Box 4
Contains 19 Results:
Research materials and accompanying correspondence regarding the life of Frederick August Mayo, 1979-1986
Also includes dataset of "Boston Bindings by Institution" and a review of Early Bookbinding in America.
"The Amazing Career of Andrew Barclay, Scottish Bookbinder, of Boston" by French, with notes and addendum, circa 1980
Xerox copy. Includes copy of related article, "Scottish-American Bookbindings" by French in 1957.
"Caleb Buglass, Binder of the Proposed Book of Common Prayer, Philadelphia, 1786" by French, with notes, circa 1980
Xerox copy with notes.
"Bound in Boston by Henry B. Legg" by French, with notes and addendum, circa 1980
Xerox copy with notes.
Clippings regarding 20th century bookbinder Herbert Weitz of New York, 1980-1989
Includes letter from Herbert Weitz who compiled and sent these clippings to Wilman Spawn of Bryn Mawr College (French's colleague and collaborator).
Research materials on Frederick August Mayo and Thomas Jefferson with accompanying correspondence and notes, 1981 and undated
This series includes French's gathered research materials, copious notes, drafts, and correspondence with colleagues related to her writings on bookbinding, and almost entirely focused on bookbinding in early (18th century) America. This series is arranged in chronological order (by earliest date in file range).
"Blanche Prichard McCrum: A Small Giant" article by Betty Ruth Kondayan, with note thanking French, 1982 May-June
Xerox copy with note.
Research materials and related correspondence regarding Jacques Fierens of New York, circa 1982
Correspondence is sent from the Julia Rogers Lbrary of Goucher College, Maryland.
Draft, notes, and correspondence regarding French's review of Bryn Mawr College's catalog on bookbinding "Bookbinding in America 1680-1910", 1983-1984
Xerox copy. Includes correspondence regarding French's earlier article, "Notes on American Bookbindings."