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Joe Walker Kraus Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Kraus, Joe Walker, 1917-2010

Kraus was an American librarian and author of Messrs. Copeland & Day (Philadelphia: George S. MacManus, 1979) and A History of Way & Williams (Philadelphia: George S. MacManus, 1984)

Consists of Kraus's working papers for histories of two American publishers, including bibliographies of the books they published: A History of Way & Williams (1984) and Messrs. Copeland & Day (1979). The collection contains the author's notes, typescripts, photographs, annotated proofs, printer's notes, and some correspondence.

Gift of Paul M. Ingersoll '50.

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No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2002
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of bibliographic information, illustrations, proofs, notes, and corrections.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Typed preface and introduction pp. 1-71, including foot notes, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Preliminary papers and index, typed, corrected, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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1 box

Typed, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Typed, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

pp. 55-81, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, 1977-1979. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Several answers to bibliography questions, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Illustrations, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Much annotated proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Printer's notes, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Halftone negatives, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Author's corrected proof, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Corrected proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Final pages for 2nd printing, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Publisher's Devices: Proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Proposal for a Dining Club, Publisher's Devices, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of corrected proofs, revised proofs, and page proofs.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Corrected Proofs, dates not examined. 7 folders.
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7 folders

Proofs and corrected footnotes, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Revised proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Revised page proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Page proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Page proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Printed proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of notes, correspondence, typescripts, illustrations, and proofs.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre.

Physical Description

1 box

Notes and correspondence, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Illustrations, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Typescript, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Proofs, corrected, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Corrected proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Page proofs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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