Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Schab, Frederick G
| title | Mary Hyde Eccles papers | repository | Houghton Library |
| description | Correspondence and other personal papers of Mary Hyde Eccles, a collector and literary scholar whose primary interest was Samuel Johnson. |
| extent | 88 linear feet (84 boxes, 3 pf boxes, and 7 volumes) |
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| access | There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. The bulk of this collection is not housed at the Houghton Library, but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and for retrieval policies and times. |
| record link | http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/009955294/catalog |
| finding aid | https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/3005 |
| acquisition information | 2003JM-31, 2003JM-32, 2003JM-34, 2004M-135, 2005M-19. All items are 2003JM-32 unless otherwise noted. Bequest of Mary Hyde Eccles, Four Oaks Farm, Somerville, New Jersey; received: 2004 and 2005. 2004M-135 arrived in 2005 via Sally Bullard, grandniece of Mary Hyde Eccles. 2011M-93. Received from Sarah Crapo Bullard: 2011 October 11. 2020M-19. Found in records of the Printing & Graphic Arts Department, 2019 July. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:07 |
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| title | William H. Schab Gallery records, 1906-2018 | repository | The Groiler Club |
| description | Nearly complete run of the annotated shop catalogs of the William H. Schab Gallery from its founding in 1939 to its closure in 2018. Catalogs are marked with prices, buyers' names, and stock numbers. Includes an Index to Book Catalogs 1-41 (1939-1966); and an inventory of the reference library taken for insurance purposes after it was lost in Hurricane Sandy (2012). Also includes a set of invoices arranged alphabetically by buyer's name, dating between approximately the 1950s and late 1980s, cross-referenced with stock numbers (according to Margery G. Schab, the stock list was lost in a fire). Also includes an excel spreadsheet of invoices with prices and buyers' names dating from 1 December 1989 to 14 December 2018 (restricted). Includes a run of Gilhofer and Ranschburg (Lucerne) bookseller catalogs nos. 1-96 (with gaps), some annotated and marked 'office copy'; miscellaneous bulletins and lists though approximately 2008; and an artist index for stock catalogs (Lagerkataloge) nos. 1-38. In addition, there are 13 auction catalogs dating between 18 Nov. 1925 (Auktion no. 6) and 16 Nov. 1938 (Auktion no. 24), most annotated with prices and buyers' names. Also includes a small number of Gilhofer and Ranschburg (Vienna) bookseller catalogs and three auction catalogs dating between 1906 and 1911; also Paul Graupe Auktion 76 (12 December 1927). |
| extent | 10 linear feet (13 boxes) |
| access | Collection is open for research use. Materials containing financial transactions and sensitive personal information are restricted until fifty years after the date of transaction. |
| record link | http://grolier.vtls.com:3272/lib/item?id=chamo:92687&fromLocationLink=false&theme=grolier |
| finding aid | Container list available in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift Estate of Frederick G. Schab, 20210518. |
| updated | 03/14/2023 13:49:19 |
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