[Kerry White collection of Australian children's books]

Bib ID:
6193099
Format:
Book
Author:
White, Kerry, 1958-, collector
Description:
  • [1900-2000]
  • 3,070 volumes.
Summary:

Collection of Australian children's books published between 1900 and 2000. The collection contains books published in Australia, written by Australian authors or are about Australia, which were collected by Kerry White and supported her work in compiling an extensive bibliography of Australian children's books and as a book reviewer.

Biography/History:

Dr Kerry White has a background in academic teaching and is well known for her bibliographies relating to Australian children’s books: a bibliography of Australian children's books - volume 2, 1973-1988 (1992) and volume 3, 1989-2000 (2004); Australian Children's Fiction, the Subject Guide (1993) and Australian Children's Fiction, the Subject Guide Update (1996). In addition to the bibliographies, Kerry White is a compiler of The Source, a subject guide to children's literature: books, short stories, traditional literature and poetry from around the world with an emphasis on Australian and New Zealand literature.

Notes:
Cataloguer supplied title.
Related Material:
  • Papers of Kerry White, 1981-2008 available through the Manuscript Section. National Library of Australia.
  • Kerry White collection of Australian children's books : ephemera available through the Special Collections Reading Room. National Library of Australia.
  • Posters relating to the Kerry White collection of Australian children's books. National Library of Australia.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1900-2000
Other authors/contributors:
White, Kerry, 1958-, Australian children's books : a bibliography, author
Related Records:
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