Fonds consists of many examples of Szyk's illustrations in the form of prints, commercially-reproduced illustrations, and drawing studies, as well as printed ephemera. Examples of Szyk's illustrations reproduced on commercial products or other items include postage stamps, posters, book jackets, and calendars. The fonds contains ephemera related to or containing Szyk illustrations, including newspaper clippings and issues of magazines featuring articles on Szyk or reproducing one of his designs. Box 10 contains original drawing studies, mostly for the Book of Esther. The fonds also contains materials related to an exhibition on Szyk at McGill University Library held in 1954.

1 – Arthur Szyk Society brochure, Burlingame, CA. approximately 1991
1 – Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, annual report, 1950, 12 pages
1 – New York Times article, July 16, 2000 copy of article.
1 – World Medical Assoc., Dec. 1, 1949 press release, re.
exhibition of Szyk’s illuminated ‘doctor’s oath’, 2 pages
1 – handwritten draft notes of obituary for Szyk, on hotel
stationery Warwick hotel, Philadelphia, PA, 1 page
Not signed or dated.
1 – Notes on ‘Miniature Painting’ derived from
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 page, 3 copies total
1 – Typed draft of bibliography titled ‘Szyk Sources’, some entries handwritten. Not signed or dated. 1939-1951, 4 pages

Items from Philip C. Eisman a Szyk collector:
1 – Eisman correspondence with Leon Walters Society of
Israeli Philatelists, president and Dr. Winkelstein, with
Bibliography titled ‘Szykiana’, 1960, 6 pages
1 – typed bibliographic listings of Szyk illustrations
published in Coronet and Collier’s magazines, 1942-49,
3 pages

Includes vol. 1, no. 1 and no. 2; vol. 2, no. 2.

Includes typed loose advertising inserts, printed subscription forms, order forms, pricing sheets, one mail order catalogues (15 pages), and one ‘advertising booklet’ signed K. Bileski ,6 pages with samples of China and France Title Pages by Szyk. Szyk stamp sets advertised include: ‘Liberia’, ‘Jehudi Ashmun’, ‘Title Pages for the Nations’.

Vol. 10, no. 11; includes portraits of Kosciuszko and Pulaski.

Correspondence with and receipts from: K. Bileski, Chiswick Book Shop; Philip C. Duschnes, Library of Congress, the Nestlé Company, Canadian Jewish Congress, George Szyk. New England Jewish National Fund, Canadian Jewish Review, Calmenson, Abramson and Co.

Includes 20 caption display cards, stamped envelope with price information, 2 authenticating statement cards signed by a book dealer.

Includes 2 issues featuring cover art with Szyk facsimile:
November 23 issue Vol. 39, No. 28 – Jewish Book Month design.
November 5 issue Vol. 42, No. 25 - Maimonides portrait.

2 - Canadian Jewish Congress, Laing Galleries, Toronto, January 1954, 4 page flyer.
1 - M. Knoedler and Co, NYC, August-September, 1946, 4 pages
1 - Memorial Exhibition, Jewish Museum of Jewish Theological Seminary of America, NYC, October-December 1952, 4 pages
1 - International Art Gallery, London, May-June 1933, 7 pages
last item are typed and hand written notes only from the original London exhibition catalogue, not included