Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano facsimiles collection
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.
Dates
- Creation: 2013
Creator
- Bonilla Reyna, Helia Emma (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
- Frías, Heriberto, 1870-1925 (Author, Person)
- Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes (Publisher, Organization)
- Lecouvey, Marie (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
- Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 (Illustrator, Person)
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.
Extent
1.69 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
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.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged by publication number.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2019.
Processing History
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, and Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano facsimiles collection
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu