Cece Bell Papers, 1988/2017

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Summary

Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Creator:
Bell, Cece and Angleberger, Tom
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Cece Bell (W & M '92), an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books. The collection documents Bell's creative process, from initial brainstorming to finished product, and also details editing interactions between Bell, her husband Tom Angleberger (W & M '92), and others. Includes story development, illustration tests and sketches.

Biographical / historical:

Cece Bell (William & Mary class of 1992) is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has published 11 books, and several others co-written with her husband, Tom Angleberger. In 2015, her graphic novel, El Deafo, won a Newberry Honor and the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids. El Deafo is the semiautobiographical story of a hearing impaired bunny who finds superpowers in her new hearing aid. Much of her work uses speech bubbles to define dialogue.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard