CLRC-8 Marcia Brown Papers Christina Cowan and Nancy Larsen University of Minnesota Libraries 3/23/2005

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. 3/23/2005 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Brown, Marcia Marcia Brown Papers 1950-1961 CLRC-8 Marcia Brown's papers focus on her work as an illustrator of picture books. The collection consists of illustrations, including ink sketches, linoleum prints, watercolors, a watercolor and woodcut print, and a woodcut print. .9 cu. ft. 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

Marcia Brown was born July 13, 1918 in Rochester, New York. She attended New York College for Teachers in Albany, New York, graduating with an A.B. in 1940. During the 1940s, Ms. Brown worked as a teacher and library assistant and began writing and illustrating children's books. Her first book, The Little Carousel, was published in 1946. While best known as an illustrator, Ms. Brown has also written and adapted many stories, the latter often based on folk and fairy tales from around the world. Her picture books have been widely praised for not only their illustrations, but also for Ms. Brown's talent for reproducing the "storytelling" quality of oral traditional literature. This particularly evident in Stone Soup and Dick Whittington and His Cat, both Caldecott Honor Books in 1948 and 1951, respectively. Throughout her career, Ms. Brown has been recognized many times with Caldecott Honor book citations and awards. Cinderella (1955), Once a Mouse (1962), and Shadow (1983) were all awarded the Caldecott, and Henry Fisherman ( 1950), Skipper John's Cook (1952), Puss in Boots (1952), and The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1954) were Caldecott Honor Books. In addition to her own work as an illustrator and adaper, Ms. Brown has also illustrated books by other authors. Ms. Brown has continued to publish picture books for the past four decades and continues to be one of the field's most widely recognized and respected author and illustrator.

Scope and Content

The collection contains illustrations for four titles published between 1950-1961. The collection also contains one piece of miscellaneous art inscribed for Dr. Irwin Kerlan.

Indexing Terms

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Brown, Marcia Accession Information:

The provenance of all of this collection is unknown. Part of the collection may have originally been donated to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, who in turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota. In 1986, Ms. Brown donated additonal material.

Gift of: Brown, Marcia

Arrangement

Anansi, the Spider Man: Jamaican Folk Tales, 1954

Correspondence

Dick Whittington and His Cat, 1950

Once a Mouse, 1961

Peter Piper's Alphabet: Peter Piper's Practical Principle of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation, 1959

Miscellaneous Art

Collection Contents Anansi, the Spider Man: Jamaican Folk Tales 1954

1954

MC 635 ink sketches [inscribed for Dr. Irvin Kerlan] 2 p. Correspondence

MC 635 greeting cards Dick Whittington and His Cat 1950

1950

MC 635 linoleum print illustrations 4 p. Once a Mouse 1961

1961

MC 635 watercolor and woodcut preliminary print 1 p. MC 635 woodcut preliminary print 1 p. Peter Piper's Alphabet: Peter Piper's Practical Principle of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation 1959

1959

MC 635 watercolor 1 p. Miscellaneous Art

MC 635 watercolor sketch with the letters "I" and "K" [inscribed for Dr. Irvin Kerlan] 1 p.