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Box 040

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Series 5: Published Materials, 1930 - 1938

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 05

Reader Cards, Illustrated, ca.1930

 File — Box: 040, Folder: 001
Identifier: 001
Description 8 items.Index-sized illustrated cardboard reader cards. The illustrations on the cards are done in silhouette style and depcit Little Black Sambo with his umbrella, the umbrella and shoes, a shirt and pair of pants, and tigers. The illustrated cards correspond with 12 narrow printed text cards with phrases from Little Black Sambo. The text and illustrated cards were originally housed in the original envelope with the identifiying information "Little Black Sambo, Set 8" and the number 8296...

Reader Cards, Text, ca.1930

 File — Box: 040, Folder: 002
Identifier: 002
Description

14 items. Narrow cardboard reader cards with printed text and original envelope. The text cards contain phrases from the story Little Black Sambo; the envelope is printed with the information "Little Black Sambo, Set 8" and the number 8296 printed on the front. The text cards correspond with 8 illustrated index-sized cards that depict illustrations from Little Black Sambo. The text and illustrated cards were originally housed in the original envelope. Item 204 in collection catalog.

Teaching Aid, 1931

 File — Box: 040, Folder: 003
Identifier: 003
Description

2 items. Teaching aid booklet with full-color printed abridgement. The teaching aid is specifically for Little Black Sambo and contains story illustrations, instructions for using character cutouts, and other "creative suggestions" for implementing the story within the classroom. The abridgment card is printed with the Little Black Sambo story and illustrated by M. Webb. Item 206 in collection catalog.

Federal Theatre Playbill, August 29, 1938

 File — Box: 040, Folder: 004
Identifier: 004
Description

Folded playbill, four pages. The playbill was create for the Liottle Black Sambo production by the Federal Theatre, held at the Great Northern Theatre, opening on August 29, 1938 in Chicago. The play was produced as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program and was written by Charlotte Chorpenning. The playbill is printed with blue text and accents on a white background. Item 168 in collection catalog.