Correspondence-Receipts, 1900-1927.

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Correspondence-Receipts, 1900-1927.

This collection contains a series of letters between the Ambler, Pa. dealer of legal/naval prints and one of his principal clients, the William J. Campbell Bookstore of Philadelphia. Much of the correspondence is from Martin to his nephew, John J. Campbell, and to William J. Campbell, the proprietor of Campbell's Bookstore, from Chicago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C., as Martin travelled on collecting tours. This material is part of the William J. Campbell Bookstore records.

1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes).

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Martin, Henry A.

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William J. Campbell Bookstore

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The William J. Campbell Bookstore, founded in 1850 in Philadelphia by John Campbell, an English bookseller, also specialized in publishing local history and legal tracts. In 1874 William J. Campbell assumed direction over operations with the death of his father. In 1931 William's son John J. took replaced his father and served at the helm until the store closed in 1951. The firm was instrumental in assembling the Franklin imprintscollection at Yale and the Curtis Collection at University of Penn...

Campbell, John J., bookseller

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