McCain Library and Archives
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The McCain Library and Archives is the chief reserve library for The University of Southern Mississippi. It houses the items in Southern Miss' possession that are not available for checkout. Besides being the archives, the building also houses the office of the President Emeritus, and the universities audio visual department. The Archives also house the DeGrummond's Children's Literature Collection, one of the largest collections of children's literature in the world. The McCain building is also home to the world's largest collection of Curious George writings and artifacts. Many of the original artworks etc for the Curious George are housed in the McCain Library and Archives. The author of Curious George even created a special drawing as a gift to the university upon giving their collection to the university that depicts George carrying all of his books etc past and old time directions sign that points towards Hattiesburg.[1] A copy of this drawing can be viewed in the Curious George section of Barnes and Noble in The Thad Cochran Center.
Curious George Comes to Hattiesburg
Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond, a professor in the field of library science (specializing in children's literature) at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. contacted the Reys in 1966 about the university's new children's literature collection. H.A. and Margret made a donation of a pair of sketches at the time. In 1996, after Margret's death, it was revealed in her will that the entire literary estate of the Reys were to be donated to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at Southern Mississippi.