Scope and Contents
This collection comprises mostly 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian bookplates. It includes both private bookplates as well as institutional ones. Among the artists represented are the following: William Walker Alexander, W. J. Beattie, Stanley Harrod, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Arthur Howard Noll.
Dates
- circa 1800-1924
Language of Materials
In English and French.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Yale Bookplate Collection was formerly housed in Sterling Memorial Library. The collection was incorporated into the Arts of the Book Collection in 1984 and then moved to the Seeley G. Mudd Library in 1990. In 2011 it was transferred to the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Bookplates – Individuals. II. Bookplates – Institutions. III. Bookplates from a scrapbook.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
This collection comprises mostly 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian bookplates.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Collection of Canadian Bookplates
- Author
- Compiled by Molly E. Dotson
- Date
- November 28, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Arts Library Special Collections
180 York Street
New Haven CT 06511
203-432-1712
haasalsc@yale.edu
Arts Library Special Collections
180 York Street
New Haven CT 06511
203-432-1712
haasalsc@yale.edu