Spencer G. Shaw is a professor emeritus in the University of
Washington's Information School. He completed his undergraduate work at Hampton
University in Hampton, VA, received a B.L.S. degree from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, and continued advanced studies at the University of Chicago
Graduate Library School.
Shaw taught at Drexel University, Queens College, Syracuse University,
Virginia State University, the University of Maryland, the University of Hawaii
at Manoa, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin - Madison,
the University of North Carolina - Greensboro, the University of North Texas,
and the University of Washington, where he was on the faculty of the School of
Library and Information Science from 1970 through 1986. He was also a
practicing librarian in the Nassau Library System, the Brooklyn Public Library,
and the Hartford Public Library.
Dr. Shaw's research and teaching areas included library materials for
children, multi-cultural materials for children and young adults, the art and
techniques of storytelling, the history of children's literature, library
service to special populations, international librarianship, and library
services and programs for the aging. From 1961 to 1968 he was the scriptwriter
and narrator of a radio program, Story Hour on the
Air, produced by radio station WHLI, Hempstead, Long Island, NY, and
sponsored by the Nassau Library System.
Dr. Shaw lectured widely, traveling to New Zealand, Hong Kong,
Zimbabwe, Japan, Cyprus, Canada, Australia, and Mexico. He was a member of
numerous committees of the American Library Association including the
Newbery/Caldecott Awards Committees; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Awards Committee;
the ALA Board of Directors; the Book Evaluation Committee; the Nominations,
Policies and Procedures Committee; and the International Relations Committee.
He received the Nancy Blankenship Pryor Award, the Nordstrom Community Service
Award, the Distinguished Service Award presented by the American Library
Association, and the Grolier Foundation Award. In 1986, the University of
Washington established the Spencer G. Shaw Honor Lecture Series.
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries.
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| Accession No. 5306-001 |
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| 1949-2006 |
| 11.09 cubic feet (11 boxes and 3 CDs) |
| CD copy of "Story Hour on the Air" radio program
tapes (2) from 5/15/1966 and 6/9/68. 1 16 bit listening copy, 1 24 bit archival
copy and 1 16 bit working master. |
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| Arrangement |
| Audio tapes and scripts are arranged chronologically, subject
files alphabetically, and lecture notes by course number. |
| Scope and Content |
| Storytelling programs, course materials, lecture notes,
correspondence, articles, awards, subject series; 1949-2001. |
| Includes reel-to-reel audio tapes (1961-1968) of Shaw's radio
program, Story Hour on the Air. |
| Shaw's papers also include materials related to the American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the Washington Association of
Homes for the Aging, Presbyterian Ministries, Inc., Friends of the Seattle
Public Library, the National Book Foundation, and the American Library
Association Children's Service Division. They also include his work with the
American Library Association's "Library/USA" exhibit at the New York World's
Fair. |
| Acquisition Info |
| Donated by Spencer Shaw, March 25, 2003. |
| Processing Info |
| Processed in 2003-2004. |
| Box/Folder | Date
|
| Brooklyn Public Library | |
| 1/1 | General
Correspondence | 1950-1958 |
| 1/2 | Clippings | 1949-1959 |
| Nassau Library System | |
| 1/3 | Historical
Features | n.d. |
| 1/4 | General
Correspondence | 1960-1971 |
| Correspondence
Regarding: | |
| 1/5 | Story Hour on the
Air | 1962-1965 |
| 1/6 | "Thank You" correspondence | 1962-1970 |
| Scripts -
Story Hour on the
Air | |
| 1/7-29 | November 1961 - January 15, 1967 | 1961-1967 |
| 8/1-7 | January 22, 1967 - June 9, 1968 | 1967-1968 |
| Reports | |
| 8/8 | Annual Reports | 1960-1968 |
| 8/9 | Miscellaneous | 1963-1970 |
| 8/10 | News
Releases | 1960 |
| 8/11 | Announcements | 1960-1976 |
| 8/12 | Brochures | 1965-1970 |
| 8/13 | Bulletins | 1960 |
| 8/14 | Programs | 1961-1970 |
| 8/15 | Invitations | 1960-1969 |
| Subject
Series | |
| 8/16 | Children's Services Program
information | 1961-1970 |
| 8/17 | Juvenile Book Review | 1966 |
| 8/18 | Spencer Shaw Farewell Banquet | 1970 |
| 8/19 | Summer Reading | 1967, n.d. |
| 8/20 | Miscellany | 1966, n.d. |
| Audio Tapes -
Story Hour on the
Air | |
| General Notes:
* Indicates tape does not have
corresponding typed transcript. |
| 2 | Story Hour Wishes to Charles Perrault and
Jacob Grimm* | January 7,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"King Thrushbeard," from Grimm's fairy tales; "The
Fairies," from Perrault's fairy tales. |
| 2 | "Princess and the Pea,"
Andersen* | June 24,
1961 |
| 2 | National Children's Book Week | November 12,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"Three Golden Oranges." |
| 2 | Holidays - Puerto Rican Day, Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address, Thanksgiving* | November 19,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"The New Pioneer," Dorothy C. Fisher. |
| 2 | A Season of Festivals | December 3,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"A Cruse of Oil" from Told Under the
Christmas Tree (Hannukah); "The Festival of St. Nicholas," from Hans
Brinker - Mary M. Dodge. |
| 2 | Christmas in Poetry and Song* | December 19,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mince Pie and Mistletoe" (poetry), by P. McGinty. |
| 2 | Twelve Months of Magic | December 31,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Twelve Months in the Enchanted Book," by Dalglish; "The
Twelve Dancing Princesses," from Grimm's fairy tales. |
| 2 | Detectives at Work | January 21,
1961 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Case of the Sensational Secret," from
Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey. |
| 2 | "Princess Who Could Not Cry" | January 28,
1962 |
| 2 | Hearts and Flowers | February 11,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Saint Valentine," from Holiday Round
Up, by L. Pannell; "The Shepherd's Nosegay," from The Shepherd's Nosegay, retold by Parker Filmore;
"Excerpts in re. to Lincoln," Gettysburg Address, poem by Mildred Meigs. |
| 2 | Tom Sawyer, Robin Hood | February 25,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 2 from The Adventures of Tom
Sawer, "Glorious White Washer"; "Robin Hood and Little John." |
| 2 | Seeing Is Believing | March 4,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Squire's Bride," "The Emperor's New Clothes,"
Andersen. |
| 2 | Young Book Reviewers Share Their Storyland
Friends | March 11,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
Donna Fabrizo, Gr. 5, Sch. #5, Cedarhurst, LI,
Miss Happiness and Miss
Flower - Godden; Ian Brecher, Gr. 5, Sch. #2, Inwood, LI,
The Cricket in Times Square- Selden; librarian:
Mrs. Ada Silberg, Peninsula P.L. |
| 2 | Newbery-Caldecott Award Winning
Books | March 18,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
Once a Mouse by Marcia
Brown. |
| 2 | Peasant Maids, Dwarfs, and a Bit of
Magic | March 25,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snow White and Rose Red", from Blue
Fairy Book, collected and edited by Andrew Lang. |
| 2 | Heroes from the Past | April 1,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"David and Goliath," chapter 1; "Polyphemus the Cyclops,"
from The Odyssey of Homer, retold by Barbara
Leonie Picard. |
| 2 | Hans Christian Andersen Story
Festival | April 8,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Swineherd" and "What the Good Man Does Is Always Right"
- Andersen. |
| 2 | East Meadow Book Reviewers Talk About Their
Book Friends | April 15,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Books," from This Year: Next
Year, by Walter de la Mare and Harold Jones; "The Enchanted Shirt," from
This Singing World, by John Hay; Diane Auerbach,
Gr. 6, Barnum Woods School, The Middle Button, by
Kathryn Worth; Daniel Thompson, Gr. 5, Sacred Heart School,
Onion John, by Joseph Krumgold; librarian: Miss
Laura Seacord, East Meadow P.L. |
| 2 | Easter Joy | April 22,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Selfish Giant," from The Complete
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde. |
| 2 | Island Park Book Reviewers on the
Air | April 29,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
Vicki Block, Gr. 5, Island Park Radcliffe Road School,
The Saturdays, by Elizabeth Enright; David
Sanders, Gr. 4, Island Park Radcliffe Road School, James
and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl; library director: Mrs. Helen
Williams, Island Park P.L. |
| "Apple Seed John," by Lydia Maria Childs, from
One Thousand Poems for Children, selected and
arranged by Elizabeth H. Seachrist. |
| 2 | T'is the Merry, Merry Month of
May | May 13, 1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World," by
Becky Reyher. |
| 2 | Cats Here, Cats There, Cats and Kittens
Everywhere | October 14,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Cat That Walked by Himself," from Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling; "Cat and Mouse in
Partnership," from Grimm's fairy tales; "Washington and His Cat," retold by
Joseph Jacobs. |
| 2 | October Trails in Bookland | October 21,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Poor Turkey Girl." |
| 2 | Ghosts and Goblins and a Witch or
Two | October 28,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Teeny Tiny" and "Rapunzel." |
| 2 | Time for Laughter | November 4,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"How the Rhinocerous Got His Skin," "The Three Sillies." |
| 2 | Books Are Soldiers, Small and
Tall | November 25,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Bell of Atri." |
| 2 | Chill December Brings the Sleet, Blazing
Fire and Christmas Treat | December 2,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"How the Good Gifts Were Used by Two." |
| 2 | Neighbor's Windows Shining
Bright | December 16,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Reuben Lights a Torch," by Sol Klein; "Mrs. Santa Claus's
Christmas Present," by Alice Morris. |
| 2 | Christmas ... Christmas! Timeless
Hour! | December 23,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Youngest Shepherd," by Hal Borland; "A Visit from St.
Nicholas," by Clement C. Moore. |
| 2 | Happy Birthday! Happy New Year! | December 30,
1962 |
| Scope and Content:
"Hansel and Gretel." |
| 2 | Father of Fairy Tale Enchantment - Charles
Perrault | January 6,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Puss in Boots." |
| 2 | Bowmen and Huntsmen | January 20,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Skillful Huntsman," "The Three Jolly Huntsmen." |
| 2 | The Scout Trail | February 3,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Nathan Cathecart's Thrilling Midnight Adventure," "Four Men
of God." |
| 2 | Love Is a Rainbow of
Understanding | February 10,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale," "North Star Shining," by
Hildegarde Swift. |
| 2 | And Crown Thy Good With
Brotherhood | February 17,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Hundred Dresses," by Eleanor Estes. |
| 2 | John Newbery, Randolph Caldecott, Frederic
Melcher | March 17,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Song of the Swallows," by Lee Politi. |
| 2 | A Day in Spring | March 31,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Hans Clodhopper" - Andersen; "Origin of Spring," from
Greek Myths, by Coolidge. |
| 2 | The Glory of Easter | April 14,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Easter Eggs," - Cather. |
| 2 | Roslyn Book Reviewers on the Air | April 21,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
Allen Unger, Gr. 7, Roslyn Junior High School,
Buffalo and Beaver, by Steven Meader; Allyn
Ostrow, Gr. 6, East Hills School, Roslyn, A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Samuel Clemens; librarian: Mrs.
Dorothy Wood, Roslyn (Bryant) Library. |
| 2 | It's Time for Work, It's Time for
Play | April 28,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Pinocchio's Adventures in Playtime Land." |
| 3 | Levittown Book Reviewers on the
Air | May 5, 1963 |
| Scope and Content:
Lisa Kugler, Lee Road School, Wantagh, L.I.,
Dancing Star: the Story of Anna Pavlova, by Gladys
Malvern; Michael Gallagher, Abbey Lane School, Levittown, L.I.,
The Slave Who Freed Haiti: the Story of Touissant
L'Ouverture, by Katherine Scherman; librarian: Miss Nancy Anderson,
Levittown, P.L. |
| 3 | Merry Rollicking, Frolicking May | May 12, 1963 |
| Scope and Content:
Ballad - "Robin Hood and the Widow's Three Sons"; chapter 2
- "Dusting Is Fun," from All of a Kind Family, by
Sydney Taylor. |
| 3 | Wantagh Young Book Reviewers on the
Air | May 19, 1963 |
| Scope and Content:
Michele Cohen, Life with
Father, Day; Justin Ansell, Kidnapped, R.L.
Stevenson. |
| 3 | A Penny's Worth of Kindness | June 3, 1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Little Freddie with his Fiddle," "Unexpected Good
Fortune." |
| 3 | Bethpuge Book Reviewers on the
Air | June 9, 1963 |
| Scope and Content:
Robin Pomerantz, Gr. 4, Heaven to
Betsy, M. Lovelace; Howard Brooks, The FBI,
Q. Reynolds. |
| 3 | Over the Hills and Far Away | June 16,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"An Honest Life, A Good Heart and a Merry Mind." |
| 3 | Welcome, Again, to the Storyhour
Circle | September 22,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Rosa-Too-Little," by Sue Felt. |
| 3 | Time of Wonder, the Library Story
Hours | September 29,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Old Woman and her Pig," "The Prince with Donkey's
Ears." |
| 3 | Hey How for Halloween | October 27,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Tinker and the Ghost," "The Strange Visitor." |
| 3 | Autumn Trails on a November Day | November 3,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Story that had No End," "Cricket and the Ant," "Hare That
Defeated the Lion." |
| 3 | Three Cheers for Books, National Children's
Book Week | November 10,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Flea." |
| 3 | A Class Visit to Our Library | November 17,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Peter Humbug and the White Cat," "Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address." |
| 3 | We Hail the Merry Harvest Time | November 24,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Tale of Clever Gretel." |
| 3 | In Memoriam - John Kennedy,
1916-1963 | December 1,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"Balder and the Mistletoe." |
| 3 | The Merry, Merry Christmas Time Is
Here | December 22,
1963 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Little Juggler." |
| 3 | Weave Me a Garland, Teller of
Tales | January 5,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Twelve Months," "Clever Gretel." |
| 3 | Happy Birthday, Lewis Carroll | January 26,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter One: "Down the Rabbit Hole," from
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; "The Walrus and
the Carpenter." |
| 3 | Stony the Road We Trod | February 9,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Amos Fortune, Free Man, by E.
Yates, chapters 1 and 10. |
| 3 | Many Hands Build a House; Many Hearts Make a
School | February 16,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Beside the Golden Door," "Damon and Pythias." |
| 3 | By Wit or Magic | March 8,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snow White," "Why Bear Is Stumpy Tailed." |
| 3 | Levittown Book Reviewers on the
Air | March 15,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Karen Morgenstern, Gr. 5, The Secret
Garden, by Frances Burnett Lippincott; Robin di Maglio, Gr.7,
It's Like This, Cat, by Emily Neville. |
| 3 | There's Joy in the Mountains /... Blue Sky
Prevailing | [March 15, 1964] March
22, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 3, "Out With the Goats," from Heidi, by Johanna Spyri. |
| 3 | Sing, World, Sing | March 29,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Selfish Giant," "The Passover Story." |
| 3 | Which Is the Way to Fairyland? | April 4,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Princess on the Glass Hill." |
| 3 | National Library Week - Elmont Book
Reviewers on the Air | April 12,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Jacqueline Pucciarelli, Gr. 5, Miss
Osborn the Mop, by Wilson Gage; William Riddick, Gr. 6,
Bristle Face, by Zachary Ball. |
| 3 | Come, Come Down to the Fair | April 19,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Little John Goes to the Fair," from Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle. |
| 3 | Garden City Book Reviewers on the
Air | May 10, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Melissa Mather, Gr. 7, The Rock and
the Willow, by Mildred Lee; John Tebbel, Gr. 7,Rascal, by Sterling North. |
| 3 | Listen to these Indian Legends | May 24, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Prologue" and "Hiawatha's Sailing," from
The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Longfellow. |
| 3 | Wantagh Young Book Reviewers on the
Air | May 31, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
Julie Euster, Gr. 5, The Good
Master, by Kate Seredy; Mark Albert, Gr. 6, Across
Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt; librarian: Mrs. Ruth Jervis, Forest Lake
School. |
| 3 | Come Along, Come Along, Come to the
Fair | June 7, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Angelo, the Naughty One"; interview with guest librarians:
Janet Hill (English), B. Barham (Arkansas), S. Glazer (Brooklyn). |
| 3 | It Is a Pleasant Summer Day | June 14,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"All in the Morning Early," by Sorche NicLeodhas. |
| 3 | Welcome to You, Rich Autumn Days | October 4,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Story That Had No End," "St. Francis and the Wolf." |
| 3 | Follow the Gleam: the Great
Adventure | October 11,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Theseus," Excerpt - "Call it Courage." |
| 3 | Peace Through Understanding - Unified
Nations Week | October 18,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"A Garden We Planted Together," "Crow Boy." |
| 3 | Let's Mark the Spell / Ghosts and Witches
Chant So Well! | October 25,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Childe Rowland," "The Big Toe." |
| 3 | A Cornucopia of Stories and
Poems | November 8,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Tale of Peter Rabbit," "Lazy Harry" - Grimm's fairy
tales. |
| 3 | The Wonder of It All | November 15,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mondabmin," "Ulysses and the Sirens" -
Illiad and Odyssey. |
| 3 | Pilgrim Thanksgiving | November 22,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"Pilgrim Thanksgiving," by Wilma Hays. |
| 3 | A Joyous Hanukah - The Festival of
Lights | November 29,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"David Comes Home," from Told Under
the Christmas Tree. |
| 3 | Untitled* | December 6,
1964 |
| 4 | O, Christmas Tree, O Christmas
Tree | Dec 13, 1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Fir Tree." |
| 4 | Silent Night, Holy Night | December 20,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Music Box," "Silent Night, Holy Night." |
| 4 | Holiday Time Is Sparkling Time | December 27,
1964 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Little Engine that Could," "The Twelve Months." |
| 4 | Adventures in Toyland | January 3,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Little Engine that Could," "Steadfast Tin Soldier." |
| 4 | Fairy Tale Village | January 10,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Golden Bird." |
| 4 | Man's Best Friend | January 17,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 1, Call of the Wild, by
Jack London. |
| 4 | The Coat Remakes the Man | January 24,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Tattercoats," "The Emperor's New Clothes." |
| 4 | A Mixture of Fun and Thought | January 31,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Tinderbox," "The Crow and the Pitcher," "Belling the
Cat." |
| 4 | We'll Walk Hand in Hand Some Day | February 7,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 6, "Heads Up, Eyes Front," from
Mary Jane, by Dorothy Sterling. |
| 4 | Hearts Were Made to Give Away | February 14,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Miss Flora McFlimsey's Valentine," "The Spindle, the
Shuttle and the Needle." |
| 4 | Brotherhood - the Crest and Crowning of All
Good | February 21,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Happy Prince," by Oscar Wilde. |
| 4 | Pride Goeth Before a Fall | February 28,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"King Thrushbeard" - Grimm's fairy tales, "The Squire's
Bride - East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon." |
| 4 | Harbingers of Spring | March 7,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"March of the Shepherd," "A Bell for Ursli." |
| 4 | 1965 Newbery and Caldecott Award
Books | March 14,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Wave," by Margaret Hodges. |
| 4 | Hear the Elf King's Call | March 28,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"How Boots Befooled the King." |
| 4 | Boys and Spring Fever | April 4,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapters 9, 10, 11 of The Adventures
of Pinnocchio. |
| 4 | It's Cherry Blossom Time | April 11,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Golden Crane" - Yamaguchi. |
| 4 | Sing for the Glory of Earth and
Passover | April 18,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Selfish Giant." |
| 4 | National Library Week - Open Your
Future | April 25,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Princess and Jose." |
| 4 | May Mother's Day Be Full of
Smiles | May 9, 1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World" -
Reyher. |
| 4 | Do You Believe in Fairies | May 16, 1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snow White and Rose Red." |
| 4 | Spring Fever - Where I Would Be I Can
Not! | May 23, 1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapters 6 and 7, The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer. |
| 4 | Travel the Open Road to the Children's
World, Lib/USA | May 30, 1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Owl and the Pussycat," 5th and 6th grades, Frederick Stubbs
School, Wilmington, Delaware; librarians: Miss Crossley, Miss Albrecht. |
| 4 | Children's World, Library/USA | May 30, 1965 |
| 4 | Summer Is Coming, Summer Is
Coming | June 3, 1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Sleeping Beauty," "The Princess and the Pea." |
| 4 | In a Wonderland.../Dreaming As the Days Go
By... | October 3,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chatper 1 of Rufus M, by
Eleanor Estes. |
| 4 | Worlds Without End | October 10,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Legend of St. Christopher," adapted and retold by
Spencer Shaw. |
| 4 | Gaily We Parade to Storyland | October 17,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Pancake," "How Six Travelled Through the World." |
| 4 | On Trails in Indian Summer | October 24,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Poor Turkey Girl," "Origin of the Pleiades." |
| 4 | Sing Out for Books | October 31,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mousekin's Golden House," "The Little Red Bogie-Man." |
| 4 | Follow Knowledge Like a Sinking
Star | November 7,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Teacher Comes to Dinner," in Lucky Days for Johnny, by I. Smith. |
| 4 | Woodland Friends in Storyland | November 14,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mousekin's Golden House," "The Hare and the Hedgehog." |
| 4 | Harvests Have Been Gathered - T is for
Thanksgiving Day | November 20,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"Thanksgiving" from Little Men,
by Louisa May Alcott. |
| 4 | Books Are for Giving | November 28,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Old Woman and the Tramp." |
| 4 | The Eve of St. Nicholas | December 5,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Festival of St. Nicholas." |
| 4 | Christmas Surprises | December 12,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Tailor of Gloucester" - B. Potter. |
| 4 | O Hanukah, O Christmas Day | December 19,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter from A Christmas Carol,
by Dickens; "A Cruse of Oil." |
| 4 | A Christmas Greeting to All My
Friends | December 26,
1965 |
| Scope and Content:
"A Certain Small Shepherd" - Caudill. |
| 5 | Ring Out, O Bells, with Birthday
Cheer | January 2,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Three Spinning Fairies," "Peter the Goatherd." |
| 5 | Unusual Characters in Storyland | January 9,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Darning Needle," "The Pot and the Candles." |
| 5 | It's Like This, Cat | January 16,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Dick Whittington and His Cat." |
| 5 | On the Wind of January | January 23,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapters 18, 19, "Winter in Dorfli" and "The Winter
Continues," from Heidi, by Johanna Spyri. |
| 5 | Let's Go On an Imaginary Safari | January 30,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Beginning of the Armadillos." |
| 5 | Heroes, Real and Imaginary | February 6,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
Selections from Paul Bunyan: "Babe the Blue Ox," and "The
Winter of the Blue Snow." |
| 5 | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | February 13,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Robin Hood and Allan-a Dale," "Biographies - Donglan,
Anderson, Price, DuBois." |
| 5 | None Is Mine Enemy / None an
Outsider | February 20,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"My Song Yankee Doodle." |
| 5 | Pepper and Salt, Howard Pyle's
Seasoning | February 27,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Apple of Contentment." |
| 5 | When E'er You Make a Promise (Girl
Scouts) | March 6,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Pandora, The First Woman." |
| 5 | Falorie Men and Mission Swallows | March 13,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Song of the Swallows." |
| 5 | 1966 Newbery and Caldecott
Awards | March 19,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Tom Tit Tot." |
| 5 | Spring Time with Hans Christian
Andersen | March 27,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Thumbelina." |
| 5 | Sleepy Time Plus Love Time Equals Spring
Fever | April 3,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Little Burnt Face," "Tick Running and a Heartbreak," from
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. |
| 5 | Break Forth into Joy / Sing
Together | April 10,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Easter Eggs." |
| 5 | A Flight into Fancy | April 17,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar." |
| 5 | A Carnival of Animals | April 24,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Bremer Town Musicians," "Bell of Atri." |
| 5 | Let's Play "Cops and Robbers" | May 1, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Case of the Sensational Scent." |
| 5 | My Mother in a Family Album | May 8, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World." |
| 5 | Story Time Is Fun Time | May 15, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Simpleton and His Little Black Hen." |
| 5 | Chinese Beauty and Wisdom. One Only
Knows | May 22, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Blue Rose." |
| 5 | Soldier Rest, Thy Warfare O'er | May 29, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Story of David and Goliath." |
| 5 | Come, Let Us Play | June 5, 1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snow White." |
| 5 | On the Road to Anywhere | June 12,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Wonderful Knapsack." |
| 5 | Born Free, Film
and Book by Joy Adamson | July 24,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
Guest Reviewers: Martha Rice, W. Trespar Clark H.S., East
Meadow; William Donald, Freeport H.S.; librarian: Mrs. Helen Wilmott, Freeport
H.S. |
| 5 | Vacation Ends, School Begins | September 11,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Doctor Know-It-All." |
| 5 | May You Be Inscribed for a Good Year! May
Your Fate Have Been Sealed for a Good Year! | September 18,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Most Precious Gift," "The Wise King and the Little
Bee." |
| 5 | Untitled* | October 2,
1966 |
| 5 | A Huntin' We Will Go | October 16,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Skillful Huntsman," "Three Jovial Huntsmen," "The Bald
Huntsman." |
| 5 | Untitled* | October 19,
1966 |
| 5 | Wild Geese Calling | October 23,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Fox and the Geese," "The Golden Goose." |
| 5 | Hallowe'en Cats and Witches Fly during Book
Week | October 30,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The King of Cats," "Three Magic Oranges." |
| 5 | Tyranny or Freedom | November 6,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 2, "Faith" in The Apple and
the Arrow, by Mary and Conrad Buff. |
| 5 | Autumn Trails on a November Day | November 13,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Cricket and the Ant," "To Your Good Health." |
| 5 | Thanksgiving Feast and Festival | November 20,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Clever Gretel," "Stone Soup." |
| 5 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall / Who's the Real
One of All? | November 27,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapters 1-3 from The Prince and the
Pauper, by Mark Twain. |
| 5 | Chill December Brings Christmas
Treat | December 4,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"How the Good Gifts Were Used by Two." |
| 5 | Always and Always the Lamp Burns
Bright | December 11,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"Zlateh the Goat." |
| 6 | Twine, Mistletoe and Holly / Let's All Be
Jolly | December 18,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Cat of Doverfell," "Little Gottlieb," "The Elves and
the Shoemaker." |
| 6 | Long, Long, Ago | December 25,
1966 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Shepherd's Pipe," "The Legend of Baboushka." |
| 6 | I'm the New Year / Come Look at My
Wares | January 1,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Twelve Months." |
| 6 | Questions, Answers, Riddles All / In Your
Book for Big and Small | January 8,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Know All." |
| 6 | Shoemakers, Tailors, Craftsmen
All | Janurary 15,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Elves and the Shoemaker," "The Clever Tailor." |
| 6 | The Plain Princess | January 22,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
The Plain Princess, by Phyllis
McGinley, part I. |
| 6 | The Plain Princess | January 29,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
The Plain Princess, by Phyllis
McGinley, part II. |
| 6 | America / We Bring Our Lives to
Thee | February 6,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"North Star Shining Bright," by Hildegarde Swift. |
| 6 | [Untitled] | February 12,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snegourka," "How Little Metty, the Shepherdess, Married a
King." |
| 6 | Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood | February 19,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"My Song, Yankee Doodle," |
| 6 | On the Way to Anywhere | February 26,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"How Little Metty, the Shepherdess, Married a King." |
| 6 | Riddle Me This, Riddle Me That | March 5,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Clever Manka." |
| 6 | It's Hard to Believe | March 12,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Emperor's New Clothes." |
| 6 | 1966 Newbery-Caldecott Awards | March 19,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine, by
Evaline Ness. |
| 6 | Happy Easter Day | March 26,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Egg Tree." |
| 6 | A Trip to the Garden City Public
Library | April 2,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Stubborn Sillies." |
| 6 | Spring Frolic | April 9,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Origin of the Seasons." |
| 6 | Explore Inner Space - Read | April 16,
1967 |
| 6 | Courage Undaunted | April 23,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
With Florence Friedlander, children's librarian, Shelter
Rock Public Library. |
| 6 | On the Road to Enchantment | April 30,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"History of Tom Thumb," "Why Pigs Have Curly Tails." |
| 6 | Next Stop -- Westbury | May 7, 1967 |
| 6 | Untitled* | May 14, 1967 |
| 6 | Untitled | May 21, 1967 |
| 6 | Hymn and Prayer for Peace | May 28, 1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Rustem and Sohrab." |
| 6 | Sing a Song of Seasons, Something Bright in
All | June 5 [i.e., June 4],
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Princess and Jose." |
| 6 | A Visit with the Author - Lorenz
Graham | June 11,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
Excerpt from I, Momolu. |
| 6 | New Trails to Explore | September 24,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor." |
| 6 | Time of Fulfillment - Indian Summer | October 1,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Hiawatha's Fasting," from The Song of
Hiawatha, by Longfellow. |
| 6 | Sail On, O My People, Sail On | October 8,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Sail On, O My People." |
| 6 | I Want to Be Off to Somewhere | October 15,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"Travels of a Fox," "The Cat and Mouse in Partnership." |
| 6 | Brooms, Magic and Music | November 5,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice," with music. |
| 6 | A Wish is Quite a Tiny Thing... | November 12,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Stonecutter," "The Wishing Ring," "The Three
Wishes." |
| 6 | Sing We All Merrily / Christmas is
Here! | December 17,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Elves and the Shoemaker," "The First Christmas
Tree." |
| 6 | Behold the Star Up Yonder | December 24,
1967 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Shepherd," "Seeking the Way," from
This Way to Christmas, by Ruth Sawyer. |
| 6 | Toys in Bookland | |
| Scope and Content:
"Flora McFlimsey's Christmas Eve," "Steadfast Tin
Soldier." |
| 6 | Fairy Rings from France | January 7,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Riquet of the Tuft." |
| 6 | Blow, Wind, Blow, With Blustery
Breath | January
14,1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Wind and the Sun." |
| 7 | A Visit to the Hempstead Public
Library | January 28,
1968 |
| 7 | Scouts on Parade | February 4,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Unknown Scout," "The Story of Scarface." |
| 7 | We Have Tomorrow / We March | February 11,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Why Wisdom Is Found Everywere," "Hat Shaking Dance and
Other Tales." |
| 7 | Bears, Bears All Around | February 19 [i.e.,
February 18], 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Snow White and Rose Red." |
| 7 | Let Anything Now Happen | February 25,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Beginning of Armadillos." |
| 7 | 1968 Newbery-Caldecott Awards | March 4 [i.e., March
3], 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Urashima Taro and the Princess of the Sea." |
| 7 | T'is Story Time, T'is Story
Time! | March 10,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Princess on the Glass Hill." |
| 7 | For This Place Is Fairy Ground | March 17,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Murdoch's Rath," "The Liar from the Land of Erin." |
| 7 | Franklin Square Book Reviewers | March 24,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
Thomas Helling, Polk Street School, and Bernard Delia, St.
Catherine's of Sienna; Dorothy Gunzenhauser, librarian; Henry Reed, Inc., by Keith Robertson;
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg. |
| 7 | Spring Has Come to Make Us Glad | March 31,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
Chapter 20, "News from Distant Friends," in
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri. |
| 7 | May These Be Yours at Passover | April 7,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Mama Has Her Hands Full." |
| 7 | I Dream a World this Eastertide | April 14,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"King Robert of Sicely." |
| 7 | He Comes to Share Our Treasure | April 21,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"That's Once," "The Silver Jug." |
| 7 | A Visit to the Ocean Side Free
Library | April 28,
1968 |
| Scope and Content:
With Mrs. Ricki Lubov, children's librarian. |
| 7 | Cowboys and Indians Around the Council
Ring | May 5, 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Waukewa's Eagle." |
| 7 | Happy Mother's Day | May 12, 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Theseus." |
| 7 | Here Is Fairy Bread to Eat | May 19, 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Urashima Taro and the Princess of the Sea," "The Princess
and the Pea." |
| 7 | A Knight's Prayer | May 26, 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"The Passing of Arthur." |
| Two copies. |
| 7 | I Am a Happy Little Wanderer | June 2, 1968 |
| Scope and Content:
"Little Red Riding Hood" ["Little Red Cap"]. |
| 7 | [Final Broadcast] | [June 9,
1968] |
| General Notes:
Labelling on the tape box is conflicting. |
| UW Graduate School of Library and Information
Science | |
| Workshops | |
| 8/21-26 | Annual Storytelling Workshop | 1978-2001 |
| Subject
Series | |
| 8/27-28 | Spencer Shaw Honor Lecture | 1987-2002 |
| Personal Papers | |
| 8/29 | Biographical
Features | 1998 |
| 8/30-33 | General
Correspondence | 1965-2001 |
| Speeches | |
| 8/34-35, 9/1 | Bringing Together Youth and
Literature | 1964-2000 |
| 9/2-5 | Guest Speaker | 1958-1999,
n.d. |
| 9/6-8 | International Lectures | 1970-1998 |
| 9/11 | Lectures | 1956-2000 |
| 9/12 | Tributes and Memorials | 1979-2000 |
| Writings | |
| 9/13-14 | Published Materials | 1948-1998 |
| 9/15-17 | Published Manuscripts | 1965-1983,
n.d. |
| 9/18 | Biographies of Librarians and
Storytellers | 1982-1997,
n.d. |
| 9/19 | Reviews | 1948-1977 |
| Books | |
| 11 | Storytelling for
Everyone | 1996 |
| 11 | Storytelling and the
Library | 1995 |
| 11 | The World of
Storytelling | 1999 |
| Books of
Others | |
| 11 | Booktalk
(signed), by Aidan Chambers | 1985 |
| 11 | Writing Books for Boys
& Girls (signed), by Helen Ferris | 1952 |
| Curriculum
Files | |
| 9/20 | Children's Books (Lib. 451a) | 1963 |
| 9/21 | Children's Literature II (Lib.
554) | 1976 |
| 9/22 | Children's Materials (Lib. 550) | 1983 |
| 9/23-24 | Comparative Book Illustrations and Styles of
Art in Children's Books (Lib. 450) | 1985 |
| 9/25-27 | Development of Children's
Services | 1905-1981,
n.d. |
| 9/28-31 | History of Children's Literature (Lib. 451,
555) | 1972, 1980,
n.d. |
| 10/1-3 | Multi-cultural Course | 1981 |
| 10/4-8 | Public Library Services for Children (Lib.
567, 553) | ca.
1970s-1990s |
| 10/9 | Survey of Children's Literature (Lib.
450) | 191983-1985 |
| Publicity | |
| 10/10 | Storytelling Programs | 1974, 1994,
n.d. |
| 10/11-12 | General | 1958-1998 |
| 10/13 | Newsletters | 1986, 1996 |
| Awards | |
| 10/14 | American Library Association, Association
for Library Service to Children, Distinguished Service Award | 1998 |
| 10/15 | American Library Association, Black Caucus,
Distinguished Service Award | |
| 10/16 | Certificates | 1973-1998 |
| 10/17 | Grolier Award | 1981-1982 |
| 10/18 | Nancy Blankenship Pryor Award | 1988-1997 |
| 10/19 | Nordstrom Cultural Diversity
Award | 1997 |
| 10/20 | Washington Library Association, President's
Award | 1986 |
| 10/21 | University of Wisconsin, Honorary
Degree | 1992 |
| 10/22 | University of Wisconsin. School of Library
and Information Studies, Alumnus of the Year Award | 1990-1992 |
| Scrapbook | |
| 10/23 | Radio Shows Scrapbook | 1961-1979 |
| Audio
Tapes | |
| 7 | [Unidentified] | June 4, 1968 |
| 7 | [Unidentified] | June 17,
1968 |
| 7 | [Unidentified] | December 31,
1968 |
| 7 | [Unidentified] | June 10? |
| 7 | [Unidentified] Shaw Dupl., Part
#1 | April 23,
1952 |
| 7 | Interview - KCTS, Channel 9, UW | 1971 |
| General Notes:
Taped December 12, 1971; broadcast March 3, 1971. |
| 7 | Talk - Annual Conference of the Elementary
School Principals Assoc. of Wash. | October 16,
1973 |
| 7 | "Programmed Robots or Creative Rebels,"
Washington State ASL Annual Convention | March 19-20,
1971 |
| 7 | "A Child Again" | n.d. |
| 7 | "Story Pioneer" | n.d. |
| 7 | KING, Channel 5 - Christmas
Special | December 18,
1974 |
| 7 | University of Hawaii | February 11,
1969 |
| General Notes:
Two tapes. |
| 7 | Kaiulani Hotel, Hawaii - Morning
Session | February 15,
1969 |
| 7 | Kaiulani Hotel, Hawaii - Afternoon
Session | February 15,
1969 |
| General Notes:
Two tapes. |
| 7 | 7th Annual Story Telling Institute "How
Golden Is Childhood" | May 16, 1970 |
| Subject
Series | |
| 10/24 | Ashanti to Zulu
Recording | 1977 |
| 10/25 | Australia Visits | 1976-1980 |
| 10/26 | Black Heritage Society of Washington
State | 1983-1986 |
| 10/27 | Bon Marché Northwest Black Pioneers
Tribute | 1988-2000 |
| 10/28-29 | Community Service with Religious
Institutions | 1956-2001 |
| 10/30 | The Day When the
Animals Talked | 1977 |
| 10/31-32 | Farewell to Seattle | 2001 |
| 10/33 | Hampton University Alumni Association, Puget
Sound Chapter | 1965-1997 |
| 10/34-36 | Hawaiian Education Association Librarianship
Institute | 1970 |
| 10/37-38 | Hawaii | 1969-1970 |
| 11/1 | National Book Award Judging | 1998 |
| 11/2 | New Zealand Visits | 1978-1990 |
| 11/3 | Retirement | 1986 |
| 11/4 | Retirement Banquet | 1986 |
| 11/5-6 | United States Librarians to Toyanaka
Library, Osaka, Japan | 1978-1995 |
| 11/7 | University Presbyterian Church, Seattle,
Wash. | 1973-2001 |
| 11/8-10 | Clippings | 1955-2000 |
| 11/11 | Miscellany | 1980, 1999 |
| 11/12 | UW Organization of Afro-American Faculty and
Staff | n.d. |
| 11/13 | UW Special Committee on Minority Faculty
Affairs | 1984-1985 |
| American Library Association | |
| Subject
Series | |
| 11/14-15 | New York World's Fair,
Library/USA | 1963-1965 |
| 11/16 | Honorary Membership for Life | 1988 |
| Children's Services Division | |
| 11/17 | General
Correspondence | 1964-1992 |
| Subject
Series | |
| 11/18-19 | New York World's Fair, Children's World,
Library/USA | 1963-1964 |
| 11/20 | Laura Ingalls Wilder Award | 1981-1983 |
| 11/21 | Shaw's Presidency | 1974-1976 |
| 11/22-23 | Childcraft Editoral
Advisory Board | 1971-1981 |
| 11/24 | Friends of the Seattle Public Library | 1978-2000 |
| 11/25 | Presbyterian Ministries Board of Trustees | 1992-1998 |
| 11/26 | Washington Association of Homes for the Aging /
American Association of Homes for the Aging | 1993-1995 |
|
|
|
| Accession No. 5306-002 |
|
| 1956-2006 |
| 9.33 cubic feet (10 boxes) |
|
| Arrangement |
| Arranged as received. |
| Scope and Content |
| Photos, correspondence, speeches and writings, curriculum vitae
materials, thesis, storytelling materials, cassette tapes, audio tapes, VHS
tapes, film reels, posters, plaques, certificates, wall hangings. |
| Acquisition Info |
| Source: the estate of Spencer Shaw, October 5, 2010. |
| Processing Info |
| Processed in 2010. |
| Box | Date
|
| 1 | Travel/personal photos (Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, Japan; mid-90s), Correspondence | |
| 2 | Speeches and writings, Curriculum vitae materials,
Thesis | |
| 3 | Storytelling materials (programs, conferences,
articles | |
| 4 | Photo album, Writings | |
| 5 | Cassette tapes, VHS, Small film reel | |
| 6 | Audio reels/recording tape (medium size; one reel
without a box) | |
| 7 | Small film reel, VHS tapes | |
| 8 | Event poster, Plaques, Large film reel | |
| 9 | Plaques, Folder of certificates (removed from frames)
| |
| 10 | Three large wall hangings/plaques | |
|
Subject Terms |
| Personal Names: |
| Shaw, Spencer G.--Archives. |
| Organizations: |
| American Library Association. |
| American Library Association. Children's Services Division. |
| Nassau Library System. |
| University of Washington. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. |
| University of Washington. Information School. |
| University of Washington. School of Library and Information Science. |
| University of Washington. University Archives. |
| Subjects: |
| Aged--Housing--United States. |
| Aged--Services for--United States. |
| Children's librarians--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives. |
| Children's literature--Study and teaching. |
| Children--Books and reading. |
| College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives. |
| Library schools--Faculty. |
| Library science teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives. |
| Radio programs for children--New York (State)--Long Island. |
| Storytellers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives. |
| Storytelling--Study and teaching. |
| Teaching--Aids and devices. |
| Young adult literature--Study and teaching. |
| Genre Headings: |
| Sound recordings. |
| Titles: |
| Story hour on the air (Radio program) |
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