From the Rare Books Collection. This antiphonal manuscript, circa 16th century, is believed to be of Spanish origin. An antiphoner is a Catholic liturgical book containing antiphons and responsories for the Daily Office, the set of eight daily...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Color proof of jacket or cover (2 different versions) of A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Sarah De Frehn (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1939) Little color classics #818, from...
From the Mircea Vasiliu Papers.; Preliminary pencil sketch on tracing paper and taped to layout sheets (pp. 24-25) for Mircea Vasiliu's A Day at the Beach (1977). 18.5" x 12.5"
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. 7-part color separation of the Robin and Oriole illustrations for the book ABC of Birds from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. 6-part color separation of the Tanger and Woodpecker illustrations for the book ABC of Birds from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother Papers contain manuscripts,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Mock-up of Animal and Bird in Picture and Word (New York: McLoughlin Bros., c1897; #2754, with complete cover and blank pages, from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Springfield, Mass., by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1920s. This version features a dog. Title and imprint from cover. P. [2] and [3] of cover included in pagination. Cover...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Springfield, Mass., by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1920s. This version features a frog. Title and imprint from cover. Cover illustration is of a clothed frog, standing. ...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Sprinfield, Mass., by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1920s. Illustrations attributed to Louis Wain. This version features a pig. Title and imprint from cover. Cover illustration is...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Springfield, Mass., by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1920s. This version features a rabbit. Title and imprint from cover. P. [2] and [3] of cover included in pagination. Cover...
From the Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records. Application from a free black named Charles Harris for a license to remain in Natchez, signed by various Natchez citizens and dated 30 July 1856.
From the Merritt Mauzey Papers.; Pencil drawing of a windmill entitled "Prairie Ghost" (p. 31) from Merritt Mauzey's Cotton Farm Boy (1953). 12.5" x 17.5"
From the Map Collection. Map showing the counties of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas from 1860. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern...
From the Taro Yashima Papers. Dummy Pages for pages 2, 3 (title page), 12-13, 14-15, 18-19, 26-27, 30-31, 36-37, endpapers, and dust jacket of Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (New York:Viking, 1955). Crow Boy is a 1956 Caldecott Honor Book.
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Colored pencil illustration for the letter "P" with a dedication/Eulogy to a deceased first grade student from H.A. Rey's Curious George Learns the Alphabet (1967). 19" x 12.5"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Watercolor of Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat in a row boat from page 13 of the original Curious George book. Typed text is on the back.
