Peter and Iona Opie

•Specialized in the children’s literature, the customs of schoolchildren, children’s rhymes and playground rhymes
•1951 The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
•1959 The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
•The Opie Collection at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University contains 20,000 pieces, covering the 16th to 20th centuries

Biography of the Opies

Lilly Library Collection

University of Sheffield Collection

Bodleian Library Collection

Opie Collection of Children's Games and Songs (recordings)

Children's Playground Games and Songs in the New Media Age