MacKnight (Ninon) papers

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box 1

ABC of Trucks and Cars by Anne Alexander. Pictures by Ninon. Los Angeles. ca. 1956.

General Physical Description note: 19 leaves. 21.5 × 27 cm. Color dummy containing 20 original crayon drawings.

Scope and Contents note

A child's ABC book. This is the first draft of the pictures for the publisher.

General note

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith, January 1960.

box 1

Illustrations for Mr. Apple's Family, by Jean McDevitt. Los Angeles. ca. 1950.

General Physical Description note: 47 items. Original pen and watercolor drawings (various sizes). In 2 folders.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith, December 1964.

box 1

Mr. Apple's Family, by Jean McDevitt. Illustrated by Ninon [MacKnight].

General Physical Description note: 118pp. 20.5 cm. Page proofs with a few directions in pencil. Unbound.

Scope and Contents note

A children's book.

General note

Garden City, New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Doubleday & Company. [c1950].

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith. March 1960.

box 1

Mr. Apple's Family, by Jean McDevitt. Illustrated by Ninon [MacKnight]. Los Angeles. ca. 1950.

General Physical Description note: 5 p.l., 118pp. 20.5 cm. Pencil sketches interspersed with printed text. Publisher's mock-up.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith, December 1964.

box 1

The Teeny Tiny Woman, by Ninon [MacKnight]. Los Angeles. ca. 1955.

General Physical Description note: 16 leaves. 16 × 16.5 cm. Original drawings and holograph text.

Scope and Contents note

A dummy made to submit to publishers. Unpublished.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith, September 1966.

box 2

Illustrations for Bush Holiday by Stephen Fennimore [pseudonym for Dale Collins]. Los Angeles. ca. 1949.

General Physical Description note: 3 items. Pen and ink sketches.

General note

Garden City: Doubleday (c1949).

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Wilbur and Ninon [MacKnight] Smith, 1985.

box 2

Kit Koala: The Shy Little Bear. By Ninon. Los Angeles. ca. 1946-1948.

General Physical Description note: 10 items, 24 illustrations. Pen and ink.

Scope and Contents note

Illustrations for the children's story published by Rinehart, 1948. With accompanying correspondence from the publisher, ca. 1946-1948.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Mrs. Ninon MacKnight Smith, January 1985.

box 2

Letters from various publishers regarding books illustrated by Ninon MacKnight. v.p. 1961-1971.

General Physical Description note: 15 items.

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Doubleday & Company, Incorporated, CBS Records, and children's author, Anne Alexander, concerning books illustrated by Ninon MacKnight. Letter from Doubleday & Company 26 May 1961, is incomplete.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Ninon MacKnight Smith, 1985.

box 2

Original watercolor illustrations for The Fairies.

General Physical Description note: 6 items.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Paul Jordan Smith, November 1971.

box 2

Sleepy Time. n.p. ca. 1969.

General Physical Description note: 1 vol., 13 illustrations

Scope and Contents note

13 watercolor illustrations by Ninon MacKnight [Smith], and a copy of the book published by CBS Books & Records, 1969. Text by Jill Jackson.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Wilbur and Ninon Smith, 1985.

box 3

Illustrations for Nathan's Dark House by Florence Bourgeois. Woodland Hills. ca. 1942.

General Physical Description note: 4 items. Watercolor.

Scope and Contents note

4 watercolor illustrations for Nathan's Dark House.

General note

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company [1942].

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Wilbur and Ninon (MacKnight) Smith, 1985.

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