Collections : [University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
American literature, antiquarian and contemporary, American history (Southeastern United States), Virginiana, British literature, Sporting books and manuscripts, World War I, Bibliography, the book arts, history of the book and typography
Fine press and artist’s books, Pop-up books, Victorian publishers bindings, Typography, Archives of the University of Virginia
Description:

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library administers over 13 million manuscripts, 3.6 million items in the University archives, and 325,000 rare books, as well as approximately 5,000 maps, over 4,000 broadsides; more than 250,000 photographs and small prints; over 8,000 reels of microfilm; and substantial holdings of audio recordings, motion picture films, and ephemera.

The major emphasis of the Department’s collections are American history and literature, with additional substantive collections in Virginiana, British literature, African-American history, book arts, the history of sporting and World War I, among others. In addition, the library serves as the University Archives, holding records of historic significance to UVA.

POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Start Over Repository University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept. Collection The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.

Advertising Ephemera about how to take care of a baby (Addition 42) 2024-0076 0.08 Cubic Feet Flat_Box 1

This addition to MSS-16758, History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building Collection (University of Virginia), contains six pieces of advertising ephemera. Included are: 1. Mrs. Prettyman's celebrated breast salve, c. 1866-1895, (3 advertising broadsides); 2. Celluloid starch requires no cooking, a die-cut point-of-sale display card with an attached cardboard stand depicting a baby seated on a pillow holding a paper advertising celluloid starch; 3. Display card for Johnson and Johnson baby powder; and 4. a pamphlet titled Your baby's diet: Heinz strained foods: their uses and nutritional values. (circa 1950s).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 2. 1800-1971

Advertising pamphlets for child products (toothpaste, rennet powder, milk) (Addition 16) 2023-0143 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 8, Folder 1

Addition 16 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains three advertising pamphlets that pertain to parents purchasing products for their children. "The Tinies that Live in a Tube" advertises toothpaste, "Flibitty Jibblit" advertises rennet powder, and "The New Boss in the House" promotes the Pittsburgh District Dairy Council. Each uses imagery of children and parents utilizing the respective product.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

African American Nurses and Children photograph from the children's clinic at the Ridge Avenue dispensary in Philadelphia (Addition 5) 2023-0099 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 2, Folder 7

Addition 5 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a single press photograph from the children's clinic at the ridge avenue dispensary in Philadelphia in the 1930s. The photograph is a group photograph of Black nurses and children in a clinical setting. A typed caption is affixed to the top right edge of the picture. No photographer or studio is noted.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

American History Hektograph Posters (Addition 4) 2023-0080 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 2, Folder 6

Addition 4 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains the American History Hektograph Posters. These are twelve individual monochrome printed poster sheets, measuring 12 X 9 inches, featuring historical instances in American history.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

American Motherhood Magazine leaflets, "The Ideal Mother" and " Confidential Relationships between Mothers and Daughters." (Addition 46) 2024-0081 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 11, Folder 1

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains leaflets issued by American motherhood magazine from 1907. They are: "The Ideal Mother" and " Confidential Relationships between Mothers and Daughters."

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

"A Report of a Conference on Day Care and the Working Mother" pamphlet from the Morris Child Development Center Detroit, Michigan (Addition 23) 2023-0179 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 8, Folder 8

This addition (23) contains a three-fold pamphlet titled, "A Report of a Conference on Day Care and the Working Mother" for the Morris Child Development Center: State of Michigan Pilot program.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 4. 1950-2014

Artist Ethel Shearer commonplace book when she was a young girl. (Addition 41) 2024-0069 0.2 Cubic Feet Flat_Box 5

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a commonplace book belonging to Ethel Shearer (1893-1952).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

Bilalian Child Development Center and the DAWAH Institute papers regarding African American Muslims (Addition 6) 2023-0100 0.04 Cubic Feet Box 2, Folder 8

Addition 6 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains materials collected and produced by the Bilalian Child Development Center and the Developing a World for All Humanity (DAWAH) in Highland Park, Michigan. The Bilalian Child Development Center was incorporated as a non-profit agency in 1977 and appears to provide community services and educational services for the community. The DAWAH is an institute developed by a group of African-American Muslims in Michigan to develop an effective DAWAH program in America.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 4. 1950-2014

Boy Scout photograph album including a photograph of an African American man named Allen and a Girl Scout poster of rules (Addition 10) 2023-0104 0.04 Cubic Feet one legal folder with photographs in sleeves (removed modern bound leather album with sleeves) Boys Scout album in room 138 on shelf 81 (waiting to go to Preservation for housing) Came back in custom box 8/19/2025 Box 2, Folder 14

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains two items relating to scouting. The first is a broadside printing of the ten Girl Scout laws set among art nouveau illustrations from the 1930s. The second is a photo album compiled by a boy at Kerrville, Texas, with images of playing in the streets, swimming in the Guadalupe River, playing baseball, hiking, marching, and being at a local Boy Scout camp. The black cloth photo album contains fifty-two black and white photos, measuring 10 x 7 cm, with a caption on the album leaves.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 3. 1900-1980

Cahier d'Ecriture par Mercier (calligraphy book) sharing illustrations and emotions of a French teenager. (Addition 40) 2024-0065 0.05 Cubic Feet Flat_Box 1

Compiled in 1858, the decorative title page Cahier d'Écriture par Mercier dédié à mes bien-aimés parents, the book features twenty-four calligraphy entries from a teenage student at the Grand-Classe St. Etienne in Saint-Étienne, France. The entries include the author's reflections on friendship, anger, anxieties, family life, hopes, and religious devotion.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building.
  3. Series 2. 1800-1971

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