Robert Merry’s Museum featured works by almost every nineteenth-century writer for children, from Jacob Abbott to Sophie May; it also excerpted works for adults, among them Herman Melville. Especially during 1857-1867, the magazine printed pieces written by its subscribers: some adults, many not.

Alphabetized by author’s real name (where known); use control-F to search for pseudonym. Pieces listed here are only those signed in the Museum, except for Typee, by Herman Melville, several pieces by Samuel Griswold Goodrich, and serials by Samuel Kettell. Author’s birth/death dates appear after the name, as do pseudonyms. Authors who were subscribers are marked with an asterisk (*) and, when possible, are linked to a brief biography. Titles are in alphabetical order. Page numbers are included, listing year.volume number.page numbers; thus 1855.2.123 = 1855, volume 2, page 123. The Museum included two volumes per year: volume 1 spanned January-June; volume 2 spanned July-December.

KEY: /i = illustrated piece; /p = piece is a poem; /s = piece is a song, with music