Sketchbooks, ca. 1947 (Cape Cod, New York, Canada)

The papers of Grace Spaulding John consist of correspondence between Grace Spaulding John and members of her family, between her and her friends, and between her and other artists. Box one of the collection provides a Sam Houston/Alfred John family tree. In addition, the collection contains John’s address books, diaries, journals, and sketchbooks. A wealth of biographical information on John is present in her papers as well. The collection also consists of audio tapes; awards; business records; financial information; magazine articles about John; newsclippings; photographs of her, members of her family, and many of her friends and artistic subjects; printed ephemera; and reference material. Also within the collection are proofs, dummies, and printed copies of published and unpublished works written by or illustrated by Grace Spaulding John, as well as film/film prints of illustrations from these works. John’s papers also include a representative, but not exhaustive, sample of her artwork, primarily through photographs and scanned images.