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Sinclair Hamilton Non-Book Collection1787-1997 |
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Finding Aid Prepared By Dina Britain Manuscripts Division
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Introduction
The Sinclair Hamilton Non-Book Collection consists of material that was removed from books that constitute the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books, 1670-1870, both first and second supplements.Dates: 1787-1997
Size: 0.8 linear feet (2 archival boxes)
Provenance: Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books
Photocopying, literary rights, and citation: Single photocopies
may be made for research purposes. No further photo duplication of copies
of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library
does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection
must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books
and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of
literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining
any questions of copyright. Citations should be as follows: Sinclair Hamilton
Collection of American Illustrated Books. Department of Rare Books and
Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Collection Description
Scope NoteThe collection consists of loose material removed from books in the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books: handwritten notes by Sinclair Hamilton; correspondence between the publisher and the artist of the book; note cards with dealer descriptions of the books; correspondence between Sinclair Hamilton and book dealers, or other institutions that own other editions of the book; ephemera; and some original drawings.
Arrangement
The material is housed in two archival boxes. Box 1 includes items removed from the first supplement, arranged by Hamilton First Supplement sequential number. Box 2 includes items removed from the second supplement, arranged by Hamilton Second Supplement sequential number.
Added Entries
The following added entries have been assigned to this collection to highlight significant sources (other than the main entry), subjects, and forms of the collection's materials. Where possible Library of Congress Subjects Headings have been used, and the forms of names reflect international cataloging standards. As a result, all of these entries may be searched in the Library's online catalog, the Department's database (MASC), and other bibliographic catalogs, to find related material.
Subject Headings (in uppercase) / Form Headings (in upper and lower case):
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS--UNITED STATES
Illustrators--United States--Correspondence
Engravers--United States--Correspondence
Related Publication
Hamilton, Sinclair. Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers
1670-1870. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Library, 1968.
Box/Folder Listing
| Box | Catalog No. | Loose material removed from the First Supplement |
| 1 | 11 | Photostat of 2 title pages |
| 1 | 22 | Dealer note card describing the book; 2 pages from a dealers' catalogue |
| 1 | 42 | Article from "Antiques" of Jan. 1949 about Thomas Sparrow |
| 1 | 43 | Unsigned note |
| 1 | 64(a) | Small note to Sinclair Hamilton |
| 1 | 75(b) | Photostats of 7 pages and wood engravings missing from copy. |
| 1 | 82 | Autograph letter to S. Hamilton from Goodspeed's Book Shop, Feb. 2, 1943 |
| 1 | 92 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 130 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 143 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 152 | Autograph letter to S. Hamilton from Walter Schatzki |
| 1 | 165(a) | Note card with description |
| 1 | 171 | Book description |
| 1 | 191 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 198 | Note card with description; envelope addressed to Benjamin G. Cole from Allen Folger |
| 1 | 265 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 311 | S. Hamilton: handwritten notes |
| 1 | 391 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 388(a) | Wood engraved ad. For F.W. Bailey's Book Bindery … Portland (ME) |
| 1 | 401 | Note: "William Adams Delano, b. Jan. 21 1874 …" |
| 1 | 408 | Book description |
| 1 | 445 | A $3 Reward of Merit certificate, engraved on wood by Abel Bowen; small Christmas greeting card from Seven Gables Bookshop |
| 1 | 468 | Drawing of a car, unsigned |
| 1 | 536 | Book description |
| 1 | 562 | Page from a catalogue |
| 1 | 579 | Book description; newspaper clipping: The New York Times, October 22, 1944 |
| 1 | 726 | Autograph letter from Sister Juliana to Sister Louisa dated Jan. 1, 1878 |
| 1 | 758 | Newspaper clipping |
| 1 | 787 c. 2 | List of bird names, by E.C. Kent, dated 1934 |
| 1 | 823 | Book description |
| 1 | 872 | Autograph letter of A. Burnside |
| 1 | 875 c.1 | Note from Seven Gables Bookshop |
| 1 | 879 | Newspaper clipping from Harper's Weekly, Jan. 14, 1860, with illustration by Augustus Hoppin which were omitted from the book |
| 1 | 884 | Newspaper clippings, including a portrait of the author; dried leaves |
| 1 | 897(1) | Note from Seven Gables Bookshop |
| 1 | 897(2) | Pages 3-6 of autograph letter of Samuel S. Clemens |
| 1 | 899 | Autograph note of Ernest R. Gee |
| 1 | 916 | Autograph letter from E. Oaks Smith to Mr. & Mrs. R. Doolan dated Nov. 6, 1873 |
| 1 | 918 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 938q | Book description |
| 1 | 939 | Note card with description |
| 1 | 941 | Book description |
| 1 | 947 | Pages from dealer catalogue |
| 1 | 948 | Dried flower |
| 1 | 949 | Book description |
| 1 | 960 | Book description |
| 1 | 987 | Newspaper clippings |
| 1 | 1008q | Silk book mark with hand painted flower |
| 1 | 1101 | Autograph letter from Evert A. Duyckinck, the publisher, to Benson Lossing. Autograph letter from Alexander Anderson to the publisher. |
| 1 | 1124 | Autograph letter from Cyril Nast to Mr. Loreman regarding provenance authenticity of books |
| 1 | 1126q | Typewritten copy of letter from Cyril Nast to Mr. Loreman, dated 1941 |
| 1 | 1142 | Newspaper clipping with illustration of the home of Clement Clarke Moore in 1822 |
| 1 | 1146- | Typewritten copy of letter from Cyril Nast to Mr. Loreman, dated 1941 |
| 1 | 1147 | Thomas Nast, newspaper clipping |
| 1 | 1161q | Note card with description |
| 1 | 1168(1) | Book description |
| 1 | 1175 | Drawing of a bird; small pieces of fabric; dried flowers, 2 engravings; ostrich feather |
| 1 | 1189 | Autograph letter from the author to "Julia" |
| 1 | 1213q | Autograph letter from George Staak to S. Hamilton |
| 1 | 1289(a) | Autograph letter and envelope from the author to Mr. Cathcart, dated 1890 |
| 1 | 1307 | Autograph letter from Lewis M. Stark of the NY Public Library to Benjamin Tighe, dated August 1962. Autograph letter from R.N. Williams, 2nd of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, to Benjamin Tighe, dated Sept. 28, 1962 |
| 1 | 1316 | Autograph letter from the American Antiquarian Society to S. Hamilton, dated 2 June 1966 |
| 1 | 1322 | Notebook and spelling book of "Maria Garnett" |
| 1 | 1333 | Book description |
| 1 | 1346 | Handwritten notes of S. Hamilton |
| 1 | 1355 | Autograph letter from Ellen Shaffer of The Free Library of Philadelphia to Mr. Michael Papantonio, dated Aug. 17, 1960. Autograph letter from d'Alte A. Welch to S. Hamilton, dated Aug. 13, 1960 |
| 1 | 1356s | Autograph letter from Seven Gables Bookshop to d'Alte A. Welch, dated Dec. 27, 1961 |
| 1 | 1387(a)s | Book description and autograph note |
| 1 | 1398 | 6 letters, 3 of which are autographed, one by Howell Heaney of The Free Library of Philadelphia, and 2 by American Antiquarian Society; 3 unsigned letters from S. Hamilton; Photostats and handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1412 | Autograph letter from Howell J. Heaney of The Free Library of Philadelphia to Mr. Michael Papantonio, dated 6 Dec. 1963 |
| 1 | 1502 | Newspaper clipping |
| 1 | 1514 | Christmas greeting from Seven Gables Book Shop |
| 1 | 1546q | Book description |
| 1 | 1565 | Autograph note of "Fanny Fern" |
| 1 | 1597q | 6 autograph letters from Mrs. Dorothea E. Spear of the American Antiquarian Society to John S. Van E. Kohn of Seven Gables Book Shop; from Carol M. Morse of the Free Library of Philadelphia to John S. Van E. Kohn of Seven Gables Book Shop; from Julia Bartling of the State University of Iowa to John S.V.E. Kohn; all dated 1958; from John Elliott Elder; from Robert H. Haynes of Harvard College Library to John S.V.E. Kohn; from Frederick R. Goff of The Library of Congress to John Kohn. Note card with description; and handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1601 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1603 | Autograph note by the author |
| 1 | 1609 | Note from "Phyllis & Howard" |
| 1 | 1625 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1638 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1647(b) | Autograph letters from Abe Schoenfeld to S. Hamilton; stamped envelope; Photostats |
| 1 | 1652 | Autograph letter from Howard Mott to S. Hamilton |
| 1 | 1658q | Memorial for Henrietta Seldon Colt & for Col. Samuel Colt |
| 1 | 1694 | Autograph notes |
| 1 | 1699 | Christmas greeting from Seven Gables Book Shop |
| 1 | 1702(a) | Invoice for book |
| 1 | 1706 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1729 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1773 | Autograph letter from Seven Gables Book Shop to S. Hamilton |
| 1 | 1790q | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1799q | 4 wood engravings by Samuel Smith Kilburn |
| 1 | 1803 | Benson Lossing: Prospectus for "Pictorial Field Book" and autograph letter from the publisher to Lossing, dated April 24, 1868 |
| 1 | 1817 | Christmas greeting from Seven Gables Book Shop |
| 1 | 1892 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1917 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 1 | 1991 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes; autograph letter from Richard A. Davis of the Cleveland Public Library to Robert G. Hayman |
| Box | Catalog No. | Loose material removed from the Second Supplement |
| 2 | SS80 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 2 | SS83 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes |
| 2 | SS85 | Autograph letter from Goodspeed's Book Shop |
| 2 | SS143(2) | 9 Autograph letters: (1) To Benson Lossing; (5) From Johnson; Wilson & Co. to B. Lossing; (1) From F.O.C. Darley to B. Lossing; (1) from B. Lossing to F.O.C. Darley; (1) Letter and envelope to Miss Dorothy L. Dix from B. Lossing; proof pages of "Our Country" with hand written notes in the margins by Lossing. |
| 2 | SS143(4) | 5 Autograph letters: (2) From Matthew Vassar to B. Lossing; (1) From G.P. Putnam to B. Lossing; (1) From Maria Mitchell to B. Lossing; (1) From James Van Klerck to B. Lossing; Vassar Female College leaflet; pencil drawing of "Birth place of Matthew Vassar … Norfolk County, England, as it appeared in 1845" by B. Lossing; newspaper clipping. |
| 2 | SS143(5) | Autograph letter, or a preface to the book by the author |
| 2 | SS192 | Note and autograph letter from Seven Gables Book Shop. |
| 2 | SS204 | Typewritten page from dealer catalogue |
| 2 | SS217 | Page from the New York Times, dated May 25, 1997. |
| 2 | SS236 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes. |
| 2 | SS240 | Letter autographed by S. Hamilton and Robert G. Hayman, dated Sept. 14, 1971. |
| 2 | SS253 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes. |
| 2 | SS266 | 2 Autograph letters from American Antiquarian Society and a Photostat of the 1787 ed. of "The remarkable history of Tom Jones, a Foundling." |
| 2 | SS275 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes. |
| 2 | SS299 | Book description |
| 2 | SS309 | S. Hamilton, handwritten notes. |
| 2 | SS324 | Autograph letter from Justin G. Schiller to S. Hamilton |
| 2 | SS456 | Autograph letter and 2 notes from Benjamin Tighe to S. Hamilton |
| 2 | SS514 | Book description and autograph note. |
| 2 | SS554 | Autograph letter and notes, from "Sinny" to S. Hamilton. |
| 2 | SS574 | Book description |
| 2 | SS581 | Shipping label and newspaper clipping. |
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Last Modified: April 21 2004
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