George Swarth bookplate collection, circa 1450-1997.

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George Swarth bookplate collection, circa 1450-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462206147

Probably including over 15,000 bookplates, the collection is currently arranged in many groupings such as by subject of plate, place, ownership, previous collector, artist/designer, etc. Included is the second oldest known bookplate, a 15th century German manuscript, as well as specific collections of American presidents, authors, famous actors and actresses, royalty, etc. Also included are reference files and correspondence with dealers and collectors.

28 linear feet.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562351

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Hazelton, Alan W., 1903-

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Hadden, Anne,

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Anne Hadden was a librarian in Palo Alto and Monterey, California. From the description of Anne Hadden collection of letters from American authors, 1869-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369438 ...

Spencer, Edith Emerson.

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Swarth, George S.

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The Swarth collection contains the bookplates and correspondence of other major bookplate collectors, including the Edith Emerson Spencer collection of royal and related bookplates, the Anne Hadden collection, the Olive Percival collection of framed bookplates, and the collections of Clare R. Talbot and Alan W. Hazelton. From the description of George Swarth bookplate collection, circa 1450-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462206147 This material was separated from the b...

Talbot, Clare Ryan

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Author, publisher, bookplate collector; b. 9 August 1899, Charles City, Ohio; married to antiques dealer W.R. Bill in 1945; director of Hilprand Press, which was established in order to publish works about bookplates and bibliographies of bookplate literature; died 5 October 1981. From the description of Clare Talbot papers, 1751-1985. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 53007723 Clare Ryan Talbot was born on August 9, 1899 in Charles City, Ohio to ...

Percival, Olive, 1869-1945

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Olive Percival was an avid Los Angeles book collector who amassed ten thousand books as well as other collections of hats, dolls, daguerreotypes, silver, textiles, quilts, fans, book plates, Lalique, and Oriental art. From the description of Olive Percival diaries, 1889-1945. (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 57427518 Olive May Graves Percival was born July 1, 1869, near Sheffield, IL; moved to Los Angeles, CA, with her mother and sisters, 1887; worked as an ...