Nursery rhyme pamphlets about space and science including one owned by University Psychology professor Arthur Schulman and a pamphlet about weight loss using the Kryon method (Addition 17) 2023-0153, 1926-1956
Scope and Contents
Addition 17 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains three pamphlets: "The Science of Prenatal Astrology" by Edwin S. McKeever; "The Space Child's Mother Goose" verses by Frederick Winsor and illustrations by Marian Parry. The third item is a pamphlet titled,"Reducing the new common sense way" about the Kryon method of reducing weight by Continental Pharmaceutical Corp....
"The Space Child's Mother Goose" is a personal copy owned by Arthur Schulman, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and one of the organizers of the American Civil Liberties Union in Charlottesville.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1956
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (3 pamphlets)
Language of Materials
English
General
Purchased with the Given by Murray F. Nimmo in memory of Gregg Ross Hopkins, 2022/2023. Acquired by Brenda Gunn. Title Control: a10449007, o15030954, o51297715 Order numbers:626157, 627113, 627114
Source
- Ellipsis Rare Books (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States