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Roberts, Ethel Dane, 1870-1959. Typed letter unsigned (copy) to:"Mr.John Carter" September 24, 1934.

Title: Typed letter unsigned (copy) to:"Mr.John Carter" September 24, 1934.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70816958 View

Bruce Garland Thomas Wise collection, 1897-2007, undated, 1934-1975

Title: Bruce Garland Thomas Wise collection 1897-2007, undated 1934-1975

The Bruce Garland Thomas Wise collection comprises approximately 1.3 linear feet of material pertaining to English bibliographer, book collector, and forger Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937). Much of the collection's material was compiled by English bibliographer and book collector John Carter (1905-1975), who co-authored with Graham Pollard (1903-1976) (1934), which effectively outed Wise as a forger. The collection contains correspondence, including original correspondence of Wise's, manuscripts, page proofs, galley proofs, auction catalogs, clippings, scrapbooks, periodicals and articles, and ephemera. An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets

ArchivalResource: 1.3 linearfeet and oversize removals; (2 boxes)

http://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0646 View

Jackson, Henry, 1839-1921. Letters, 1862-1919.

Title: Letters, 1862-1919.

Consists of letters to and from Henry Jackson which were removed from R. St. John Parry's Henry Jackson, O.M., Cambridge University Press, 1926 (Lilly LF704.J3 P3), a volume which had been given with the letters to John Carter by Jackson and subsequently acquired by the Lilly Library.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39497093 View

Grant Richards Collection of A. E. Housman Material, 1898-1947, (bulk 1910-1942)

Title: Grant Richards Collection of A. E.Housman Material 1898-1947 (bulk1910-1942)

British author and publisher.Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, galley and page proofs, newspaperclippings, printed material, and musical scores pertaining primarily to Richards'sbiography of A. E. Housman.

ArchivalResource: 1,500 items; 8 containers; 3 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012135 View

Roberts, Ethel Dane, 1870-1959. Typed letter copy unsigned to: Mr. John Carter February 3, 1933.

Title: Typed letter copy unsigned to: Mr. John Carter February 3, 1933.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70816954 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975,. Collection of contemporary calligraphic letters sent to John Carter : [n.p.], 1940s-1950s.

Title: Collection of contemporary calligraphic letters sent to John Carter : [n.p.], 1940s-1950s.

ArchivalResource: ca. 10 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270936776 View

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Poems, [ca. 1928-1933].

Title: Poems, [ca. 1928-1933].

Manuscript of English traslation of Catullus' poems in 2 volumes by Robert Gathorne-Hardy, with corrections and annotations by John Carter. Accompanied by manuscript (11 leaves) of "Catullus/Part I," dated 20.4.29 at end.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (69, 117 leaves in case) ; 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23055117 View

Pirie, Robert S. Robert S. Pirie papers, [1956-2005].

Title: Robert S. Pirie papers, [1956-2005].

The original inventory includes: correspondence relating to book and antique collecting of Robert S. Pirie; most of the letters are addressed to Pirie from fellow collectors, bibliophiles, and rare book and antique dealers. Correspondents include but are not limited to: F.B. Adams, Marie Angel, John Carter, John F. Fleming, E.P. Goldschmidt (London), Hamill & Barker (Chicago), Rupert Hart-Davis, John Hayward, B.E. Jurel-Jenson, Maggs Brothers (London), A.N.L. Munby, Michael Papantonio (Seven Gables Bookshop), Charles S. Ryskamp, John Sparrow, and J.L. Vellekoop of E.P. Goldscmidt. There is a collection of over 100 ALS and TLS from Philip Hofer of the Department of Graphic Art at Harvard University and 24 ALS from Sir Geoffrey Keynes concering preparation of the 4th edition of his Bibliography of Dr. John Donne (1973). Of the almost 200 ALS, TLS and telegrams from the firm of Bernard Quaritch in London, the majority are signed by P. N. Poole-Wilson. Supplementary inventory includes: appraisals and descriptions of furniture and objets d'art and some books; a number of the appraisals were made by Paul Magriel. There is substantial material concerning the exhibition John Donne at the Grolier Club in 1972 that was organized by RSP and included many items from his collection. Also: files of personal correspondence for the years 1980-1089 and the complete files documenting the creation of his publication for the Roxburghe Club, an edition of his. original manuscript of Robert Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia, printed by the Stinehour Press in 2002 for distribution to members. The complete file of papers relating to his role as an executor of the estate of antiquarian bookseller John Fleming is also included, as are papers relating to his sponsorship of a publications program with the Grolier Poetry Bookshoop (Laura Solano) in Cambridge Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 50 negatives.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122444902 View

Carter, Will, 1912-2001. David's lament.

Title: David's lament. [May 1935]

Calligraphic manuscript by Will Carter of verses 19-27 of 2 Samuel I. The first page of the text is illuminated by Carter in the medieval tradition and bears the bookplate of his brother, the bookseller John Carter.

ArchivalResource: [8] p., bound : ill. ; 16 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297118024 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Sir" January 4, 1933.

Title: Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Sir" January 4, 1933.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70813817 View

John Carter: Papers, c. 1946-1974

Title: John Carter: Papers c. 1946-1974

ArchivalResource: 11 box-files

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb12-mss.add.8230-8240 View

Roberts, Ethel Dane, 1870-1959. Typed letter unsigned (copy) to: "Mr. John Carter" May 4, 1933.

Title: Typed letter unsigned (copy) to: "Mr. John Carter" May 4, 1933.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70816957 View

Mill House Press. [Mill House Press miscellania]

Title: [Mill House Press miscellania] 1928-1972.

ArchivalResource: 22 items : ill. ; 14-27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224551300 View

Beckford, William, 1760-1844. William Beckford collection, 1735-1967.

Title: William Beckford collection, 1735-1967.

The William Beckford Collection consists of correspondence, a few manuscripts, personal papers of Beckford family members, and other papers relating to Beckford research and collections.

ArchivalResource: 6.25 linear feet (13 boxes) + 1 oil painting.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702132836 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Gerard Manley Hopkins collection, 1918-1989.

Title: Gerard Manley Hopkins collection, 1918-1989.

This collection is composed of five individual accretions of materials about Hopkins and are gathered together as an intentionally-assembled collection. These materials include material collected by John Carter relating to Gerard Manley Hopkins, a copy of an Edward Tedesco drawing of Hopkins, a woodcut engraving of Hopkins by Robert F. McGovern (2 copies) and ephemera related to the unveiling of the memorial to Hopkins at Westminster Abbey.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1.5 linear ft. (1 box and 1 oversized folder).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68683652 View

White, William, 1910-1995. Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987.

Title: Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987.

Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, proofs, research material, newsclippings, photographs, records, tapes and scrapbooks. The collection contains typescripts and proofs for "By-line: Ernest Hemingway" and "Dateline: Toronto," his dissertation on A. E. Housman and articles re Ralph Waldo Emerson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Sir William Osler, W. D. Snodgrass, Nathanael West, and Walt Whitman. In addition there are articles by other critics and bibliographers and manuscripts submitted to the "Walt Whitman Quarterly Review" Of special interest is a group of A. E. Housman papers including three manuscripts, a parody by Arthur Christopher Benson, a dedication to Moses I. Jackson, and three letters: Grant Richards to Housman, Jackson to Richards, and Geoffrey Wethered to Laurence Housman. White's professional correspondence contains discussions with other scholars about Ernest Bramah, G. K. Chesterton, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ernest Hemingway, A. E. Housman, D. H. Lawrence, Sir William Osler, W. D. Snodgrass, Henry D. Thoreau, and Nathanael West. There are also topical files on censorship, particularly of John O'Hara's "Ten North Frederick"; the "New Cambridge bibliography of English literature"; the International Imitation Hemingway Competition; employment at Oita College of Commerce, Oita, Japan; and evaluation of Ph D dissertations submitted to the University of Madras, Madras, India. The collection also contains research material including copies of correspondence and manuscripts, bibliographies, notes and printed items, and recordings of lectures and readings, for many of the above authors particularly Bramah, Hemingway, Housman, and Whitman. Personal papers include biographical material, photographs, scrapbooks and twenty-six diaries, 1928-1980.

ArchivalResource: 8,223 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647808429 View

Fairbank, Alfred J. Autograph letter signed : Hove, to John Carter, 1958 Mar. 8.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Hove, to John Carter, 1958 Mar. 8.

Telling him he cannot find "the draft of the S.P.E. notes" he wrote for Robert Bridges; saying he will "be glad to show [Carter] letters written by James Wardrop from 1931 onwards"; discussing handwriting.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 20.3 cm. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/526599011 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Letters : London and New York, to Seymour Adelman, 1956-1973.

Title: Letters : London and New York, to Seymour Adelman, 1956-1973.

10 ALsS, 27 TLsS, and 8 APcS.

ArchivalResource: 45 items (together 49 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28435047 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Madam" February 21, [1933?].

Title: Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Madam" February 21, [1933?].

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70813818 View

Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936. A.E. Housman papers, 1906-1940.

Title: A.E. Housman papers, 1906-1940.

Chiefly notebooks containing drafts, fair copies, and fragments of Housman's poetry, most of which were published in A Shropshire Lad (1896), Last Poems (1922), and More Poems (1936). Includes a photocopy of an analysis of the poems prepared by John Carter along with an index to the original arrangement of the notebooks. Also includes photocopies of the published volumes annotated by Carter with readings from the original manuscripts as transcribed from the notebooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.9 containers.2 microfilm reels.1.8 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/747233076 View

Grauer, Ben. Personal correspondence and material relating to the book arts, 1951-1977.

Title: Personal correspondence and material relating to the book arts, 1951-1977.

Personal correspondence (1954-1969) as well as correspondence with antiquarian booksellers. Correspondents include John Carter; David Chambers; Fannie Hurst; and Leslie Mitchell. Notices, announcements, etc. relating to New York City area book arts events (1954-1967) as well as miscellaneous notices and articles. Hand-made and letterpress Christmas cards designed by friends of Grauer and received 1971-1974, including cards designed by Fritz Eichenberg, John De Pol and Antonio Visconti. Also, several photographs of Grauer and his wife as well as snapshots (probably of his library). Extensive collection of clippings from antiquarian booksellers' and auction catalogs (1965-1974) for a projected history of prices. A few items relate to Grauer's wife, Melanie Kahane.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (1.8 linear ft.)photographs ca. 12.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122424202 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. John Carter calligraphic letters, 1946-1971.

Title: John Carter calligraphic letters, 1946-1971.

Letters, postcards and related materials collected as examples of the handwriting of calligraphers among John Carter's friends, including Sydney Cockerell, Alfred Fairbank, E.A. Lowe, Francis Meynell, Paul Standard, Janet Stone, Irene Wellington, Aubrey West. Also included are a few letters by historical figures, i.e. May Morris, A.J.A. Symons, and C.J. Turner.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34764028 View

A. E. Housman Papers, 1906-1940

Title: A. E. Housman Papers 1906-1940

Poet. Chiefly notebooks containing drafts, fair copies, and fragments of Housman's poetry, in addition to a few letters and miscellaneous items. Also includes an analysis of some of the poems by John W. Carter.

ArchivalResource: 30 items; 9 containers; 1.8 linear feet; 2 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010215 View

Ratchford, Fannie Elizabeth, 1888-. TL : [Austin, Texas], to editor, the Atlantic monthly, Boston, Mass., [1945 March?].

Title: TL : [Austin, Texas], to editor, the Atlantic monthly, Boston, Mass., [1945 March?].

Ratchford writes to correct alleged errors in John Carter's essay, "Thomas J. Wise and his forgeries," that appeared in the Atlantic monthly for February 1945. An autograph note signed at the top of this photocopy is addressed to George L. McKay, curator at the Grolier Club (a New York City bibliophile society).

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122573220 View

Chicago Book & Art Auctions. Collection of articles on the Thomas J. Wise forgeries.

Title: Collection of articles on the Thomas J. Wise forgeries. [1934-1962]

A scrapbook of newspaper clippings dealing with the Thomas J. Wise forgeries, collected by Lucy Osborne. The collection includes book reviews, auction catalog excerpts, articles on Wise, a typed manuscript letter to the editor of the Atlantic monthly from Fannie E. Ratchford; a copy of the Ulysses Bookshop catalog for the Wise copy of Elizabeth B. Browning's poems; and a copy of The Carter-Pollard disclosures by Gabriel Wells (pasted in at end).

ArchivalResource: [61] leaves : port., facsim. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76288080 View

Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003.

Title: Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003.

Correspondence and other personal papers of Mary Hyde Eccles, a collector and literary scholar whose primary interest was Samuel Johnson.

ArchivalResource: 88 linear feet (84 boxes, 3 pf boxes, and 7 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01787/catalog View

Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967. Sunday newspapers.

Title: Sunday newspapers. 1955.

Confidential paper prepared by Stanley Morison for the management of the Times newspaper of London which in 1955 was considering a Sunday edition.

ArchivalResource: 58 leaves, bound ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31827482 View

John Carter papers, 1959–1970

Title: JohnCarter papers 1959–1970

Letters and other documents related to the British book collectorJohn Carter.

ArchivalResource: 17 items

http://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0099_0746 View

Roberts, Ethel Dane, 1870-1959. Typed letter copy unsiged to: Mr. John Carter March 3, 1933.

Title: Typed letter copy unsiged to: Mr. John Carter March 3, 1933.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70816955 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Madam" April 20, [19]33.

Title: Autograph letter signed John Carter to: "Dear Madam" April 20, [19]33.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70813819 View

Fairbank, Alfred J. Calligraphic copy-book made for Vera Law : [England], 1926 Oct.

Title: Calligraphic copy-book made for Vera Law : [England], 1926 Oct.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (7 p.), bound ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270479470 View

Carter, John, 1905-1975. Typed letter signed John Carter to: Miss L. Weed November 4, 1937.

Title: Typed letter signed John Carter to: Miss L. Weed November 4, 1937.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70813820 View

William Beckford collection, 1735-1967

Title: William Beckford collection 1735-1967

The William Beckford Collection consists of correspondence, a few manuscripts, personal papers of Beckford family members, and other papers relating to Beckford research and collections.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 13; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 7.75

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.beckford View

Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941. Typed letter (copy) signed Theo. W. Koch to: "Mr. John Carter, Mr. Graham Pollard" September 24, 1934.

Title: Typed letter (copy) signed Theo. W. Koch to: "Mr. John Carter, Mr. Graham Pollard" September 24, 1934.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70814755 View

Wardrop, James, 1905-1957. Correspondence and manuscript, 1933-1952.

Title: Correspondence and manuscript, 1933-1952.

A series of 12 letters from Graily Hewitt, 20 letters from Stanley Morison, and 3 letters from John Carter to Sir James Wardrop; also 10 letters from Sir James Wardrop to Graily Hewitt. This correspondence deals with calligraphic and manuscript matters. The single manuscript is Wardrop's draft obituary of Hewitt.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear ft. (48 items in 1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122482550 View