John Adney, Ambulance Driver (Wallace, Dillon), 1919
Scope and Contents
This series contains Henry Darger’s personal book library and holds a wide range of children’s books, including Heidi, Shirley Temple and the Bobbsey Twin novels, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated Civil War publications, a weather reference book, and a selection of religious books, including bibles and assorted catechism, prayer and hymn books, as well as two composition notebooks containing writings by unidentified individuals. Authors of particular note, of which Darger collected the most, are books by L. Frank Baum (the library holds sixteen books from Baum’s Wizard of Oz series of novels), Charles Dickens, and Johanna Spyri. Some book covers contain Darger’s paint marks, and occasional inscriptions made on the inside of book covers or title pages.
Dates
- 1919
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Material in the collection may be restricted because of the physical condition of the material, the number of material requested, the purpose of the access, and the sensitivity of the archival material's contents. See series level descriptions for more detailed information on restrictions.
Extent
From the Series: 5.5 linear feet (5 containers; boxes 108–112)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Darger, Henry, (1892-1973) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the American Folk Art Museum Archives Repository
47-29 32nd Place
Long Island City New York 11101 United States
(212) 595-9533
research@folkartmuseum.org