Donald C. Dickinson: Collection of Source Material for
Dictionary of
American Book Collectors, ca. 1894-1984
RLIN ID No.
NYGG04-A17
Main Entry
Dickinson, Donald A.
Title
Collection of source material
for Dictionary of American book collectors, [ca. 1894-1984].
Physical Description
2 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Historical/Biographical
Note
Donald C. Dickson was
Professor of Library Science in the Graduate Library School, University of
Arizona. He is the author of several bibliographies and bio-bibliographies in
the fields of Americana and rare books.
Scope and Contents Note
The alphabetically arranged
files contain articles, clippings, brochures, pamphlets and correspondence
about notable American book collectors that Dickinson gathered as source
material for his Dictionary of American Book Collectors. The Dictionary
contains articles on 359 collectors, ranging from William E. Burton and
Almond W. Griswold in the later nineteenth century to such notable twentieth
century figures as Robert Hoe, Thomas W. Streeter and Lessing J. Rosenwald.
Donald C. Dickinson.
Dictionary of American
Book Collectors / by Donald C.
Dickinson (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1986).
Subjects
Book collectors. United
States. Biography. Dictionaries.
Genre Note
Brochures. United States. 20th
century.
Clippings. United States. 20th
century.
Pamphlets. United States. 20th
century.
Occupation (as reflected
in collection)
Book collectors. United
States.
Location
Grolier Club, 47 East 60th
Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.
Off-Site Storage Box Numbers
Box
1 GC302100000238
Box
2 GC302100000239