From A to Z
Description
From Arctic Exploration to Zero Gravity, this exhibit showcases an alphabet of curiosities from the Toronto Public Library’s Special Collections.
Explore an eclectic array of items including rare first-edition books, original artwork, games, costume designs and much more.
The exhibit features materials from the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Special Collections in the Arts, Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy, and the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books.
Explore an eclectic array of items including rare first-edition books, original artwork, games, costume designs and much more.
The exhibit features materials from the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Special Collections in the Arts, Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy, and the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books.
Creator
Toronto Public Library
Publisher
Toronto Public Library
Date
February 20 to April 24, 2016
Items in the From A to Z Collection
Wanted poster issued by Chief Constable H.J. Grasett of Toronto in 1888 for larcenists Bertha Maria Brown (aka “Big Bertha”) and Charles Wasserman.
Small broadside. Thin photo on paper (albumen?) adhered to pritned paper.
!["Teenagers today face family breakdowns . . ."](http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits/files/square_thumbnails/ffaae372c0316a198c0097a40ba55a86.jpg ""Teenagers today face family breakdowns . . ."")
![A place to Perch . . ."](http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits/files/square_thumbnails/8e570c79f39e1a6fe460a04ac815fafc.jpg "A place to Perch . . ."")
Confluence of the Little Souris and the Assiniboine, Manitoba
Pencil, watercolour, scraping out, on graduated grey/blue tinted paper
