Blanck, Jacob, 1906-1974

American bibliographer.

From the description of Letter : to William Targ, 1957 Apr. 17. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122617123

Jacob Blanck's career as a bibliographer and editor included positions as rare book editor of Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, 1936-1952; bibliographer in Americana at the Library of Congress, 1939-1941; and editor of Bibliography of American Literature, 1943-1974. He also edited the third and fourth volumes of Merle Johnson's American First Editions (1936, 1942) and published four books, including two children's books. He held an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Brown University (1969) and a Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University (1970). Blanck died December 25, 1974 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

From the guide to the Jacob Blanck papers, 1930-1947, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature . His Jonathan and the rainbow was published in 1958 by Houghton Mifflin.

From the guide to the Papers concerning Jonathan and the rainbow, 1947-1966., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature. His Jonathan and the rainbow was published in 1958 by Houghton Mifflin.

From the description of Papers concerning Jonathan and the rainbow, 1947-1966. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390075

Jacob Blanck, bibliographer and editor of the Bibliography of American Literature and the third and fourth volumes of Merle Johnson's American First Editions.

From the description of Jacob Blanck papers, 1930-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179754

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature.

From the description of Jacob Blanck correspondence, 1923-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367260

From the guide to the Jacob Blanck correspondence, 1923-1935., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Jacob Nathaniel Blanck was an American bibliographer and antiquarian. Born in Boston, he was educated in Boston public schools and late in life was awarded honorary degrees from Brown and Harvard universities. His interest in books led him to positions as editor for Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, as bibliographer for the Library of Congress, and to his key work, editor of the Bibliography of American Literature, a magisterial accomplishment that has received consistent praise. In addition to writing numerous articles and compiling various bibliographies, Blanck also wrote several acclaimed children's books.

From the description of Jacob Blanck correspondence with Richard S. Barnes, 1958. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85869593