Children's Books

(Bloch) Donald Beaty Bloch Children's Literature Collection

Description

Nineteenth and twentieth century English and American children's books and periodicals, with an emphasis on illustration.

Status

Uncataloged.

Arrangement

Collector's order. Some items are arranged by main entry, but not all. Oversize materials are shelved separately.

Size

41 shelves (ca. 2000v.).

Access

A checklist is kept in the Special Collections Reading Room with Bloch accession numbers for each entry. It is also available, in work form, by clicking here.

Provenance

Purchased in 1991 from Marie Halun Bloch.

(Epsteen) Emily Wood Epsteen Collection

Description

Nineteenth and early twentieth century children's fiction and nonfiction, plus elementary, secondary, and higher education American textbooks. The collection includes large runs of periodicals, such as St. Nicholas. There is a small collection of Epsteen's personal papers (see "Related Materials" below).

Status

Most of the collection is cataloged, but not in the online catalog. Recent acquisitions are uncataloged.

Arrangement

The children's fiction and nonfiction are arranged by main entry. Textbooks are grouped roughly by subject, then subarranged by main entry.

Size

84 shelves (ca. 2940 v).

Access

Several separate card files. There are also cards in the Special Collections Main Entry File. A partial checklist is also available by clicking here.

Provenance

The original collection was given to the University Libraries by Emily Wood Epsteen, and has been augmented by further gifts and purchases since then. It was transferred to Special Collections from the Education Library in March 1965. The core of the textbook collection was transferred to Special Collections from the Education Library in the 1966-67 fiscal year.

Related materials

Emily Epsteen Collection, MS 245.

(Folsom/Elting) Franklin Folsom/Mary Elting Collection

Description

Predominantly twentieth century children's books by Franklin Folsom and Mary Elting in a variety of languages, mainly English, French, Dutch, German, and Spanish. Non-roman alphabet languages represented in the collection include Russian, Japanese, Bengali, and Hindi. There is a collection of Folsom and Elting's professional papers (see "Related Materials" below).

Status

Uncataloged.

Arrangement

By title.

Size

4.5 shelves (220 v., 183 titles)

Access

Separate card file arranged by title, plus cards in the Special Collections Main Entry File.

Provenance

Given to Special Collections by Mary Elting and Franklin Folsom.

Related materials

Folsom-Elting Collection, MS 246.

Notes

Pseudonyms used by Folsom include: Troy Nesbit, Franklin Brester, Lyman Hopkins, Samuel Cutler, Michael Gorham, Benjamin Brewster. Pseudonyms used by Elting include: Campbell Tatham and Davis Cole.