Karl Goedecke papers (Laurel Book Service), 1932-1978.

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Goedecke, Karl. Karl Goedecke papers (Laurel Book Service), 1932-1978.

Karl Goedecke papers (Laurel Book Service), 1932-1978.

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The Karl Goedecke papers are the business records of the specialty book dealer Karl Goedecke. Principally these are the records of the Laurel Book Service, a mail-order business owned and operated by Goedecke and his wife Katherine from 1932-1975. The Goedeckes specialized in rare and out-of-print books, especially those about or printed in Pennsylvania, but they also sold more generally available titles and maintained a conventional retail book store in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Also included are Karl Goedecke's continued book dealings from 1975-1978, after his wife died and he closed up LBS. Goedecke acted as the sole distributor for a number of locally produced books, and occasionally did appraisals. Documents concerning these activities are among the papers. The greatest part of the collection consists of the institutional customer files (5-1/2 cubic feet out of 8), which are mostly correspondence offering titles for sale and placing and confirming orders. Over 300 customers are represented. There are also check stubs, purchase orders, and some ephemera produced by the customers.

8 cubic feet.

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