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Committee of the Adrian Van Sinderen Prizes for Book Collecting, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 842

Scope and Contents

The records consist of correspondence, completed applications, committee notes and memoranda, collection review schedules, and copies of press releases concerning the winners of the Adrian Van Sinderen Prize.

Dates

  • 1958-2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the records is restricted. See Collection Contents for details.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by accession.

Extent

4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0842

Abstract

The records consist of correspondence, completed applications, committee notes and memoranda, collection review schedules, and copies of press releases concerning the winners of the Adrian Van Sinderen Prize.

Biographical / Historical

The Adrian Van Sinderen Prize was established in 1957 to encourage book collecting among undergraduates, book buying, and book-reading both as a hobby and as an integral part of the education process. A cash prize is awarded to a senior and to a sophomore.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 6 (YRG 6), Records of Yale committees.

Title
Guide to the Committee of the Adrian Van Sinderen Prizes for Book Collecting, Yale University, Records
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Daniel Hartwig
Date
November 2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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