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Book collector, production manager for Penguin Books. John Overton worked for Penguin Books from 1935 to the mid-1950s. Overton spent 10 years of his early life in Australia. In 1991 he donated to the National Library his collection of over 4000 volumes published by Penguin Books up to the mid-1950s. The collection contains the first 2000 Penguin titles, and also includes all the firm's other series such as King Penguin, Penguin Shakespeare, Pelican and Puffin. The books are in the Rare Books Collection with the prefix RB OVE.

From the description of Papers of John Overton, 1943-1973 [manuscript]. 1943-1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225828433

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Overton, John

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Sam Rayburn papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007

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Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961, Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007

Title: Sam Rayburn papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007

Rayburn served as a Texas legislator from 1906 to 1912, when he was elected to the United States Congress. He was elected House majority leader, Democratic Party, in 1937, holding that position until 1940 when he was named Speaker of the House. He continued in that office until his death in 1961, except for two periods of Republican control when he served as minority leader. Correspondence, speeches, interviews, newspaper clippings, printed materials, financial records, maps, charts, and reports document the political career of Sam Rayburn.

ArchivalResource: 144 linear feet

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Papers of John Overton, 1943-1973 [manuscript]. 1943-1973.

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Overton, John, 1920-1991. Papers of John Overton, 1943-1973 [manuscript].

Title: Papers of John Overton, 1943-1973 [manuscript]. 1943-1973.

The manuscript material is chiefly associated with book production and includes: - 1. Correspondence and memos, 1949-1956, correspondents include George Bernard Shaw, Allen Lane. 2. Art design, invitations, portraits. 3. Articles and notes for Penguins Progress. 4. Lists of books, catalogues. 5. Penguin display cards. 6. Printer's proof of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 7. Notes on the English Dictionary. 8. Music scores. 9. Production information for The Pelican History of Art. 10. Correspondence, galley proofs of Witchcraft and Black Magic. 11. Correspondence, 1954, with Whitefriars Press about printing presses. 12. Information about book production, typographical styles, printing, paper quality, Penguin house rules and layouts. 13. Production lists, binding costs, production costs. 14. Five Penguin prints, posters of Churchill, printed material.

ArchivalResource: 28 cm. (2 boxes + 1 folio)

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