Winnie-the-Pooh archive visit
Wednesday 14 October 2026 marks the centenary of the first publication of A.A. Milne’s beloved book Winnie-the-Pooh.
Event details
Where
Archives and Special Collections Research Room, Ground Level LibraryWhen
Archives and Special Collections at Surrey are lucky to have three collections related to E.H. Shepard, the illustrator who provided the ‘decorations’ for Winnie-the-Pooh. These include much of his personal archive donated in 1974, materials from his descendants via The Shepard Trust, and from HarperCollins Publishers, whose collection of hand-coloured illustrations they take care of on long-term loan.
Find out more about the origins of Winnie-the-Pooh and see some of E.H. Shepard’s original artwork and other treasures that the team care for by joining a visit to Archives and Special Collections.
There are three start times available to sign up for:
- 9.30am
- 10.30am
- 11.30am
Picture credit: EGM/2/47 ‘Pooh, Piglet and Christopher Robin playing Pooh Sticks’. From the HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Collection. © The Shepard Trust and HarperCollins Publishers, 1970.