Andrews, Irene Dwen, 1892-

This collection contains numerous bookplates commissioned by various members of the Diamond Family. J. Edouard “Jack” Diamond and Elizabeth Watson Diamond were avid bookplate collectors and the proprietors of Hyacinth Press, a small private press which they operated from their home in Cleveland, OH.

The collection consists of early American bookplates commissioned by both individuals and institutions, as well as correspondence and ephemeral materials related to the collection.

The collection consists of bookplates by Japanese artists, for Japanese patrons, or both. Individual and institutional patrons are represented.

The collection contains bookplates and other documentation related to the personal ex-libris designs of Irene Dwen Andrews Pace (1892-1962).

The collection contains examples of bookplates from various academic institutions. The collection also contains correspondence, related factual information cut out from catalogs or journals, and some handwritten notes by the collector.

This collection contains bookplates by William Edgar Fisher. Many of these bookplates, which were designed for both individual and institutional patrons, are prints signed and numbered by the artist; many are hand-colored as well. The collection also includes some correspondence by Fisher as well as letters exchanged by later collectors of his work.

This collection contains over 200 ex-libris designs by J. Winfred Spenceley (1865-1908), an artist and engraver active during the so-called “golden age” of American bookplate design.

This collection contains bookplates by the Dutch artist Wim Zwiers. Many are signed proofs or numbered prints.