sketch 1 p. Jeanne-Marie at the Fair c.1959

New York: Scribner, c.1959

 MC1199 watercolor dummy, text written in and corrected 1 p. MC1199 watercolor jacket study 1 p. MC1199 watercolor drawing, black 1 p. MC1199 illustration proof 1 p. MC1199 watercolor sketches 7 p. MF702 manuscript, part French, part English translation 22 p. Jeanne-Marie Counts Her Sheep c.1951

New York: Scribner, c.1951

 MC1199 watercolor sketches 10 p. MC1199 final watercolor illustrations 13 p. Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris c.1956

New York: Scribner, c.1956

 MC1200 watercolor dummy 32 p. MC1200 pieces idea material, cartoons and pictures 6 p. MC1200 pp. watercolor and pencil sketches 3 p. MC1200 pencil sketches 3 p. MC1200 watercolor sketches 50 p. MC1200 small jacket sketch and instructions 1 p. MC1200 page proof with text pasted on 31 p. MC1200 watercolor illustrations 15 p. MF702 typescript, corrected, with cover illustration 17 p. MF702 p. story ideas 1 p. MF702 AIGA award certificate 1 p. Minou c.1962

New York : Scribner, c.1962

 MF702 typescript, corrected, incomplete, instructions for printer 4 p. MC1202 watercolor dummy 32 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 20 p. MC1202 watercolor illustrations 24 p. MC1202 separations that make up cover illustration 2 p. Miscellaneous written material

MF702 typescript idea for story, in French 3 p. MF702 typescript story ideas, in French 4 p. MC1198 miscellaneous printed material from newspapers, magazines, book catalogs, etc. 1 p. Months of the Year, The

MC1202 illustrator's dummy 25 p. MC1202 dummy 32 p. MC1202 watercolor illustrations in folder 24 p. MC1202 watercolor jacket studies 2 p. MC1202 watercolor sketches 6 p. MC1202 pencil sketch 1 p. MC1202 crayon sketch 1 p. MC1202 pp. text written in watercolor 5 p. La Plus Visille Histoire du Monde n.d.

Paris: Jardin du Mondes, n.d.

 MC1216 small watercolor dummy 15 p. MC1216 pencil and watercolor sketch 1 p. MC1216 watercolor sketches 26 p. MC1216 watercolor illustrations on 4 pieces of cloth with paper backing 7 p. MC1216 pp. text 3 p. MC1216 watercolor illustrations on cloth 40 p. Le Plus Belles Histoires Sont la Bible

MC1216 watercolor illustrator's dummy, text in French and English 23 p. MC1216 watercolor dummy, French text 24 p. MC1216 watercolor dummy, French text 16 p. MC1216 pencil and watercolor sketch 1 p. MC1216 watercolor sketches 15 p. MF702 typescript, French 3 p. MF702 typescript, French, with sketches 3 p. My Cute Book; a Book fo Embroidery for the Little Ones

MC1199 small illustrator's watercolor dummy, text written in 1 p. MC1199 watercolor dummy 11 p. Puff, the Little White Bunny

MF702 typescript, corrected 2 p. Springtime for Jeanne-Marie c.1955

New York: Scribner, c.1955

 MC1211 watercolor dummy, text written in 32 p. MC1211 watercolor sketches 14 p. MC1211 watercolor illustrations 17 p. MC1211 thermofax reproduction of p.11 1 p. MC1211 illustrations with full-color photographic separations 4 p. Small Trot c.1952

New York: Scribner, c.1952

 MF702 typescript, corrected, French 4 p. MF702 miscellaneous 4 p. MF702 typescript 3 p. MC1197 watercolor sketches, including jacket 78 p. MC1197 small watercolor dummy, text 32 p. MC1197 watercolor dummy, text 32 p. MC1197 watercolor dummy, French text 37 p. MC1197 watercolor dummy, French text 44 p. MC1197 illustrations with 1 separation 13 p. MC1197 black and white illustrations 3 p. MC1197 watercolor illustrations 6 p. MC1197 pp. watercolor text, 2 with separations 11 p. MC1197 jacket illustration, final 1 p. Story of Colette, The 1940

New York: Scribner, 1940

 MC1197 watercolor dummy 34 p. MC1197 final illustrations 9 p. MC1197 original watercolor 1 p. Story of Seulette, The, the Little Orphan

MF702 typescript, corrected 7 p. MC1211 watercolor dummy, with text 1 p. Thank-you Book, The c.1947

New York: Scribner, c.1947

 MC1197 watercolor sketches 12 p. MC1197 pp. from a dummy 2 p. MC1197 watercolor illustration (p.4) and 4 separations 1 p. MC1197 page proofs 3 p. Things I Like, The c.1960

New York: Scribner, c.1960

 MF702 French manuscript of ideas 2 p. MC1197 small watercolor dummy, French text 32 p. MC1197 watercolor dummy, French text 32 p. MC1197 watercolor sketches 46 p. MC1197 watercolor illustrations, including jacket and cover 22 p. MC1197 idea sheet with newspaper ads and cartoons 1 p. What Do You Want to Be? c.1957

New York: Scribner, c.1957

 MC1216 small watercolor dummy 1 p. MC1216 watercolor dummy 32 p. MC1216 pencil sketches 7 p. MC1216 watercolor sketches 27 p. MC1216 watercolor illustrations 6 p. MF702 typescript, corrected 15 p. MC702 typescript, corrected French, with sketches 2 p. What Time Is It? 1963

New York: Scribner, 1963

 MC1200 small watercolor dummy, text in French and English 32 p. MC1200 watercolor dummy, French text 32 p. MC1200 small, incomplete watercolor dummy 18 p. MC1200 watercolor sketches 94 p. MC1200 watercolor illustrations 18 p. MC1200 pencil sketches 22 p. MC1200 pp. watercolor lettering 2 p. MC1200 page proof 1 p. MC1200 dummy--illustrations, proofs and repros., printers instructions 32 p. MF702 typescript, corrected 25 p. MF702 typescript in French and English 15 p. MF702 incomplete French dummy 6 p.