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UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 69

 Unprocessed Material — Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_01, Folder: ViU2024-0141_001
Identifier: ViU-2024-0141

Content Description

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains fourteen pamphlets on the subjects of family planning, women's reproductive health, contraception, and childhood disease prevention published between 1892 and 1973. Many of these pamphlets were distributed as promotional materials by insurance or healthcare companies. The pamphlets are: "The Power of a Woman," "Baby Speaks Out on This Matter of Toilet Training," "A Woman's Guide to the Methods of Postponing or Preventing Pregnancy," "Johnny Takes A Wife," "So You Don't Want to be a Sex Object," "Vanta Baby Garments [advertisement]," "Your Baby's Protection," "Nestle's Better Babies," "Where Shall We Put the Baby?," "My Turn Now: Food," "Protecting the Home Against Disease," "Keeping a Healthy Home," "Industrial Gems," and "Speaking of Birth Control."

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Eclectibles, 12 August 2024.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1892 - 1973

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (One legal-sized file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

14 pamphlets