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Children's literature

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Archive of illustrators Alison Douglas Tod and Richard Tod

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2029
Scope and Contents This is an extensive archive of material relating to the children's stories and illustrations produced by this Newport-on-Tay father and daughter duo: Richard, who was active between 1901 and 1917 and who worked both under his own name and as "Uncle Jack", and Alison, who appears to have been busy in the 1940s. The collection comprises draft manuscripts and typescripts, final typescript versions, preliminary sketches on paper and on tracing paper, finished artwork, and a small amount of...
Dates: c 1900-1940s

"Beyond the White Forest" Typescript, early 20th century

 File
Identifier: Coll-2029/1/7
Scope and Contents

This file contains a typewritten draft of Richard Tod's "Beyond the White Forest", which includes pencil and ink sketches. The cover page includes the author's address in Dundee.

Dates: early 20th century

Booklet entitled "Beyond the White Forest", early 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/1/2
Scope and Contents

This is an unbound draft of a storybook written and illustrated by Richard Tod. The stories contain popular storybook characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep and Robin Hood. The drawings include what was known as a "golliwog", a character created in 1895 by Florence Kate Upton that was popular until the 1960s-70s but was later perceived as a racist caricature.

Dates: early 20th century

Booklet entitled "Bunnikin's Adventures" , 1935

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/3/1
Scope and Contents

Handbound, typewritten booklet written and illustrated by Alison Douglas Tod, Newport-on-Tay, 1935.

Dates: 1935

Booklet entitled "Fairyland Tales: Googoo's Gamp", 23 February 1939

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/1
Scope and Contents

Booklet containing several children's stories, poems, and comics. It was published by John Leng & Co. in London. There is no author mentioned in the booklet, but it could be either Richard Tod, who had published with John Leng before, or his daughter Alison, who also published in the mid-20th century.

Dates: 23 February 1939

Booklet entitled "The Ivory Castle Fairy Book", mid 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/2
Scope and Contents

A booklet of 10 fairy stories concerning teeth. Published by D & W Gibbs, Ltd, a soap manufacturer in London.

Dates: mid 20th century

Booklet entitled "The Land of the Four Leaved Clover", early 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/1/4
Scope and Contents

This unbound booklet is a draft with some illustrations. It contains elements of Scottish folklore, including brownies.

Dates: early 20th century

Coloured sketches - Alison Douglas Tod, mid-20th century

 File — Box CLX-D-62: Series Coll-2029/2
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/9 Outsize
Scope and Contents

This file contains a combination of pencil sketches and more complete ink and painted drawings. The main subject is Alison Tod's character, Sally Ann, but there is also a pencil and coloured pencil drawing of dancing women.

Dates: mid-20th century

Draft Letter from Alison Douglas Tod to Thomas Nelson & Sons, October 1940, October 1940

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/4/1
Scope and Contents

Draft cover letter to the Annuals Editor at Thomas Nelson & Sons for a submission of Alison Tod's work.

Dates: October 1940

"Little Tippett and the Big Bong Bad", Alison Douglas Tod, mid 20th century

 File
Identifier: Coll-2029/2/7
Scope and Contents

This folder contains typewritten stories: "Old Scowlie", "Miniver Mouse", "Chubby, the China Piggy, and his Secret Sorrow', "Robert Rabbit, Rogue" and "Dilly Dolly".

Dates: mid 20th century