Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence of the two editors John Hayward and Nicolas Barker; 'article files'; various other editorial files; and business papers mainly relating to The Collector Ltd. (a holding company created in 1955).
Dates
- Creation: 1951-2011
Creator
- The Book Collector (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
33 archive box(es) (33 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nicolas Barker, 2012-14.
Bibliography
Subject
- Barker, Nicolas John, 1932- (bibliographer) (Person)
- Carter, John Waynflete, 1905-1975 (bibliographer) (Person)
- Muir, Percy Horace, 1894-1979 (bookseller and antiquarian) (Person)
- Fleming, Ian Lancaster, 1908-1964 (writer) (Person)
- Hayward, John Davy, 1905-1965 (editor, critic and bibliographer) (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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