ARNE NIXON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
JEAN RAY LAURY PAPERS
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CREATOR: Jean Ray Laury
TITLE: Jean Ray Laury Papers
DATES: 1993 to 1994 and undated
VOLUME: 0.5 linear feet
IDENTIFICATION: ANC0011
ACQUISITION: The papers were donated by Jean Ray Laury in 2003.
ACCESS: The papers are open for research.
COPYRIGHT: Copyright has not been transferred to California State University, Fresno.
PROCESSED BY: Minith Adam Real, 2007.
Provenance
These papers were given by Jean Ray Laury to the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature in 2003.
Restrictions
Collection is non-circulating; in-house research use only.
Copyright
The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). Reproductions can be made only if they are to be used for “private study, scholarship, or research.” It is the user’s responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials, other than the noted above.
Jean Ray Laury was born on March 22, 1928, in Doon, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph Ray, an electrician and Alice Ray, a teacher. In 1952 she married Frank B. Laury, a professor at California State University, Fresno. They had two children together, Tom and Lizabeth Laury. They live in the foothills of the California Sierras.
In 1950 Jean Ray Laury got a bachelor's degree in art and English from the University of Northern Iowa. She earned a master's degree in design at Stanford and it was at Stanford that her love for quilting blossomed. Her first quilt was part of a project for her master’s degree. Since then Laury has become a well known and respected member of the quilting community.
Sources
14,287 Pieces of Fabric and Other Poems by Jean Ray Laury (Hong Kong: C&T Publishing, 1994), pp. 47.
Contemporary Authors, vol. 77-80, pp. 327
Website of Jean Ray Laury, <http://www.jeanraylaury.com>
Jean Ray Laury interviewed by Le Rowell, November 2, 2000, <http://www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/show_interview.php?pbd=qsos-a0a0s0-a>
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The Jean Ray Laury Papers contain an inscribed copy of one of her books, sketches, original artwork, paste-ups, cover designs, a set of postcards, and other materials accumulated by Jean Ray Laury. Laury’s papers were created from her work on four picture books for children. The material is organized into two series: Books and Miscellaneous.
A majority of the materials were not dated. Material for each title was placed in chronological order as surmised by the level of development of the material.
The material in the Books Series includes an inscribed copy of her book Sunbonnet Sue Goes to the Quilt Show, sketches, original artwork, cover design, paper cutout art, and other material relating to four titles written by Jean Ray Laury. It is arranged chronologically by title and within each title the materials are arranged chronologically.
The material in the Miscellaneous Series includes a set of postcards designed by Jean Ray Laury.
Separated Material
A framed piece of art from 14,287 Pieces of Fabric is stored separately.
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A. Books (1985-1994)
1. Sunbonnet Sue Goes to the Quilt Show (1985)
2. Sunbonnet Sue Makes Her First Quilt (1987)
3. No Dragons on My Quilt (1990)
4. 14,287 Pieces of Fabric and Other Poems (1994)
B. Miscellaneous (undated)
1. Postcards
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Box/Folder
1. Sunbonnet Sue Goes to the Quilt Show by Jean Ray Laury (Fresno: Hot Fudge Press, 1985).
1/1 Inscribed copy of Sunbonnet Sue Goes to the Quilt Show, 1 item.
2. Sunbonnet Sue Makes Her First Quilt by Jean Ray Laury (San Francisco: The Quilt Digest Press, 1987)
1/2 Sketch on tracing paper, 1 item.
1/3 Original artwork for page 12, 1 item.
1/4 Paste-up for page 12 and description of cover, edited, 1 item.
1/5 Cover design, 1 item.
3. No Dragons on My Quilt by Jean Ray Laury (Paducah: American Quilter’s Society, 1990)
1/6 Paste-up for page 7, first draft, 1 item.
1/7 Paste-up for page 7, second draft, 1 item.
4. 14,287 Pieces of Fabric and Other Poems by Jean Ray Laury (Hong Kong: C&T Publishing, 1994)
1/8 Original paper cutout art for page 38, 1993, 1 item.
1/9 Original paper cutout art for page 13, 1994, 1 item.
2/1 Original paper cutout art for page 33, 1993, 1 item.
1/10 Package of 8 numbered postcards designed by Jean Ray Laury entitled "The Housewife’s Fantasy”, undated, 1 item.
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