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Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano facsimiles collection
MS 051  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano facsimiles collection
    Date: 2013
    Collection Number: MS 051
    Creator: Bonilla Reyna, Helia Emma
    Creator: Frías, Heriberto, 1870-1925
    Creator: Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes
    Creator: Lecouvey, Marie
    Creator: Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913
    Extent: 1.69 linear feet (3 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of reproductions of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano, which was a set of 110 small booklets illustrated by Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. The booklets, written by Heriberto Frias, tell the history of Mexico through short stories and fables, and were originally published between 1899 and 1901. This set of facsimiles, which was published in 2013 to honor the 100th anniversary of the death of Posada, also includes a decorative box for the booklets, and an additional booklet written by Helia Emma Bonilla Ryna and Marie Lecouvey that discusses the history and significance of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano.
    Languages: Spanish; Castilian .

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano facsimiles collection (MS 051). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased in 2019.

    Processing History

    Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, and Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of reproductions of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano, which was a set of 110 small booklets illustrated by Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. The booklets, written by Heriberto Frias, tell the history of Mexico through short stories and fables, and were originally published between 1899 and 1901. This set of facsimiles, which was published in 2013 to honor the 100th anniversary of the death of Posada, also includes a decorative box for the booklets, and an additional booklet written by Helia Emma Bonilla Ryna and Marie Lecouvey that discusses the history and significance of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged by publication number.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Folklore -- Mexico
    Mexico -- History -- 1867-1910
    Mexico -- Juvenile literature

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Booklets