George Cassady, M.D. is a rare book collector and retired pediatrician who became enamored with Lewis Carroll's Alice's adventures in Wonderland while reading the stories to his children at bedtime. In 2000, he donated his collection, which began with 95 books and 20 pieces of ephemera, to USC in honor of his parents. Since 2005, the collection has also included the student projects of USC's annual Wonderland Awards competition established by George Cassady's wife, Linda, to help maintain the relevancy of Carroll's works in modern times. This finding aid pertains to the ephemera, realia, and Wonderland Awards contest, and does not include the books, manuscripts, letters, and other literature which are catalogued in USC's Homer On-line Public Access Catalog.

Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898) is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Lewis Carroll is derived from the reversed and transmogrified Christian names: Lutwidge -- Ludovicus -- Lewis and Charles -- Carolus -- Carroll.

30.0 Linear feet 95 books, 1 box of ephemera, 14 boxes of Wonderland award entries.

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