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Sinclair Hamilton Papers
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Sinclair Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906) established the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books which is housed in the Princeton University Library.
The collection consists of a manuscript and correspondence of Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906). The collection contains the typescript, notes, and proofs of his Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, 1670-1870 (1950), a catalog of the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books, illustrated, for the most part, with woodcuts and engravings, which is housed in the Princeton University Library. There is also correspondence with libraries, museums, bookshops, and dealers concerning the acquisition of books for his collection and its transfer to the library.
Published under same title (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Library, 1950)
Gift of Sinclair Hamilton in 1959 (AM 16436, AM 16461). Additions were a gift of Sinclair Hitchings in 2014 (AM 2015-5).
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This contents list was created by Jerome Jackson in June 2010.
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Organization
Subject
- Booksellers and bookselling -- United States -- 20th century
- Illustrated books -- United States -- Bibliography -- Catalogs
- Manuscripts. -- 20th century
- Book collectors -- United States -- 20th century
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- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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Open for research/
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Collection Inventory
Correspondence
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Correspondence
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Revision, galley proofs and typescript of "Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers"
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Galley Proofs and Typescript of "Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers"
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Galley proofs and typescript
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Galley proofs and typescript
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