William Steig Collection
Over 2,500 original drawings, notebooks and scrapbooks, correspondence, books, posters, and other materials by the artist William Steig (1907-2003).
This collection was a gift of Jeanne Steig, his widow, to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
View images from the William Steig Collection on ArtStor.
For more information about the William Steig Collection, please contact Lynne Farrington.
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Lynne Farrington
Director of Programs/Senior Curator, Special Collections lynne@pobox.upenn.eduCollection Groups
American Studies, History, and Literature: Modern Period
Beginning in 1945 with the acquisition of the Theodore Dreiser Papers, the Penn Libraries has maintained collecting strengths in modern American manuscripts. Recent acquisitions including the Gotham Book Mart Collection, have added depth and breadth. This page provides an overview of major collections of interest to students and scholars in American studies.
Art and Architecture Collections (Kislak Center)
At the University of Pennsylvania, holdings relating to art and architecture may be found in the Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library; the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania; the University Archives and Records Center; and in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
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