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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Children's Book Press records
creator:
Children's Book Press
Identifier/Call Number: M1863
Physical Description:
60 Linear Feet
(51 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2011
Abstract: Business records of Children's Book Press, a non-profit publisher devoted to publishing multicultural and bilingual literature
for children.
arriet Rohmer is the founder, publisher, and executive Director of Children's Book Press in San Francisco, California, the
pioneering non-profit press devoted to publishing multicultural and bilingual literature for children. Her creative vision
has shaped the development of more than sixty critically acclaimed books, including Just Like Me: Stories and Self-Portraits
by Fourteen Artists. Rohmer lives in San Francisco, California. When Children’s Book Press was started by Harriet Rohmer in
1975, she stated “my dream was for all children to be able to open a book and see themselves.”
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accession(s) are closed until processed.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harriet Rohmer and Lorraine Garcia-Nakata, 2012. Accessions 2012-037 and 2012-001.
[identification of item], Children's Book Press records (M1863). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Collection has been minimally processed and this is a basic folder listing.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Publishers and publishing.
Children's Book Press