Front cover “Large Fears” is a colorful book written by Myles Johnson and illustrated by Kendrick Daye. At first glance it looks like a paperback children’s book, with its colorful, picture book size pages. Flipping through however reveals an appeal to adolescents, young adults, and anyone coming into an identity that does not conform to … Continue reading “Large Fears” →

Tiana Ring During our visit to Special Collections, I stumbled upon this little booklet called Sex Facts for Young Boys by S. Dana Hubbard M.D. This small booklet has tiny print against worn yellow pages and when open fully, it fit perfectly in my two hands. When I picked it up, I could tell by … Continue reading Sex Facts for Young Boys →

Krista Haigh I knew from the get-go of this blog that I wanted to talk about an etiquette guide, but I didn't want to talk about the cliche women's etiquette guide that tells her how to sit still and look pretty. When I found the Manners for Moderns book, I knew I had to talk … Continue reading Manners For Moderns →

By: Hannah Kramer Looking through all the items that were included in special collections I was very intrigued by everything I saw. Everything played a role into the past and told about the people and things they were thinking during those times. One of the sections in special collections that stood out to me the … Continue reading Etiquette Books in Special Collections →

By Sarah Khanzada The book I chose to focus on among Special Collections was I’m Glad I’m a Boy! I’m Glad I’m a Girl! written by Whitney Darrow Jr. in 1970. The book is quite sturdy with its hard cover and is unlike the comic books with flimsy paper from the table across. That sturdiness guarantees the … Continue reading “I’m Glad I’m a Boy! I’m Glad I’m a Girl!” as a Satire →

By Julianna Ohnjec I’m Glad I’m a Boy! I’m Glad I’m a Girl! was written by Whitney Darrow, Jr. and published in 1970. It is a hard cover yellow book, roughly square in shape, with thick, glossy pages. Each page features a little cartoon girl or boy performing various actions, accompanied below by a short … Continue reading Special Collections and I’m Glad I’m a Boy! →

Gabby Locke The evidence of the cheapness of the thin paper can be noted by just touching the copy of “Just Married” from 1972. The cover features a couple at their wedding with a crying woman in the foreground. It is a comic book targeted at young girls, that has been stapled together. It was … Continue reading Just Married →

Written By: Hannah Woodel During our trip to Special Collections, I was overcome by the number of different pieces that were in front of me. I have always been a lover of reading and I am fascinated with old, antique things, so I really enjoyed going to Special Collections. Between seeing actual copies of Charlotte … Continue reading The Perception of Boys and Girls in Adolescence →

By Patricia Jackson Group B, word count: 881 As I perused around Special Collections, one of the first things that caught my eye was a large, relatively thin book called Betty Cornell’s Teen-Age Popularity Guide. A lover of the vintage aesthetic, this book looked quite familiar to me in comparison to other things from that … Continue reading Lasting Lessons from the Teenage Popularity Guide →

While I was sitting in Special Collections, I was surrounded by materials throughout history that tackle different topics. There were subjects on feminism, etiquette, queerness, etc. which all caught my eye because I wanted to know more about the way history and therefore literature changes as time goes on. The book that I found very … Continue reading High School Students and Christianity -Erica Huynh →