Dissertation Information for Edwin Charles Strohecker NAME: - Edwin Charles Strohecker
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science
SCHOOL:
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA) (1969)
ADVISORS: - Russell E. Bidlack
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - Wallace J. Bonk - Kenneth E. Vance - Douglas D. Crary
MPACT Status: Fully Complete
Title: AMERICAN JUVENILE LITERARY PERIODICALS, 1789-1826
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to provide a compilation of the Juvenile literary periodicals published in the United States from the first issue of The Children's Magazine in January, 1789 up to and includiIIg the complete run of The Juvenile Miscellany, begun in September, 1826. The analyses of these titles render an historical and literary perspective of the "formative years" of the Juvenile literary periodical. Histories of American periodicals and ch1ldren's literature were searched for reference to the periodicals. The holdings of the various libraries were varified in The Union List of Serials of the United states and Canada. Several titles were examined in the or1ginal the remainder were obtained either on microfilm or in xerographic form. To the basic list of thirteen titles, compiled from the historical sources, were added twelve titles, making a total of twenty-five Juvenile periodicals published during the 1789-1826 period. Excluded from coverage are four publications which were circulated strictly for religious instruction and eight titles which are no longer extant but descriptive bibliographical. data are included in the appendix. This investigation of American Juvenile periodicals consists of three parts: (1) the Juvenile periodical in retrospect; (2) an analysis of the Juvenile periodicals; (3) the appendix. Part I includes a survey of the nature and problems of the periodicals. Some publishing problems examined include frequency, circulation, distribution, and duration. In addition a composite evaluation of the selected materials and contributions is presented. In Part II each period1cal is placed in perspective. For the extant titles published during this era of the juvenile magazines, the following points of internal evidence are considered: (1) purpose; (2) editorial policy; (3) contents; (4) contributors. The periodocals are allowed to speak for themselves through the use of numerous quotations. Part III supplements the study by providing the following information: (1) the bibliographical data of the extant and Non-extant titles; (2) a register of editors, printers and/or publishers, and engravers; (3) a chronological and geographical listing; (4.) indexes to cited sources and signed articles and illustrations. The results of this research reveal three significant developments in' the American juvenile literary periodical in the early nineteenth century. These changes brought about by the maturation of Juvenile literature were reflected in the social cultural, and moral milieu. First, the tone of the literature for the young person suggested a change from the purely didactiC editorial. policy to one of instructive entertainment. Second, juvenUe literature began to demonstrate an improved quality. Well-known writers entered the field to contribute to a more valuable literary fund. Third, children welcomed reading material which extended beyond the textbook realm, and parents willingly paid the subSCription, and so assisted in the creation of a reading public for a richer juvenile literature.
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