Guide to the Harry Lubrecht Papers, 1881-1999 (bulk 1951-1975)
Title:
Harry Lubrecht Papers
OCLC No.:
1007834938
Dates:
1881-1999
Bulk Dates:
1951-1975
Extent:
1 box; .5 linear feet
Abstract:
Correspondence and other material of antiquarian book dealer and publisher Harry Lubrecht, primarily relating to his work for the New York-based bookseller Stechert-Hafner.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research use. Copyright restrictions may apply; please contact repository for requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce the materials.
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harry Lubrecht Papers, 1881-1999, The Grolier Club of New York.
About the Finding Aid:
This finding aid was prepared by Allison Hughes in Microsoft Word at the Grolier Club, October 2017.
Provenance:
This collection was a gift from Peter Lubrecht in September 2009.
Biographical/Historical Note:
Heinz D. “Harry” Lubrecht (1908-1997) was a German-born antiquarian book dealer and publisher. After emigrating to America in 1928, he began working for the bookselling firm G.E. Stechert & Co. (later known as Stechert-Hafner, Inc.), eventually becoming head of the Antiquarian Department, then Vice-President and Editor of Hafner Publishing Company. He left the company in 1974, worked compiling catalogs for Jack Bartfield, then established his own firm, Lubrecht & Cramer Booksellers and Publishers, which specialized in new scholarly books with a focus on natural history and botany. Lubrecht died in 1997 in New York.
Scope and Content Note:
This collection includes Lubrecht’s correspondence, itineraries, and notes made during several work-related trips to Europe during the 1950s and 1960s, including his reports on the Frankfurt Book Fair. There is also a bound “Informal Record” of the Old Book Table (compiled by Eddie Lazare), which Lubrecht served as secretary of from 1968-1975; a collection of Stechert-Hafner catalogs and press clippings; and a posthumous reprint of a botany catalog printed in memory of Lubrecht, with a biographical sketch and press clipping.
Related Materials Note: Related materials may be found in the following collections in this repository:
Old Book Table Records
Access Points:
Names
G.E. Stechert & Co.
Lubrecht, Heinz D., 1908-1997
Old Book Table (Club)
Stechert-Hafner, Inc.
Subjects
Antiquarian booksellers
Genres
Catalogs
Clippings
Correspondence
Arrangement Note:
Items in this collection are arranged alphabetically.
Container List:
|
Box
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Vol.
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Title
|
Date
|
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1
|
1
|
Europe Travel Correspondence
|
1951-1953
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|
1
|
2-3
|
Europe Travel Correspondence
|
1960
|
|
1
|
4
|
Europe Travel Correspondence
|
1963
|
|
1
|
5
|
Europe Travel Correspondence
|
1967
|
|
1
|
6
|
London Travel Correspondence
|
1953
|
|
1
|
7
|
Lubrecht, Harry Biography and Early American Botany Catalog
|
1986-1999
|
|
1
|
8
|
The Old Book Table: 1931-1971
|
1971
|
|
1
|
9
|
Stechert-Hafner Catalogs and Press
|
1881-1975
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