Printed ephemera and associated items, 1901-1997 (bulk 1917-1957).

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Printed ephemera and associated items, 1901-1997 (bulk 1917-1957).

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Printed ephemera (invitations, annoucements, etc.) issued by the Rowfant Club. File also includes copies of four letters from the Grolier Club(a New York City bibliophile society) and the Rowfant Club (1901-1917) and correspondence between the Rowfant Club and Grolier Club librarians Robert Nikirk (1977-1978) and Martin Antonetti (1992-1995). There is also a copy of Introduction to the Rowfant Club of Cleveland (1993) that provides historical information.

2 boxes (.8 linear ft.)

Grolier Club

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SNAC Resource ID: 6794090

Grolier Club

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Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Cleveland, Ohio bibliophile and book collector's club founded in 1892. It also issues limited editions of special interest books, and operated a bindery from 1909-1913. From the description of Records 1891-1973. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725619 Cleveland, Ohio club open by invitation only to men of diverse business and professional interests whose bond is a love of books, book collecting, and the art of bookmaking. Organized in 1892, the club chos...

Nikirk, Robert

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Librarian. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Nikirk : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308358 Founded in 1884 by a group of seven New York City Book collectors, the Grolier Club has employed librarians for over a century, and in the last few decades they have also assumed the duties of director. Robert Nikirk had a background in art historical studies and employment in a book auction house when he was app...

Antonetti, Martin C.

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Grolier Club

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The Grolier Club was founded in Jan. 23, 1884 by a group of seven New York City book collectors with the object, as stated in its constitution, "of literary study and promotion of the arts pertaining to the production of books." From its early days the Club has maintained a library related to collecting, bibliography and books about books. A library endowment fund (sometimes referred to as the "Library Fund) for the Grolier Club was first proposed in 1921, and the first fund-raising campaign amo...

Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895

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British poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rowfant, Crawley, to Jeannette L. Gilder, 1884 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644685614 From the description of Doctor Oliver W. Holmes : autograph poem signed : [London?], 1884 Aug. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644709797 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591...