Guide to the Japan Paper Company Pamphlets, Printed Ephemera, and Paper Samples
Title:
Japan Paper Company Pamphlets, Printed Ephemera, and Paper Samples
OCLC/RLIN No. (Unique ID):
1020494331
Dates:
1914-1934
Extent:
5 boxes; 4.3 linear feet
Abstract:
Pamphlets, printed ephemera, and paper samples issued by the Japan Paper Company.
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], Japan Company Pamphlets, Printed Ephemera, and Paper Samples, 1914-1933, 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, January 2018.
Provenance:
Vol. 2 and Vol. 5 were gifts from the Japan Paper Company to the Grolier Club (date unknown)
Vol. 3 was a gift from S.N. Fairbanks to the Grolier Club (date unknown)
Vol. 4 was a gift from George A. Nelson to the Grolier Club (date unknown)
Biographical/Historical Note:
The Japan Paper Company was a leading importer of hand-made papers from Asia and Europe. The company was active in the early twentieth century and based in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Scope and Content Note:
A collection of pamphlets, printed ephemera, and paper samples issued by the Japan Paper Company, primarily advertising the firm and its products. Includes five volumes (three bound; two portfolio) of paper samples; loose ephemera; and a Japanese tonsu chest.
Related Materials Note:
Related materials may be found in the following items in this repository:
Paper: marbled, paste & Japanese, Japan Paper Company, New York: The Company, between 1920 and 1939?
Access Points:
Names
Japan Paper Company.
Subjects
Paper industry.
Genres
Ephemera.
Paper—specimens.
Paper, handmade—specimens.
Arrangement Note:
This material is not arranged per any arrangement scheme.
Container List:
Box
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Title
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Date
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1
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Miscellaneous Loose Ephemera
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1921-1933
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2
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Vol. 2: Untitled bound collection of paper samples
|
1922-1923
|
2
|
Vol. 3: The Grolier Club bound collection of paper samples
|
circa 1920s
|
2
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Vol. 4: Hand Made Papers bound collection of paper samples
|
1928-1930
|
3
|
Vol. 5: Hand Made Papers portfolio of paper samples
|
1914
|
3
|
Vol. 1: Printing Papers portfolio of paper samples
|
1926-1934
|
4
|
Miscellaneous Oversize Ephemera
|
1923-1924
|
5
|
Tansu Chest
|
undated
|