Arthur Haddaway: Book Collection Records, ca. 1959-1980

RLIN ID No.

NYGG87-A10

Main Entry

Haddaway, Arthur.

Title

Book collection records, [ca. 1959-1980].

Physical Description

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Notebooks

Organization and Arrangement

Loose-leaf notebooks organized into 3 series: I. Collection of Bibles. II. General Collection. III. Secondary material relating to history and bibliography of the Bible.

Historical/Biographical Note

Arthur Haddaway was a lawyer of Fort Worth, Texas and non-resident member of the Grolier Club from 1969 to 1981. He died 1981.

Scope and Contents

Records compiled by Haddaway that record information about the rare books (including many Bibles) and manuscripts in his collection. Included are his typed descriptions of books with the date bought, sellers’ names, and a code for price; lists of books he owned; photocopies of catalog entries describing books; notes about books, book catalogs, and book announcements; and clippings and other printed material, much of which was annotated by Haddaway.

General Note

Portions of the collection sold at auction by Christies, Manson & Woods, International, 20 September 1981 (Bibles) and 20 and 21 November (other items).

Subjects

Book collecting. Texas. Fort Worth. 20^th century.

Book collectors. Texas. Fort Worth. 20^th century.

Private libraries. Texas. Fort Worth. 20^th century.

Genre

Notebooks.

Occupation (as reflected in collection)

Book collectors. Texas. Fort Worth. 20^th century.

Location

Grolier Club, 47 East 60^th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.

Collection Inventory

I. Bible Collection

This notebook is divided into the following sections:

Incunabula

XVIth Century

Since 1600

Portions (Testaments) [editions of Old or New Testament]

Facsimiles, Miscellaneous

This portion of the collection consisted of ca. 200 items.

II. “General Collection”

This notebook is arranged alphabetically by author.

Haddaway collected very generally in literature from the 16^th to the early 19^th centuries.

III. Secondary Material

Clippings (many from Times Literary Supplement) relating to history and bibliography of the Bible, arranged in the following sections:

Philosophy and religion

England

France

Germany/Austria

Greece

Italy

Spain and Portugal

Travel