Book
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / written for Montgomery Ward by Robert L. May ; illustrated by Denver Gillen. --
Record details
- ISBN: 1557091390
- ISBN: 9781557091390
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Edition: Facsimile ed., Golden anniversary ed. --
- Publisher: Bedford, MA : Applewood Books, c1939.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 16.89 |
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| Subject: | Reindeer > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Stories in rhyme. Christmas stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | CEL JP May | 31681002744670 | PICTURE | Available | - |
Robert L. May penned one of America's most famous contributions to Christmas folklore while working as a copywriter for Montgomery Ward & Co. in Chicago. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1926 and held various advertising jobs in several department stores across the country before going to the catalog company in 1936. A humble, soft-spoken man, May was gratified that children the world over responded to the story of the lonely little deer who found happiness when he gladly accepted a chance to help others. May referred to Rudolph as "my generous son," claiming that the noble reindeer enabled him to send his six children to college.
In 1958 May donated the original 32-page Rudolph manuscript to the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, which now houses the Robert L. May Collection. May left Montgomery Ward in 1951 to manage Rudolph's burgeoning career but returned to the company in 1958, retiring in 1970. He died in 1976.
In 1958 May donated the original 32-page Rudolph manuscript to the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, which now houses the Robert L. May Collection. May left Montgomery Ward in 1951 to manage Rudolph's burgeoning career but returned to the company in 1958, retiring in 1970. He died in 1976.
