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This is a rare find for collectors of historical memorabilia and fans of Shel Silverstein. This is the 1945 Roosevelt High School yearbook from Chicago, in original condition and featuring Silverstein as a student.
Sheldon Allan Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book, under the stylized name "Uncle Shelby", which he used as an occasional pen name.
Silverstein Works:
-Take Ten (1955); reissued in paperback as Grab Your Socks! (1956)
-Now Here's My Plan (1960) (first collection of American magazine cartoons)
-Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book (1960) (first book of original material for adults)
-Playboy's Teevee Jeebies (1963)
-Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (1963) (first children's book)
-A Giraffe and a Half (1964)
-The Giving Tree (1964)
-Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? (1964)
-Uncle Shelby's Zoo: Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies (1964)
-More Playboy's Teevee Jeebies (1965)
-Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) (first collection of poems)
-The Missing Piece (1976)
-The Devil and Billy Markham (1979)
-Different Dances (1979)
-A Light in the Attic (1981)
-The Missing Piece Meets the Big O (1981)
-Falling Up (1996)
-Draw a Skinny Elephant (1998)
-Runny Babbit (2005)
-Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies (2008)
-Every Thing on It (2011)
-Runny Babbit Returns (2017)
The yearbook captures the essence of high school life in the mid-1940s, with sections dedicated to clubs, sports, and candid photos of students and faculty. The book is in good condition for its age and would make a great addition to any collection or a unique gift for a fan of Silverstein or Chicago history.
