Finding Virginia Lee Burton's Work

Wrapping up Virginia Lee Burton week, I thought I would list the locations of all of VLB's original manuscripts and artwork, in case you want to check them out in person some day:

• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel plus the lesser-known books Calico the Wonder Horse, Choo Choo, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Fast Sooner Hound, all at the University of Oregon
• Maybelle the Cable Car at the San Francisco Public Library
• The Little House at the University of Minnesota's wonderful Kerlan Collection
• Life Story, her last book, at the Free Library of Philadelphia
• Song of Robin Hood at the Boston Public Library
• Katy and the Big Snow at the Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, Mass.
• Drafts from her various works and Folly Cove designs at the Cape Ann Historical Association in Gloucester
  

And a special note -- this year is the 100th anniversary of Burton's birth, and the Cape Ann Historical Society is sponsoring a Virginia Lee Burton Birthday Party on Saturday, August 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Throughout the month, they'll be highlighting her lesser known books, with access to art and artifacts from the Museum's collection related to each story.

• August 4 Choo Choo (1937)
• August 6 Calico (1941)
• August 11 Robin Hood (1947)
• August 13 Emperor’s New Clothes (1949)
• August 18 Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)
• August 20 Life Story (1962)

Oh, I wish I could be there for the whole month.

Part 4 of Virginia Lee Burton week on Daughter Number Three.