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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.
(Creamer) George L. Creamer Collection of Children's Books
Description
Illustrated children's books.
Status
Uncataloged.
Arrangement
Arranged by accession number.
Size
347 titles.
Access
Separate card files arranged in shelf order and in other arrangements, plus cards in the Special Collections Main Entry File. There is a collection file.
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Provenance
Given to Special Collections by Anna and Nathan H. Creamer, in memory of their son, in 1979.
(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
The collection is completely catalogued, with nearly all records online.
Arrangement
The children's fiction and nonfiction are arranged by call number. Textbooks are grouped roughly by subject, then subarranged by main entry.
Size
84 shelves (ca. 2940 v).
Access
The majority of the collection can be searched in Chinook; the remainder are accessible via the card catalog. Advance notice of the materials to be requested is appreciated.
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 Wood Epsteen Papers, 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.
