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Charles B. Shaw Papers

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Charles B. Shaw was the Librarian of Swarthmore College from 1927-1962. He was one of the initial champions of the three-college Tripod library system which became a reality after his retirement.

This collection consists of a typed manuscript of the popular lecture given by Shaw called "Seeing Things in Print" on the history of typography. There are also three boxes of accompanying lantern slides.

"Almost a Unified Library," by Michael Stuart Freeman, at http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/fulltext/LandC_32_1_Freeman.pdf

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2013
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. "Seeing Things in Print" Manuscript of Popular Lectures on Typographic History, n.d.
Box 1
Physical Description

1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Lantern slides for Lectures on Typefaces.
Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
Scope and Contents

Stored with PA Lantern Slides

Print, Suggest