Emma Toedteberg bookplate collection Bulk, 1870-1936 1701-1982

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Emma Toedteberg bookplate collection Bulk, 1870-1936 1701-1982

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_2012_004_toedteberg_bookplates/arms_2012_004_toedteberg_bookplates.html

The Emma Toedteberg Bookplate collection, spanning from 1701 to 1982, was the bookplate collection of long-time Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) librarian Emma Toedteberg (1856-1936). The collection was originally created by Miss Toedteberg's father, Augustus Toedteberg (1824-1909), and later expanded by BHS librarians. The present collection numbers over 7,000 bookplates ranging from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, including armorial, heraldic and presentation bookplates of individuals and institutions. Works of numerous engravers are represented such as Edwin Davis French, Charles W. Sherborn and John W. Evans.

23.5 Linear feet; in 48 manuscript boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330109

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