Alice 100 Collection

The Alice 100 Collection celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the first publication of Alice in 1865.

Over a seven year period, a well known rare book dealer in Victoria, R.D.Hilton Smith, gathered almost 500 books for this collection. The collection includes more than 200 editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland usually accompanied by Through the Looking Glass and displays the work of more than 80 illustrators. The collection includes the 1866 official first edition to a calf-bound set that bears Alice Hargreaves' (Alice's married name) signature. The collection also includes parodies and imitations, musical and stage productions, film stills, translations, as well as other works by and about Carroll.

In 1965, the collection was donated to the University of British Columbia by the graduating class of 1925 in celebration of their 40th anniversary.

Image: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll. New York: Gilbert H. McKibbin, 1899.

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Collection in the UBC Library Catalogue

Alice 100 Collection

• Use this link to explore all the items in the Alice 100 collection. Rather than regular call numbers, Alice 100 items are assigned Alice book numbers (ex. Alice .book 1). 

Subject Headings

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Through the looking glass

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898--Criticism and interpretation

Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll)

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland--Illustrations

Carroll, Lewis. 1832-1898. Through the looking-glass--Illustrations

Children's stories, English--History and criticism

Authors, English--19th century--Biography

Related UBC Library Research Guides

Historical Children's Literature

• At the University of British Columbia, Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) collects children's literature of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States to 1939 with an emphasis on books that were read by children. UBC's Education library also collects historical Canadian children's literature. This subject guide lists selected print and electronic information sources for research in historical children's literature. 

Children's Literature

• This guide will help you locate books, web resources, databases, theses, journals, and other sources concerning children's literature.