Henrietta Hochschild Collection of Children’s Books
St. Louis educator, reading specialist, and long-time collector of children’s books Henrietta Maizner Hochschild donated a choice selection from her library — more than 1,000 books, magazines, and ephemeral pieces documenting the evolution of children’s literature — to Washington University in the 1980s and ’90s.
The Henrietta Hochschild Children Collection is used by researchers interested in the influence of fairy tales, fantasy, and other popular works on the literary, social, and moral development of writers and artists who read these books as children. Students of book history and its related specializations also find the collection a valuable reference for design, illustration, and the interplay of text and image.
Access these Materials
Search the Henrietta Hochschild Collection of Children’s Books on the Library Catalog
Contact
- Department
- Special Collections, Special Collections, Preservation, and Digital Strategies
- Name
- Cassie Brand
- she/her
- Job Title
- Curator of Rare Books
- Email Address
- cassie.brand@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-4950