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Children's scrapbook belonging to "A.R.", approximately 1850-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 20 pages)
Abstract:
This nineteenth-century children's scrapbook bears the initials "A.B." and the date 1891 in cross stitch on a small oval canvas label affixed to a red cloth cover. The scrapbook features both German and English trade cards; collectible scraps of flowers, animals, children, and flowers; visiting cards; New Year cards; color printed cartoons of Grimm fairy tales and rhymes in German; and other color printed images.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Nineteenth-century children's scrap album, 1880-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (40 pages)
Abstract:
The creator of this late nineteenth-century scrapbook is unknown, though the contents suggest that the compiler was a child who may have lived near Albany, New York. This scrap album includes chromolithographed scraps, trade cards, religious cards, visiting cards, and larger color-printed images.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Ella Harris nineteenth-century American scrapbook, approximately 1875-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 50 pages)
Abstract:
This nineteenth-century American children's scrapbook bears the inscription "To Ella, Much Love from Edith and Edna." The scrapbook features trade cards; Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, and New Year's greeting cards; collectible scraps of flowers, animals, and children; one silk program for "Nunnemacher's Grand Opera" featuring a performance of Martha by the Milwaukee Philharmonic Society.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Nineteenth-century British scrapbook of greeting cards, 1872-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (circa 50 pages)
Abstract:
This nineteenth-century British scrapbook of greeting cards bears a red leather cover embossed with black design and lettering, titled "ALBUM." The scrapbook album features Christmas, New Years, Easter, and Valentine greeting cards with most captioned with the year and name of the friend or relative who sent the card. There are some die-cut color images of flowers, children, and ladies. One series of nine collectible scraps illustrates "Snow White" and each of the scenes bears a narrative caption.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Nineteenth-century children's scrap album with photograph of two boys, circa 1875-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 25 pages)
Abstract:
This nineteenth-century children's scrapbook bears the title "ALBUM" in blue letters with additional black and gold stamping on the maroon cloth cover. The scrapbook, which is completely filled with carefully placed images throughout, features collectible, die-cut, color scraps from sets of flowers, cats, dogs, birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles, children, cherubs, cartoonish faces, comic figures, and fashionable women and characters in ethnic dress. The album also includes holiday greeting cards and one photograph of two boys on a page about eight leaves from the back of the volume.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Harry Anderson scrap album, approximately 1880-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 23 pages)
Abstract:
This nineteenth-century American scrapbook, apparently belonging to a child named Harry Anderson, contains visiting cards, rewards of merit, holiday cards, trade cards, prayer cards, die-cut images and art prints.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Early twentieth-century British children's scrapbook, approximately 1895-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 18 pages)
Abstract:
This early twentieth-century British children's scrapbook, compiled by an unknown child, contains colorful die-cut scraps and collected images of children, flowers, animals, clowns, pastoral scenes, uniformed British military, folktale characters, depictions of children's games, depictions of Santa Claus, and other Christmas scenes.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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British late-Victorian album with "Ally Sloper" characters and other scraps, approximately 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 34 pages)
Abstract:
This late Victorian-era scrap album, likely made by a young British boy, bears a black lacquered board cover adorned with a hand-painted bouquet of flowers, ferns, and foliage. Contents include die-cut color scraps of animals, flowers, and a color set of characters from "Ally Sloper," the popular Victorian comic strip. A set of colored transfer prints depict fables and nursery rhymes and a set of color-printed square cards depicts the Stations of the Cross.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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The Bassoon, 1889-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:
.6 linear foot (5 volumes)
Abstract:
The Bassoon, spanning the dates 1889-1892, consists of five volumes of a handwritten serial that was created by members of the Bachelor's Ten Society, a club of teenage boys who attended Central High School in Philadelphia. The manuscripts include serial stories, cartoons, caricatures, editorials, plays, sporting reports, and poetry.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Coatsworth papers, 1902-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:
.3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:
Family papers relating to the poet and children's author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth's husband, the writer Henry Beston.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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