CLRC-919 Cheng-Khee Chee Papers Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries 07/01/2004

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. 07/01/2004 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Chee, Cheng-Khee Cheng-Khee Chee Papers 1992 CLRC-919 Contains sketches, typescripts, and watercolor studies for Douglas Wood's Old Turtle and color prints. 32 items 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

Cheng-Khee Chee was born in Fujian, China in 1934 and emigrated to the United States in 1962. He studied at Nanyang University in Singapore and the University of Minnesota. After emigrating he worked as a librarian at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and became a professor of art at the same institution in 1981.

He has exhibited his art work in numerous galleries in both the U.S. and China. His only book illustration to date is for Old Turtle.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 79, p. 40-41.

Scope and Content

The collection contains sketches, typescripts, and watercolor studies for Douglas Wood's Old Turtle and color prints.

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.

Chee, Cheng-Khee Accession Information:

Donated by the artist, 1993.

Gift of: Chee, Cheng-Khee

Arrangement

Old Turtle, 1992

10 color prints,

Collection Contents Old Turtle 1992

Wood, Douglas

Duluth, MN: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, 1992

M.C. 703 sketches with holograph (ideas) 10 p. M.C. 703 size proportions list 1 p. M.C. 703 typescript (chronology of Old Turtle) 2 p. M.C. 703 typescript (information on Old Turtle) 4 p. M.C. 703 watercolor studies 7 p. M.C. 703 miscellaneous correspondence 7 p. 10 color prints