American children’s periodicals by subject, 1789-1872

A newsstand of American children’s periodicals

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Anti-slavery

• The Juvenile Magazine (May-June 1811, July-Aug 1813)

• Slave’s Friend (April 1835-before April 1839)

• The Juvenile Reformer and Sabbath School Instructor (27 May 1835-13 May 1836)

• Youth’s Cabinet; New-York Teacher’s Lyceum; Woodworth’s Youth’s Cabinet; Woodworth’s Youth’s Cabinet and Uncle Frank’s Dollar Magazine (28 April 1837-March 1857)

• The Youth’s Emancipator (May 1842, Aug 1842-Mar 1843)

• Juvenile Instructor (1844-1867)

• Friend of Youth (Nov 1849-Oct 1852)

Taken from the U. S. mails and destroyed

• Slave’s Friend (April 1835-before April 1839) [copies burned in Charleston, South Carolina, 1835; copies destroyed outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1835]

• Youth’s Cabinet; New-York Teacher’s Lyceum; Woodworth’s Youth’s Cabinet; Woodworth’s Youth’s Cabinet and Uncle Frank’s Dollar Magazine (28 April 1837-March 1857) [copies burned in Richmond, Virginia, 1838]

Published in the Confederate States of America

• The Sunday School Paper for the South (May 1861-April 1862?)

• The Portfolio (June-Sept 1861)

• The Deaf Mute Casket (1860-after 1870)

• The Children’s Friend (Richmond, Virginia; Aug 1862-1 Feb 1865, 1866-June 1915)

• The Child’s Index; Child’s Delight (Sept 1862-1869)

• The Child’s Casket (also, Children’s Casket) (March-Sept? 1863)

• Children’s Guide (July 1863-Aug 1865)

• Child’s Banner; The Children’s Banner (15 Feb 1865-1865)

Affected by the Chicago Fire (8-11 Oct 1871)

• The Little Corporal (Nov issue destroyed; put together an 8-page issue to substitute)

• Little Bouquet; Little Bouquets; Lyceum Banner; Little Bouquet (recovered)

• The Bright Side; Bright Side and Family Circle (recovered)

• The Little Corporal’s School Festival; School Festival; National School Festival (recovered)

• Young Folks’ Rural; Young Folks’ Monthly; Young Folks’ Rural (also, Young Folks’ Rural Monthly) (recovered)

• The Young Pilot; Young Pilot and Little Men (ended publication)

For young children

• The Nursery (Jan 1867-Oct 1880)

• The Little Folks (1869-1877)

• The Infants’ Delight; Infants’ Delight (1870-after Dec 1872)

• Morning Light (Jan 1871-after Jan 1877)

• Our Little People; Our Little People Quarterly (Jan 1871-1934)

Literary

• Juvenile Port-folio and Literary Miscellany (17 Oct 1812-7 Dec 1816)

• The Juvenile Miscellany (Sept 1826-Feb 1836, April 1836)

• Rose Bud, or Youth’s Gazette; Southern Rose Bud; Southern Rose (11 Aug 1832-17 Aug 1839)

• Robert Merry’s Museum (Feb 1841-Nov 1872)

• Every Youth’s Gazette; Youth’s Gazette; Peter Parley’s Youth’s Gazette (22 Jan-31 Dec 1842)

• The Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, and Fireside; Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, and Fireside (Jan 1848-Dec 1857)

• The Little-Pig Monthly (also, The Little Pig Monthly) (May, July 1859)

• Our Young Folks (Jan 1865-Dec 1873)

• Riverside Magazine for Young People (Jan 1867-Dec 1870)

Not in English

German

• Jugend-Zeitung (1843-1845)

• Der Jugend-Freund aller Christlichen Benennungen • Christen-Bote und Jugend-Freund • Jugend-Freund und Christen-Bote • Der Jugend-Freund • Der Jugend-Freund und Illustrierte JugendBlätter (16 June 1847-after 1917)

• Der Schul- und Hausfreund (1853-)

• Schul- und Jugend-Zeitung (about 1855)

• Die Glocke (The bell) • Sonntagschul Glocke (Sunday-school bell) (about 1856-1900?)

• Der Christliche Kinderzeitung • Christliche Kinderfreund (Cleveland, Ohio; 1856-1876?)

• Der Lämmer-Hirte • Der Lämmerhirt • Der Lämmer Hirte • Der Lammerhirte • Lammerherte (1857-1940)

• Die Taube (1859-1862)

• Kinderzeitung (15 April 1859-15 March 1862)

• Die Christliche Kinderzeitung (St. Louis, Missouri; 1867-1885?)

• Der Jugend-Pilger (1870-1914?)

• Der Kinder-Bote (1871-?)

• Lutherisches Kinder- und Jugendblatt (Jan 1871-Dec 1938)

• Der Kinderfreund (1872-1874?)

• Der Schutzengel (1872-1875?)

Hawai‘ian

• Ke Kumu Kamalii (Jan-Dec 1837)

• Ke Alaula (April 1866-March 1873)

English & Spanish

• The Youth’s Friend (El amigo de la juventud) (May 1825)

Religious

Nonsectarian or unidentified

• Youth’s Repository of Christian Knowledge (March, Sept 1813)

• Youth’s Magazine: or, Evangelical Miscellany (Jan 1818-)

• The Sunday Visitant; or, Weekly Repository of Christian Knowledge (3 Jan 1818-25 Dec 1819)

• The Guardian, or Youth’s Religious Instructor (Jan 1819-Dec 1824)

• The Sunday Scholars’ Magazine; or, Monthly Reward Book (Jan 1821-)

• Teacher’s Offering; or Sabbath’s Scholar’s Magazine • Teacher’s Offering; or Sunday Scholar’s Magazine • Youth’s Friend, and Scholar’s Magazine (Nov 1823-1843?)

• The Sabbath School Repository and Teacher’s Assistant (Jan-Dec 1823)

• Sabbath School Visitant (June 1824-1828)

• The Moral and Religious Repository; or Youth’s Christian Monitor • The Moral and Religious Repository, and Youth’s Christian Monitor • Youth’s Christian Monitor (9 July 1824-)

• The Sabbath School Messenger, and Children’s Friend (Oct 1828-Sept 1829?)

• The Sabbath School Visitant and Juvenile Magazine • Western Sabbath School Visitant, and Juvenile Magazine (10 Jan-31 Dec 1829)

• The Infants’ Magazine (Jan 1829-Dec 1842)

• The Youth’s Miscellany (Utica, New York; Jan 1830-1839?)

• Juvenile Gazette (2 July 1831)

• Sabbath School Magazine (1832)

• The Sabbath School Messenger, and Children’s Friend (1 May 1831-1832?)

• Western Sabbath School Repository, and Friend of Youth (1833)

• Juvenile Watchman (8 March, 26 April 1833-1835)

• The Sabbath School Visiter (1833-Dec 1843)

• Western Sabbath School Repository, and Friend of Youth (1833)

• The Missionary News (1837-)

• Ke Kumu Kamalii (Jan-Dec 1837)

• Sunday School Children’s Magazine (1838)

• The Friend of Youth (March 1839-1839)

• The Missionary (1839)

• The Sabbath School Friend (1840?-)

• The Sabbath School Monitor • Sunday School Monitor • Light Ship and Sabbath School Monitor (1840-1846 or 1847)

• Youth’s Sunday Casket (1842)

• The Dayspring • Youth’s Dayspring (Jan 1842-Dec 1855)

• Jugend-Zeitung (1843-1845)

• Youth’s Penny Gazette • The Youth’s Sunday-School Gazette (also The Youth’s Sunday School Gazette) (11 Jan 1843-1861)

• Little Truth-Teller: A New-Church Magazine for Children (Nov 1845-1852)

• The Child’s and Youth’s Friend (also The Child’s and Truth’s Friend) (Jan 1845-after 1870)

• Young Churchman’s Miscellany (Jan 1846-Dec 1848)

• The Child’s Gospel Guide (1847-1849)

• Sunday School Gazette • The Dayspring (4 Aug 1849-after Dec 1879)

• Union Sunday School Visitor (1850-1853?)

• Youth’s Monthly Magazine (July 1850-June 1851?)

• Christian Sunday School Journal • The Christian Sunday-School Journal (May 1851-after May 1852)

• The Child’s Paper (Jan 1852-1897?)

• The Children’s Friend • Friend for Boys and Girls (Dayton, Ohio; 1854-1917)

• Sunday-School Banner (Jan 1859-Dec 1861)

• Our Paper (1861)

• The Sunday School Paper for the South (May 1861-April 1862?)

• Child’s World • Youth’s World (1862-after 1884)

• Sabbath School Star (Feb 1863-after 1870)

• The Young Pilgrim (Sept 1863-after 1925)

• Sunday School Herald (1865-after 1926)

• The Young Evangelist • The Junior World (1865-1949?)

• Missionary Visitor • Children’s Visitor (1865-1901)

• The Little Sower (Jan 1865-1886)

• Child’s Banner • The Children’s Banner (15 Feb 1865-1865)

• Ke Alaula (April 1866-March 1873)

• Children’s Banner • The Life Boat (Raleigh, North Carolina; April-after July 1867)

• The Children’s Friend (Louisville, Kentucky; May 1867-after July 1870)

• The Little Gleaner (Aug 1867-1871?)

• The Children’s Friend (Lexington, Kentucky; 1868-after 1878)

• Youth’s Manual • The Weekly Manual • The Youth’s Manual • The Temperance Star • The Youth’s Guide (Jan-26 June, Aug-Dec 1868, Jan-Feb, July-Oct, Dec 1869-Jan, April-12 May 1870)

• The Sunday School Scholar • Scholar (Jan 1869-1876)

• The Little Watchman (1870-1876)

• Loving Words for Children (1871-after 1872)

• Little Christian (1871-1904?)

• Morning Light (Jan 1871-after Jan 1877)

• The Child’s Friend (1872-after 1873)

• Good Words for the Children (1872-after 1878)

• The Laurel Wreath (1872?-after 1874)

Jewish

• Young Israel • Libanon (Jan 1871-1875?)

• Hebrew Sabbath School (1872)

Baptist

• The Baptist Tract and Youth’s Magazine • Baptist Tract Magazine (July 1827-Dec 1835)

• Youth’s Family Instructor and Sunday School Visitor • Youth’s Family Instructor (7 Jan 1841-after May 1842)

• The Sabbath School Repository (1841)

• Youth’s (Columbus, Georgia; 1843)

• The Young Reaper • Young Reaper (Jan 1844-1908?)

• Sabbath School Visiter (May 1846-)

• The Children’s Book of Choice and Entertaining Reading for the Little Folks at Home (also, The Children’s Monthly Book) (Jan 1855-April 1860)

• Children’s Friend (Nashville, Tennessee; June 1859-after Oct 1861)

• The Child’s Index • Child’s Delight (Sept 1862-1869)

• Kind Words for the Sunday School Children • Kind Words, the Child’s Delight (Jan 1866-29 Sept 1929)

• Children of the West (1868-1869)

Seventh-Day Baptist

• The Sabbath School Gem (1863-1864, 1869-1873)

Catholic

• The Youth’s Friend (El amigo de la juventud) (1825)

• Expostulator, or Young Catholic’s Guide (31 March 1830-23 March 1831)

• The Children’s Catholic Magazine (March 1838-Feb 1840)

• The Young Catholics’ Friend (also, Young Catholic’s Friend) (6 May 1840-after 26 Dec 1840)

• Young Catholic’s Magazine (Dec 1841-1842?)

• Boys’ and Girls’ Weekly Catholic Magazine • Boys’ and Girls’ Catholic Magazine • Catholic Weekly Instructor
• Weekly Catholic Instructor (6 June 1846-1851)

• The Catholic Youth’s Magazine (Sept 1857-Aug 1861)

• Young Catholic’s Friend (1865-1880?)

• Spare Hours (Jan-Dec 1866)

• Guardian Angel (1867-after 1884)

• The Young Catholic’s Guide (May 1867-after July 1870)

• The Sunday School Messenger (Chicago, Illinois; 1868-after June 1875)

• Sunday School (Jan 1869-1904)

• The Young Crusader • Young Crusader (Jan 1869-Oct 1875?)

• The Young Catholic (Oct 1870-after July 1876)

• The Little Schoolmate (Dec 1870-Jan 1876; May 1876)

• Der Schutzengel (1872-1875?)

Church of God

• Sunday School Gem (Jan 1867-after 1946)

Church of the Brethren

• The Pious Youth (Jan 1870-Dec 1871)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

• The Juvenile Instructor • Instructor • New Era (1 Jan 1866-present)

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

• Zion’s Hope (1 July 1869-1972)

Congregational

• The Well-spring • The Wellspring for Young People • The Well-spring and Missionary Echoes • The Wellspring (5 Jan 1844-1928)

General Church of the New Jerusalem; Swedenborgian

• New Church Magazine for American Children • The Children’s New-Church Magazine (Jan 1843-1891?)

• Die Taube (1859-1862)

• Kinderzeitung (15 April 1859-15 March 1862)

• Monthly Voice (Jan 1862-Aug 1863, Dec 1863-Jan 1864, April 1864)

• Little Messenger (July 1868-1 Aug 1873)

• Der Kinder-Bote (1871-?)

Evangelical

• Der Christliche Kinderzeitung • Christliche Kinderfreund (Cleveland, Ohio; June 1856-after 1879)

• Sunday School Messenger (Cleveland, Ohio; June 1864-29 June 1947)

German Evangelical Synod of North America

• Die Christliche Kinderzeitung (St. Louis, Missouri; 1867-1885?)

German Reformed Church

• Der Lämmer-Hirte • Der Lämmerhirt • Der Lämmer Hirte • Der Lammerhirte • Lammerherte (1857-1940)

• The Pastor’s Helper • The Child’s Treasury (Jan 1859-after 1903)

Lutheran

• The Lutheran Sunday-School Herald (Jan 1860-Dec 1910)

• The Busy Bee (Nov 1866-after Feb 1874)

• Lutherisches Kinder- und Jugendblatt (Jan 1871-Dec 1938)

Methodist

• Youth’s Instructer and Guardian • Youth’s Instructor and Sabbath School Assistant • Youth’s Instructor and Sabbath School and Bible Class Assistant (1823-1832)

• Sabbath School Messenger (June 1837-16 April 1846)

• Youth’s Magazine: A Monthly Miscellany (New York, New York; May 1838-April 1841)

• Sunday School Advocate • Sabbath School Advocate (5 Oct 1841-31 Dec 1921)

• The Encourager (Dec 1844-1847?)

• Youth’s Monitor (1851-after 1854)

• Children’s Banner (Syracuse, New York; 1857-after 1885)

• Children’s Guide (July 1863-Aug 1865)

• The Children’s Friend (Richmond, Virginia; Aug 1862-1 Feb 1865, 1866-June 1915)

• The Child’s Casket (also, Children’s Casket) (March-Sept? 1863)

• Picture Lesson Paper • The Picture Story Paper (Jan 1870-1941)

• Our Little People • Our Little People Quarterly (Jan 1871-1934)

• Der Kinderfreund (1872-1874?)

• Golden Hours (Jan 1869-1880)

• The Sunday-School Magazine • Church School Magazine (Jan 1871-Dec 1931)

Protestant Episcopal

• The Standard-Bearer (1851-after 1867)

• The Carrier Dove (Sept 1853-Dec 1877)

• The Young Christian Soldier • The Young Christian Soldier and Children’s Guest • The Young Christian Soldier (Dec 1867-Dec 1911)

Moravian

• The Little Missionary (Dec 1870-1920)

Presbyterian

• The Juvenile Missionary Intelligencer (March 1835-Feb 1838)

• Sabbath School Visitor • Presbyterian Sabbath School Visitor (1 Jan 1851-26 Sept 1909)

• Youth’s Evangelist • The Youth’s Evangelist (Jan 1859-1930?)

• The Children’s Friend (Richmond, Virginia; Aug 1862-1 Feb 1865, 1866-June 1915)

• The Sabbath School Gem (Nashville, Tennessee; June 1867-after 1891)

Seventh-Day Adventist

• Children’s Advent Herald • Youth’s Guide (May 1846-1860?)

• Children’s Friend • The Child’s Friend (April 1851-after Nov 1853)

• Youth’s Instructor • Insight (Rochester, New York; Battle Creek, Michigan; Aug 1852-present?)

Society of Friends (Quaker)

• The Young Spectator (15 Third month [March]-24 Fifth month [May] 1856)

• Youth’s Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 10 Twelfth month ]Dec] 1859-17 Third month [March] 1860, 8 Twelfth month [Dec] 1860-23 Third month [March] 1861)

• The Children’s Friend (West Chester, Pennsylvania; Fifth month [May] 1866-Twelfth month [Dec] 1887)

• Scattered Seeds (Fifth month [May] 1869-1935)