Rowfant Club: Printed Ephemera and Associated Items, 1896-1997
RLIN ID No.
NYGG02-A6
Main Entry
Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio)
Title
Printed ephemera and associated items, 1896-1997
Physical Description
3 boxes (1.2 linear ft.)
Historical/Biographical Note
Established 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio. The club maintains its original purposes of providing a forum for the “critical study of books” and the publication of privately printed editions for its members. Each year it presents a full program of meetings in its own clubhouse on Prospect Street East in Cleveland. The club was named for Rowfant, the home of Frederick Locker-Lampson, a 19th century English poet and book collector who gave the undertaking his blessing.
Scope and Contents
Printed ephemera (invitations, announcements, etc.) issued by the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, Ohio. File also includes copies four letters from Grolier Club (a New York Bibliophile Society) to the Rowfant Club (1901-1917) and correspondence between Rowfant Club and Grolier Club librarians Robert Nikirk (1977-1978) and Martin Antonetti (1992-1995). There is also a copy of Introduction to the Rowfant Club of Cleveland that includes historical background. Box 3 contains similar material, primarily invitations and announcements for the annual Candlemas dinners.
General Note
Title devised by cataloger.
Names
Antonetti, Martin C. Correspondence.
Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895.
Nikirk, Robert. Correspondence.
Grolier Club.
Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio). History.
Penton, John A. Donor.
Subjects
Book clubs. Ohio. Cleveland.
Book collecting. Ohio. Cleveland
Genres
Ephemera. Ohio. Cleveland. 20th century.
Provenance
Items in Box 3 are marked as a Gift of John A. Penton.
Location
Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, N. Y. 10022-1098.
Processing note:
Collection has been minimally processed. At the time of the 2019 addition of box 3, the folders in boxes 1-2 were labeled but not fully arranged. The archivist numbered the folders and created the contained list.
Arrangement note:
Box 3 was formerly cataloged separately (Call no: 18.21 .R881 1895; RLIN no.: NGGG03-A2). In September of 2019 this material was relocated and added to this collection. Although the material could possibly be integrated into the previous boxes, it was kept separate due to its provenance.
Inventory:
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Box
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Folder
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Description
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Dates
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1
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1
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Misc. items
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1919-1933
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1
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2-11
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Invitations/announcements
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1921-1951
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1
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12
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60th Anniversary
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1952
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1
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13-14
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Invitations/announcements
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1952-1953
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2
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1-6
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Invitations/announcements
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1954-1996
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2
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7
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Newsletter, misc. issues; “Beguiling the Light”
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1995-1997
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2
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8
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An Introduction to the Rowfant Club
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1993
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2
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9
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Misc. items
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Not dated
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2
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10
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Christmas auction and dinner catalogs
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1992, 1995, 19[9]6, 1997
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2
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11
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Corres. re Grolier Club (4 letters)
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1901-1917
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2
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12
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Corres. with Grolier Club Librarian Robert Nikirk
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1977-1978
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2
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13
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Corres. with Grolier Club Librarian Martin Antonetti
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1992-1994
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3
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1-6
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Invitations/announcements: Candlemas
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1896-1960
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3
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7-8
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Invitations/announcements
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1901-1939
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3
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9
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Invitations/announcements
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Undated
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3
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10-12
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Announcements, ephemera
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1896-1962
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