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Guide to the Ruth and Latrobe Carroll Papers, 1932-1980


Ax 710





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Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 710
 
Creator:
 

Carroll, Ruth, 1899-Carroll, Latrobe
 
Title:
 

Ruth and Latrobe Carroll Papers
 
Dates:
 

1932-1980 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

7.25 linear feet
14 containers
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Latrobe Carroll (1894-1996) and Ruth Carroll (1899-1999) were American authors of children’s literature. The collection includes manuscripts, illustrations and correspondence that reflect the work of Ruth and Latrobe Carroll.
 

Biographical Note

(Archer) Latrobe Carroll (January 5, 1894-November 30, 1996) was born in Washington D.C and passed away in Stamford, Connecticut. He received his education from Harvard University.

Carroll was a member of the Authors League of America, Friends of the Library (Asheville; second vice president 1960-1963, and the Harvard Club of Western North Carolina. His interests were hiking, travel and reading.

Latrobe Carroll served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was also a writer. He worked for The Century Co. as a member of the editorial staff in 1919 Carroll also worked at the Foreign Press Service as a staff writer in 1920. Then he worked for Liberty Magazine as a member of the editorial staff from 1924-1934. He then became a freelance writer.

Ruth Robinson Carroll (September 24, 1899-December 5, 1999) was born in Lancaster New York and passed away in Stamford Connecticut. She received her education at Vassar College and also attended the Student Arts League from 1922-1924. She also attended Cecelia Beaux’s School of Portrait Painting in, 1925. She married Latrobe Carroll on January 24, 1928.

Ruth Carroll was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. Her interests were in photography, travel, theater, natural history, botany and hiking. Her career was as an author, artist and illustrator of books.

Latrobe Carroll and his wife published their first book in 1935, Luck of the Roll and Go. And the couple wrote their last book in 1975, Hullabaloo the Elephant Dog. The Carrolls wrote at least twenty books, all directed to juvenile readers.

Content Description

The collection contains several manuscripts, illustrations and some correspondence that represent the work of Ruth and Latrobe Carroll.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series:

Series: Core Collection

Series: Addenda October 1972

Series: Addenda November 1973

Series: Addenda May 1973

Series: Addenda April 1976

Series: Addenda October 1976

Series: Addenda May 1977

Series: Addendum November 1977

Series: Addenda November 1980

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Ruth and Latrobe Carroll in 1972.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use 

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation 

[Identification of item], Ruth and Latrobe Carroll Papers, Ax 710, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Carroll, Latrobe--Correspondence
Carroll, Ruth, 1899---Correspondence
Authors, American--20th century
Children's literature, American--Authorship
Children's literature, American--Illustrations
Illustrated children's books--United States--Specimens
Illustration of books--United States--20th century
Women illustrators--United States
Young adult literature, American--Authorship
Young adult literature, American--Illustrations
Book illustrations
Manuscripts for publication
Mock-ups
Other Creators :
Carroll, Latrobe (contributor)

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 

Core Collection
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Bumble Pop
  1968
 
box
1		 folder
1
Idea pages and working notes 18 p.
  
 
2
Early drafts, 4, typewritten and holograph, average of 11 p.
  
 
3
Later versions, 3, typewritten with holograph revisions, 12 p. each
  
 
4
Final version with corrections, not used, typewritten with holograph revisions, 8p.
  
 

Final version, typewritten with holograph revisions, 8 p.
  
 
5
Fragments, 17 p.
  
 
6
Discarded pages
  
 
7
Correspondence, outgoing (8 letters)
   September 4, 1966-July 4, 1967
 

Correspondence, incoming (2 letters)
   November 30, 1966-June 23, 1967
 
8
Sketches, discarded, pencil on tracing paper
  
 

Acetate overlay, color, for jacket
  
 

Finished drawings, pencil on light illustration board
  
 

Back of jacket 8 x 10.5 in.
  
 

Textual illustrations for pages 3-5, 7-28 inclusive, 30-32 page size 7.5 x 10 in., total of 28 drawings
  
   
The Chimp and the Clown
  1968
 
9
First sketches, 37
  
 
10
Second sketches, 34
  
 
11
Rough sketches, 34
  
 
12
Story outline for textless book
  
 

Suggestions for treatment
  
 

Correspondence, outgoing (1 letter)
   June 28, 1967
 

Finished drawings, color pencil and ink on light illustration board
  
 
11
Jacket, front and back 9.25 x 7 in. each
  
 

Textual illustrations for pages 3, 5, 7-32 inclusive, page size 6.75 x 9 in., 28 drawings
  
   
Danny and the Poi Pup
  1965
 
13
Dummy of complete book
  
 
14
Printer's copy
  
 

Finished drawings, color pencil on light illustration board, protective acetate covers
  
 

Textual illustrations for pages 3, 4, 7, 11-13, 15, 34, 36, 39-48 inclusive, page size 7.75 x 11 in., 17 drawings
  
   
Pet Tale
 
 
SC 2

Color separations
  
 


End sheets 1 drawing, 20.5 x 13 in.
  
 


Jacket, front and back, 11 x 13 ½”
  
   
Original drawings: pencil on light illustration board with protective acetate covers
  
 
1 folder
15?
Jacket, 10.75 x 13 in.
  
 
SC 2

Textual illustrations for pages 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 24-28, 38, 39, 43, 47 page size: 20.25 x 12.25 in. (2), 10 x 12.5 in. (11), 3.75 x 4 in. (2), 3.75 x 7 in. (2)
  
 


Illustrations for pages 31, 32, 44, 45
  
   
From the Appalachians
 
 


Portfolio of drawings and paintings by Ruth Carroll (9 prints)
  
 

Addenda (October 1972)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Correspondence, incoming (43 letters)
   1961-1972
   
Correspondence, outgoing (26 letters)
   May 4, 1945-1969
   
The Flying House
  1946
 
box
SC 1

Illustrations: color; chalk and pencil
  
 


Jacket design 10.75 x 13 in.
  
 


Color key 1 p.
  
 


Illustrations: black and white; pencil
  
 


Rabbit and puppy by door
  
 


House flying over country, 9.75 x 11.25 in.
  
 


House flying over houses, 10 x 12 in.
  
 


Puppy pulling flying house, 3.25 x 7 in.
  
 


Puppy by door, 4 x 5.5 in.
  
 


People sitting in circle around flying house, 8.5 x 10.5 in.
  
 


Girl and boy bathing puppy, 3.5 x 6.75 in.
  
 


Man, woman, boy, girl, puppy, 5 x 8 ½ in.
  
 


Rooster chasing puppy, 4 x 8 in.
  
 


Pig sniffling man’s shoe
  
 


Pig with nose and front feet in open refrigerator, 4 x 6.25 in.
  
 


Flying house on water, 3.5 x 9.5 in.
  
 


Rooster landing on table while family is eating
  
 


Flying house in storm over forest, 9.5 x 10.5 in.
  
 


Boy and rooster in water, 6 x 10 in.
  
 


Rabbit, rooster and pig in flood scene, 9 x 11 in.
  
 


Helicopter lifting woman off of roof in flood, 9.25 x 10 in.
  
 


Puppy 2.25 x 2.75 in.
  
 


Flying house and helicopter flying over town 10.5 x 12 in.
  
 


Flying house with puppy 3.25 x 6.25 in.
  
 


Flying house with puppy, 3.5 x 6.5 in.; flying house with puppy 3 x 7 in.
  
 


Puppy in dog house, 4 x 5.5 in.
  
 


Pig and Puppy, 3.5 x 7 in.
  
 


House flying over ship, 10.5 x 12 in.
  
 


House flying over landscape, 11.25 x 12.5 in.
  
 


House flying over Statue of Liberty, 7 x 7 in.
  
 


Ship, 4 x 24 in.
  
 


2 helicopters 10 x 24 in.
  
 


Endpaper design 11 x 24.5 in.
  
 


Color separations 7 p.
  
   
School in the Sky
  1945
 
SC 2

Illustrations: black and white, pencil
  
 


Children and woman running, 8 x 9 in.
  
 


Camel caravan, 4 x 11 in.
  
 


Children and woman in front of airplane, 5 x 10.5 in.
  
 


Children and woman preparing for bed inside plane, 9 x ? in.
  
 


Boats rowing to amphibious plane, 4.5 x 11 in.
  
 


Woman and boy at controls of plane, 5.5 x 8 in.
  
 


Children eating in plane, 9.5 x 11 in.
  
 


Plane and birds flying, 9.5 x 11.5
  
 


Plane with glass bottom, 10 x 12 in.
  
 


Cow and girl, 5 x 5 in.
  
 


Children and woman by plane, 7 x 10 in.
  
 


Plane in air, 3.5 x 8 in.
  
 


Plane flying over mountains, 9 x 12.5 in.
  
 


Plane and crocodiles in water, 9 x 10 in.
  
 


Natives in bush, 5 x 9.5 in.
  
 


Plane with parachute, 10 x 11.25 in.
  
 


Plane in ice, 9.75 x 11.25 in.
  
 


Sea gull, 3 x 7.5 in.
  
 


Plane flying through clouds, 7 x 10.75 in.
  
 


Plane in sky, 5 x 9 in.
  
 


Plane flying upside down, 5 x 6.5 in.
  
 


Planes flying in air, 10 x 23 in.
  
 


People flying kites and map of world, 12 x 24 in.
  
 


Rickshaws 5 x 22 in.
  
 


in.
  
   
Where's the Kitty?
  1962
 


Illustrations: color, color pencil
  
 


Dust jacket design, 6.25 x 18.5 in.
  
 


Title page, 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.
  
 


Boy putting on shoe, 5 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.
  
 


Boy looking at kitten in shoe, 4 7/8 x 5.5 in.
  
 


Boy putting on pants, 4 x 6 in.
  
 


Boy putting on pants with kitten looking over his shoulder, 4 ¾ x 5 ½ in.
  
 


Boy with kitten in box, 5 7/8 x 8 ¾ in.
  
 


Boy in box, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy and kitten in box 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy with roller skate 6 x 8 5/8 in.
  
 


Kitten on head of roller skating boy 6 1/8 x 6.75 in.
  
 


Boy and kitten with toy boat 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy in water running after kitten on toy boat, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Toy boat on rocks, kitten in water, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy rescuing kitten from water, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy drying kitten with cloth, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy running with kite, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy running with kite, 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.
  
 


Boy with kite in tree, 6 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy climbing tree, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy holding kite in tree, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy carrying kite 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 


Boy eating cookie at table, 5 7/8 x 7.75 in.
  
 


Boy and kitten asleep in bed, 5 7/8 x 8.75 in.
  
 

Addenda (May 1973)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
3		 folder
19
Correspondence, outgoing (13 letters)
   May 26, 1951-August 30, 1960
 

Correspondence, incoming (8 letters)
   June 14, 1951-1970
   
Old Mrs. Billups and the Black Cats
  1961
 
20
Notes, includes Toby's suggestions 4 p.
  
 

Copy for jacket blurb 3 p.
  
 

Illustrations
  
 

Title page, cat, 2 kittens, 5 x 5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups in rocking chair by table, p. 5, 4.125 x 6.5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups chasing fly, p. 6, 5 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups looking at ground, p. 8, 4 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups searching, 3 drawings, p.9, 6.25 x 8.5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups looking at cat, p. 11, 4.125 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Cat, p. 13, 2.25 x 4 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups crawling through hedge, p. 14, 6.25 x 8.5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups emerging from hedge, p. 15, 3 5/8 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups looking at hole in stocking, p. 16, 3 x 3 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups watching cat; cat and bulldog, p. 17, 6.25 x 8.5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups in wagon, p. 19, 3 7/8 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Woman in house looking at Mrs. Billups in wagon, p. 20, 4.5 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups bending over, p. 21, 3/75 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups looking at hat, p. 22, 2.75 x 5.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups looking at cat with kitten, p. 24, 6.25 x 8.5 in.
  
 

Kitten, p. 25, 4.25 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Kitten, p. 26, 1.75 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups and kitten in vegetable garden with sprinkler, p. 27, 6 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups and kitten in vegetable garden with sprinkler, p. 28, 4.25 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Woman looking out window at Mrs. Billups and kitten in garden p. 29, 6.25 x 8.5 in.
  
 

Cat carrying kitten p. 30, 1 7/8 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Cat with kitten, Mrs. Billups, 2 kittens p. 31, 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in.
  
 

Kitten p. 32, 1.75 x 3.5 in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups in tree, 2 drawings p. 34, 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups hanging from branch p. 35, 5 1/8 x 6 ¼ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups in tree, 2 drawings p. 36, 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in.
  
 

Man mowing lawn looking at Mrs. Billups in tree p. 37, 5 ¼ x 6 ¼ in.
  
 
SC 3 3
Cat, kitten, p. 38, 3 ½ x 6 ¼ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups in tree with cat and kitten p. 40, 6 ¼ x 6 ¼ in.
  
 

Bulldog chewing on purse p. 42, 1 ¾ x 6 ½ in.
  
 

Man with dog; dog in doghouse p. 43, 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups climbing down from tree with cat and kitten on her shoulders p. 44, 5 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Kittens, 2 drawings, p. 46, 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups with packages in arms, p. 47, 5 x 6 ¼ in.
  
 

Mrs. Billups playing with kitten, p. 48, 5 3/8 x 5 ¾ in.
  
 

Jacket design, 3 kittens, 1 cat; Mrs. Billups being chased by cat and 2 kittens, 9 x 13 ¾ in.
  
 

Color proofs of illustrations
  
   
Salt and Pepper
  1952
 
1
Rough sketches, pencil and chalk, approximately 7 x 8 in., 8 items
  
 

Original illustrations pencil and ink 6 5/8 x 8 ¼ in.
  
 

Black plate
  
 

Pepper holding Salt, p. 3
  
 

Black, red, yellow plates
  
 

Men moving, p. 12
  
 

Men moving, p. 13
  
 

Man falling, p. 16
  
 

Children looking at ground; children jumping in air, p. 22
  
 

Children calling; children standing on hills p. 25
  
 
2
Dogs; children unwrapping books p. 30, 26
  
 

Children shelving books; children looking out window p. 27
  
 

Page proofs 5 p.
  
 

Addenda (November 1973)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
3		 folder
1
Correspondence, outgoing (7 letters)
   August 31, 1964-January 8, 1966
 
2
Correspondence, incoming (10 letters)
   April 6, 1962-February 11, 1972
   
The Picnic Bear
  1966
 
3
Unbound book and dust jackets
  
 
4
Galley proofs
  
 
5
Final drafts
  
 

Original with printer’s marks, slight holograph revision
  
 

Carbon with slight holograph revisions
  
 
6
Typed drafts
  
 

Late, holograph revision 11 p.
  
 

Late, carbon, incomplete, holograph revision 10 p.
  
 

Carbons (2) 11 p.
  
 

Original and carbon, holograph revisions 12 p.
  
 

Carbon, incomplete 10 p.
  
 

Carbons (2), holograph revisions on one 13 p.
  
 

Holograph revisions 16 p.
  
 

Extensive holograph revision and typed insertions 11 p.
  
 

Carbon 11 p.
  
 

Incomplete, holograph revision 9 p.
  
 

Holograph insertions and revision 14 p.
  
 
7
Holograph drafts
  
 

18 p.
  
 

13 p. plus suggestions and notes
  
 

Incomplete 12 p.
  
 
8
Miscellaneous pages, "discards" 44 p.
  
 
9
Research notes and suggestions
  
 
10
Dust jacket proof, proofs of page 32m compressed cardboard sample
  
 
11
Alternate sketches, charcoal, pencil, pastels
 
 
12
Discarded sketches for dummy
  
 
13
Revised sketches, pencil on onionskin
  
 
14
Drawing transfers
  
   
Rolling Downhill
  1973
 
17
Discarded ideas and notes
  
 
15
Revised roughs
  
 
16
Discarded sketches
  
 
17
Proofs, colored, complete set with dust jacket
  
 
Env.
Illustrations in pencil and pastel unless otherwise noted, size 7 x 9 in.
  
 

Holograph notes about color and color key
  
 

Kitten and puppy playing with yarn, pencil
  
 

Front of jacket (kitten and puppy rolling downhill entangled in yarn) 8 x 9 ½ in.
  
 

Back of jacket (raccoon, otter, skunks and bear at waterside) 7 ½ x 9 ½ in.
  
 

Kitten exploring sewing basket p. 4
  
 

Contents of basket dropping on puppy p. 5
  
 

Kitten and puppy playing with ball of yarn p. 6
  
 

Kitten and puppy playing with ball of yarn p. 7
  
 

Yarn beginning to encircle kitten and puppy p. 8
  
 

Kitten and puppy tumbling over each other p. 9
  
 

Kitten and puppy enmeshed in yarn rolling downhill p. 10
  
 

Kitten and puppy heading toward upturned duck p. 11
  
 

Collisions of puppy, kitten and duck p. 12
  
 

Duck attempting to free itself from entanglement p. 13
  
 

Duck free, turtle about to grab yarn p. 14
  
 

Fish and turtle pulling opposite ends of the yarn p. 15
  
 

Kitten and puppy free of yarn in water p. 16
  
 

Kitten and puppy swimming toward shore with on-looking otter p. 17
  
 

Otter sliding down tree towards kitten and puppy p. 18
  
 

Collision of otter, kitten and puppy p. 19
  
 

Kitten and puppy scampering out of pond p. 20
  
 

Kitten and puppy hiding from otter in tree p. 21
  
 

Raccoon chasing kitten and puppy out of tree p. 22
  
 

Kitten and puppy hiding from otter in bushes p. 23
  
 

Skunks chasing kitten, puppy and otter away p. 24
  
 

Kitten and puppy hiding in den p. 25
  
 

Bear scaring kitten, puppy, and otter away p. 26
  
 

Otter diving into pond, kitten and puppy running up hill in presence of skunks, raccoon and bear p. 27
  
 

Exhausted kitten and puppy returning to house p. 28
  
 

Kitten and puppy climbing back on porch p. 29
  
 

Kitten and puppy napping together p. 30
  
 

Kitten notices sewing basket again p. 31
  
 

Kitten reaching for sewing basket, puppy hiding under bench p. 32
  
 

Dummy
   1973
   
Where’s the Kitty
  1962
 
18
Proofs, (boy putting on shoe), 7 copies, "example of the four color process"
  
 

Addenda (April 1976)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
The Picnic Bear
  1966
 
box
SC 4

Rough dummy 8 x 11, pastels with printed text 32 p.
  
 


Original artwork
  
 


p. 4 Wilderness scene 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 5 Fuzzy and Mama 7 ½ x 6
  
 


p. 6 Mama sleeping 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 7 Mama yawning 7 ½ x 7
  
 


p. 8 Stretching, shaking and scratching 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 9 Walking through the underbrush 7 ½ x 6
  
 


p. 10 Fuzzy and Mama eating ants 7 ½ x 4
  
 


p. 11 Mama standing on hind legs 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 12 Doe kicking Fuzzy 7 ½ x 5
  
 


p. 13 Eating buttercups 7 ½ x 3 ½
  
 


p. 14 Fuzzy and bobcats catching grasshoppers 7 ½ x 4 ½
  
 


p. 15 Bobcat spanking Fuzzy 7 ½ x 2 ½; eating strawberries 7 ½ x 3 ½
 
 


p. 16 Mama and Fuzzy running 7 ½ x 4 ½
  
 


p. 17 A family picnicking 7 ½ x 4
  
 


p. 18 Mama spanking Fuzzy 7 ½ x 5
  
 


p. 19 Eating berries 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 20 Catching fish 7 ½ x 6
  
 


p. 21 Fuzzy climbing tree 7 ½ x 7
  
 


p. 22 (not in collection)
  
 


p. 23 Owl in tree 7 ½ x 10 ½
  
 


p. 24 Fuzzy and Boar 7 ½ x 3
  
 


p. 25 Fuzzy climbing hill 7 ½ x 6
  
 


p. 26 Fuzzy scaring family 7 ½ x 6 ½
  
 


p. 27 Fuzzy on a picnic table 7 ½ x 4
  
 


p. 28 Paw caught in jar 7 ½ x 10 ½
 
 


p. 29 Fuzzy breaking jar 7 ½ x 10 ½
 
 


p. 30 Fuzzy licking paw 7 ½ x 2
  
 


p. 31 Fuzzy eating honey 7 ½ x 7 ½
  
 


p. 32 Fuzzy lying on back 7 ½ x 5
  
 

Addenda (October 1976)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2		 folder
8
Correspondence, outgoing (125 letters)
   November 12, 1950-May 4, 1975
 
9
Correspondence, incoming (70 letters)
   November 27, 1950-February 11, 1975
 
10
From the Appalachians: a Portfolio
 
 

“Ruth Carroll, some words about her life; some words about the pictures that follow,” by Latrobe Carroll
  
 

Carbon draft 22 p.
  
 

Holograph notes
  
 

Early drafts, 2 versions, holograph and typed
  
 

Draft by Ruth Carroll, typed with holograph revision, 8 p.
  
 

Outline, typed with holograph revisions 1 p.
  
 
11
Introduction discards, typed and holograph
  
 
12
Hullabaloo, the Elephant Dog
  1975
 

Late drafts, holograph corrections 12 p. carbon version marked for pagination
  
 
13
Editor’s version and other revisions
  
 
14
Early drafts, 4 versions extensive holograph revisions
  
 
15
Correspondence, incoming (1 letter)
   July 9, 1974
 

Pencil sketches on onionskin
  
 
16
Miscellaneous pages and discards
  
 
17
Discarded illustrations
  
 
18
Blueprint of book
  
 

Dummy of book in plastic sheets with pencil illustrations, 8 ½ x 11, pencil sketches and printed text 48 p.
  
 
19
Discarded illustrations
  
 
SC 4

Original illustrations, pencil on illustration board 8.5 x 10.5, arranged to accommodate text
  
 


Title layout
  
 


Jacket front art (elephant with dog in trunk) color overlays
  
 


Jacket back art (seated elephant with dog) color overlays
  
 


p. 3 Hullabaloo under tent flap
  
 


p. 4 Acrobats on horse
  
 


p.5 Three monkeys
  
 


p. 6 Muldoon teaching Hullabaloo tricks
  
 


p. 7 More tricks
  
 


p. 8 Hullabaloo with wild cats
  
 


p. 9 Hullabaloo dejected
  
 


p. 10 Hullabaloo walking
  
 


p. 11 Hullabaloo with four elephants
  
 


p. 12 Elephants doing tricks
  
 


p. 13 Hullabaloo and Nell taking bath
  
 


p. 14 Hullabaloo jumping at elephant’s trunk
  
 


p. 15 Hullabaloo biting elephant’s ears
  
 


p. 16 Hullabaloo on Buster’s back
  
 


p. 17 Hullabaloo sliding off Buster’s back
  
 


p. 18 Nell whacking Myrtle
  
 


p. 19 Nell keeping guard
  
 


p. 20 Running dog
  
 


p. 21 Hullabaloo chasing dogs
  
 


p. 22 Hullabaloo chasing rat
  
 


p. 23 Crouching cat
  
 


p. 24 Two elephants marching
  
 


p. 25 Satan squirting Jinx
  
 


p. 26 Lion and leopard in cages
  
 


p. 27 Jinx escaping from cage
  
 


p. 28 Men chasing Jinx
 
 


p. 29 Muldoon holding chair
  
 


p. 30 Jinx and elephants
  
 


p. 31 Nell chained
  
 


p. 32 Hullabaloo and Jinx
  
 


p. 33 Hullabaloo, Jinx and three men
  
 


p. 34 Hullabaloo attacking Jinx
  
 


p. 35 Jinx chasing Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 36 Trainer holding back elephants
  
 


p. 37 Trainers with Satan
  
 


p. 38 Jinx leaping at Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 39 Jinx swiping at Hullabaloo and wounded Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 40 Keepers approaching Jinx
  
 


p. 41 Jinx entering cage
  
 


p. 42 Studies of wounded Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 43 More studies of wounded Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 44 Nell soothing Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 45 Calm elephants
  
 


p. 46 Veterinarian examining Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 47 Children feeding Hullabaloo
  
 


p. 48 Muldoon patting Hullabaloo
  
   
The Managing Hen and the Floppy Hound
 
 
1 folder
20
Edited version
  
 
21
Late drafts
  
 
2 1
Early drafts
  
 
2
Holograph drafts
  
 
3
Outline, discards
  
 
4
Pencil sketches on onionskin
 
 
5
Prints, black and white of Miss Lucy feeding pig and of chickens sleeping in tree (17 items)
  
 
1
Dummy 8.5 x 11 in. pencil on onionskin with no text
  
 
SC 4

Original illustrations, pencil and ink on paper, 8 x 10, arranged to accommodate text
  
 


Jacket front design
  
 


Jacket back design
  
 


p. 4 Farm scene
  
 


p. 5 Farm scene
  
 


p. 6 Raccoon, fox and Lynx
  
 


p. 8 Chickens sleeping in tree
  
 


p. 9 Miss Lucy running out with gun
  
 


p. 10 Miss Lucy firing into darkness
  
 


p. 11 Floppy
  
 


p. 12 Floppy chasing frog
  
 


p. 14 Floppy and cow and donkey
  
 


p. 15 Miss Lucy feeding pig
  
 


p. 16 Miss Lucy cutting wood
  
 


p. 17 Floppy watching grasshopper
  
 


p. 18 Floppy licking Miss Lucy’s finger
  
 


p. 19 Studies of Floppy
  
 


p. 20 Chickens and Floppy
  
 


p. 21 Hester chasing Floppy from chicken yard
  
 


p. 22 Floppy playing in creek
  
 


p. 23 Hester on tree stump
  
 


p. 24 Hester waking chickens
  
 


p. 25 Hester waking Floppy
  
 


p. 26 Chickens scurrying
  
 


p. 27 Hester being blown by wind
  
 


p. 28 Hester blown along ground
  
 


p. 29 Cringing Floppy
  
 


p. 30 Fighting chickens
  
 


p. 31 Chicken tugging at worm
  
 


p. 32 Reuben scolding squirrels
  
 


p. 33 Hawk attacking chickens
  
 


p. 34 Floppy and chickens
  
 


p. 35 Floppy getting scent of fox
  
 


p. 36 Fox with Hester in mouth
  
 


p. 37 Floppy challenging fox
  
 


p. 38 Floppy and fox fighting
  
 


p. 39 Floppy and fox fighting
  
 


p. 40 Studies of the fight
  
 


p. 41 Floppy chasing fox
  
 


p. 42 Floppy lifting Hester
  
 


p. 43 Floppy carrying Hester back to farm
  
 


p. 44 Floppy carrying Hester on Miss Lucy’s doorstep
  
 


p. 45 Miss Lucy lifting Hester
  
 


p. 46 Miss Lucy praising Floppy
  
 


p. 47 Hester sleeping on Floppy
  
 


p. 48 Floppy licking his nose
  
   
Runaway Pony, Runaway Dog
  1963
 
1 folder
6
Dummy 6.5 x 10 in. colored sketches in pencil and crayon with printed text 80 p.
  
   
Tough Enough’s Trip
  1956
 
7
Worksheets, typed and holograph 29 p.
  
 

Addenda (May 1977)
 
Container(s)
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The Animals came First, illustrated by Ruth Carroll
   1948
 
SC 4

Original art work, pencil on illustration board, measured from penciled margins, 9.75 x 11.75 except where otherwise noted
  
 


p. 7 White kitten
  
 


p. 9 Donkey lying in hay
  
 


p. 13 Kitten on donkey’s back
  
 


p. 15 Donkey and kitten approach cow
  
 


p. 17 Donkey, cat and cow meet ox
  
 


p. 19 Animal procession approaches sheep and lamb
  
 


p. 21 Pig family
  
 


p. 22-23 Pigs join animal procession 19.75 x 11.75 in.
  
 


p. 27 Doves
  
   
Beanie
  1953
 
SC Add. 1977 pt. 2 folder
1
Correspondence, outgoing (7 letters)
   1952-1953
 
2
Correspondence, incoming (5 letters)
   1952-1953
 

Discarded rough sketches, several very small pencil sketches on tracing paper
  
 

Original artwork, pen and pencil on illustration board, space for text marked in pencil, measured from penciled margins, 8.25 x 10 1/8 in., except where otherwise noted
  
 

p. 1 Titled page, Beanie swinging from a limb
  
 

p. 3 Beanie
  
 

p. 4-5 Beanie’s family 16 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 10-11 Farm panorama 16 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 14 Small girl sweeping hearth
  
 

p. 16 Beanie and puppy
  
 

p. 24 Beanie and scratching puppy
  
 

p. 26 Floral marginalia
  
 

p. 27 Blue jay and fox
  
 

p. 34 Beanie running with puppy
  
 

p. 36 Beanie with puppy under his arm
  
 

p. 40 Puppy falling
  
 

p. 41 Beanie on a ledge
  
 

p. 42 Fox, bobcat and bear
  
 

p. 47 Beanie with puppy; man with rifle; bear
 
   
Flight of the Silver Bird
  1939
 

Original art work, pen and pencil on illustration board except where otherwise noted, measured from penciled margins
  
 

Cover, watercolor on illustration board 16 1/8 x 9 in.
  
 

Endpaper, map of the Pacific Ocean 15 3/8 x 10 ¼ in.
  
 

Title page, boy and girl with gulls, Watercolor on illustration board 7 5/8 x 10.25 in.
  
 

p. 2 Plane landing on water 7 x 3 5/8 in.
  
 

p. 10 Boy and girl with doll
  
 

p. 13 Boarding plane 7.5 x 6 5/8 in.
  
 

p. 16 Waving goodbye
  
 

p. 17 Older couple sitting in chairs
  
 

p. 18-19 Plane flying over two bridges 15 1/8 x 10.25 in.
  
 

p. 23 Turtle in box 11 3/8 x 8 ½ in.
  
 

p. 26 Searchlight from steamer on plane, watercolor on illustration board 7 3/8 x 10 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 28 Climbing in berth 2 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.
  
 

p. 31 Putting on leis 11 1/8 x 14 3/8 in.
  
 

p. 32-33 Plane over island city 15 x 5 7/8 in.
  
 

p. 38 Girl and Gull 7 ¼ x 6 in.
  
 

p. 41 Surfing, color 7 3/8 x 10 in.
  
 

p. 46-47 Four small drawings of gulls, each 3 in. wide, varying lengths
  
 

p. 48 Three gulls 6 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.
  
 

p. 49 Building a model airplane 6 x 4 in.
  
 

p. 52 Birthday cake 7 ½ x 10 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 55 Dolls 5 ½ x 3 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 57 Plane over schooner 7 ½ x 10 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 61 Crabs 7 ¼ x 3 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 63 Plane in clouds 7 ½ x 5 7/8 in.
  
 

p. 65 Four catamarans 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 67 Water buffalo, color 7 ½ x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 69 Hut with palms 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
  
 

p. 73 Driving a pony cart 7 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 75 Animals under hut 7 5/8 x 10 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 77 Squatting on floor 7 ½ x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 80 Sampan; steamer in background 5 ½ x 3 5/8 in.
  
 

p. 83 Investigating kitchen 5 ½ x 5 ¾ in.
  
 

p. 85 Woman on bed 11 ½ x 8 ¼ in.
  
 

p. 93 Woman and children on sampan, watercolor on illustration board 7 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.
  
 

p. 95 Home with parents 4 x 6.25 in.
  
 

Addendum (November 1977)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Tough Enough’s Pony
  1957
 
SC 5

Original artwork, pen and pencil on illustration board, space for text marked in pencil, measure from penciled margins, 8 x 10 in. except where otherwise noted, *means full page illustration
  
 


*p. 1, 3 Title page, 8 3/8 x 10 ½”: Sassy and Tough Enough running into ocean. Dedication page, 8 3/8 x 10.5 in.: Sassy and Tough Enough running in sea grass. Both illustrations on one board.
  
 


*p. 4, 5 Tatum children running among dead trees and sand, 16 x 10
  
 


p. 6 Seabird on dead tree
  
 


*p. 7 Tough Enough discovers Sass under tree
  
 


p. 8 Sass kicks Tough Enough
  
 


p. 9 Cottage scene
  
 


p. 10 Children picking grasses & feeding to Sass (2 pts.)
  
 


*p. 12 Wild horses in pen (Sass biting pocket button)
  
 


p. 13 Sass chews through rope
  
 


p. 14 Sass nursing
  
 


p. 15 Sea shells and grasses
  
 


p. 20 Pets eating
  
 


p. 21 Boys feeding Sass from bottle
  
 


p. 24 Tough Enough jumps up to Beanie
  
 


p. 25 All gather around Sass
  
 


p. 28 Beanie and Tough Enough watch ocean
  
 


p. 29 Children gathering shells
  
 


p. 30 Tough Enough laying by Sass
  
 


p. 31 Beanie building in sand
  
 


p. 32 Crabbing with grandpa
  
 


p. 33 Lizzie Lou, boat; and fishermen mending nets (2 pts.)
  
 


p. 34 Tough Enough chases crab
  
 


p. 35 Tough Enough chases crab and digs in sand (2 pts.)
  
 


p. 36 Pets on & around chair
  
 


p. 37 Beanie wades through flood water
  
 


p. 38 Tough Enough and Sass poke heads from brush, Beanie sees them
  
 


p. 41 Grandpa talks to Pa Tatum
  
 


p. 42 Horses swim from ship being wrecked
  
 


p. 43 Beanie, Tough Enough and Pa looking sad
  
 


p. 47 Sass pulls open door & nudges way in (2 pts.)
  
 


p. 48 Sass joins family at dinner table
  
 


p. 51 Sass sniffs sled
  
 


p. 53 Wild horses frolicking
  
 


p. 54,55 Loading Lizzie Lou, yucca blooming, Beanie saying goodbye to Sass (3 pts.) one board, 16 x 10 in.
  
 


p. 56 Sass looking sad
  
 


p. 57 Beanie holding Tough Enough
  
 


p. 58, 59 Sass swimming after boat, 16 x 10, one board
  
 


p. 60 Sass drags himself from water
  
 


p. 62 Leading Sass into truck; Sass, Tough Enough and kids in back of truck (2 pts.)
  
 


p. 63 Sad family goodbyes
  
 

Addenda (November 1980)
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
The Dolphin and the Mermaid
  1974
 
box
SC 1 Add. 1980		 folder
1
Ideas for story, holograph, ink, 8 p.
  
 
2
Dummy, unbound, preliminary illustrations in pencil and crayon 40 p.
  
 
3
Discarded sketches, pencil or pencil and crayon 19 p.
  
 
4
Revised illustrations, in pencil or pencil and crayon 41 p.
  
 
5
Editorial comments, holographic notes, 7 p.
  
 

Correspondence, outgoing (1 letter)
   March 28, 1974
 
6
Proof sheets
  
 
7
Original illustrations pencil and crayon unless otherwise specified, approximately 29 x 37 cm, unless otherwise specified
  
 

Cover design: Dolphin and mermaid, ink, 28 x 38 cm
  
 

Jacket design, front: Mermaid, dolphin and octopus play
  
 

Jacket design, back: Octopus gives ride to sea creatures
  
 

p. 4 Dolphin tows mermaid
  
 

p. 5 Sea creatures, dolphin and mermaid gather around octopus
  
 

p. 6 Octopus serves as maypole for sea creatures
  
 

p. 7 Sea creatures twine octopus’ arms in “maypole” dance
  
 

p. 8 Dolphin twirls octopus; mermaid dances
  
 

p. 9 Octopus, dolphin and mermaid play
  
 

p. 10 Diver appears and breaks up sea creatures’ party
  
 

p. 11 Mermaid tries to hide from diver
  
 

p. 12 Mermaid tries to rescue coral from diver
  
 

p. 13 Diver carries off mermaid
  
 

p. 14 Dolphin attacks diver to rescue mermaid
  
 

p. 15 Mermaid, dolphin and friends leave diver behind, minus a flipper
  
 

p. 16 Octopus combs mermaid’s hair with seashells
  
 

p. 17 Mermaid and friends eat seaweed together
 
 

p. 18 Mermaid, dolphin and octopus sleep
  
 

p. 19 Pile of garbage descends on dolphin’s head
  
 

p. 20 Teapot lands on mermaid's head
  
 

p. 21 Dolphin and octopus discover fishing boat above them
  
 

p. 22 Dolphin grabs fish on fishing line
  
 

p. 23 Dolphin is hooked on fishing line
  
 

p. 24 Octopus swims for mermaid, who is cleaning up garbage
  
 

p. 25 Octopus brings mermaid to captured dolphin
  
 

p. 26 Mermaid, sea turtle and octopus try to help dolphin
  
 

p. 27 Sea turtle snaps fishing line
  
 

p. 28 Mermaid pulls hook from dolphin’s mouth
  
 

p. 29 Mermaid hooks garbage onto lines from fishing boat
  
 

p. 30 Octopus, dolphin, sea turtle and mermaid pull on fishing lines causing occupants of boat to fall out
  
 

p. 31 Octopus, dolphin, sea turtle and mermaid celebrate as boat leaves
  
 

p. 32 Mermaid, dolphin, octopus, and sea turtle celebrate
  
 
8
Acetate color overlays for illustrations, includes plates for red, green, blue and black
 
 

Advertising copy and text proofs
  
   
The Christmas Kitten
  1970
 
9
Original illustrations, black and white; ink on illustration paper, all are approximately 25 x 29 cm in size
  
 

Front cover design: cat in Christmas tree
  
 

Back cover design: Cat in Christmas tree (variation of above scene)
  
 

p. 3 Boy on bike with basket of kittens
  
 

p. 4 Boy offers kittens to family
  
 

p. 5 Children are excited about kittens
  
 

p. 6 Mother refuses the kittens
  
 

p. 7 Kitten leaps from basket as boy leaves house
  
 

p. 8 Kitten follows the boy on the bike
  
 

p. 9 Kitten is left behind
  
 

p. 10 Kitten returns to the house
  
 

p. 11 Kitten sits under the Christmas wreath
  
 

p. 12 Kitten climbs into grocery box
  
 

p. 13 Grocery boy carries in groceries
  
 

p. 14 Mother discovers the kitten in the groceries
  
 

p. 15 Woman shoos cat outside
  
 

p. 16 Kitten paws door, trying to get back in
  
 

p. 17 Dry cleaning man returns coat
  
 

p. 18 Woman puts coat in closet
  
 

p. 19 Kitten pops out of topcoat
  
 

p. 20 Woman tosses cat outside
  
 

p. 21 Children bring in Christmas tree
  
 

p. 22 Cat curls up in Christmas tree
  
 

p. 23 Family carries Christmas tree into house
  
 

p. 24 Family sets up Christmas tree
  
 

p. 25 Kitten flees from family
  
 

p. 26 Children look for cat upstairs
  
 

p. 27 Boy chases cat out from under bed
  
 

p. 28 Family hunts for cat in living room