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"A 20th Century Emigration"
"A Twentieth Century Emigration," a short essay by Cathmar Shaw Prange, details the Shaw family's experience in moving to the States.
Letters in Manilla Envelope Dr.Seuss correspondences
Letters between John MacKay and Dr. Seuss.
Correspondence with Dr. Seuss
A letter between Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and John MacKay Shaw. The first image contains Geisel's congratulations to Shaw on his collection of 15,000 volumes. He also admits to not desiring to not know why or how he writes. The second image…
Poems of Childhood, cover and poem.
"Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field. The cover shows a giant bending over a man with a sword. The selected poem from the collection is called "The Sugar Plum Tree."
Mother Goose, or National Nursery Rhymes, cover and select songs.
J. W. Elliott wrote sheet music for nursery rhymes. The images show the cover of his book. The two selected songs shown are "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Dickory Dickory Dock," both containing illustrations related to the nursery rhymes.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, front cover.
A white and gold cover of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," by Robert Browning.
Nonsense, Rhymes and Pictures, cover and select pages.
Edward Lear wrote children's poetry; this particular item is sheet music composed by Margaret Ruthven Lang. Included is the cover of the sheet music, the table of contents,and pages 22 and 23, which is displayed in the physical exhibit.