Catalogs and Collections of Children's Literature

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. Ernest Nister: Publications in the Renier Collection. London. 1990.

Lists only Nister titles published by Nister that are part of the Renier Collection. Includes some illustrations with the text. Entries are by title and do not include bibliographic information. There is a separate listing of original water-colours and drawings as well as a content and format index and an index of authors, editors, and artists.

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. Kate Greenaway. London. 1990.

Lists the majority of the Museum's holdings of materials relating to Kate Greenaway. The catalog is divided into 5 categories: (1) Books containing illustrations by Kate Greenaway; (2) Cards featuring Kate Greenaway; (3) Original drawings; (4) Greenaway imitations; and (5) Related materials. Entries are arranged by author/editor or title where no author is apparent. No index.

The Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Historical Collection of Children's Books : A Catalogue. New Haven. 1966.

Describes the collection of more than 2,000 volumes of early English and American children's books, primarily from 1657 to 1930, and housed in the Southern Connecticut State College Library. The catalogue is divided into three major sections -- Chap-books, Deportment and Manners, and History and Customs -- and is then arranged alphabetically according to author and work.

Catalogue of the Collection of Children's Books, 1617-1939, in the Library of the University of Reading. Reading, UK. 1988.

Collection contains more than 6,000 volumes specifically for children published before 1939. The catalogue is divided into 24 sections, including genres, periodicals, and miscellanies. Includes an author/title index.

A Catalogue of the Spencer Collection of Early Children's Books and Chapbooks. Preston. 1967.

The Spencer collection contains more than 200 children's books and 400 chapbooks, including several first editions. The table of contents divides the collection by genre, subject matter, or type of material. Includes title and author indexes.

Early American Textbooks, 1775-1900. Washington, D.C. 1985.

Subject guide to a representative selection of the Early American Textbook Collection. Books for supplementary readings are listed with the textbooks.

The Elementary School Library Collection: a Guide to Books and Other Media. Burke, E.P. 21st ed. 1998.

A selection tool for the continuous development, evaluation, and maintenance of library collections in the preschool through sixth grade range. Includes interest and reading level estimates, a professional collection section, and a directory of publishers and producers.

Index to the Baldwin Library of Books in English Before 1900, Primarily for Children. Boston. 1981.

This 3-volume index lists approximately 40,000 books, half English and half American, dating from the mid-seventeenth century to 1900. Strengths include early chapbooks, long runs of children's tracts, "toy" books, and many different editions of children's classics. Also contains extensive runs of magazines and annuals for children and young adults.

Johnson, Elizabeth L. For Your Amusement and Instruction. Bloomington, Ind. 1987.

The Elisabeth Ball collection consists of approximately 8,500 books and related juvenile materials such as hornbooks, paper dolls, games, and some 1200 manuscripts. Also includes works in other languages, such as French, German, Dutch, and Spanish. The catalogue is divided by subjects and types of materials. Includes title and author indexes.

Kate Greenaway: A Catalogue of the Kate Greenaway Collection. Detroit. 1977.

Descriptions of works contained in the Kate Greenaway collection. Divided into four major categories (books; magazines and annuals; calendars, cards, etc., original Kate Greenaway materials). Numerous illustrations.

Kerlan Collection: Manuscripts and Illustrations. Minneapolis, Minn. 1985.

Catalog of the manuscript and illustration collection at the University of Minnesota arranged by main entry, and also by subject, title, author, and editor entries.

Mitchell, David. From Pilgram's Progress to Pinocchio: a Selection of Books Before 1900 from the Historical Collection of Children's Literature at the University of Albany. Albany, N.Y. 1987.

Lists 65 exhibition titles from the collection's 5,000 volumes that date from the early 19th century through the mid-twentieth century. Subject matter ranges from early religious tracts to primers and ABC books. Special emphasis was placed on inexpensive girls' and boys' series books and the large number of holdings in this area make the collection unique. Some entries include brief discussions of the author or title.

Opie, Iona. The Treasures of Childhood. New York. 1989.

A social history of childhood through an analysis of children's books, toys, and games. Large, colored photographs of children's artifacts and literature (from the Opie collection) make up a major portion of the book. Additional writings by Iona and Peter Opie are listed. Further readings and an index are also included.

Opie, Peter and Iona. The Opie Collection of Children's Literature: A Guide to the Microfiche Collection. Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.M.I., 1990.

This three-volume guide to the Opie Collection of Children's Literature on microfiche covers pre-1850 fiction. The guide is indexed by fiche number, author, title, and Opie number. The microfiche collection is available at Illinois State University and can be obtained through interlibrary loan.

The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books. Toronto. 1958.

A select listing of 3,000 titles from the Osborne collection of early English children's books published prior to 1910. Titles are divided by subject, genre, and types of material. Includes a chronological list of editions (1566-1799), a list of illustrators and engravers, and a general author/title/series index. Volume Two, published in 1975, revises the original catalogue while adding approximately 1,600 new titles.

Prentice, Jeffrey. Dromkeen: A Journey into Children's Literature. New York. 1988.

Traces the history of Australian children's literature from the 1890's to 1985 through the Dromkeen collection of historical books, illustrations, memorabilia, and records. Also discusses activities and programs sponsored by the Dromkeen institution. Includes a title/author index with limited subject access.

Rathbone, Niky. Mirth Without Mischief. Birmingham, England. 1982.

Provides an overview of the Parker collection of early children's books and games housed at the Birmingham Reference Library in England. The collection of nearly 7,000 books and 100 games dates from 1538 to the 1980's and includes educational materials, as well as early adventure stories, fairy tales, and school stories. A special emphasis was placed on illustrated books to trace the history of book illustration and illustrative methods. No index.

Roginski, J. Little Truths Better Than Great Fables: a Collection of Old and Rare Books for Children in the Fort Worth Public Library. Fort Worth, Texas. 1976.

This catalogue is an alphabetic arrangement of titles in the Fort Worth Public Library's collection. All entries include full bibliographic information and some include direct quotations from the prefaces and/or introductions of the original work. Includes some illustrations and author-illustrator, publisher-printer, and series indexes.

Shercliff, W.H. Morality to Adventure: Manchester Polytechnic's Collection of Children's Books 1840-1939. Manchester, England. 1988.

Lists children's books from 1840-1939 from the Manchester Polytechnic collection in England. Full coverage of most popular mid-late 19th century authors (including many first editions and successive editions) make this collection unique. The collection also includes examples of some of the most heavily used textbooks of the time. The catalogue is divided into 21 sections by genre, type of material, or year of publication. Individual entries are alphabetical by author and include bibliographic information and a descriptive annotation (physical not critical). Includes a general index and an index of illustrators, engravers, and local publishers.

Sinclair, Susan. Catalogue of Children's Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner. Boston. 1988.

Highlights selections from the museum's exhibition "From Babes in the Wood to Doctor Dolittle." The exhibition traces the major trends in children's literature in England and America from the early 18th to the early 20th centuries. Also includes fiction from France, nursery rhymes from China, and fairy tales from Japan. Includes author index.