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Littérature jeunesse

Collection

Children's Literature
Date 1834-1994
Dimensions378.5 cm of textual records
Object NumberC117
CollectionMcCord
Scope and Content

This collection consists of children's books published in Canada, the U.S.A., France and England. Most of them were published prior to the 1950s. The items in the collection show how children's books have changed over the years with respect to book binding, illustrations, font, etc.

Some of the titles in the collection are A Guide for Youth to Truth and Duty, Grandpapa's Keepsakes, Fées de la terre canadienne, A Flat Iron for a Farthing, Sunday Reading for the Young, In the Wilds of Africa: A Tale for Boys, Shirley Temple's Annual, Mickey Mouse's Annual, Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables.

The collection is divided into the following series:

C117/A Stories / Tales / Novels
C117/B Picture Books
C117/C Alphabet Books
C117/D Serials
C117/E Plays and Toy-theatre
C117/F Nursery Rhymes / Poetry

C117/G Educational Books
C117/H Craft, Colouring and Painting Books

C117/I Fabric Books
C117/J Baby Books
C117/K Pop-up and Cut-out Books

C117/L Comics
C117/M Box Sets


Status
Not on view

Information about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.

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This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.