Papers relating to book collecting, 1937-1986 (bulk 1937-1971)

Pforzheimr, Arthur

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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...

Howell, Alfred C.

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Vander Poel, Halsted B., 1911-

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Collector and archaeologist. Halsted Billings Vander Poel was born in New York City. He started collecting books and manuscripts about 1937, concentrating on nineteenth and twentieth century English and American authors. From 1958 he lived in Rome, where he amassed a research library and architectural historiography of archaeological investigations conducted around the Bay of Naples, with emphasis on Pompeii and Herculaneum. He bought from many Continental dealers as well as those in England and...

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Elmer Adler worked in his family's clothing firm in Rochester, N.Y. while developing an avocation as a book and print collector. In 1922 he came to New York City and established the Pynson Printers; he began to makea reputation as a book designer. Adler served as a typographic consultant to several magazines and to The New York Times. From 1930 to 1940 he published The colophon : a book collector's quarterly. In 1940 he was invited to establish a Department of Graphic Arts at Princeton Universit...

Mott, Howard S.

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Arents, George, 1875-1960

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George Arents, Jr. (1875-1960) was an American businessman. He studied at Columbia University and received his master's degree from Syracuse University at the age of 57. His father and great-uncle were founders of the Allen & Ginter Tobacco Company, which later became the American Tobacco Company. In 1922 Arents became a director of the American Tobacco Company and from 1924 he was the treasurer of both the American Machine and Foundry and International Cigar Machinery. He was also a collect...

Goff, Frederick Richmond, 1916-1982

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Chief, Rare Books Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Editor of the Library of Congress Quarterly Journal. From the description of Correspondence, 1948 5 August to 21 September. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122594315 ...

Gordon, John Dozer, 1907-1968

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Hyde, Donald Frizell, 1909-1966

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Epithet: first husband of Mary Viscountess Eccles British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x000188 ...

Jackson, William A. (William Alexander), 1905-1964

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Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard University.. From the description of William A. Jackson diplomas and certificates, 1927-1962. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663976597 Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard. From the description of William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldC...