CLRC-324 Michelle Edwards Papers Lois Steer and Larry Peterson University of Minnesota Libraries 08/22/2003
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. 08/22/2003 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Edwards, Michelle Michelle Edwards Papers 1990- CLRC-324 Michelle Edwards papers contain her artwork and manuscripts for published and unpublished works. The collection includes holograph, typescript, galley proofs, correspondence, cover illustrations, layout materials, notes, illustrations, dummies, and other production materials. 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

Michelle Edwards was born January 25, 1965, in Bridgeport, CT. When she was eighteen, she went to live and work on an Israeli kibbutz outside Jerusalem. Edwards drew, painted, and began to write during her stay on the kibbutz. By the time she was ready to return home, Edwards had committed herself to pursuing a creative profession. After several difficult years, she was successful in establishing herself as a published author and illustrator. In 1992 her self-illustrated book, Chicken Man, won the Marcia and Louis Posner Award for children's picture book.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 70, p. 50-51

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production material, consisting of illustrative materials and manuscripts or twelve published and seven unpublished titles. The titles were published starting in 1990. The illustrative materials include illustrations, studies, and sketches done in a variety of media. Manuscript production materials include typescript, holograph, galley proofs, correspondence, notes, dummies, and other material.

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Edwards, Michelle Accession Information:

The art work and manuscripts have been donated to the Kerlan Collection by Michelle Edwards beginning in 1990.

Gift of: Edwards, Michelle

Arrangement

Dora's Book, 1990

Alef-bet: a Hebrew Alphabet Book, 1992

Baker's Portrait, 1991

Blessed Are You, 1993

Bontsha the Silent by Peretz, unpublished

Calliope, 2000

Candlewick Correspondence, unpublished

Chicken Man, 1991

Eve and Smithy, 1994

Jackson Friends,

Little Candle,

Meera,

Moonsong,

Night Pals,

One to Ten,

Pa Lia's First Day, 1999

And Sunday Makes Seven, 1990

Talent Show, 2002

What's That Noise,

Zero Grandparents, 2001

Collection Contents Alef-bet: a Hebrew Alphabet Book 1992

New York: Lothrop, 1992

 MC 119 ink study for jacket 1 MC 119 ink studies 24 MC 119 photocopy w/ corrections of ink studies 1 MC 119 dummy (ink & watercolor illustrations & photocopies of illustrations) 28 Baker's Portrait 1991

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1991

 MC 139 221 Transparency of title & author 2 p. MC 139 221 Samples of text 7 p. MC 139 221 Photocopies of ink illustrations 73 p. MC 139 221 Color swatch 1 p. MC 139 221 Photocopies of book & text 20 p. MC 139 221 Pencil studies 63 p. MC 139 221 Ink studies 6 p. MC 139 221 Watercolor studies 2 p. MC 139 221 Ink, pencil, & watercolor study 1 p. MC 139 221 Ink & pencil study 1 p. MC 139 221 Pencil study w/text paste-up 1 p. MC 139 221 Ink study w/text paste-up 1 p. MC 139 221 Pencil & watercolor study 1 p. MC 139 221 Layout notes 2 p. MC 139 221 Layout notes w/text paste-up 1 p. MC 139 221 Pencil illustrations 48 p. MC 139 221 Pencil illustrations of cover 2 p. MC 139 221 Ink illustrations 40 p. MC 139 221 Ink illustrations of cover 4 p. MC 139 221 Ink & watercolor illustration & text 1 p. MC 139 221 Ink & tempera illustration of cover 1 p. MC 139 221 Ink & tempera illustrations 2 p. MC 139 221 Ink & watercolor illustrations of cover 2 p. MC 139 221 Tempera illustrations of cover 4 p. MC 139 221 Tempera & pencil illustrations 60 p. MC 139 221 Tempera illustration 3 p. MC 139 22l Dummy of book photocopied 67 p. MC 139 221 Dummy used in book 75 p. MC 139 221 Colored pencil illustration w/text paste-up 1 p. MC 139 221 Pages of text paste-up 2 p. MC 139 221 Dummy of layout notes 36 p. MC 139 221 Dummy of pencil illustrations & layout notes 49 p. MC 139 221 Photocopied studies 5 p. MF 2845 3059 Holograph 11 p. MF 2845 3059 Holograph and typescript, corrected 7 p. MF 2845 3059 Typescript 70 p. MF 2845 3059 Typescript, corrected 6 p. MF 2845 3059 Typescript (editorial retype), corrected 3 p. MF 2845 3059 Typescript (editorial retype), corrected 3 p. MF 2845 3059 Typescript with photocopy of illustration 8 p. MF 2845 3059 Illustration with text paste-up 3 p. MF 2845 3059 Photocopy of illustration 26 p. MF 2845 3059 Notes 12 p. MF 2845 3059 Correspondence 18 p. MF 2845 3059 Greeting card 1 p. Blessed Are You 1993

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993

 MF 2848 Holograph 2 p. MF 2848 Holograph w/text paste-up 15 p. MF 2848 Holograph w/text paste-up 13 p. MF 2848 Holograph w/text paste-up 10 p. MF 2848 Holograph w/text paste-up 6 p. MF 2848 Typescript corrected 7 p. MF 2848 Typescript corrected 1 p. MF 2848 Typescript corrected 3 p. MF 2848 Typescript corrected 5 p. MF 2848 Front matter, corrected 1 p. MF 2848 Galley proof, corrected 2 p. MF 2848 Correspondence 13 p. MF 2848 Notes 56 p. MC 112 Layout notes 4 p. MF 2848 W/post-it notes 31 p. MC 112 Ink studies w/layout notes 3 p. MC 112 Pencil studies w/layout notes 4 p. MC 112 Marker study 1 p. MC 112 Tempera & ink study w/ink & pencil overlay 1 p. MC 112 Pencil studies w/text paste-ups 3 p. MC 112 Pencil illustrations 9 p. MC 112 Pencil studies 3 p. MC 112 Pencil & ink illustration for cover 1 p. MC 112 Pencil & colored pencil illustrations 2 p. MC 112 Pencil & ink illustration 1 p. MC 112 Color proof of cover 1 p. MC 112 Color proof w/text paste-ups 1 p. MC 112 Color proof 1 MC 112 Sample of color cted 2 p. MC 112 Typescript corrected 2 p. MC 112 Typescript corrected 25 p. MC 112 Front matter 1 p. MC 112 Dummy w/photocopy illustrations 45 p. MC 112 Correspondence 2 p. MC 112 Notes 5 p. Bontsha the Silent by Peretz unpublished MC 1114 Pencil sketches 23 p. MC 1114 Dummy with painted print illustrations 26 p. MC 1114 Pen study 1 p. MC 1114 Alternative cover studies 3 p. MC 1114 Photocopies of prints 14 p. MC 1114 Prints 25 p. MC 1114 Letter samples 9 p. MC 1114 Watercolor prints 20 p. MC 1114 Page layouts 8 p. MC 1114 Watercolor studies 2 p. MC 1114 Page text 1 p. Calliope 2000

New York: Harcourt Brace, 2000

 MF 2845 Holograph 50 p. MF 2845 Holograph and typescript corrected 26 p. MF 2845 Typescript 46 p. MF 2845 Typescript, corrected 240 p. MF 2845 Front matter 2 p. MF 2845 Correspondence 4 p. MF 2845 Notes 29 p. MF 2845 Illustrations 1 p. Candlewick Correspondence unpublished MF 2462 Page proof 9 p. MF 2462 Correspondence 14 p. MF 2462 Clippings 4 p. Chicken Man 1991

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1991

 MC 118 121 Dummy w/text paste-up & pencil illustrations, some pasted-up 32 p. MC 118 121 Ink illustrations for cover 13 p. MC 118 121 Color swatches 22 p. MC 118 121 Ink text Ink text 6 p. MC 118 121 Samples of text 2 p. MC 118 121 Pencil studies 39 p. MC 118 121 Pencil illustrations 18 p. MC 118 121 Pencil illustrations for cover w/text paste-up 2 p. MC 118 121 Crayon & ink illustration for cover 1 p. MC 118 121 Photocopied illustration pasted-up 1 p. MC 118 121 Layout of cover w/text paste-up 1 p. MC 118 121 Pencil illustrations paste-up 4 p. MC 118 121 Pencil illustrations w/text paste-up 12 p. MC 118 121 Ink text w/ink illustration paste-up 12 p. MC 118 121 Tempera & ink illustrations 11 p. MC 118 121 Tempera & ink illustrations for cover 2 p. MC 118 121 Ink text w/ink illustrations 14 p. MC 118 121 Ink illustrations 72 p. MC 118 121 Ink layouts 25 p. MC 118 121 Pencil layout 1 p. MC 118 121 Ink text w/pencil illustration 1 p. MC 118 121 Ink layout w/marker 13 p. MC 118 121 Watercolor & ink illustrations 3 p. MC 118 121 Photocopy book dummy 36 p. MC 118 121 Watercolor illustration of cover 1 p. MC 118 121 Photocopies with watercolor illustrations 2 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Holograph 191 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Holograph & typescript 31 p. MF2848 2820 3059 Typescript 105 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Typescript corrected 193 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Photocopy of illustrations 21 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Illustrations w/text paste-up 1 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Correspondence 52 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Notes 43 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Layout notes 12 p. MF 2848 2820 3059 Clippings 1 p. Dora's Book 1990

Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda, 1990

 MF 1990 Holograph 1 MF 1990 Typescript, corrected 1 MF 1990 Galley, corrected photocopy 1 MF 1990 Correspondence 1 MF 1990 Notes 1 MC 758 Studies 30 MC 758 Illustration for cover 1 MC 758 Stats 4 MC 758 Pages of layout material 2 MC 82b.1990 Jackets 2 MC 82b.1990 Dummy w/pencil studies & photocopied studies paste-ups w/text & holograph paste-ups 39 MC 82b.1990 Dummy w/pencil & ink studies w/text paste-ups 65 MC 82b.1990 Dummy w/photocopied & color proof paste-ups w/photocopied text paste-ups 36 MC 82b.1990 Felt marker, ink & colored pencil illustration paste-up 1 MC 82b.1990 Felt marker, ink & colored pencil illustration 1 MC 82b.1990 Dummy photocopied 62 MC 82b.1990 Photographs 19 MC 82b.1990 Negatives for photographs 7 Eve and Smithy 1994

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1994

 MC 82b. Pencil illustrations 9 p. MC 82b. Ink Illustration of cover 1 p. MC 82b. Pencil & colored pencil illustration 1 p. MC 82b. Ink & colored pencil illustration 1 p. MC 82b. Ink illustrations 13 p. MC 82b. Photocopy of cover 1 p. MC 82b. Dummy w/layout notes & text paste-up 24 p. MC 82b. Photocopies w/colored pencil illustrations of cover 5 p. MC 82b. Colored pencil study 1 p. MC 82b. Watercolor illustrations of cover 2 p. MC 82b. Pencil illustrations of cover 2 p. MC 82b. Colored Pencil illustrations of cover 5 p. MC 82b. Typescript 2 p. MC 82b. Colored pencil illustrations 2 p. MC 82b. Colored pencil, marker & pencil illustration 1 p. MC 82b. Pencil studies 7 p. MC 82b. Pencil studies w/notes 2 p. MC 82b. Watercolor study 1 p. MC 82b. Ink studies 8 p. MC 82b. Pencil & watercolor study 1 p. MC 82b. Dummy w/pencil illustrations & text paste-up 58 p. MC 82b. Pencil study w/paste-up 7 p. MC 82b. Pencil & watercolor study 1 p. MC 82b. Photocopy of letter designs 1 p. MC 82b. Photocopies of illustrations 16 p. MC 82b. Watercolor & marker illustrations 5 p. MF 2845 Holograph 92 p. MF 2845 Holograph and typescript 8 p. MF 2845 Typescript 107 p. MF 2845 Typescript corrected 41 p. MF 2845 Typescript photocopy 1 p. MF 2845 Photocopy of illustration 1 p. MF 2845 Correspondence 4 p. MF 2845 Notes 8 p. MF 2845 Layout notes 2 p. Jackson Friends

: unverified,

MF 2845 Holograph 20 p. MF 2845 Typescript 8 p. MF 2845 Typescript corrected 9 p. MF 2845 Typescript corrected w/pencil & watercolor 1 p. MF 2845 Illustration & text paste-up 1 p. MF 2845 Dummy w/photocopied illustration & text paste-up 39 p. MF 2845 Dummy w/pencil illustration & text paste-up 53 p. MF 2845 Correspondence 1 p. MF 2845 Dummy proof 62 p. Little Candle

: unverified,

MC 1109 Tempera painting w/felt-tip pen, pencil, typescript 2 p. Meera

: unpublished,

MC 112 Pencil, marker studies 5 p. MC 112 Pen, crayon study with type paste-up 1 p. MC 112 Marker studies with type paste-up 4 p. MC 112 Pencil studies with type paste-up 13 p. MC 112 Photograph 1 p. MC 112 Postcard 1 p. MC 112 Photocopy, pencil study with type paste-up 2 p. MC 112 Notes 1 p. MC 112 Sample book pages with marker sketches & text paste-ups 11 p. MC 112 Oil paint studies 5 p. MC 112 Pencil sketches 21 p. MC 112 Marker, photocopy study 1 p. MC 112 Photocopies 21 p. MC 112 Text 22 p. MC 112 Layout notes 1 p. MC 112 Color swatches 1 p. Moonsong

: unverified,

MF 2462 Holograph 4 p. MF 2462 Holograph corrected 1 p. MF 2462 Typescript 9 p. MF 2462 Typescript corrected 60 p. MF 2462 Cut and paste-up and typescript corrected 8 p. MF 2462 Dummy 26 p. MF 2462 Correspondence 6 p. MF 2462 Notes 42 p. MF 2462 Layout notes 1 p. Night Pals

: unpublished,

MC 207 Print dummy 26 p. MC 207 Notes with sketches 4 p. MC 207 Written text 19 p. MF 3156 Holograph 4 p. MF 3156 Holograph 3 p. MF 3156 Holograph and typescript, corrected 2 p. MF 3156 Typescript 2 p. MF 3156 Typescript 3 p. MF 3156 Typescript 3 p. MF 3156 Typescript corrected 2 p. MF 3156 Typescript corrected 2 p. MF 3156 Notes 2 p. MF 3156 Layout 2 p. One to Ten

: unpublished,

MF 3156 Typescript 2 p. MF 3156 Typescript photocopy 2 p. MC 207 Dummy with various illustrations 5 p. MC 207 Pen illustration 1 p. MC 207 Notes 1 p. Pa Lia's First Day 1999

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1999

 MF 2846 Holograph 37 p. MF 2846 Typescript 67 p. MF 2846 Typescript corrected 249 p. MF 2846 Front matter 1 p. MF 2846 Galley proof 128 p. MF 2846 Dummy 42 p. MF 2846 Correspondence 59 p. MF 2846 Notes 27 p. MF 2846 Typescript 68 p. And Sunday Makes Seven 1990

Niles, IL: Albert Whitman & Co., 1990

 MF 225 pamphlets of research material 7 p. MF 225 color swatches 8 p. MF 225 layout notes 4 p. MF 225 photocopies of illustration & text for cover 3 p. MF 225 pencil illustrations w/ author notes 14 p. MF 225 pencil illustrations w/ text paste-ups 17 p. MF 225 pencil illustrations 4 p. MF 225 pencil & color swatches 1 p. MF 225 pencil studies 40 p. MF 225 ink studies 2 p. MF 225 photocopy of study 1 p. MF 225 pencil, ink, & tempera study 1 p. MF 225 pencil & ink studies 3 p. MF 225 photocopy of cover, pasted-up w/ overlay 1 p. MF 225 tempera & ink illustrations 2 p. MF 225 samples of lettering 5 p. MF 225 photocopy of illustration & text 1 p. MF 225 ink, pencil, & felt marker study of cover 1 p. MF 225 dummy, photocopied illustration & text 36 p. MF 225 dummy w/ text paste-up & layout info. for illustration 40 p. MF 225 photocopies of research material 11 p. MF 225 research material 4 p. MF 225 ink, pencil, & felt marker study 2 p. MF 225 pencil & tempera study 1 p. MF 225 photocopies of illustrations 15 p. MF 225 ink text for cover 1 p. MF 225 notes 3 p. MF 225 ink & felt marker illustrations for cover 4 p. Talent Show 2002

San Diego: Harcourt, 2002

 MF 3155 Holograph 27 p. MF 3155 Holograph and typescript, corrected 29 p. MF 3155 Typescript 51 p. MF 3155 Typescript, corrected 93 p. MF 3155 Page proofs 115 p. MF 3155 Correspondence 1 p. MF 3155 Research: clippings 1 p. What's That Noise

illustrated by Paul Meisel

MF 3156 Typescript 7 p. MF 3156 Typescript, corrected 22 p. MF 3156 Page proof, corrected, with illustrations 52 p. MF 3156 Publisher's dummy 13 p. MF 3156 Correspondence 20 p. MF 3156 Notes 1 p. Zero Grandparents 2001

San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 2001

 MF 3156 Typescript 4 p. MF 3156 Page proof 110 p. MF 3156 Correspondence 1 p. MC 112 Copies of illustrations 3 p. MC 112 Proof with notes, some with pencil sketches 26 p.