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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.

Information about rights and reproductions is available here.

Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Children's Fancy Costume
Children's Fancy Costume
1885
M2024.61.2
Eaton’s Children’s Menu
Eaton’s Children’s Menu
Eaton's
1971
C285/B1,1.1
Children's Fancy Dress Entertainment. Programme of Music to be Performed at the Rink
Children's Fancy Dress Entertainment. Programme of Music to be Performed at the Rink
Herald Press
1869
C069/C,164.1
Souvenir of Children's Matinee given at Golden Gate Theatre
Souvenir of Children's Matinee given at Golden Gate Theatre
1923
M2014.128.702.35
W. H. Scroggie Limited, Men's and Children's Hat
W. H. Scroggie Limited, Men's and Children's Hat
1908
M2001X.1.3.20
Children's Memorial Hospital, Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, 1913
Children's Memorial Hospital, Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, 1913
Wm. Notman & Son
1913
VIEW-5025
Children's hairdressing department, Montreal, QC, 1920
Children's hairdressing department, Montreal, QC, 1920
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1920
VIEW-19556
Children's ward, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1894
Children's ward, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1894
Wm. Notman & Son
before 1935
II-105910.3
Children's hairdressing department, Montreal, QC, 1920
Children's hairdressing department, Montreal, QC, 1920
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1920
VIEW-19556.1
Graduate Nurses, Children's Memorial Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1925
Graduate Nurses, Children's Memorial Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1925
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1925
II-264963
Graduate Nurses, Children's Memorial Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1925
Graduate Nurses, Children's Memorial Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1925
Wm. Notman & Son Ltd.
1925
II-264962
Children's ward, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1894
Children's ward, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1894
Wm. Notman & Son
1894/05
II-105910.1

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