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Cornelius Hugh De Witt
(1905 - 1995)
Cornelius Hugh de Witt was born in Germany and trained in Europe. Started children’s illustrations around 1938. Did many books for Western Publishing, Artists and Writers Guild and Little Golden Books.
His papers are held by the University of Oregon Libraries: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/scua/2016/10/17/new-chil...
Bibliography
The Night Before Christmas (1948)
First published in 1946, two songs were added for this third edition of the Christmas classic.
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Planet Earth (1963)
An illustrated book about geoscience for children.
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Rob Whitlock: A Pioneer Boy in Old Ohio (1951)
Day-to-day frontier life in Ohio.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of Alaska (1940)
’Seward’s Folly’ turned out to be one of the best bargains the United States ever made. At the time a territory, Alaska soon became a state.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Clara Breakey Lambert
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of California (1944)
An illustrated history and geography of the State of California.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of Florida (1947)
The story of Florida, copiously illustrated with lithographs.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of New England (1941)
An illustrated story of New England for young people.
Author(s):
Marshall McClintock
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the Great Lakes (1942)
An illustrated look at the Great Lakes.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Marie Gilchrist
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the Great Plains (1943)
History and geography of the Great Plains including the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the Mississippi (1941)
The mighty Mississippi in full color.
Author(s):
Marshall McClintock
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch (1943)
A history of the German settlers in Pennsylvania.
Author(s):
Ann Hark
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the South West (1948)
Colorful description of the southwest United States for children.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Story of the Southern Highlands (1945)
History and geography of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
They Went Exploring (1942)
A beautifully illustrated history of man’s exploration of his world.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Arensa Sondergaard
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
What Am I? A Picture Quiz Book (1949)
A picture quiz book.
Author(s):
Ruth Leon
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The Wonders of Physics: An Introduction to the Physical World (1966)
An introduction to physics for young people.
Author(s):
Irving Adler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt