Helen Sewell papers, [ca. 1930-1955]
Collection Number: 6616
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Helen Sewell papers, [ca. 1930-1955]
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6616
Abstract:
Correspondence with publishers, other letters, photographs, and original illustrations
and artwork for her cards and books.
Creator:
Sewell, Helen, 1896-1957.
Quanitities:
5.4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Illustrator.
Helen Moore Sewell, the daughter of William Elbridge Sewell and Minnie Moore, was
born into a Navy family and spent part of her early years in Japan and Guam. She attended
the Pratt Institute and studied painting with the artist Archipenko. She worked on
Christmas and greeting cards, and illustrated many books, particularly for children.
She was the original illustrator for the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
She later wrote and illustrated her own books for children.
Correspondence with publishers, other letters, photographs, and original illustrations
and artwork for her cards and books.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Helen Sewell papers, #6616. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University
Library.
Subjects:
Illustrators.
Picture books.
Children\'s literature -- Illustrations.
Illustrators -- United States.
Picture books for children -- Publishing -- United States.
Children\'s books -- History -- United States -- 20th century.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Publisher Correspondence
|
1935-1965 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Publisher Agreements and Contracts
|
1935-1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Royalty Statements
|
1965-1966 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Estate Records
|
1957-1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Simon & Schuster and Scribner's Documents
|
1958-1994 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Royalty Claims and Correspondence between Patricia Hill and MacMillian Publishing
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1990-1993 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence with Family
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence with Susanne Lauger
|
1920-1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Misc. Correspondence
|
1945 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10-11 |
Correspondence with Patricia Cautley
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1936-1943 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Misc. Book Information and Correspondence
|
1950s-1960s |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Misc. Correspondence
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1911-1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Misc. Correspondence
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n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Misc. Correspondence, Articles, and Photos
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n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Helen Sewell Curriculum Vitae
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n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Helen Sewell Photos (baby to adult) and review from the New Yorker
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Helen Sewell Photographs (all ages)
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Misc. Publications and Correspondence
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Publications and Photos of Helen Sewell Illustrations
|
1930-1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
American Artist Magazine with Helen Sewell Feature
|
1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Photos of Ink Drawings
|
1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Christmas Card Illustations
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Manuscripts for "Patience is a Virtue" and the "Village of Peace and Happiness"
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Misc. Photos
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Copy of "Belinda and the Mouse" and the Hornbook Magazine
|
1944, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27-28 |
Illustrations for "Blue Bonnets for Lucinda"
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 |
Copy of "Building a House in Sweden"
|
1931 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 |
Helen Sewell's New York City Contacts (index cards)
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 |
Metal Stamp of Helen Sewell Illustration
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 |
Interview of Patricia Hill by K. Gauley (cassette tape)
|
1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 |
Helen Sewell Interview with Alice Duubay (cassette tape)
|
n.d. |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 |
Sense and Sensibility study drawings
|
n.d. |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
"A First Bible" illustrations
|
|
| Box 2 | Folder 2-3 |
"A Head for Happy" illustrations
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|
| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
"Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow" illustrations
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|
| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
"Azor and the Haddock" illustrations
|
|
| Box 2 | Folder 6-7 |
"The Bears on Hemlock Mountain" illustrations
|
|
| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
"Blue Barns" illustrations
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|
| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
"Brave Bantam" illustrations and sketches
|
|
| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
"Dream Keeper" illustrations
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|
| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Fishermen illustrations
|
|
| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
"Jane Eyre" illustrations
|
|
| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
"Jimmy and Jemima" illustrations
|
|
| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
"Once There Was a Little Boy" illustrations
|
|
| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
"Sense and Sensibility" illustrations
|
|
| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
"Tag Along Too Loo" illustrations
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 2-4 |
"Three Tall Tales" illustrations
|
|
| Box 4 | Folder 5-7 |
Misc. Illustrations
|
|
| Box 5 | Folder 1-9 |
Misc. Ink Drawings and Illustrations
|
|
| Box 6 | Folder 1-4 |
"In the Beginning" illustrations
|
|
| Box 7 | Folder 1-2 |
"Pride and Prejudice" illustrations
|
|
| Box 7 | Folder 3-7 |
"Tag Along Too Loo" illustrations
|
|
| Box 8 | Folder 1 |
"A Round of Carols"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 |
"Azor"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 |
"Azor and the Blue-eyed Cow"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 |
"Azor and the Haddock"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 |
"Emily Dickenson"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 |
"Emily Dickenson" 2
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 |
"Three Kings of Saba"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 |
"Wrinkles Went Riding"
|
Undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 |
Untitled
|
Undated |
| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Misc. Ink Drawings
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| Mapcase Folder 2 |
Misc. Ink Drawings
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| Mapcase Folder 3 |
Misc. Paintings
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| Mapcase Folder 4 |
Misc. Paintings
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| Mapcase Folder 5 |
Misc. Paintings
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| Mapcase Folder 6 |
Misc. Paintings
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| Mapcase Folder 7 |
Misc. Illustrations
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| Mapcase Folder 8 |
"Jane Eyre" illustrations
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