Collection search - Dayal Kaur Khalsa fonds [graphic material, textual record, sound recording]

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Dayal Kaur Khalsa fonds [graphic material, textual record, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[1983]-1992.

Reference:

R11759-0-1-E, LMS-0163

Type of material:

Art, Sound recordings, Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3671978

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Dayal Kaur Khalsa fonds
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Fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1983]-1992.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

6 m of graphic material, textual records and sound recordings.

Language of material:

English

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Dayal Kaur Khalsa fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]

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Fonds consists of original illustrations for Khalsa's books along with research, notes, photographs, and material relating to publication and unpublished projects.

Provenance:

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Khalsa, Dayal Kaur, 1943-1989

Biography/Administrative history:

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Khalsa, Dayal Kaur, 1943-1989 : Illustrator and writer Dayal Kaur Khalsa was born in Queens, New York in 1943. She immigrated to Canada in 1979 and lived in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Khalsa was an enchanting storyteller whose stories skillfully combine text and illustration. She was the author and illustrator of eight books for children. Her strong and vivid gouache illustrations are full of humorous detail. Titles of her works include: "Baabee: livres pour bébés=Baabee: Books for Babies" (1983); "Tales of a Gambling Grandma" (1986); "I Want a Dog" ( 1987); "Sleepers" (1988); "My Family Vacation" (1988); "How Pizza Came to Our Town" (1989); "Julian" (1989); "Cowboy Dreams" (1990); all published by Tundra Books of Montreal. She received numerous awards for her achievements, notably : Notable Canadian Children's Book, National Library of Canada and Best Illustrated Children's Book, New York Times, 1986 for "Tales of a Gambling Grandma"; One of 11 Outstanding Books of the Year, Time Magazine, 1987 and Notable Children's Book, American Library Association, 1987 for "I Want a Dog"; Parent's Choice Gold Award for Illustration and Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration 1988 for "Sleepers"; New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year 1989 and Our Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre 1990 for "How Pizza Came to Town"; and Best Picture Book, Macleans's, 1988 and Pick of the List, Newsweek Magazine, 1988 for "My Family Vacation".

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Graphic material; textual records; sound recordings (Paper) Finding aid available. MIKAN finding aid created by Jane Pelchat and Stéphane Lang in 2009-2010. Consult archivist. (90: Open)

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Related material:

Jean Matras sculpture of a scene from I Want a Dog. [1991-10]

Container note(s):

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CASS 918 : 1991-14
T-10 1/2 3 : 1991-14
1 : 1991-14
1 : 1989-20
2 : 1989-20
3 : 1989-20
4 : 1989-20
5 : 1989-20
6 : 1989-20
7 : 1989-20
8 : 1989-20
9 : 1989-20
10 : 1989-20
11 : 1989-20
12 : 1989-20
13 : 1989-20
14 : 1989-20
15 : 1989-20
16 : 1989-20
17 : 1989-20
18 : 1989-20
19 : 1989-20
20 : 1989-20
21 : 1989-20
22 : 1989-20
23 : 1989-20
24 : 1989-20
1 : 1992-15
2 : 1992-15
3 : 1992-15
Subject heading:

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Children Literature Archives

Littérature de jeunesse Archives
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2008-00718-9

Former archival reference no.:

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LMS-0163

Other accession no.:

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1989-20 LMS
1991-14 LMS
1992-15 LMS
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation18 Restricted]

LMS container [LMS-0163]

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

CASS 918;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

T-10 1/2 3;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

LMS container [LMS-0163 1991-14] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

LMS container [LMS-0163 1989-20] 1--24

[Consultation 90 Open]

LMS container [LMS-0163 1992-15] 1--3

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

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