People: Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 7 linear foot (7 boxes) and 4 oversize box
Abstract:: Frank W. Tober collected this wide variety of paper specimens and samples from around the world, including manufacturer's paper sample books, catalogs, individual paper specimens, and a portion of St. Louis collector and bookbinder Francis T. Guelker's collection on the history and craft of bookbinding and papermaking.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4.6 linear foot (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The Frank W. Tober collection on literary forgery comprises letters, books, pamphlets, journals and journal articles, newspaper clippings, auction and exhibition catalogs, and other ephemera related to literary forgery. While Tober collected specimens of a variety of manuscript and printed forgeries, he was most interested in the literary forgeries of Thomas J. Wise and H. Buxton Forman.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (8 boxes) and 1 oversize box
Abstract:: The Frank W. Tober papers comprise letters, postcards, photographs, pamphlets, magazines, newspaper clippings, newsletters, printing ephemera, invoices, notebooks, woodblocks, prints, coins, sculpture, and other realia. A major portion of the papers relate to Tober's collections and collecting activities. Tober was a chemical engineer with a substantial personal interest in the study of rare books, printing, Napoleon and the French Revolution, and, in particular, literary forgery.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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