Yale Center for British Art Rare Books and Manuscripts Department records
Collection
Call Number: A028
Scope and Contents
The Rare Books and Manuscripts department records comprise general administrative records, correspondence, and exhibition records. Additionally, there are rare book dealer files that document the acquisition of books by the department.
Dates
- 1974 - 2018
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed and may not be available for immediate access.
Extent
37 Linear Feet (37 boxes)
8.33 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
Persistent URL
Biographical / Historical
The Rare Books and Manuscripts department holds approximately 35,000 volumes. The collection represents a broad range of material relating to the visual arts and cultural life in the United Kingdom and the former British Empire, dating from the fifteenth century to the present. Particular strengths include illustrated “color-plate” books from the renowned J. R. Abbey collection, drawing manuals, sporting books and manuscripts, early maps and atlases, early printed books by William Caxton and his contemporaries, private press and contemporary artists’ books, as well as archival and manuscript material relating to British artists, writers, and travelers of all periods.
- Title
- Yale Center for British Art Rare Books and Manuscripts Department records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Yale Center for British Art, Institutional Archives Repository
Contact:
Institutional Archives
1080 Chapel Street
P. O. Box 208280
New Haven CT 06520-8280 US
(203) 432-8395
ycba.institutionalarchives@yale.edu
Institutional Archives
1080 Chapel Street
P. O. Box 208280
New Haven CT 06520-8280 US
(203) 432-8395
ycba.institutionalarchives@yale.edu
Location
1080 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510