Book Club of Detroit records, 1958-2006.

Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies

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Strouse, Norman H.

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Regents' Professor, Librarianship 296A. From the description of Materials for seminar course, The Collecting of Books and Manuscripts : School of Librarianship, University of California, Berkeley, 1971 March - June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122354916 Norman Strouse was born outside Olympia, Washington in 1906. A high school graduate, he went to work for the "Seattle Post Intelligencer," where he advanced to handling the paper's national advertising. In 1949 he began a ...

Feinberg, Charles Lee

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Charles Lee Feinberg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 12, 1909. He was raised in an orthodox Jewish home and studied for the rabbinate before he became a Christian in 1930. Feinberg was a home missionary with the American Board of Missions to the Jews in Detroit and Brooklyn. He earned several degrees, including the following ones from Evangelical Theological College (renamed Dallas Theological Seminary in 1936) a Th.B. and Th.M. in 1934 and a Th.D. in 1935. Charles married Anne Pris...

Museum Plantin-Moretus

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The museum is dedicated to the history of Belgian printing and particularly the 16th century printer Christophe Plantin whose business was continued by his descendants, including his son-in-law Jan Moretus. In 1876 Edouard Moretus sold the press and all its equipment to the city of Antwerp. A year later, in 1877, one could visit the print shop and adjoining house. The museum has two of the oldest printing presses in the world, as well as 90 complete sets of lead characters. It also contains a pa...

Boesen, Charles S.

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Bahr, Leonard F.

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Bott, Fred.

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Mason, Philip P.

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The Rowfant Club.

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Morris, Henry J.

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Henry Morris attended school in Yacolt, WA. He and his family had moved from Vancouver, WA to Yacolt, WA. He recalls some of his childhood memories during this time. On July 30, 1981 Henry and his friend were fishing in Neah Bay. The ship Canada Maru was stuck in the sand. The ship was a passenger as well as a freight ship. There were about 250 passengers. Henry describes how he and his friend helped the passengers to safety. The crew had to through much of the freight over board to lighten the ...

Book Club of California

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The Book Club of California, founded in 1912, is a non-profit organization of book lovers and collectors who have a special interest in Pacific C oast history, literature, and fine printing. Its chief aims are to further the interests of book collectors and scholars and to promote an understanding and appreciation of fine books. From the description of Book Club of California records, 1914-[on-going]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122453532 ...

Book Club of Detroit

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In 1957 Charles S. Boesen taught a new Wayne University course entitled "History of the Book". Charles Boesen discussed with his students the idea of forming a book club so that people could come together with a shared interest in books. In the fall of 1957, before the first semester of the course concluded, the Book Club of Detroit was formed. A 1958-1959 Book Club of Detroit Yearbook wrote that the idea to form a book club "congealed into a realization on January 10, 1958". However, it is uncl...

Weeks, Donald.

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Baltimore Bibliophiles

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Schlientz, Thomas Robert

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Donaldson, Ben.

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Scarab Club

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Art club; Detroit, Mich. Founded in 1907 for artists and art lovers. From the description of Scarab Club records, 1910-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515351 ...

Laucomer, Frank.

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American Institute of Graphic Arts

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Clark, C.E. Frazer

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