Reinberger Children's Library Center Research Collections
Catalogs & Finding Aids
The Reinberger Children's Library Center maintains two distinct catalogs:
(*narrow search by choosing Marantz Collection)
Special Collections & Guides
The Reinberger Children's Library Center houses this significant collection, documenting the pioneering work and lasting impact of these transformative figures in bilingual education and children's literature. The collection includes published works, manuscripts, correspondence, teaching materials, and extensive documentation of their influential Authors in the Classroom program.
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Other Notable Collections:
Over 1,400 volumes of folklore and fairy tales donated by the Cuyahoga County Library and Dayton Metropolitan Library, representing diverse cultural traditions and storytelling.
Over 2,000 items including publisher promotional posters, Children's Book Week posters, Children's Spring Book Festival materials, and other book-related promotional ephemera.
May Hill Arbuthnot's personal collection of ephemera, professional materials, and historical children's books, providing insight into the development of children's literature scholarship.
Historical Children’s Book Collection (HCBC)
More than 7,000 volumes from the Dayton Metropolitan Library, including books, ephemera, posters, and magazines related to the study of children's literature history.
[Access: Search "Dayton Metro Library Children's collection" in the Title search]
Unique collection of children's book-related buttons from the 1970s to present, gathered by Dr. Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz at professional conferences and events.
A unique collection developed by Margaret Alexander, an Akron Public Schools librarian and Stan Hywet docent, during her travels to England in the 1970s-1990s. The collection includes first editions of Potter's works, rare Beswick figurines (early series with original molds), and other Potter-related materials. Alexander and her colleague Susan Brown carefully curated these materials, originally used to engage inner-city school children with Potter's works. Of particular note are the Beswick figurines, which are from the first series and are quite rare, as Beswick later broke the original molds. The collection was donated to the Reinberger Children's Library Center to ensure these materials would be preserved and made accessible to researchers and Potter enthusiasts.
Original picture book art, including the Carol and Guy Wolfenbarger Collection and the Rosemary Wells Collection of original art, prints and book dummies.
Rosemary Wells Collection