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UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building - addition 88

 Unprocessed Material — Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_04, Folder: ViU-2025-0107_001
Identifier: ViU-2025-0107

Content Description

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a handmade, movable, children's book created as a Christmas gift in 1944. The book is handmade with two covered boards in yellow floral cloth held by two black ties. The title page, hand-painted in black, says “Peek-A-Boo" XMAS/1944/ L.H.B." The book contains movable flaps of everyday objects that reveal surprise animals. The content features five vibrantly colored interactive scenes: a carrot atop a felt bunny; an oak leaf obscuring a felt squirrel; a ball of yarn atop a black felt cat, with two knitting needles underneath; a sailboat atop a paper duck; two doors of a vanity revealing a mirror. Aside from the title, date, and creator initials, there is no additional text in the picture book. Likely a hand-made gift for a family member.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Type Punch Matrix, 29 September 2025.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1944

Full Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (One legal-sized file folder) ; the book is square measuring 7.5 X 7.5 inches

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

One book