Why is the Saalfield Collection located at Kent State University? How did you acquire the collection?
In 1977, the Saalfield Publishing Company ceased operations. During the process of liquidating the company’s property, a large collection of Saalfield publications, old business records, and other company archives was discovered in a room in one of the former Saalfield buildings. Kent State University Libraries offered to purchase this material for $4000 in 1977 and was able to raise the funds for the purchase through an anonymous donation, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. A. Clarke Mack, and some library funds. The materials in this archive are part of the Department’s collection development emphasis in children’s literature.
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