From the Maud and Miska Petersham Papers. Proofs for cover, page 9, 19, 29, 37, and 47 of AN AMERICAN ABC by Maud and Miska Petersham (New York: Macmillan, 1941). AN AMERICAN ABC is a 1942 Caldecott Honor Book.
From the Maud and Miska Petersham Papers. Notes and typescript (missing page 8) of acceptance speech for the 1946 Caldecott Medal award for THE ROOSTER CROWS: A BOOK OF AMERICAN RHYMES AND JINGLES by Maud
and Miska Petersham (New York: ...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in New York by Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1892. With new pictures by Maud Humphrey. Illustrated title page. Contents: Little red riding hood ; Cinderella ; The three bears ; Aladdin...
Oral history.; Born on November 6, 1916, in Quito, Mississippi, Mrs. Martha Sisson Miller was the daughter of John William Sisson and Myrlea Johnson Sisson. She attended elementary and high school at Indianola City School. She attended Sunflower...
From the Maud and Miska Petersham Papers. Promotional material for new Petersham story books including THE STORY BOOK OF WHEELS, SHIPS, TRAINS, AND AIRCRAFT, THE STORY BOOK OF EARTH'S TREASURES, and THE STORY BOOK OF THINGS WE USE.
