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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

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 2

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

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Full Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (3 pamphlets)

Language of Materials

English

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States