Handmade Child's Artist book based on Samuel Roger's Poem "Address to the Butterfly." (Addition 50) 2024-0089

Containers:
Box 11, Folder 5
Extent:
0.04 Cubic Feet One legal size folder
Scope and content:

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains one handmade child's artist book based on Samuel Roger's Poem "Address to the Butterfly."

Unidentified youth creates a story beginning with a cardboard hand-cut apple; as the story progresses, a cardboard cut-out worm escapes the apple and begins to "eat" the pages before cocooning and then emerging as a pop-up butterfly.

Crudely bound with black leather over boards; a window cut out of the front cover allows the painted apple on page [1] to show through.

A small pocket mounted inside the back board holds five cards printed with Samuel Rogers' poem "To the butterfly." The pocket is stamped with "Address to the butterfly, Samuel Rogers."

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:
This collections contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page (https://library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/publising). For more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can contain copyright material on request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collection materials.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building Addition 50, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.