Classic Children's Literature
Promoting research of special topics in children's literature, this growing collection of children's literary titles extend from classic works to contemporary properties of the 20th Century. Highlights include illustrated editions of classic folk tales, first or early editions of adventure fiction, first edition titles from the Stratemeyer Syndicate mystery series, works by notable illustrators like Marjorie Flack, and Whitman Publishing's novelizations of licensed pop culture properties.
Collection Strengths
- Larry D. Fenwick & Lynda Beck Fenwick Oz Collection
- The Larry D. Fenwick & Lynda Beck Fenwick Oz Collection include a complete run of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum and nearly complete runs of the "Famous Forty" Oz books by subsequent "Royal Historians of Oz" Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, and Dick Martin, as well as The Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire and other unofficial continuations and spinoffs of the Oz series. The Fenwick collection also contains periodicals, research notes, artwork, and other Oz memorabilia including one-of-a-kind artworks created by Lyn Beck Fenwick, a Land of Oz chess set, and four handcrafted dolls of Dorothy Gale, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion.
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Multilingual Editions of Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood)
- Classic Adventure Fiction
- Includes collected works of Rudyard Kipling and Jack London
- Works by Maureen Daly and materials by Daly scholar Nancy Vogel
- Maureen Daly was a Young Adult Literature author, famous for her 1942 Young Adult Literature book, Seventeenth Summer. This series contains personal papers of FHSU Daly scholar, Nancy Vogel and includes stories, interviews, articles, audiotapes, and videotapes written by and about Maureen Daly.
- Stratemeyer Syndicate Mystery Series
- First editions in the Nancy Drew series and subsequent incarnations
- First editions in the Hardy Boys series and subsequent incarnations
Research Tips
- Search the FHSU Library Catalog by using keywords for your research topic. From the results list, use the right sidebar to filter results under the “Location” heading to show only the locations designated with the prefix “Special Collections - Classic Children's Literature.”
- Ask a Librarian for research help
- Make an appointment to view materials in the Fenwick Reading Room
Exhibitions and Featured Digital Content
FHSU Library's exhibition program includes both site-based and online exhibitions that incorporate materials from the Special Collections' Classic Children's Literature holdings. Additionally, select materials from the Special Collections & University Archives have been digitized and housed in its Digital Collections.
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