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Julia Rogers’ “Playtime Picture-Book” (London: Dean & Sons, 1885-7)–Cultural uplift and a strange dose of the future Edward Gorey

Julia Rebecca Rogers (1854-1944) played a crucial role in founding Goucher College by leaving to the college the bulk of her fortune, over $900,000, which was used to build a Library at the new Towson campus.  Daughter of an iron and steel magnate, she devoted her life to philanthropic causes in aid of women’s education and the arts. Generally, we do not know much about the childhoods of famous and generous donors, but in this case, Julia Rogers left the college a copy of what may be one of her earliest childhood books: “The Playtime Picture-Book.”  Continue reading Julia Rogers’ “Playtime Picture-Book” (London: Dean & Sons, 1885-7)–Cultural uplift and a strange dose of the future Edward Gorey