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Henne gift. Professor F'mcritus Frances Hennc (B.S., 1935), who
over the years has taken a keen interest in the development of the
Historical Collection of Children's Literature, has recently pre¬
sented her extensive collection of nineteenth century rewards of
 

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Original watcrcolor drawing by Ludwig Bemelmans

in a cop\' of his 1939 collection of stories S'lnctll Beer

from the librar\' of Ben and Alfhild Hucbsch.

(Huebsch gift)

merit, which are decorated cards presented by a teacher to a pupil.
The gift of approximately 3,350 rewards, dating from the late
eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries, is largely comprised
of printed cards witli floral and other designs, but the collection
also includes manuscript rewards and medals presented as school
awards. Some of the rewards contain designs attributed to Kate