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The CLRC, an internationally recognized resource in the field of children’s literature, contains five core collections and several smaller collections. The five main collections are the Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature; the Hess Collection of Dime Novels, Story Papers, and Series Books; the Paul Bunyan Collection; the Laura Jane Musser Collection of Oziana materials, and the Illustrated Treasure Island Collection. The CLRC is continually expanding its holdings.

All the material is accessible to anyone who wishes to consult it, but use by readers is confined to the reading room, where attendants bring requested material.

To search for material, using the on-line catalogue, you must use the University of Minnesota's MNCAT and pay close attention to the location of the material, as MNCAT is a catalogue for the all of the University's libraries. Our location is "Andersen Children's Lit". Please be aware that not all of our holdings have been cataloged electronically. Many of our older materials have listings in the card catalog, which is kept in our reading room.

To view the listings of all the original manuscripts and illustrations held in the Kerlan Collection, please visit http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/auweblinks.php

The collections are available for the use in the Andersen Library under certain restrictions. Inquires may be made to the Children's Literature Research Collections.

The Children's Literature Research Collections
113 Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
website: http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/
E-Mail: [email protected]

The CLRC, an internationally recognized resource in the field of children’s literature, contains five core collections and several smaller collections. The five main collections are the Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature; the Hess Collection of Dime Novels, Story Papers, and Series Books; the Paul Bunyan Collection; the Laura Jane Musser Collection of Oziana materials, and the Illustrat... More