Grolier Club records Grolier Club records 1891-2009

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Grolier Club records Grolier Club records 1891-2009

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The Grolier Club records, 1891-2009, includes papers and materials of the Grolier Club of New York, America's oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and literary enthusiasts. The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence and ephemera related to the organization and its members.

5 linear ft. (5 records center boxes)

eng,

Brown University Library, Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6358580

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Lownes, Albert Edgar, 1899-1978

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Brown class of 1920. Book collector, textile executive, naturalist. From the description of Manuscript Collection, 1549-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429908 Brown University class of 1920; honorary M.A., 1940; honorary doctorate, 1970. At different times President and then Chairman of the Board of American Silk Spinning Company of Providence; collector of books and manuscripts; Lecturer in History of Science at Brown for thirty years; interests included astronomy, ...

Louttit, W. Easton (William Easton), 1904-1973

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William Easton Louttit (1904-1973), graduated from Brown University 1925. Served as a member of the Board of Trustees, 1945-1957, and Board of Fellows, 1957-1970; appointed Archivist of the University in 1938. President of What Cheer Laundry; book collector, specializing in Rhode Island history, John Hay, and the Legend of the Wandering Jew. From the guide to the William Easton Louttit papers, Louttit (William Easton) papers, 1930-1973, (John Hay Library Special Collections) ...

Streit, Samuel Allen

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The Grolier Club is a society of bibliophiles, founded in New York City in January, 1884, the oldest such club in North America. The club is named after Jean Grolier de Servières, Viscount d'Aguisy, Treasurer General of France. The Grolier Club has had three locations since being founded in 1884. In 1890 the Grolier Club moved into a Romanesque Revival building at 29 East 32nd Street. Since 1917, the club has been located at 47 East 60th Street. The Grolier Club maintai...