Here follows a list, with abbreviations, of the institutions whose material is to be found in the database.
AAS: Worcester (MA, US), American Antiquarian Society
ACL: Auckland (NZ), Auckland Council Libraries, Central City Library
AGSA: Adelaide (AU), Art Gallery of South Australia
ANL: Canberra (AU), Australian National Library
ANUL: Canberra (AU), Australian National University Library
APL: Amsterdam (NL), Amsterdam Public Library - OBA Openbare Bibliotheek Oosterdok Amsterdam
AUL: Tucson (AZ, US), Arizona University Libraries, Special Collections
AUNL: Anderson (IN, US), Anderson University, Robert A. Nicholson Library
BA: Boston (MA, US), Boston Athenaeum
BALPL: Birmingham (AL, US), Birmingham Public Library
BaPL: Bangor (ME, US), Bangor Public Library
BLB: Karlsruhe (DE), Badische Landesbibliothek
BLUL: Bethlehem (PA, US), Lehigh University Library
BBS: Rochester (NY, US), Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play
BCC: Birmingham (UK), Birmingham City Council Library, Parker Collection
BEC: Buffalo (NY, US), Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
BHJ: Paris (FR), Bibliothèque de l'Heure Joyeuse
BL: London (UK), British Library
BM: London (UK), British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings
BnF: Paris (FR), Bibliothèque nationale de France
BPL: Boston (MA, US), Boston Public Library
BoL: Oxford (UK), University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries
BoL-JJ: Oxford (UK), University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
BoL-OpC: Oxford (UK), University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, Opie Collection
BRC: Bournemouth (UK), Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
BrCL: Fort Lauderdale (FL, US), Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, Broward County Library
BrM: Bryn Mawr (PA, US), Bryn Mawr College, Children's Book Collection
BS: München (DE), Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
BSU: Muncie (IN, US), Ball State University, Bracken Library
BUL: Providence (RI, US), Brown University Library
BYU: Provo (UT, US), Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library
CC: New London (CT, US), Connecticut College, Charles E. Shain Library
CCSU: New Britain (CT, US), Central Connecticut State University Library
CH: New York (NY, US), Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Drawings, Prints & Graphic Design department
CHAG: Bedford (UK), Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
CHCPL: Cincinnati (OH), Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
CMA: Cleveland (OH, US), Cleveland Museum of Art, Ingalls Library
CMLS: Richmond (VA, US), Confederate Memorial Literary Society, Virginia Historical Society
CPL: Cleveland (OH, US), Cleveland Public Library
CrB: Omaha (NE, US), Creighton University Library
CSU: Fort Collins (CO, US), Colorado State University, Morgan Library
CU: Ithaca (NY, US), Cornell University
CUL: Cambridge (UK), Cambridge University Library
CUL-WaC: Cambridge (UK), Cambridge University Library, Waddleton Collection
DC: Hanover (NH, US), Dartmouth College, Rauner Special Collection Library
DPL: Detoit (MI, US), Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection, Walter Crane Collection
DUL: Durham (NC, US), Duke University Library
EHC: Antwerp (BE), Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
EU-BDC: Exeter (UK), University of Exeter, Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
FAM: Cooperstown (NY, US), Femiore Art Museum & Farmers' Museum
FCL: Northampton (MA, US), Five College Libraries, Smith College Library
FPL: Framingham (MA, US), Framingham Public Library
FSL: Washington (DC, US), The Folger Shakespeare Library
FSUL: Tallahassee (FL; US), Florida State University Libraries, John MacKay Shaw Collection
GL: Glasgow (UK), Glasgow Libraries, Mitchell Library
GMM: Mainz (DE), Gutenberg-Museum Mainz, Bibliothek
GRI: Los Angeles (CA, US), Getty Research Institute Library
GUL: Independence (MO, US), Graceland University Libraries
GVSU: Allendale (MI, US), Grand Valley State University, Seidman House
HL: San Marino (CA, US), Huntington Library
HRC: Austin (TX, US), The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Centre
HTC: Hartford (CT, US), Trinity College Library
HTML: New Orleans (LA, US), Tulane University Libraries, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
HUGL: Cambridge (MA, US), Harvard University, Gutman Library
HUHL: Cambridge (MA, US), Harvard University, Houghton Library
HUHL-CMP: Cambridge (MA, US), Harvard University, Houghton Library, Caroline Miller Parker Collection of the Works of Walter Crane
HUL: Hempstead (NY, US), Hofstra University Library
HUWL: Cambridge (MA, US), Harvard University, Widener Library
HUWRL: Roanoke (VA, US), Hollins University, Wyndham Robertson Library
ISGM: Boston (MA, US), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
ISU: Normal (IL, US), Illinois State University, Milner Library
IULL: Bloomington (IN, US), Indiana University, Lilly Library
JRUL: Manchester (UK), University of Manchester, John Rylands University Library, Walter Crane Archive
KSU: Kent (OH, US), Kent State University Library
LCML: Lexington (MA, US), Cary Memorial Library
LL: London (UK), London Library
LoC: Washington (DC, US), Library of Congress
LUB: Leiden (NL), Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
LUL: Lund (SE), Lund University Library
MaaU: Maastricht (NL), Universiteit Maastricht Bibliotheek
McG: Montréal (CA), McGill University Library, Rare Books and Special Collections
MCL: Portland (OR, US), Multnomah County Library
MCLA: North Adams (MA, US), Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
MHC: South Hadley (MA, US), Mount Holyoke College Library
MET: New York (NY, US), The Metropolitan Museum of Art
MiUL: Miami (FL, US), Miami University Libraries, Special Collections
MKB: Basel (CH), Basel Museum der Kulturen, Bibliothek
ML: Minneapolis (MN, US), University of Minnesota Libraries, TC Andersen Library
MML: Newport News (VA, US), Mariners' Museum Library
MMU: Manchester (UK), Manchester Metropolitan University Library
MNL: Leiden (NL), Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde
MSU: East Lansing (MI, US), Michigan State University Library
MU: Sydney (AU), Macquarie University
MUBL: Melbourne (AU), University of Melbourne, Baillieu Library
MUL: Melbourne (AU), Monash University Library, Lindsay Shaw Collection
NA: Richmond (UK), National Archives
NAL: London (UK), Victoria and Albert Museum, National Art Library
NAL-GL: London (UK), Victoria and Albert Museum, National Art Library, Guy Tristram Little Bequest
NAL-ReC: London (UK), Victoria and Albert Museum, National Art Library, Renier Collection of Historic and Contemporary Children's Books
NEU: Nicosia (TR), Near East University Grand Library
NGA: Washington D.C. (DC, US), National Gallery of Art
NGC: Ottawa (CA), National Gallery of Canada
NL: Chicago (IL, US), Newberry Library
NLNZ: Wellington (NZ), National Library of New Zealand
NLS: Edinburgh (UK), National Library of Scotland
NLSA: Cape Town (SA), National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus
NLW: Aberystwyth (UK), National Gallery of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
NPL: Newark (DE, US), Newark Public Library
NRM: York (UK), National Railway Museum
NUL: Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Newcastle University Library
NY-CUL: New York (NY, US), Columbia University, Columbia University Library, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
NYHL: New York (NY, US), New York Historical Society
NYPL: New York (NY, US), New York Public Library, Rare Book Collection
NYSL: Albany (NY, US), New York State Library
NYU: New York (NY, US), New York University, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
OSU: Columbus (OH, US), Ohio State University Library
PEM: Salem (MA, US), Peabody Essex Museum, Phillips Library
PIL: Brooklyn (NY, US), Pratt Institute Library
PML: New York (NY, US), Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum
PPL: Providence (RI, US), Providence Public Library, Edith Wetmore Collection of Children's Books
PSU: University Park (PA, US), Pennsylvania State University Library
PUL-CCL: New Haven (NJ, US), Princeton, Princeton University, Princeton University Library, Cotsen Children's Library
QUL: Kingston (CA), Queen's University Library
RCT: London (UK), Royal Collection Trust
RGS: London (UK), Royal Geographical Society, Philip Archive
RLA: Newport (RI, US), Redwood Library and Athenaeum
RRL: Amsterdam (NL), Rijksmuseum Research Library and Study Room
SAU: St Andrews (UK), University of St Andrews
SBB: Berlin (DE), Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
SBU: Stony Brook (NY, US), Stony Brook, Stony Brook University
SCL: Northampton (MA, US), Smith College Library
SCUL: Columbia (SC, US), South Carolina University Library
SEU: Morristown (NJ, US), Saint Elizabeth University, Mahoney Library
SFPL: San Francisco (CA, US), San Francisco Public Library, Fox Collection
SIKJM: Zürich (CH), Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien
SimmUL: Boston (MA, US), Simmons University Library
SIUL: Carbondale (IL, US), Southern Illinois University Library
SJU: Queens (NY, US), St John's University
SLPL: St Louis (MO, US), St Louis Public Library
SLSA: Adelaide (AU), State Libraries of South Australia
SML: Wroughton (UK), Science Museum Library, National Collections Centre
SNMP: Rochester (NY, US), The Strong National Museum of Play
StA: St Andrews (UK), University of St Andrews Special Collections
StB: London (UK), St Bride Foundation, St Bride Library
SS: Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books
SUL: Stanford (CA, US), Standford University Library
SyUL: Syracuse (NY, US), Syracuse University Library
TCD: Dublin (IE), Trinity College Dublin
TPL-OsC: Toronto (CA), Toronto Public Library, Osborne Collection
TU: Towson (MD, US), Towson University, Albert S. Cook Library
TUL: Philadelphia (PA, US), Temple University Library
UA: Edmonton (CA), University of Alberta Libraries
UAL: Aberdeen (UK): University of Aberdeen Libraries
UB: Birmingham (UK), University of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library
UBC: Vancouver (CA), The University of British Columbia, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
UBHC: Bedford (UK), University of Bedfordshire, Hockliffe Collection
UBL: Bristol (UK), University of Bristol Library
UC: Chicago (IL, US), University of Chicago Library, Historical Children's Book Collection
UCB: Boulder (CO, US), University of Colorado Boulder
UCD: Dublin (IE), Dublin University College Library, Special Collections
UCin: Cincinnati (OH, US), University of Cincinnati Libraries
UCL-RKP: London (UK), University College London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Archives (on permanent loan from Routledge publishing, now at the National Archives, Richmond)
UConn: Storrs (CT, US), University of Connecticut Library
UD: Newark (DE, US), University of Delaware Library
UEL: Edinburgh (UK), University of Edinburgh Libraries
UFBL: Gainesville (FL, US), University of Florida, Smathers Library, Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
UG: Glasgow (UK), University of Glasgow Libraries
UGA: Athens (GA, US), University of Georgia Libraries
UIL: Iowa City (IA, US), University of Iowa Libraries
UIUC: Urbana (IL, US), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
UK: Lawrence (KS, US), University of Kansas, Spencer Library
UL: Leeds (UK), University of Leeds Library
UL-WI: London (UK), University of London, Warburg Institute
ULW: University of Leicester, David Wilson Library
ULL: Liverpool (UK), University of Liverpool Library
UM: Winnipeg (CA), University of Manitoba Libraries
UMassB: Boston (MA, US), University of Massachusetts, Healey Library
UMCU: Columbia (MO, US), University of Missouri Library
UMHL: College Park (MD, US), University of Maryland, Hornbake Library
UML: Ann Arbor (MI, US), University of Michigan Library
UMSL: St. Louis (MO, US), University of Missouri-St. Louis, University Libraries
UNCCH: Chapel Hill (NC, US), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNCG: Greensboro (NC, US), University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro University Library
UNT: Denton (TX, US), University of North Texas Library
UOL: Eugene (OR, US), University of Oregon Library
UoR: Reading (UK), University of Reading
UPL: Pittsburgh (PA, US), Pittsburgh University Library
UQ: Brisbane (AU), University of Queensland Library
UR: Rochester (NY, US), University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries
USC: Los Angeles (CA, US), University of Southern California
USHL: Southampton (UK), University of Southampton, Hartley Library
USM-DeG: Hattiesburg (MS, US), University of Southern Mississippi, University Libraries, de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
USMAL: West Point (NY, US), United States Military Academy Library
USML: Portland (ME, US), University of Southern Maine Libraries, Glickman Family Library, Edith C. Rice Children's Literature Collection
UTMC-McL: Toronto (CA), University of Toronto, Massey College, Robertson Davies Library, Ruari McLean Collection
UTL: Toledo (OH, US), University of Toledo Library
UTS: Logan (UT, US), Utah State University Library
UTTF: Toronto (CA), University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
UTUB: Braunschweig (DE), Universitätsbibliothek, Technische Universität Braunschweig
UV: Victoria (CA), University of Victoria Libraries
UVL: Charlottesville (VA, US), University of Virginia Library
UWM: Madison (WI, US), University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
VCL: Poughkeepsie (NY, US), Vassar College Library
VMFA: Richmond (VA, US), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
VU: Nashville (TN, US), Vanderbilt University, Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries
WAG: Manchester (UK), University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, Walter Crane Archive
WC: Wellesley (MA, US), Wellesley College
WKU: Bowling Green (KY, US), Western Kentucky University Libraries
WL: London (CA), Western University, Western Libraries
WMGL: Winterthur (DE, US), Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WSU: Detroit (MI, US), Wayne State University Library
WUL: Seattle (WA, US), Washington University Libraries, Suzzallo and Allen Libraries
WUSL: St Louis (MO, US), Washington University in St Louis, University Libraries
YCBA: New Haven (CT, US), Yale University, Yale Center for British Art
YUBL: New Haven (CT, US), Yale University, Beinecke Library
YUBL-CTP: New Haven (CT, US), Yale University, Beinecke Library, Catharine Tinker Patterson Collection of Walter Crane
YUL: York (UK), University of York Libraries
ZB: Middelburg (NL), Bibliotheek van Zeeland
ZHdK: Zürich (CH), Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
ZRB: Winston-Salem (NC, US), Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Special thanks to —
Stephen Parkin, Lucy Evans and all the staff, BL
Sarah Wheale, Julie Anne Lambert, Alexandra Franklin and all the staff, BoL
William Hale, CUL
Dawn Eurich, DPL
Hope Mayo, Peter X. Accardo, Monique Duhaime, Susan Halpert, Dennis Marnon and all the staff, HUHL
John Hodgson and Julianne Simpson, JRUL
Andrea Immel, Jeff Burdon, Julie L. Mellby and all the staff, PUL
Elizabeth James, Annemarie Bilclough and all the staff, NAL
Mary Skarott, NLNZ
Ian Johnson, Melanie Wood and all the staff, NUL
David G. Christie, NYPL
John Bidwell, PML
Sarah Lawrence and all the staff, SS
Krisztina Laszlo and Weiyan Yan, UBC
Sarah Arkle and Karen Davies, UBHC
Dan Mitchell, UCL
Andrea Reithmayr and Melinda Wallington, UR
Julia Warren, P.J. MacDougall, UTMC
Sandra Markham, Tim Young, Adrienne Leigh Sharpe and all the staff, YUBL
Zhu He, University of Edinburgh
Several booksellers and private collectors have been of help –
Brian W. Alderson
Aleph-Bet Books
Ruth Jones
Roger Middleton Books
David Miles Books
Justin G. Schiller