Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks was born in San Francisco, California on December 22, 1903, to a family with a rich background in European theater and art. He attended the University of California and went on to study art with Leon Bakst and John Singer Sargent. He served as the Art Director for the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova’s world tours from 1932 to 1933, and gave lectures on dance at the University of California in 1939. He also taught design at the California College of Arts and Crafts and at the Jean Turner Art Center. He wrote and illustrated several books for children, including Green Pipes, Poems and Picture (1929), Miss Pert’s Christmas Tree (1929), and I Shall Always Love the West (1952), about Anna Pavlova. He died on April 21, 1963 in Berkeley, California.

Bibliography

Something About the Author, vol. 30.

"Paget-Fredericks, J. (Joseph Rous), 1903-1963," The Social Networks and Archival Context Project (SNAC).

This collection consists of a dummy for the unpublished work Red Roofs and Flowerpots by Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks (1903-1963).

It is housed in the same box as the Marcia Brown papers, the Emma L. Brock notes and illustrations, and the Louise Lee and Richard Floethe papers.

Publication Information:

Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection, April 2012

Finding Aid Author:

Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Friedman

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open to researchers by appointment. Please contact the Curator for information on access.

Use Restrictions:

The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Jerome Robbins Dance Division, Paget-Fredericks, Joseph Rous, 1903-1963. Papers, *MGZMD 12.

University of California, Berkeley: The Bancroft Library, Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks Dance Collection, ca. 1913-1945, BANC PIC 1964.009-024.

• Dummies (printed matter)

• Paget-Fredericks, Joseph Rous, 1903-1963

• Children's authors--20th century
• Children's literature--20th century