Nancy Gurney (1915-1974) was a writer of children’s books. The collection includes illustrations and manuscripts that reflect her work and collaboration with her husband, Eric Gurney.

Call number: A 310

Guide to the Nancy Gurney Papers

Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910-2005) was an illustrator and writer of children’s books. The collection consists of an oral history interview of Jones conducted in the fall of 2004 by members of the staff of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries: Linda Long, Dorothy Knaus, and Hannah Dillon. The collection consists of audio cassette tapes, video cassette tapes, and a complete printed and bound transcript of the interview.

Call number: Coll 319

Guide to the Oral Memoirs of Elizabeth Orton Jones

Eloise Wilkin (1904-1987) was a writer and illustrator of children’s books. The collection contains documents relating to the book illustrated by Wilkin, The Visit, and includes correspondence, illustrations, a draft of the manuscript, photographs, a layout of the book, a press release, original artwork, and a bound copy of the book.

Call number: Coll 213

Guide to the Eloise Wilkin Papers

Lynd Ward was an artist and children’s book author. The Lynd Ward Papers comprise incoming and outgoing correspondence to and from Carley Dawson, and outgoing correspondence to a Mr. Rohde. The collection also includes various notes, correspondence, manuscripts, sketches, copies of sketches, and illustrations for books, magazines, and brochures that Lynd Ward illustrated.

Call number: Ax 724

Guide to the Lynd Ward Papers

Harold Jones (1937-1958) was an author and illustrator. The papers include book dummies, original illustrations, and 29 letters from Walter De La Mare concerning This Year: Next Year (London, (1937) by De La Mare and Jones.

Call number: Ax 610

Guide to the Harold Jones Papers

Roger Duvoisin (1904-1980) a native of Geneva, Switzerland, was an author and illustrator of children’s books. His wife, Louise Fatio, (1904-1993) from Lausanne, Switzerland, wrote many of the books Mr. Duvoisin illustrates. The collection includes various correspondence and several original manuscripts.

Call number: Ax 596

Guide to the Roger Duvoisin and Louise Fatio Papers

The Madye Lee Chastain Papers comprise one final book manuscript, 31 scratchboard illustrations, and one photostat illustration.

Call number: Ax 545

Guide to the Madye Lee Chastain Papers

Collection comprises illustrations by artists Maud and Miska Petersham for children’s books, including The American ABC, Off to Bed and When I Grow Up, as well as related galley proofs and mock-ups.

Call number: Ax 534

Guide to the Maud and Miska Petersham illustrations

Kate Seredy (1899-1975) won the Newbery Award and Newbery honors for her children’s books. Noted as an illustrator for titles such as Caddie Woodlawn, she also illustrated her own works, drawing on her Hungarian childhood for classics including The Good Master and The White Stag. The collection includes illustrations for Caddie Woodlawn and With Harp and Lute, and a representative sampling of her work.

Call number: Ax 517

Guide to the Kate Seredy Papers

Dorothy Goldeen Nathan ( -1966) was an Oregon-born social worker and teacher before she began writing books for young people. The papers include correspondence about her books Women of Courage (New York, 1964) and The Shy One (New York, 1966), an unpublished manuscript, and published works.

Call number: Ax 414

Guide to the Dorothy Nathan Papers