| Accession Number: | SC 1989:01 |
| Location: | RB-M |
| Dates: | 1766-1909 |
| Size: | 1 legal Hollinger, 1 slim legal Hollinger; 0.53 cubic feet |
| Creator/Collector: | Unknown |
| Acquisition info: | Transfer from SLPL Children’s Literature Department |
| Accruals: | No accruals expected |
| Custodial history: | Unknown |
| Language: | Arabic, English, French, German |
| Processed by: | Melissa Miller, October 2019 |
| Conservation notes: | Items placed in acid-free folders |
| Scope and Content: | The collection contains small booklets of stories, poems, songs, and reading lessons for children. The booklets come from a variety of publishers in the United States and Europe and span the years 1766-1909. After 1909, the booklets were used as part of an exhibit, but it is unknown where the exhibit took place and who compiled the exhibit. |
| Arrangement: | Alphabetical by title |
| Restrictions: | Permission required to reproduce images |
| Remarks: | Some items are crumbly and fragile |
Early Children’s Literature Samples
1766-1909
1 legal Hollinger, 1 slim legal Hollinger; 0.53 cubic feet
| Box/Folder | Description |
| 1/1 | Finding Aid |
| 1/2 | Bilder-Lust für Knaben und Mädchen (Pictures for Boys and Girls); published by Wilhelm Nitzschke (Stuttgart); in German |
| 1/3 | The Blind Man’s Friend and Other Tales; published by the Hudson Book Company (Hudson, OH); 1855 |
| 1/4 | Bright Thoughts for Little Ones; published by McLoughlin Bros. (New York City); 1883 |
| 1/5 | Buffon’s Natural History of Beasts; published by C. Campbell (Edinburgh) |
| 1/6 | The Celebrated History of the Renowned Robin Hood; published by Archibald Paterson (Glasgow) |
| 1/7 | The Child’s Wreath of Poetry |
| 1/8 | Cock Robin; published by John Evans (London) |
| 1/9 | Comical Budget of Fun and Frolic; published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. (London) |
| 1/10 | An Essay on Man in Four Epistles; published by Mori Brown (Leicester, England); 1823 |
| 1/11 | La Fin de l’age d’or (The End of the Golden Age); published by Librairie Hachette (Paris); in French |
| 1/12 | The Golden Bird; published by A. Park (London) |
| 1/13 | Good Comrades; published by McLouglin Bros. (New York City); 1905 |
| 1/14 | The History of Goody Two Shoes; published by John Newbury for The Bible and Sun; 1766* |
| 1/15 | History of Israelites in the Wildrens; in Arabic |
| 1/16 | Horn Book; contains the alphabet and the Lord’s Prayer* |
| 1/17 | Jack and the Beanstalk |
| 1/18 | Jim Crow’s Wonderful Travels |
| 1/19 | The Juvenile Singing School; published by JH Wilkins & DB Carter (Boston); 1837 |
| 1/20 | The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; G & J Cameron (Glasgow) (2) |
| 1/21 | The Little Old Woman; published by McLoughlin Bros. (New York City) |
| 1/22 | The Maid and the Magpie; published by G. Martin (London) |
| 1/23 | Mother Goose’s Melody; published by Francis Power and Co. (London) (grandson to John Newbury); 1791* |
| 1/24 | The New Albion Primer; published by Fairburn (London) |
| 1/25 | The New England Primer; published by E. Draper (Boston)* |
| 1/26 | Old Dame Trott and Her Comical Cat; published by McLoughlin Bros. (New York City); ca. 1862 |
| 1/27 | Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog; published by JG Rusher (Banbury, England) (2) |
| 1/28 | The Old Woman and Her Pig; originally published by J. Harris & Son (London, 1813); reprint by HM Conner; 1909* |
| 1/29 | Our Native England; Henry Mozley and Sons (Derby, England); 1843 |
| 2/1 | The Royal Battledore; published by the King’s Authority (London)* |
| 2/2 | St. George/Sir James the Rose/Sir Neil & Glengyle; published by Robert Inglis & Co. (Glasgow) |
| 2/3 | The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor; published by Hodgson & Co. (London); 1822 |
| 2/4 | Sinbad the Sailor; published by Cameron & Ferguson (Glasgow and London) |
| 2/5 | The Story of Little Sarah and Her Johnny Cake; published by TH Carter & Co. (Boston) |
| 2/6 | Voyages and Travels of Sinbad the Sailor |
| 2/7 | Whittington and His Cat; published by Webb, Millington & Company (London) |
| 2/8 | Exhibit Cards; published by The Old Story Book Shop (Boston) (7) |
