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The Fable of Aesop’s Fables, 1962

 Item — Box: CFC Advertising Box 1
Identifier: CFC2020.0029.1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

  • 1962

Extent

1 Linear Feet : The Fable of Aesop’s Fables. Rand McNally advertisement in the May 1962 edition of "Time" Magazine. ; 8” x 11”

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The advertisement plays on the circumstance that no one really knows if Aesop actually composed the fables attributed to him. The publishers promise to other authors a way to avoid this predicament. The image on the advertisement features characters from Aesop’s classic fables.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$8 from Karen Vogel Design, May 10, '03.

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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