Andrews Memorial Bookplate Collection of Irene D. Andrews Pace (School and College Bookplates)
Scope and Contents
The collection contains examples of bookplates from various academic institutions. In addition to bookplates, the collection also contains correspondence, related factual information cut out from catalogs or journals, and some handwritten notes by the collector.
Dates
- 1700-1960
- Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960
Creator
Physical Description
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Irene D. Andrews Pace, 1963, in memory of Dr. Edmund Andrews (Yale 1913) and his father, Dr. E. Wyllys Andrews.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the institution. Institutions with the names of the saints were grouped together and ordered alphabetically under the name of Saint. Abbreviations such as San, St., S, etc. were ignored. Any unidentified schools are grouped together at the end.
Any correspondence or ephemeral materials relating to a specific bookplate are filed together with the bookplate. If known, the artist and date of the bookplate have been recorded as well as the location of the school. Multiple copies of bookplates are also noted.
Extent
2.09 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
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.
Biographical / Historical
Born Irene Greene Dwen, Mrs. Pace (1892-1962) was an avid bookplate collector from the early 1920s until 1962. In addition to over 150,000 plates in her collection, she also maintained a reference library related to bookplates as well as heraldry and biographical research. Pace commissioned several hundred bookplates for herself. In 1936, she published Owners of Books: The Dissipations of a Collector.
- Title
- Guide to the Andrews Memorial Bookplate Collection of Irene D. Andrews Pace (School and College Bookplates)
- Author
- Compiled by ALSC staff
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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