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Garth Williams Papers 2

Collection Inventory

Box 3

20 ¾” X 16 ½” X 3 ¾”

Wahl, Jan. Push Kitty. New York: Harper & Row, 1968.

1. Pages 16-17--18” X 11 ½”—Girl pushing carriage; barber cutting hair—Media: Watercolor
2. Pages 16-17--18” X 11 ½”—Girl pushing carriage; barber cutting hair—Media: Watercolor
3. Pages 20-21—17 1/4” X 11 ½”—Man sitting on bench; painter on ladder—Media: Watercolor
4. Pages 20-21—17 5/8” X 11 ½”—Man sitting on bench; painter on ladder—Media: Watercolor

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. First Four Years. New York: Harper & Row, 1971.

1. Book cover-- 8 3/8" X 11"—Sketch of three figures with lettering—Media: Pencil
2. Book cover-- 8 3/8" X 11"—Sketch of two adults and child with lettering—Media: Pencil
3. Book cover-- 8 3/8" X 11"—Sketch of cabin, trees, and grass with lettering—Media: Ink
4. Page 110-- 8 3/8" X 11"—Sketch of Peter with sheep, horse and dog—Media: ink

Bad Morning

1. Badger Ideas
2. Badger Memo
3. Handwritten notes
4. Handwritten manuscript
5. Typed manuscript
6. Typed manuscript with correspondence
7. Correspondence

Big Book

1. Handwritten manuscript
2. Handwritten manuscript—February
3. Handwritten manuscript—March 1981
4. Newspaper clippings

Boy from Earth

1. Handwritten manuscript pages—“Take Care”—February 1977
2. Handwritten manuscript—Parable pp. 1-3
3. Handwritten manuscript—Chapter 1
4. Handwritten manuscript—Chapters 1-3
5. Handwritten manuscript pages
6. Handwritten notes

Box 4

11.75” X 17.25” X 3.5”

Periodicals

“Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride.” Cricket. p. 39.

  1. Page 39—10” X 8 ¾”—Cricket at starting line ready to race—Media: Ink

“Christmas Santa Almost Missed.” Family Circle. December 1968, pp. 31-39.

  1. Handwritten manuscript
  2. Typed manuscript with revisions
  3. Typed manuscript with correspondence
  4. Correspondence
  5. Copy of periodical

“Keep Your Sandwich Dry.” Woman’s Day. December 1945, p. 21.

1 .Page from periodical with illustrations

Box 5

11.5” X 17. 25” X 3.5"

  Artwork

   1. Abstract—9” X 7”—“Garth 1940”--—Media: Ink
  2. Abstract—9 ¼” X 7”—“Garth 1940”--Media: Ink
   3. Hephaestus-God of Fire—8 ¼” X 10 ¼”—Media: Ink
   4. Greek Goddess—8 ¼” X 10 3/8”—Media: Ink
5. “Juppiter”—Roman God—8 ¼” X 10 ¼”—Media: Ink
6. Man and woman dancing—8 ¼” X 8 1/8”—“Jitterbugs-1940-Garth”—Media: Ink
   7. Adult with child in desolate area—9 7/8” X 8”—Media: Pencil
   8. Man and woman dancing—8 ¼” X 9 ¼”—“Swing Henry”—Media: Ink
   9. Man swinging woman by foot while band plays—9 ¾” X 8 ¼”—Media: Ink
10. Man and woman dancing—8 ¼” X 9 ¼”—“Jitterbugs-1940-Garth”-“Switch it on again will ya!”—Media: Ink
   11. Seahorse swimming by underwater plants and creatures—12” X 16”—Media: Watercolor/Ink
   12. Girl playing piano—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   13. Man and woman embracing at table—10 ¾” X 14”—“Garth 44”—Media: Pencil
   14. Trees around pool—12” X 15 ¼”—Media: Watercolor/Ink
   15. Abstract—9” X 6 ¾”—“Garth-1940”—Media: Ink
   16. Abstract—7 3/4” X 6 ”—“Garth-1940”—Media: Ink
   17. Ballerina—11” X 13 ¾”-- "From a photo of a little German dancer in the Graphic"—Media: Ink/Pencil
   18. Seven snake heads—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   19. Watching, from underwater, a man fishing—12 ½” X 17”—Media: Watercolor/Ink
   20. Five snake heads—8 ½” X 11”—Media--Pencil
   21. Train going up mountain—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   22. Lady taking a sponge bath—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
23. People dancing—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
24. People dancing—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   25. Man sitting at table with two men behind him—7” X 9 ½”—Media: Pencil
   26. Tables with umbrellas by water—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   27. Man and woman slow dancing—7 ½” X 8 ¼”-- "--remember the bees-and butterflies--and the moon--and the little brook”—Media: Ink
   28. Watching, from underwater, a man fishing—12 ½” X 17”—Media: Watercolor/Ink
   29. Watching, from underwater, a man fishing—12 ” X 16”—Media: Watercolor/Ink
   30. Man with bandages nose on skis—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   31. Convict and policeman skiing—8 ½” X 11”--"Slopes for pros and cons"—Media: Pencil
   32. Sand castle with pail and shovel—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
33. Snowman, dancer, and hunter on skis—8 ½” X 11”-- "Have a good run for your money, the best run for your money"—Media: Pencil
   34. Man with nose bandaged on skis—8 ½” X 11”-- "Only 10 miles more"—Media: Pencil
35. Naked woman on skis—8 ½” X 11”-- "Wait, you're nearly there. 5 miles to Loveland"—Media: Pencil
   36. Man on skis—8 ½” X 11”-- "Loveland ten miles more"—Media: Pencil
   37. Four snake heads—8 ½” X 11”-- "Walt Watersnake--Charity Jane Pitcher"—Media: Pencil
   38. Bunny on skis—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   39. Bed with Bible on pillow—12” X 16”—Media: ink
   40. Man on skis—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
41. Man in wheelchair on skis with a nurse behind him—8 ½” X 11’--"skiing for all ages"—Media: Pencil
   42. Man in wheelchair on skis with a nurse behind him—8 ½” X 11’—Media: Pencil
   43. Man and woman on skis—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   44. Snake and turtle in water—11 ½” X 14 ½”—Media: Pencil
   45. Turtles—8 ½” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   46. Seven snake heads—8 ½” X 11’—Media: Pencil
   47. Man on skis being chased by policeman—8 ½” X 1”--"Get away from things that bug you"—Media: Pencil
48. “Chinese murderer”—7 7/8” X 10”—“1933-Garth”—Media: Pencil
49. Self portrait—8 ¼” X 11”—Media: Pencil
   50. Hutch with dishes—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   51. “High Note and Low Note”—9 ½” X 7”—“Illustration Sample--Not for Sale”—Media: Ink
   52. “Searchlight Tattoo by Aldershot”—7 ½” X 10”—Media: Ink
  53. Boat floating on water—15 3/8” X 10 3/8”—Media: Crayon
   54. Trees from boat--15 3/8” X 10 3/8”—Media: Crayon
   55. Broken window—12” x 16”—Media: Ink
   56. Two men and two women at fortuneteller—14” X 12”-- "Cripes! We'll never get in the New Yorker"—Media: Ink
   57. “Boy in the Forest-1932”—6 ½” X 9”—Media: Ink
   58. Everlasting Life”—8” X 9 7/8”—“Garth 23 december 19 thirty 3"—Media: Pencil
   59. Two men hanging on to keep from going overboard—15 3/8” X 11”—Media: Ink
60. Four men stargazing—13 ¾” X 11’—Media: Ink
   61. Musical Quartet playing—9 ½” x 7 ¼”—“Moulin”—Media: Ink
   62. Two men playing instruments; dog—7 ¼” x 9”—Media: Ink
   63. Woman spanking child—7 11/2” x 8”—Media: Pencil
   64. People dancing—8” x 9 11/4”-- "Stop jittering Harold I've lost my wristwatch"—Media: Ink
   65. Person from rowboat looking at scenery ahead—15 3/8” X 10 3/8”—Media: Crayon
   66. Classroom—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   67. Chair with program on floor beside it—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   68. Covered cage with flowers in vase beside it—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   69. Man in room with cages—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   70. HB in rocks on hillside—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   71. Stage with curtains—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   72. Man with sombrero taking picture of another man with pottery around him—8” X 6”—Media: Ink
   73. Boy flying kite by water—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   74. Doll with dominoes--—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
   75. Quirk’s Patent Perpetual Engine—7 ¼” X 9 ¾”—Media: Ink
   76. Knight and lady on horseback slaying dragons—7 ½” X 10 ½”-- Illustration to commemorate marriage—Media: Ink
   77. Landscape of village on mountainside—11 ¾” X 8”—“Mistra”—Media: Ink
   78. Cross, rosary, egg—12” X 16”—Media: Ink
79. Two women in a wagon—10” X 15”—Media: Watercolor

Box 6

11.75” X 17.25” X 3.5”

Miscellaneous

1. Kansas City Star article and copy
2. Research information
   3. Illustration—crocodile with vest and jacket—mounted on red paper
   4. Franklin mint information
   5. Promotional card and brochure
   6. Criteria for selecting a book to illustrate
   7. Receipts—Guanajuato Automotriz
   8. Two certificates from British Red Cross Society
   9. Handwritten memos
   10.Correspondence

Box 7

16” X 20” X 3.5”

Gift from Bill Anderson

LeGallienne, Eva. Flossie and Bossie. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

1. Page 40—8 ½” X 11”—Chickens making fun of the rooster—Media: Photocopy
2. Page 208—8 ½” X 11”—Being welcomed by other chickens—Media: Photocopy—Note: 2 copies

Lindquist, Jennie D. Golden Name Day. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.

1. Cover page--8 ½” X 11”—Written description—Media: Photocopy
   2. Page 169—8 ½” X 11”—Taking a picture of the Crimson Ramblers to send to her mother—Media: Photocopy
   3. Page 177—8 ½” X 11”—Mrs. Lindstrom showing the girls the parrot’s trick—perching on the sweeper—Media: Photocopy
   4. Page 201—8 ½” X 11”—Nancy and Wanda running through the daisy field—Media: Photocopy
   5. Page 217--—8 ½” X 11”—Decorating with paper chains and daisies for the party—Media: Photocopy
   6. Page 231—10 ⅞” X 14 ¾”—Nancy modeling her Swedish costume—Media: Photocopy
   7. Page 237--—8 ½” X 11”—Having a parade—Media: Photocopy

Carlson, Natalie Savage. Happy Orpheline. New York: Harper & Row, 1957.

.   1. Page 1—11” X 17”—Orphanage near Paris—Media: Photocopy
2. Page 3—8 ½” X 11”—Madame Flattot, the woman at the o   1rphanage—Media: Photocopy
      3. Page 11—8 ½” X 11”—Creche for celebration of la Chandeleur--—Media: Photocopy
   4. Page 14—8 ½” X 14”—Brigitte waking the orphans--—Media: Photocopy
   5. Page 16 and Title page—14” X 8 ½”—The happy little orphans--—Media: Photocopy
   6. Page 21—8 ½” X 14”—Presenting a round flat pastry called the King’s cake—Media: Photocopy
   7. Page 23—8 ½” X 14”—Genevieve curtseying to the new queen, Brigitte—Media: Photocopy
8. Page 27—8 ½” X 14”—The autobus on the way to the dog cemetery--—Media: Photocopy
   9. Page 29—14” X 8 ½”—The boy dressed like a cowboy falling down when Brigitte pretends to shoot him—Media: Photocopy
10. Page 40-41—17” X 11”—Orphans visiting the dog cemetery—Media: Photocopy
11. Page 60—8 ½” X 14”—Madame, with Brigitte, wheeling her bicycle out of the shed—Media: Photocopy
12. Page 65—8 ½” X 14”—American car running into a tree to avoid the bicycle--—Media: Photocopy
   13. Page 66—8 ½” X 11”—Madame and Brigitte on a bicycle traveling fast on a country road—Media: Photocopy
   14. Page 74—8 ½” X 14”—Brigitte waking from a nightmare—Media: Photocopy
15. Page 77—14” X 8 ½”—Brigitte crying about being adopted—Media: Photocopy
   16. Page 83—11” X 17”—Brigitte visiting a fish stand in Market Square—Media: Photocopy
17. Pages 86-87—17” X 11”—Brigitte releasing all the “wicked” dogs-- Media: Photocopy
   18. Page 93—8 ½” X 11”—Taxpayers confronting Monsieur de Goupel—Media: Photocopy
   19. Page 94--8 ½” X 11”—Taxpayers following Monsieur de Goupel to make sure the orphans aren’t adopted against their will-- Media: Photocopy
   20. Page 95—8 ½” X 11”—Brigite being taken back to the orphanage-- Media: Photocopy

Miscellaneous

1. 11” X 17”—Lady with a black hat; Rome 1937—Media: Photocopy
2. 11” X 17”—Two men going fishing; Two Travellers—Media: Photocopy
   3. 11” X 17”—School of fish with teacher at the front of the room---Media: Photocopy
   4. 11” X 17”—Fish caught in a whirlwind---Media: Photocopy
   5. 11” X 17”— Lady sliding off chair while others look on—Media: Photocopy
   6. 11” X 17”— Four women in a séance with one levitating—Media: Photocopy
   7. 11” X 17”— Lady taking wallet from man's pocket while he is passed out on the bed—Media: Photocopy
   8. 11” X 17”— Boy gazing into a toy store window—Media: Photocopy
   9. 11” X 17”— Fire sweeping through forest—Media: Photocopy
   10. 11” X 17”— Moving logs up a mountainside—Media: Photocopy