Summary Information
University of
Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research
Collections [clrc]
Woodward,
Hildegard, 1898-
Hildegard Woodward
Papers
1947-1964
CLRC-1719
Hildegard Woodward's
papers focus on her work as an illustrator of children's books. The collection
contains production material for five titles published between 1947 and 1953.
Production materials consist of illustrative materials, many with separations,
studies, separations, layouts, and proofs. The collection also contains one
piece of correspondence to Hildegard Woodward dated 1964.
6
boxes
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Biographical
Sketch
Hildegard Woodward was born February 10, 1898 in Worcester,
Massachusetts. She studied art at the School of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
and later traveled to Europe and studied in Paris. She joined a group of
artists in Boston and learned about book illustration from the illustrator
Marguerite Davis. Hildegard Woodward continued her training in drawing and book
making and in the 1930s she moved to New York. In 1931, Hildegard Woodward
illustrated her first book for children The Blue Teapot:
Sandy Cove Stories by Alice Dalgliesh. During her long career, she
illustrated children's books by such well-known authors as Alice Dalgliesh and
Elizabeth Coatsworth. Hildegard Woodward received Caldecott Honor Book
citations for Roger and the Fox (1947) in 1948 and
The Wild Birthday Cake (1949) in 1950, both
written by Lavinia (Riker) Davis. Hildegard Woodward also wrote and illustrated
several children's books beginning with Everyday
Children in 1935. She published her last book for children
The House on Grandfather's Hill in 1961.
Biographical Sources:
Illustrators of Children's Books:
1946-1956, pp. 201-202.
Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book
Winners: Bibliographies and Resource Material Through 1992, 2nd ed., p.
460.
Scope and Content
The collection contains production material for five titles published
between 1947 and 1953. Production materials consist of illustrative materials
only and include illustrations done in a variety of media many with
separations, studies done in a variety of media, separations, layouts, and
proofs including some with typescript and/or text proof. The collection also
contains one piece of correspondence to Hildegard Woodward dated 1964.The
materials are arranged by title with box level control.
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.
Woodward,
Hildegard, 1898-
Accession Information:
Donated by the illustrator from 1968-1972.
Gift of:
Woodward, Hildegard, 1898-
Arrangement
Danny's Luck, 1953
Roger and the Fox, 1947
Summer is Fun, 1951
The Wild Birthday Cake, 1949
The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born, 1952, 1953
Collection Contents
Danny's Luck
1953
1953
MC 341
ink illustration with 2 separations for jacket and 2
layout for dimensions
1 p.
MC 341, 419
ink illustratoins with 2 separations
18 p.
MC 341, 419
ink illustrations wtih 1 separations
11 p.
MC 341, 419
ink illustrations
8 p.
MC 341, 419
separations
9 p.
MC 419
sheet proof for jacket
1 p.
MC 341
ink illustrations with 2 separations each for title page
marked left and right
2 p.
Roger and the Fox
1947
1947
MC 1213
ink illustration for jacket
1 p.
MC 1213
ink illustrations
28 p.
MC 1213
pencil studies
3 p.
MC 1213
sheets pencil studies
6 p.
Summer is Fun
1951
1951
MC 418
ink and acrylic jacket ideas
2 p.
MC 418
ink and acrylic studies
2 p.
MC 418
ink, tempera and wash illustrations
10 p.
MC 418
ink, wash and tempera illustrations
28 p.
MC 418
illustrator's proofs with typescript
2 p.
MC 418
separations
1 p.
The Wild Birthday Cake
1949
1949
MC 340
ink illustration for jacket
1 p.
MC 340
ink illustrations for endpapers
2 p.
MC 340
ink illustrations
36 p.
The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born
1952, 1953
1952, 1953
MC 226
ink wash illustrations with 3 separations for
jacket
2 p.
MC 226
watercolor and ink wash illustration for
cover
1 p.
MC 226
ink wash illustrations with 1 separations for
endpapers
2 p.
MC 226
ink wash illustrations with 3 separations
5 p.
MC 226
ink wash illustrations with 3 separations
9 p.
MC 226
watercolor, ink wash and pencil
illustrations
16 p.
watercolor studies
4 p.
MC 226
ink and pencil layout with text proof and 1 separation
for advertisement
1 p.
MC 226
advertisement
1 p.
correspondence
1 p.