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Ernest Norling Illustrations for Pogo's Mining Trip, approximately 1945

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Norling, Ernest R. -- (Ernest Ralph), -- 1892-1974.
Title
Ernest Norling Illustrations for Pogo's Mining Trip
Dates
approximately 1945 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Collection Number
XOE_SC0051
Summary
Collection contains 24 original pen-and-ink drawings on cardboard for Pogo’s Mining Trip, two text mockups of the book’s dustjacket, a separate printed dustjacket, and one copy of the published book in dustjacket.
Repository
Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Ernest Norling (1892-1974) was a Washington artist and art teacher. Nationally recognized, his murals appear at the University of Washington and the Washington State capitol building in Olympia; a painting (The Timber Bucker) was acquired for the White House by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Norling and his wife, Josephine (Jo) Norling, produced twenty children’s books set in the Pacific Northwest, including Pogo’s Mining Trip: A Story of Gold (1945). This collection contains 24 original pen-and-ink drawings on cardboard for Pogo’s Mining Trip, two text mockups of the book’s dustjacket, a separate printed dustjacket, and one copy of the published book in dustjacket.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Ernest Norling Illustrations for Pogo's Mining Trip, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

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Subject Terms

  • Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile literature.
  • Mines and mining resources -- Juvenile literature.

Personal Names

  • Norling, Ernest R. -- (Ernest Ralph), -- 1892-1974.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Illustrated works.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Norling, Jo, -- 1895-
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