The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: Panel One

Recorded  November 14th, 2025. Dr Pádraic Whyte The History of Harry Spencer: Paul Pollard and the beginnings of Irish Children’s Literature Dr Maggie Masterson Paul Pollard's anti-canon of unknown and uninteresting books Prof. Aileen Douglas The ‘new literature of animals’ and the Pollard Collection Recorded as part of The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium This collaboration between the School of English and Trinity College Library brought together a range of experts to discuss the history, significance, and impact of the Collection. The Collection is one of the most important children's book collections in the world and contains over 12,000 books ranging from the 16thC to the early 20thC amassed over a twenty-year period by Mary ‘Paul’ Pollard, the former Keeper of Early Printed books at Trinity College Library. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub