Lyman Frank Baum, Collection

Lyman Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost" novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen.

His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). Baum is also known to have called for the complete eradication of the Native Americans during the late 19th century.

Sky Island,  (1912)

Dot and Tot of Merryland,  (1901)

Twinkle and Chubbins, (1906)

Mary Louise, (1916)

Mary Louise in the Country, (1916)

Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls, (1918)

Mary Louise Solves a Mystery, (1917)

Policeman Bluejay, (1907)

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People, (1896)

The Enchanted Island of Yew, (1903)

"A Kidnapped Santa Claus", (1904)

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, (1902)