Scope and Contents
The Karla Kuskin Papers, which span from 1880 to 2009, contain writings and artwork, along with business and personal papers related to Kuskin's life and work. The papers also contain correspondence, reviews, photographs, audiovisual materials, and born digital materials.
Dates
- circa 1880s-2009
- Majority of material found within circa 1930s-2009
Creator
- Kuskin, Karla (Author)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Box 30 (audiovisual materials): Restricted fragile material. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 33 (born digital): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 86 (record album storage): Restricted fragile material. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Karla Kuskin Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc. on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2010. Gift of the Estate of Karla Kuskin, 2010, and gift of Julia Kuskin, 2017.
Arrangement
Organized into twelve series: I. Writings, circa 1930s-2009. II. Correspondence, circa 1920s-2000s. III. Journals, 1934 - 2003. IV. Artwork, 1956 - 2008. V. Photographs, circa 1930s-1990s. VI. Business papers, circa 1960s-2000s. VII. Personal papers, circa 1880s-1990s. VIII. Awards and objects, circa 1979-2005. IX. Audiovisual materials, undated. X. Born digital materials, undated. XI. June 2017 acquisition, circa 1950s. XII. August 2017 acquisition, circa 1950-1953, undated.
Extent
126.08 Linear Feet ((67 boxes) + 15 broadside, 5 rolls, 1 record album storage)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Karla Kuskin
Karla Kuskin (1932-2009) was a writer and artist, most well-known for her works of children's literature both as an author and an illustrator. Born in New York, NY, Kuskin attended Yale University, graduating with a B.F.A in graphic design in 1955. Over the course of her career, Kuskin wrote over fifty books including "Roar and More", “ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ”, and “The Rose on My Cake”.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Karla Kuskin Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- December 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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