Call Number:

C0439

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 7 boxes
• 6.65 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Sinclair Hamilton Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1942-1970 (inclusive)

Creator:

Hamilton, Sinclair

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century, Manuscripts -- 20th century., and Book collectors -- United States -- 20th century.

Abstract:

Consists of a manuscript and correspondence of Sinclair Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906).

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.