Compiled by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Works illustrated by Maurice Sendak:
Related holdings:
- “Wild Things” wizard tries out a new career (from Smithsonian Magazine)
- A conversation with Isaac Bashevis Singer (video) including conversation on illustrations of Maurice Sendak
- Children’s literature : a reader’s history – includes the work “Where the Wild Things Are”
Reflections on Maurice Sendak’s work:
Archival collections that include Maurice Sendak:
- The Records of Jewish Media Service “contain material collected by the Jewish Media Service (JMS) on Jewish films, film company catalogs, resources and information from and about various media centers.” The finding aid indicates that the collection has a folder dedicated to “Maurice Sendak & All His Wild Things.”
- The Phillip Applebaum collection “consists almost entirely of magazine articles about American Jews who have attained prominence in various fields, including entertainment, sports, and business.” It also has a folder dedicated to Maurice Sendak.
To conduct your own search of the collections, you can click here.
To read the related blog post "Remembering Maurice Sendak,” click here.