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Bookplates

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Labels affixed to a book to indicate ownership and often its location in a collection. They may be printed or engraved, frequently with a distinctive design, pasted or tipped into books on the inside of the upper cover.
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Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:

James Ley Wilson 'JLW', 1974

 Item — Box 5: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 10
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 231. Inscribed in graphite: "25/60 Richard Shirley Smith."

Dates: 1974
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

James Ley Wilson 'JLW', 1993

 Item — Box 7: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 40
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith."

Dates: 1993
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

James Ley Wilson 'JLW', 1993

 Item — Box 7: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 44
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith."

Dates: 1993
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

John C. Bullitt 'Oak Hill', 1984

 Item — Box 6: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 27
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 260. Inscribed in graphite: "A.P. Richard Shirley Smith 1984."

Dates: 1984
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

John Loch 'JHL', 1983

 Item — Box 6: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 23
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 254. No inscription.

Dates: 1983
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

John Martin Robinson, 2008

 Item — Box 10: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 71
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith 2008."

Dates: 2008
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

John Retallack 'AR', 1974

 Item — Box 5: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 11
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 232. Inscribed in graphite: "3/80 Richard Shirley Smith 1974."

Dates: 1974
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Juliet Shirley Smith Ex Libris, 1961

 Item — Box 5: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 1
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 7. Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith '61."

Dates: 1961
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Letter to Richard Shirley Smith, 2000 July 3

 Item — Box 2: Series 6, Folder: 1
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series VI
Scope and Contents:

Moss commissions Shirley Smith to design a bookplate for the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Roger W. Moss Fund.

Dates: 2000 July 3
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Correspondence

Letter to Roger W. Moss, 2000 July 4

 Item — Box 2: Series 6, Folder: 2
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series VI
Scope and Contents:

Shirley Smith expresses interest in designing the bookplate for Moss and describes his terms. He encloses an outline of the terms.

Dates: 2000 July 4
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Correspondence

Letter to Roger W. Moss, 2000 September 25

 Item — Box 2: Series 6, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series VI
Scope and Contents:

Brett replies to Moss's bookplate design inquiry with information about the cost and design process.

Dates: 2000 September 25
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Correspondence

Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, 2003

 Item — Box 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: J (Lee no. 65a)
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith 2003."

Additional unmounted copy available (Box 1, f. J).

Dates: 2003
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, 2003

 Item — Box 9: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 65b
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

No inscription.

Dates: 2003
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, 2003

 Item — Box 9: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 65c
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

No inscription.

Dates: 2003
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Warren Hiram Lowenhaupt papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 884
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, writings, printed matter, financial records, and memorabilia documenting Warren Lowenhaupt's years as a student at Yale University (1910-1917), at Columbia Law School (1926), as an officer in World War I, and as curator and research associate at the Yale University Library (1952-1967). His principal correspondents are Emile Victor Bonnet, Charles Burpee, John Lindsay Moore, Frederick B. Kaye, William Lyon Phelps and Arthur E. Case. Much of...
Dates: 1891-1967, bulk 1910-1967
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Warren Hiram Lowenhaupt papers

Maggie Whistler 'MW', 2007

 Item — Box 9: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 69
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith '07."

Dates: 2007
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Michael J. Mitchell, 1975

 Item — Box 5: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 13
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 236. Inscribed in graphite: "AP Richard Shirley Smith 1975."

Dates: 1975
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Michael Valentine Briton Riviere 'Sprezzatvra', 1978

 Item — Box 5: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 14
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Bain no. 241. Inscribed in graphite: "26/60 1978 Richard Shirley Smith."

Dates: 1978
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Michael Whitehall, 2007

 Item — Box 9: Series 3, Item: Lee no. 68
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith."

Dates: 2007
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith

Nicholas Bomford, 2000

 Item — Box 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: B (Lee no. 53)
Call Number: MSS 17 , Series III
Scope and Contents:

Inscribed in graphite: "Richard Shirley Smith."

Additional unmounted copy available (Box 1, f. B).

Dates: 2000
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith > Engraved and Drawn Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith