Not in the bibliography

The titles here have been listed in various articles and bibliographies as periodicals for children. They're organized here in chronological order, with an explanation of why they're not in the bibliography.


The Juvenile Olio ; 1802

edited by: "Amyntor"
published: Philadelphia, PA: David Hogan.
listed in: Harriet L. Matthews. "Children's Magazines." Bulletin of Bibliography. 1 (April 1899): 133-6.
• Frank Luther Mott. A History of American Magazines. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. Vol. 1: 144.
• Children's Periodicals of the United States, ed. R. Gordon Kelly (Westport, CT & London, England: Greenwood Press, 1984).
not listed here because: This is a prospectus for a collection of essays; Hogan printed it in the hope of attracting subscribers to the collection. I've found no indication that the collection was ever published.

Juvenile Mirror; or Educational Magazine ; 1811-1812

edited by: Albert Pickett
published: New York, NY: Smith & Forman, 1812; publishers at 195 & 213 Greenwich St.
description: March 1812: 72 pp.; page size, 5.75" h x 3.75" w. March issue is pp. 217-288 • Erroneously titled The Juvenile Monitor in several secondary sources.
source of information: APS reel 121; Lyon; NUC
available: APS II (1800-1850), reel 121 (missing parts 1-3); Early American Imprints, 2nd series #25766
listed in: Betty Longenecker Lyon. "A History of Children's Secular Magazines Published in the United States from 1789-1899." PhD diss. Johns Hopkins, 1942; pp. 39-43.
not listed here because: This is a book on education which was published in parts; each part seems to have been bound in paper, each with the month of publication printed on the cover. The part microfilmed on the APS reel does, indeed, look like a magazine. The entire book is available on microcard as part of the Early American Imprints.

Juvenile Repository ; July 1811

published: Boston, MA: Armstrong?; subscriptions accepted at "Mr. ARMSTRONG's Book-Store, No. 50, Cornhill, Boston...." [1 (July 1811): 2]
description: Issued in parts of 36 pages each
relevant quotes: Introduction: "The Juvenile Repository is designed to afford entertainment and instruction to the children and youth of our country. Not much original matter will be expected in this work, but care will be exercised to make a selection of what is most useful, and best calculated "to make amusement and instruction friends. ... [T]his book is as well calculated to be useful in schools as to afford entertainment in the private family. The six numbers when stitched together, or bound in boards or cheap binding, will be a very suitable book to introduce to all our country schools." [1 (July 1811): 1-2]
• On the format: "This work was originally designed to go out in separate numbers--but by putting three numbers into a small volume with an index, it is thought, will render it more useful, especially, as a school book." [in Welch]
source of information: APS reel 121
available: APS II (1800-1850), reel 121
listed in: d'Alte A. Welch. A Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821. Np: American Antiquarian Society & Barre Publishers, 1922.
not listed here because: This is a book on education which was published in parts; each part seems to have been bound in paper, each with the month of publication printed on the cover.

The Parlour Companion; 4 Jan 1817-21 Aug 1819

published: Philadelphia, PA: T. G. Condie
frequency: monthly
continues: Juvenile Port-folio and Literary Miscellany ; 1812-1813
available: APS 1800-1850, reel 219
because: This is a work for adults.

American Sunday-School Magazine; 1824-1832

available: APS 1800-1850, reel 305
not listed here because: This is a work for adults.

Sabbath School Treasury ; July 1828-1851

edited by: 4th volume, Artemus Bullard
published: Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin, for the Massachusetts Baptist Sabbath School Union.
frequency: monthly
listed in: Harriet L. Matthews. "Children's Magazines." Bulletin of Bibliography. 1 (April 1899): 133-6.
not listed here because: This is a work for adults.

The Boys' Week-day Book; 1832

published: Philadelphia, PA: Thomas T. Ash.
listed in: Harriet L. Matthews. "Children's Magazines." Bulletin of Bibliography. 1 (April 1899): 133-6.
not listed here because: This is a book.

Young People's Library ; 1840-

edited by: B. Brierly
published: North Springfield, VT: B. Brierly
frequency: semimonthly
description: Page size, 9.75" h • Republication of religious works
listed in: AAS catalog
not listed here because: This is a collection of small books being reprinted in cheap editions; a new title was made available every two weeks.

Judy ; 1846-1847?

published: New York, NY
listed in: Children's Periodicals of the United States, ed. R. Gordon Kelly (Westport, CT & London, England: Greenwood Press, 1984).
not listed here because: This is a humor magazine for adults.

Packard's Monthly ; 1868-1870

listed in: Children's Periodicals of the United States, ed. R. Gordon Kelly (Westport, CT & London, England: Greenwood Press, 1984).
not listed here because: This is a work for adults.