The Snowy Day
Finding Aid

The Snowy Day written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats; Viking, 1962. (deG/PZ/7/.K2253/Sn)
The Collection has the typescript, original illustrations, press sheets, and research materials used in the production of the book. Other materials include memorabilia from the Newbery-Caldecott Banquet, manuscript and typescript of the acceptance speech, the Caldecott Medal in a leather case, correspondence, and publicity articles.
Listed below are the box and folder lists for this title.

Box 0060

0060.01
collage materials (2 items) figures of Peter

0060.02
folded and gathered sheets

0060.03
photographs, black & white (13 items)

photos of book pages

0060.04
press sheets (cut up pages)

0060.05
press sheets (3 copies)

0060.06
research materials Life Magazine

mounted copy of pictures.

0060.07
reviews (24 pp.)

0060.08
manuscript (3 pp.)

description of how The Snowy Day was created.

0060.09
press releases (11 pp.)

press releases from ALA regarding the Caldecott Medal

0060.10
articles (various articles written about winning the Caldecott)

0060.11
typescript (4 pp.)

Caldecott acceptance speech

0060.12
article (copy of Horn Book article on acceptance speech)

0060.13
article (copy of Horn Book article of Keats biography by E. Hautzig)

0060.14
Caldecott Medal

actual medal in leather case

0060.15
Caldecott Banquet memorabilia items from banquet

0060.16
photograph, black & white (1 p.)

display of The Snowy Day in Scribner's Book Store window

0060.17
memorabilia

t-shirt created by friend for Keats to wear to banquet

0060.18
memorabilia

briefs created by friend for Keats to wear to banquet

0060.19
booklet, Weston Woods filmstrip text for Snowy Day

0060.20
typescript (3 pp.)

article by Keats that appeared in Chicago Herald Tribune

0060.21
typescript


Box 0061

0061.01
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: endpapers original

0061.02
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 1-2 [title page] original

0061.03
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 6-7 original (not in the deG Collection)

0061.04
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 8-9 original

0061.05
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 10-11 original (framed in deG Collection)

0061.06
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 12-13 original

0061.07
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 14-15 original

0061.08
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 16-17 original

0061.09
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 18-19 original

0061.10
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 20-21 original

0061.11
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 22-23 original

0061.12
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 24-25 original

0061.13
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 26-27 original (framed in deG Collection)

0061.14
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 28-29 original

0061.15
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

In book: pp. 30-31 original

0061.16
illustration, paint, collage (1 p.) 26 x 51 cm.

in book: pp. 32-33 original

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Revised: December 4, 1999
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