For the month of December we are displaying a collection of
Christmas-themed books written by Ruth Sawyer, a prominent children’s author and storyteller who lived 1880-1970. The books are from the Ruth Sawyer Collection, held in the Archives and Special Collections.
Two of the books included in the display are Maggie Rose: Her Birthday Christmas,
which includes illustrations by Maurice Sendak, and Joy to the World, a collection of Christmas stories and carols from
around the world. The display also
includes original illustrations by Hugh Troy for Sawyer’s book The Year of the Christmas Dragon.
Ruth Sawyer’s connection to St. Catherine began in 1942 when
she came to teach a summer school course in storytelling. The lasting
friendships made then inspired the Library to name their collection of
rare children’s literature in her honor. The
collection, located in room 062 of the Library, contains complete runs of
Caldecott and Newbery prize books, world folk-literature, and books on
storytelling, as well as holding Sawyer’s writings, letters, recordings, and
awards.
This display will be up during the month of December on the
main level of the St. Paul Library, in the case right before the video carrels.
More about the Ruth Sawyer Collection
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| Ruth Sawyer at the dedication of the Ruth Sawyer Collection, April 16, 1958. |
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