This display was put together using familiar and lesser known imagery from the sixteen Oz books L. Frank Baum wrote as well as the movie, The Wizard of Oz, which spawned an assortment of memorabilia and products. Created to grab the viewer’s attention and to introduce the fact Baum wrote an entire series of Oz books after the Wizard of Oz, the display takes you from the monotone landscape of reality, over the rainbow to a unique world of flying monkeys, magic silver slippers, and wicked witches. Items included in the display were from the Nesbitt room or generously loaned by Stephen Mahofski. Display was compiled by Rachel E. Cannon.
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Side view of the entire display.
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Display cases housed Wizard of Oz dolls, generously donated by Stephen Mahofski. |
Right side of display, moving from color to black and white. |
Left display bulletin, the yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City. Included the fact: Dorothy’s slippers in the book are silver not ruby. |
Display cases presented a wide range of editions of the Oz series.
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Right display bulletin goes from dreary black and white across the rainbow to color.
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Center display case with Kansas farmhouse created by Elizabeth Mahoney.
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Display cases also incorporated biographies of Baum that are located in the Information Science Library’s collection. |
The movie The Wizard of Oz spawned a variety of memorabilia including a Wizard of Oz themed Monopoly set donated by Stephen Mahofski. |
| Elizabeth Nesbitt Room: The Oz Series | Elizabeth Nesbitt Room |
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