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Skipping Village, Lois Lenski, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

179 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : color frontispiece, color plates. "Oh, I know a town, a funny little town, that sits on the top of a hill; for years it has sat, in the very same spot, and I know it is sitting there still." Based on the author's childhood experiences near the turn of the century in a small Ohio town. Illustrated title page, illustrated map on lining-papers. Case binding, blue cloth with title and decorated frame stamped in yellow. Spine in poor condition. Purchase from Cellar Stories.

Celia Brown's Delicious Sandwich Drive-In, New Jersey, 1927, Celia Brown's Delicious Sandwich Drive-In

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.

The School Of Practical Art Course Catalog (1927-1928), School Of Practical Art

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

The School of Practical Art is maintained for all persons who have an innate love for and interest in art, who desire to confine their study to commercial art; whose amateur efforts in drawing show a talent sufficient to make admission advisable. No examination or previous study is necessary, unless the student wishes to enter upon advanced work. Students are received at any times, providing there are vacancies. The Student will be given every encouragement and constant help. Personal ability will determine progress and the nature of the work pursued.

Ua94/6/1 Mildred Mcgaw Autograph Book, Mildred Willett Mcgaw

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Autograph book owned by Mildred (Willett) McGaw with items dated between June 29 to July 17, 1926 includes a list of teachers and courses.

People mentioned in the book:

• Adkins, Valinda
• Barton, Emma
• Barttger, Beulah
• Beall, William
• Billings, ?
• Bondurant, Winnie aka Bill
• Braden, J.W.
• Brooks, Mattye
• Clark, Ethel
• Constance, Clyde
• Cox, Forda
• Craig, G.G.
• Day, Lottie
• Dean, Ruby
• Denton, Dollie
• Durrett, Ellis
• Els, Virginia
• Farris, Cecil
• Griffey, J.D.
• Hall, Margaret
• Harper, Gertrude
• Harper, Letha
• Hayes, Ruby
• Hillyard, Elisabeth
• Jackson, Larena
• King, Bertie
• Lancaster, L.Y.
• Lee, ?
• Lindow, C.W.
• Mann, Gertrude
• Masters, Stella
• McClure, Alma
• McClure, Mary
• Nichols, Lelia
• Patterson, …

The Romance Of Rubber, John Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

24 pages : illustrations, map, 24 cm. Full cover illustration, printed green, black, and orange on off-white. First three, and last three, pages printed in red and black. Frontispiece printed on page [2] of cover. Illustration signed George Carlson. Advertisement for Keds shoes on page [3] of cover. Gift of Claudia Covert.

School Of Practical Art Course Catalog (1925-1926), School Of Practical Art

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

The School of Practical Art is maintained for all persons who have an innate love for and interest in art, who desire to confine their study to commercial art; whose amateur efforts in drawing show a talent sufficient to make admission advisable. No examination or previous study is necessary, unless the student wishes to enter upon advanced work. Students are received at any times, providing there are vacancies. The Student will be given every encouragement and constant help. Personal ability will determine progress and the nature of the work pursued.

Voyaging Southward From The Strait Of Magellan, Rockwell Kentridge, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

xv, 184 pages, [1] leaf of plates : frontispiece, illustrations, maps. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Illustration on title-page. Maps on lining-papers. Cover design also by Kent. Gift of the Estate of Henry D. Sharpe.

Ua99/6/1 Debate Posters, Coreco

Student Organizations

Posters created for Coreco debates by unidentified artist between 1917 and 1923, most undated.

• Am I Leaving? nd D8522
• Ashaimed, nd D8524
• Chelf the Coreco Artist, nd D8517
• Coreco Cat, 1923, D8516
• Coreco Yellow Pup, nd, D8515
• Crosby Croft Anderson, nd D8523
• Let's Smoke & Be Friends Again, nd D8519
• Little One - Can We Win? nd D8520
• Miss Coreco Is Getting Her Back Up, nd D8525
• Submarined, 4/23/1917 D8521
• That Fly Worries Me, nd D8518

United States Pacific Fleet, Submarine Force, U.S.S. Camben (Flagship), Buffet Dinner, 1922, United States Pacific Fleet

Commemorative Menus

No abstract provided.

The Holy Experiment: A Message To The World From Pennsylvania, Violet Oakley, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

xii, l6, 19-38, 40-51, [7] pages : illus., 22 leaves of mounted color plates (2 folded); 57cm. Series of mural paintings by Violet Oakley... in the Governor̓s Reception Room and in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Printed in black, red and blue. In portfolio. Leather portfolio with stamp, border and leather bosses. Metal clasps hold the covers together. Gold leaf on inside covers. Leather spine has been repaired/replaced. Title vignette. Illustrated title-page. "This edition is limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 34." Numbered and signed by the artist. "The pages of …

Holland America Line, S.S. Noordam, Second Cabin, Wine List Price List, 1922, Holland-America Line

Cruise Ship & Shipping Line Menus

No abstract provided.

Oh, Yes A Pohlson Gift: Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

32, [8], 33-64 pages : illustrations, 23 cm. Profusely illustrated gift catalog, hundreds of fascinating and unusual objects offered for sale, many with a strong Art Deco visual or graphic aesthetic. "Farrington Printing Co., Boston."-- Index page. Color illustrations on covers. Includes catalog mail envelope, and small order envelope. Catalog envelope addressed to: Mrs. James P. Johnson, 150 Broad Street, New London, Conn. 2 cent stamp, postmarked, Boston, Mass. Catalog illustrators/designers include RISD Alumni.

Holland-America Line, R.M.S. Noordam, First Cabin, Breakfast, 1922, Holland-America Line

Cruise Ship & Shipping Line Menus

No abstract provided.

Ua99/1 Scrapbook 8, Bgbu President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by BGBU president J. Lewie Harman of newspaper clippings regarding the decision to create Morehead State University. The scrapbook was originally a tailor's sales book of men's suits. There are a few fashion images left.

The Pohlson Line : Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

32, [8], 33-64 pages : illustrations, 23 cm. Cover title. "Farrington Printing Co., Boston."-- Index page. Profusely illustrated gift catalog, hundreds of fascinating and unusual objects offered for sale, many with a strong Art Deco visual or graphic aesthetic. Includes catalog mail envelope, and small order envelope. Catalog envelope addressed to: Mrs. James P. Johnson, 150 Broad St., New London, Conn. 2 cent stamp, postmarked, Boston, Mass. Catalog illustrators/designers include RISD Alumni.

Bugs And Wings And Other Things, Annie W. Franchot, Walter Harrison Cady, Jessie Willcox Smith, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

ix, 99 pages, [7] leaves of plates : illus. (some color). Contains illustrated lining papers. CONTENTS: The insects' symphony -- The locusts' song -- Aristocratic worms. Gift of Mrs. Murrary S. Danforth. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

To Them That Star Stood For One Hundred Per Cent American Soldier. The Best Soldiers Make The Best Citizens., Gordon Grant

Broadsides, Maps, & Misc. (non-Hollins)

Broadside "Service Series No. 40."

Dimensions: 11 x 35.5 cm.

Note: Color broadside depicts a man and woman standing, with backs to the viewer, looking at a Blue Star Service Banner. The banner signified a child in active military service.

School Of Practical Art Course Catalog (1918-1919), School Of Practical Art

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

The School of Practical Art as its name implies is devoted entirely to the teaching of only such branches of drawing as have a commercial value and fills a long felt want among art students with a living to make. By a new and direct method of instruction which is entirely individual, the student may acquire in a remarkable short time the really practical knowledge of modern Commercial Art; its application in all its branches; its rendering in all the various mediums ect., which is absolutely necessary to pursue art as a business with any assurance of success.

November 15, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, dated to approximately 1916, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about several topics, including her teaching job, attending an exhibition, seeing the Emperor pass on the street, tea services, and describes in detail her accommodations. She says that she is very happy in Japan now that she is more used to the climate.

Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Wilt Thou Be Mine?, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

1 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

See Saw, Margery Daw, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

11 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Little Bo-Peep, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

4 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Rain, Rain Go Away, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

9 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

8 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Ring Around A Rosie, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

10 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Jack And Jill Went Up The Hill, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

3 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Lucerne 1914, Lake Of Iv Cantons, Switzerland, Program Of The Summer Season, Kursaal, Kurplatz, Hofkirche, Aerodrome Park, General Enquiry Office, Lucerne

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Ua94/6/2/14 Domestic Science Notebook, Annie Reis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Domestic Science notebook kept by student Annie Reis regarding fashion design. The notebook includes her sketches of clothing and costumes as well as information regarding beauty, self-image, body types, accessories, hairstyles and children's clothing.

May, Mary Quite Contrary, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

6 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

Little Miss Muffet Sat On A Tuffet, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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5 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …