How to Draw Robots and Spaceships
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Children's books including coloring, cut-out, game, and puzzle books by various authors including Malcolm Whyte and Larry Evans, published by Troubador Press. Also, an Edward Gorey book designed by Whyte, a Great Plains Indians cut-out book, a guidebook for Cornellians in San Francisco, and Troubador Press catalogs and documents demonstrating the step-by-step production of one of the books.
Toss Your Own Ticker Tape Parade and Super Hero Kit by Malcolm Whyte, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Also, additional book files and history of Troubador Press.
"Job cards" documenting the cost of producing various Troubador books and other printing jobs; also, cards regarding the printing of City Lights Publication's books, including 9 printings of Allen Ginsberg's HOWL in which Troubador replaced, at the publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti's request, the "dirty words" represented only with ellipses with the words as written in Ginsberg's original manuscript.
"Toot-Your-Own-Horn" art, original roughs, manuscripts, correspondence, and kit content examples (1964-1966).
Dates
- 1963-1995.
Creator
- From the Collection: Whyte, Malcolm, 1933- (Person)
- From the Collection: Evans, Larry, 1939- (Person)
- From the Collection: Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
4.6 cubic feet. (4.6 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
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