Guides for mothers and daughters discussing puberty (1st part of collection) 2023-0049

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1-3
Scope and content:

1st part of MSS 16758. Twenty-three pamphlets about puberty for women. Some are directed toward mothers, while others are created specifically for daughters. Dates range from 1933 to 1981.

Earlier pamphlets discuss the process through storytelling, while later examples utilize more medical terminology.

Titles include "Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday" "Very Personally Yours," and "Growing Up and Liking It." All pamphlets are illustrated; some have calendars others have quizzes.

Each pamphlet was published by a manufacturer of women's sanitary products: Holland-Rantos Co., International Cellucotton Products Co., Kotex (Kimberly Clark), Modess, Personal Product Corporation, and TeenForm.

Included in folder 3 are two Kotex print blocks, used to illustrate their product packaging in marketing materials. This is part of an artificial collection, ie a collection of materials with different provenance assembled and organized to facilitate its management or use.

Language:
English

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Parent terms of access:
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Preferred citation:

MSS 16758, University of Virginia Collection of the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Buiding, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.